Barron News

Nov. 24, 2009 9:06 a.m. Columbus a ' A Wisconsin woman is accused of binding the ankles and wrists of a 5-year-old girl, taping her mouth and locking her in a closet.

Five Wisconsin hunters were wounded over opening weekend, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

One hunter was flown to an Eau Claire hospital after being shot in the leg. The Barron County Sheriff's Department says around 10:00 Sunday morning a 21-year-old hunter from Hubertus, WI was shot in the right thigh while hunting in a cornfield near Barron.

A Barron County man is sentenced for dealing drugs. Steve Arcand got 2-months in jail yesterday.

A teenager was taken to the hospital after a semi hit him while he was riding his bike.

The Lakeview Medical Center emergency room director in Rice Lake says more suspected cases of H1N1 have been coming through the doors over the last ten days.

Reform advocates are banding together to create a coalition in the Fox Valley that identifies the community's health needs under the aegis of HealthWatch Wisconsin, which supports an expansion of health care benefits.

Football and orchestra: Those who love both won't have to give up either. The St.

After a long and fruitful career with Southern Baptist missions in New Mexico and later with the Home Mission Board , Gerald and Libby Palmer retired to his family's farm in Balsam Lake, Wis.

A St. Croix Falls woman who has been arrested 13 times for drunken driving has been sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison.

Unemployment numbers have doubled in Rusk, Barron and Washburn counties this year, which has caused many people in that region to lose their medical insurance, said Bette Colville.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 31 counties in Wisconsin, including Langlade, as primary natural-disaster areas following droughts that have persisted since March 1. The designation announced Wednesday allows eligible farmers to apply for low-interest emergency loans to cover their losses.

A 41-year-old rural Barron man was charged Tuesday with four felonies, including negligent vehicular homicide, after he drove his truck into three motorcycles and hit a man earlier this month, according to Rusk County Court records.

Some residents of northwestern Wisconsin can't watch Packer games on TV, so Wisconsin's two US Senators are trying to help.

Kayla Solum's summer job did more than just give her a little extra cash going into college this fall.

Governor Jim Doyle commends a local community for using renewable resources. Doyle held a biomass roundtable meeting with community leaders at Barron High School Wednesday.

Almost half of the bars tested by the Barron County Sheriff's Department failed by serving alcohol to minors.

We now know the names of the people involved in a fatal crash Sunday morning in Barron County.

Governor Jim Doyle has declared emergency drought conditions for the majority of Western Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Secretary Matt Frank today announced state water officials will expedite farmers' requests to divert stream or lake water to irrigate streamside crop fields in response to a drought emergency declared by Governor Jim Doyle on August 12.