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New Trial Wanted in ‘Making a Murderer’ case

June 8, 2017

The Associated Press,

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) – A lawyer is asking for a new trial for a Wisconsin man convicted in a case profiled in the “Making a Murderer” Netflix series. Attorney Kathleen Zellner filed a 1,272-page document Wednesday claiming Steven Avery’s conviction was based on planted evidence and false testimony. USA Today Network-Wisconsin reports Zellner contends Avery deserves a new trial “in…

Minnesota Power Announces Plans for Natural Gas Plant in Superior

The $700 million plant would be built along the Nemadji River in Superior's industrial corridor

June 7, 2017

Matt Van Winkle,

SUPERIOR, Wisc. – Minnesota Power announced some big plans that would bring a $700 million natural gas power plant to Superior. If approved by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, the proposed Nemadji Trail Energy Center would start construction as early as 2020 and come online in 2025. The project would bring hundreds of construction and industry jobs, 26 full0time plant…

UWS Upward Bound Program Receives Funding for Next Five Years

Program Got $1.28 Million Grant to Continue Helping Superior Kids Get Education

June 6, 2017

Andrew Kirov,

SUPERIOR, Wis. – The UW-Superior Upward Bound program has been re-funded for the next five years. The program recently got a federal grant of more than $1 million. They’ll use that to continue to help high-schoolers from the Superior School District. who are low income or first generation college students, continue their education. “It’s important for these students to have…

4-Year-Old Boy Dies in Wisconsin ATV Accident

June 6, 2017

The Associated Press,

PORTAGE, Wis. (AP) _ A 4-year-old boy has died after he fell off a four-wheeler and was run over by the trailer in south-central Wisconsin. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office says the accident happened Monday night near Portage. Authorities say the boy’s father was trying to revive the boy when emergency personnel arrived. The boy was flown to a Portage…

4th Worker Dies After Wisconsin Mill Explosion

The explosion happened on Thursday, June 1

June 6, 2017

The Associated Press,

(WISN via AP) CAMBRIA, Wis. (AP) – A Wisconsin company says a fourth worker has died after an explosion at its corn milling plant. Didion Milling released a statement saying 46-year-old Angel Reyes died Tuesday at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison. The company says Reyes was a pack operator at the plant and died from injuries he suffered…

Dozens Sick After Attending Wisconsin Festival

June 6, 2017

The Associated Press,

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) – Local health officials are working with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to determine the source of a norovirus infection that sickened dozens of people at a festival at the Northern Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. The Leader-Telegram reports that at least 60 adults and children became sick with gastroenteritis after attending the Special Kids Day event…

Wisconsin County Launches Program to Fight Overdose Deaths

June 5, 2017

The Associated Press,

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) – A southeast Wisconsin county is making the drug used to reduce opioid overdoses more widely available in an attempt to fight opioid overdose deaths. The Kenosha News reports that Kenosha County’s Narcan Distribution Initiative will train law enforcement officials and others to use the overdose-reversing drug naloxone. Trained individuals will then be able to distribute naloxone…

Fire Destroys Home In Iron River

The Fire Started In An Outdoor Wood Boiler

December 19, 2016

Nikki Davidson,

IRON RIVER, Wisc. – With just one week before Christmas, an Iron River family is without a home. The Iron River Fire Department says a fire destroyed their home Saturday morning. Officials say the fire started in an outdoor wood boiler and quickly moved to the home nearby due to windy conditions. No one was hurt, the home is a…

Missing Barnes Girl Found

Missing 14 Year-Old Found

July 25, 2016

Melissa Lentz,

Missing 14-year-old female from Barnes, WI found dead.

Ashland County Assistance Efforts

Ashland Co. Sheriff's Office gives helpful hand in flooding

July 19, 2016

Site Staff,

The following information comes from a release from the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office following the week long efforts thus far to repair severe damages from the July 11th flooding.

Two Year Old Run Over in Driveway Near Iron River

Boy Dies After Being Run Over in Driveway

August 31, 2015

Site Staff,

The Bayfield County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call at about 4:40 p.m. Saturday afternoon reporting a child had been run over by a vehicle.

One Person Killed in Crash in Washburn

One Dead in Northern Wisconsin Crash

August 17, 2015

Site Staff,

One person has died after crashing their vehicle in the City of Washburn.

Apostle Islands Consider Recreation Fee Increases

Apostle Islands Proposes Fee Increases

August 12, 2015

Site Staff,

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore will hold two town hall meetings in August to discuss proposed recreation fee increases to be implemented in 2016.

Butternut Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Girlfriend’s Son

Butternut Man Admits to Killing Girlfriend's 2-Year-Old Son

August 11, 2015

Site Staff,

A Butternut man has pleaded guilty to causing the death of his girlfriend’s two year old son.

West Bay Club in Apostle Islands Named to National Register of Historic Places

West Bay Club Named to National Register of Historic Places

July 30, 2015

Site Staff,

The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is pleased to announce that the historic West Bay Club has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Bear Activity Temporarily Closes Apostle Island

Bear Prompts Closing of Island Near Bayfield

July 10, 2015

Site Staff,

A temporary closure to all use is in place for the northeast portion of Oak Island, including campsite 6 within Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, due to increased bear activity.

Man Dies in Bayfield County Motorcycle Crash

Iron River Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash

July 6, 2015

Site Staff,

On Sunday, July 05, 2015 at 3:10 a.m. a Bayfield County Deputy was on patrol and came across a motor vehicle crash on U.S. Hwy 2.

WI DNR Announces EIS Decision for Proposed Hog Farm in Bayfield County

WI DNR to Use EIS Process for Proposed Swine Farm in Bayfield County

June 30, 2015

Site Staff,

The Department of Natural Resources has decided to use an Environmental Impact Statement process for the proposed Badgerwood swine operation in the town of Eileen, Bayfield County.

Ashland Teen Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder

Teen Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder

June 25, 2015

Site Staff,

An Ashland teen will be spending the rest of his life behind bars.

One Person Killed in Motorcycle Crash in Ashland County

Oregon Man Killed in Ashland County Crash

June 22, 2015

Site Staff,

On June 21, 2015 at approximately 7:30 a.m. the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a motor vehicle crash that occurred on US Highway 2 just east of Goslin Road in the Township of Sanborn.

WI DNR Proposed No Antlerless Quotas for 13 Counties this Fall

DNR Proposes No Antlerless Quotas for 13 WI Counties

May 15, 2015

Site Staff,

The state Department of Natural Resources plans to ask its board this month to prohibit hunters from killing antlerless deer in 13 counties in effort to regrow the herd.

Part of Highway 13 Collapses Near Red Cliff

Road Collapses Near Red Cliff

May 13, 2015

Site Staff,

No one was injured after a culvert collapsed on Highway 13 just south of Red Cliff, Wisconsin.

Agency Cites Wisconsin Dairy Co-op in Grain Bin Death

Burnett Dairy Cooperative Fined for Worker's Death

May 12, 2015

Site Staff,

A federal worker safety agency is proposing a $193,000 fine against a Wisconsin dairy co-op after a man died in a grain bin in November.

Mother & Son Die in Fire in Northern WI

Two People Die in Northern Wisconsin

May 1, 2015

Site Staff,

A mother and her son have died in a fire in Bayfield County.

Four Rescued from Spider Lake in Iron River

Four Rescued after Dog Goes Into Spider Lake

April 1, 2015

Site Staff,

On 3–31–15 at approx. 7:00 P.M. Bayfield Co. Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a person, possibly drowning in Spider Lake, Town of Iron River, after falling through the ice.

Ashland Teen Pleads Guilty to Killing Father

Teen Pleads Guilty to Killing Dad in Ashland Co.

March 17, 2015

Site Staff,

A 15-year-old Ashland boy has pleaded guilty to killing his father.

Arrests Made in Connection to Multiple Robberies in Northern WI

Two Arrested in Connection to Robberies in Northern WI

March 12, 2015

Site Staff,

On Wednesday March 11, at about 2 p.m. a deputy from the Sawyer County Sheriff’s Department made a traffic stop on a suspect vehicle in several armed robberies that had occurred in the city of Hayward, the city of Rice Lake and the city of Ashland.