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One man is dead and two others were taken to the hospital after a crash in Barron County. It happened just before 1 p.m. yesterday near Chetek. The Wisconsin State Patrol says a Ford Escape driven by 52 year old Edward Wakefield, of Dallas hit a semi-truck driven by 42 year old Shawn Robbins of Rice Lake. The passenger in the Escape, 46 year old Robert Wanrecke is the one who died while 33 year old Ashley Halpin of Chippewa Falls was

Republican lawmakers want Wisconsin judges to be able to get tougher on criminals. State Senator Alberta Darling yesterday led a contingent of Republicans in introducing a new package of proposed laws that will stiffen sentences or create new crimes. One of those new crimes would be a new law against intimidating the victims of domestic violence. Darling and the others also say they want judges to have the tools to protect witnesses and make testifying easier.

The court fight over Wisconsin’s voter purge case is not going to the state Supreme Court. At least not yet. Justices yesterday were deadlocked, three-to-three, on whether to hear the case that could force over 200-thousand voters in the state to re-register. The decision not to take the case means an appeals court in Madison will have to rule first. Liberal justices on the high court worry that whatever they eventually order may not come in enough time to be implemented

Advocates in Wisconsin are looking to find former felons who want to vote in November. The group, EX-incarcerated People Organizing, yesterday said it is looking for people who spent time in prison and have had their voting rights restored in the state. EXPO’s Jerome Dillard says people who have served their sentence and finished their probation and parole are eligible to vote.

The Wisconsin Air National Guard will be conducting training flights this week.  The 115th Fighter Wing out of Madison will conduct evening training flights so it may get noisy over Northeast Wisconsin with F-16 fighter jets taking off and landing.  The training flights begin today and will end around 9 p.m. each night.

A resolution is being introduced to make Lincoln County a Second Amendment sanctuary county.  The resolution will need a majority vote from the entire county board to pass.  Lincoln County Supervisor Calvin Callahan introduced the resolution today which says in part taxpayer dollars will not be used to restrict Second Amendment rights or to aid in the unconstitutional restriction of those rights under the Second Amendment.

A pep rally this week is just one of the events planned as Packer fans get ready for the NFC Championship Game.  Green Bay took care of business against the Seattle Seahawks yesterday and earned a matchup against the 49ers in San Francisco on Sunday. The winner advances to the Super Bowl in Miami.  A pep rally is set for 3:30 Friday afternoon at the Packers Heritage Trail Plaza at Washington and Cherry Street.

John Snyder, longtime Regis High School Track & Field and Cross Country head coach, has announced he is stepping down from both positions.Snyder spent 35 years involved with both programs. He coached the Ramblers Track & Field team to seven girls conference titles and nine boys conference titles. He coached the Ramblers Cross Country team to four girls conference titles with five trips to the state tournament and five boys conference titles with three trips to the state tournament. “I

A famous Mustang Bullitt GT has been sold to a mystery buyer for millions.  Sean Kiernan put the 1968 vehicle that was driven by Steve McQueen in the movie Bullitt on the auction block in Florida on Sunday.  The car sat in Kiernan’s family’s garage for 40 years and then spent two years touring the world.  The pony car sold at auction to an anonymous bidder for three-point-four-million-dollars.  Kiernan said that once the bidding started “it was like an eleven-minute-rock

An early morning chase damaged a squad car in Barron County. It was on Sunday, January 12, a bit after 4 a.m when a Barron County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to stop a vehicle for several traffic violations in the Village of Cameron. The vehicle failed to stop for the deputy and a chase ensued with speeds around 100mph. The chase lasted for about 13 miles when the subject approached the City of Chetek on Hwy SS, where spike strips had