Rusk County News

A suspect in an Exeland bank robbery was killed in an exchange of gunfire Friday after leading law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase through two counties.

Two Rusk County school districts are consolidating, which means more money for one district.

Rusk County's Sheriff says two of his deputies and a DNR warden had no choice but to shoot and kill a suspected bank robber who had allegedly fired shots at them.

Rusk County Sheriff David Kaminski has released the names of the law enforcement officers who were involved in the fatal shooting of a bank robbery suspect in Rusk County last Friday afternoon.

A suspected bank robber was shot and killed by law enforcement officers Friday following a high speed chase reaching speeds of 100 miles per hour.

Authorities say a bank robbery suspect has been shot and killed, one is on the run and another is in custody.

The name of the bank robbery suspect that was shot and killed has been released.

Police are looking for 21-year-old Robert H. McCallie in connectionA with a Wisconsin bank robbery Friday afternoon.

Wanted in connection with the bank robbery at Dairyland State Bank in Exeland. Robert H. McCallie, Male/White, 21 years of age, 6'5", 200 pounds, brown eyes, brown hair.

Oct. 30, 2009 4:38 p.m. Kenosha County health officials reported the first suspected H1N1 influenza death in the county Friday.

Bank robbery suspect shot and killed UPDATE: SEARCH FOR SUSPECT CONTINUES PRESS RELEASE At 2:29 PM on 30 October 2009, the Sawyer County Dispatch Center received a report of a holdup alarm at the Dairyland State Bank in Exeland.

A bank robbery suspect has been shot and killed in western Wisconsin, another is on the run and one has been arrested.

Authorities says a man has died following an early morning crash in western Taylor County.

Wisconsin State Senator Russ Decker was on hand at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College's Ladysmith branch campus on Monday to mark the awarding of a $25,000 grant for job retraining programs in Rusk County.

The Flambeau School District and Our Lady of Sorrows school have sent letters home with students to provide information about preventing the flu.

A Powerball ticket sold in Marinette County hit the jackpot for Wednesday night's drawing.

The recent addition of an advanced state-of-the-art full body imaging equipment at Rusk County Memorial Hospital is improving diagnoses, shortening hospital stays and decreasing medical bills.

WHEN IT'S TIME TO CHANGE - A pontoon boat meanders across the surface of the Flambeau River Monday afternoon in the City of Ladysmith.

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.

A man faces felony charges after deputies say he ran away from a crash that killed another man.