MADISON — Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Lloyd Robl, 49, New Richmond, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 12 years in prison, and three years of supervised release. On June 20, 2019, Robl pleaded guilty to wire fraud and a…
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By LeAnn R. Ralph COLFAX — Karl Kragness comes from a long line of dairy farmers — four generations of dairy farmers, in fact. The Kragness family’s history in dairy farming is one of the reasons Karl Kragness, co-owner of Denmark Dairy south of Colfax, agreed to host the 12th annual Farm City Day on…
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Kraus-Anderson Construction Company (KA) has completed a $27 million highway building for St. Croix County, located at 300 Oak Ridge Parkway in Baldwin, Wis. Designed by CBS Squared, Inc., the new facility features three buildings on a 52-acre site. The main 135,700-square-foot maintenance building includes a 68,000-square-foot vehicle storage area with of…
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Western District of Wisconsin MADISON, WIS.— Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Henry Berg, 42, formerly of Arcadia, Wisconsin, and currently of Geneva, Illinois, was sentenced August 29 by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to one year and one day in federal prison for lying on…
Read MoreBy LeAnn R. Ralph MENOMONIE — A 39-year-old Wheeler man originally charged with 30 felonies related to child sexual assault and possession of child pornography has been sentenced to 50 years in prison and 15 years of extended supervision. Wayne A. Englin appeared in Dunn County Circuit Court for a sentencing hearing before Judge James…
Read MoreCLEAR LAKE — A two-vehicle crash near Clear Lake in Polk County resulted in serious injury for one of the drivers involved in the early morning, August 31 accident. Jacob Ostroski, 30 (address not given), suffered life-threatening injuries in the crash while the driver of the other vehicle, Adam Weiler, 35 (address not given) was…
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Congressman Sean Duffy (R-WI) announced on Facebook Monday that he will be resigning his seat in the United States Congress effective September 23rd. Duffy contributed that his unborn daughter has a heart condition requiring his full attention, adding that he can’t focus on her and his congressional responsibilities at the same time. “I’ve had a…
Read MoreTOWN OF MARTELL — A single-vehicle accident early Monday morning in the Pierce County Town of Martell has claimed the life of a Glenwood City woman. 47-year-old Brenda Westbrook was pronounced dead at the scene after she was ejected from her vehicle. According to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened around 12:27 a.m.…
Read MoreOn Friday, August 23, 2019, at 12:13 a.m. the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office responded to a one vehicle crash on USH 63 about three-quarters of a mile north of 130th Ave., in the Town of Erin Prairie. A 2013 Audi A4 car, driven by Robert J. Heininger, age 25 from New Richmond, WI was…
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