Douglas County News

Superior, WI - The murky, sediment-laden waters of the Nemadji River, in Superior, have been overflowing with a fresh intake of last week's 3 plus inches of rain.

Danielle Miller, a 911 Supervisor, says as of 6:20 p.m., a long distance phone outage is impacting 911 service in the Gordon, Wascott, Solon Springs and Bennett townships.

Folks in far northwest Wisconsin are dealing with washed-out roads, after more than 3 inches of rain pounded the region Thursday and Thursday night.

Superior's jobless rate during April was 6 percent, down from 6.6 percent in March and 6.7 percent in April 2011.

The County Board in Superior has voted to ban the use of snuff, snus, or leaf tobacco when working on county time.

In February a portion of the Head of the Lakes Fairground was transferred to Kestrel Aircraft after news came that Superior had been chosen to house its manufacturing sight and 600 new jobs.

The Department of Natural Resources says its agreement to buy 100 square miles of forest in northern Wisconsin would be the state's largest land conservation purchase.

Organizers behind the "Hunger Takes No Holiday" campaign presented the Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank with a generous check today.

Douglas County's district attorney has determined officers involved in the shooting death of a carjacking suspect were justified in using deadly force.

SUPERIOR, Wis. - Douglas County's district attorney has determined officers involved in the shooting death of a carjacking suspect were justified in using deadly force.

Norm Sonju is a Texan who has no real connection to Wisconsin other than the fact he used to spend... Douglas County Sheriff's Office spokesman Ron Hanavan says deputies found guns in a car Monday at Chaparral High School in Parker, about 25 miles southeast of Denver.

The "Hunger Takes No Holiday" campaign in Superior raised $31,000.00 to support the Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank.