Area Breaking News
STATE BOUND!
VIKING GIRLS HEADED TO STATE — The Colfax girls’ basketball team defeated Neillsville 39-37 Saturday afternoon, March 4 at Osseo-Fairchild High School to win its first sectional championship in ten years and earn a berth in this week’s WIAA Girls’ Division State Basketball championship to be held at the Resch Center in Green Bay. The…
Fatal house fire in Menomonie Township
On February 26, 2023 at approximately 5:20 a.m., the Dunn County Communication Center received a call from an individual who advised of a structure fire at a duplex residence. The Dunn County Sheriff’s Office and the Menomonie Fire Department responded to the incident address of E4576 410th Ave in the Township of Menomonie, Dunn County,…
Eleven Vehicle Pileup
ELEVEN VEHICLE PILEUP CLOSED I-94 Monday morning, February, 20th on the eastbound lane at mile post nine. The incident started when a passenger car rear-ended a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) in the right lane with visibility issues playing a factor in the initial crash. Both of these vehicles stopped in the right lane. A second…
Glenwood City Police Chief Darwin resigns
Glenwood City Police Chief Robert Darwin informed the Tribune Press Reporter on Wednesday forenoon that he has tendered his resignation as police chief. In his email letter to this newspaper Darwin said: “I wanted to take a moment to advise the community that I have resigned from my position of Police Chief with the city…
Snowplows hit by motor vehicles on I-94
ST. CROIX COUNTY — Working county snowplows were struck three times in a 24 hour period, January 25-26 along I-94 in St. Croix County. One plow was hit twice within two hours. There have now been 12 crashes involving plows in St. Croix County this winter. These incidents not only took plows off the road,…