Hudson News

It's not official yet, but Whitefish Bay plans to drop its objection to little free libraries and join the rest of the world in allowing the casual exchange of books on people's front lawns.

This weekend is the last weekend to visit the homes on the Midwest Luxury Home Tour .

Lee Vang was swimming on the Wisconsin side of the river between Stillwater and North Hudson when he called out for help.

The shepherd mix named Schoep spent a quiet birthday Saturday. He received more than 1,000 cards wishing him well.

A $5,000 reward is offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for a fire in Hudson earlier this month.

A paddleboat floats down the St. Croix River through Interstate State Park near Taylors Falls.

<![CDATA[Lynn and Judy Mellenthien of Fond du Lac have placed a Little Free Library in their front yard at 147 Woodward St. The idea was started by Todd Bol in Hudson, Wis. in 2009, as a tribute to his mother, a former teacher and book lover. Bol had no idea he would launch a worldwide movement. Once the idea caught on, his goal was to have over 2,500 libraries up and running. He reached his goal a year and a half ahead of schedule. Now there are Little Free Libraries in 36 countries and all in 50 states. The concept is simple: take a book, leave a book. There are no due dates, late fees, or library cards and the door to the Little Free Library is open 24 hours a day, every day of the week. The libraries are currently mapped on Google so users can find them easily. As you travel, pull up the site on your computer, www.littlefreeli brary.org, look for a location and pick up a book. While you're out and about in Fond du Lac, why not not stop by 147 Woodward St. and pick up a book! Look for the little red, white and blue one-room schoolhouse box.

One person is dead and two are in critical condition after a boat crash on the St. Croix River late Wednesday night.

Police in Hudson, Wis., are looking for a person who apparently drove a car through the front entrance of the community corrections building Monday morning, started a fire inside and then fled the scene.

Police in Hudson are asking for public help in finding the person or persons who drove through the front of a community corrections building and set it on fire Monday morning.

The Hudson Police Department is investigating a Monday morning incident in which someone smashed the front doors of probation and parole offices in Hudson and started the building on fire.

With water well into the parking lot, the St. Croix River boat launch at Lakefront Park has been closed due to flooding, according to an alert posted on the City of Hudson website .

A crash on I-94 in St. Croix County sent two to the hospital and backed up Memorial Day traffic.

Every Sunday, Hudson Patch will post a photo of something in the 54016 ZIP code that you might pass by every day and not notice.

St. Patrick's Cemetery 9 a.m., Monday, May 2 7 St. Patrick Catholic Church will hold a Memorial Day observance at St.

A Hudson Wis., businessman is holding a donation drive he hopes will fill a rental truck with supplies for the victims of the Oklahoma tornado.

It's definitely road construction season in Wisconsin. Several sections of I-94 already are under construction in the Hudson area, and a block of Second Street in historic downtown Hudson will be closed from 8-11:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

Americans across the country are reacting with shock to the devastation caused by a 2-mile wide Tornado in Oklahoma .

Seeing your bill at the gas pump climb to $50, $60 or even $70? The statewide average gas price in Minnesota is $4.27-the highest in the lower 48 states, according to a Monday report in the Pioneer Press .