SPORTSCAST – Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Fast Break Sports Report HS Softball: Sectional Semifinals RICE LAKE DEFEATED ELLSWORTH 6-3 AND SPOONER BEAT NORTHWESTERN 3-1 IN 8 INNINGS. MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mike Tauchman hit a go-ahead single…
Victim named from May 22 crash near Clear Lake
CLEAR LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — The driver killed last Wednesday in a crash north of Clear Lake has been named. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said 34-year-old Alexis Steinberger, of…
Ladysmith’s big downtown dig; Miner Avenue reconstruction
LADYSMITH, Wis. (WJMC) — Miner Avenue in Ladysmith is having a big dig project of it’s own, joining Rice Lake, Barron and Spooner, who have had major downtown projects in…
DEA correction has Wisconsin tops in spring Drug Take Back Day
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Wisconsin is number one, in Drug Take Back Day. The Wisconsin Department of Justice announcing an update Wisconsin ranking number one in the nation for the…
US Forest Service reopens parts of C-N National Forest
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WJMC) — The US Forest Service is reopening parts of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest five years after they were damaged by a storm. WXPR reports the Forest Service…
AM NEWSCAST – Wednesday, May 29, 2024
This morning’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center: — The driver killed last week in a crash near Clear Lake has been named; — Ladysmith’s big dig downtown…
Margaret Jones
Margaret Jones, 92, of Stillwater, Minnesota, passed away on May 20. She is survived by her daughters, Losi Goveronski and Darlene Swanson; Michael Goveronski, Jennifer Goveronski, Shannon Crimmins, Kris Swanson…
Susan Johnson
Susan Johnson, 85, of Amery, passed away on May 23. Funeral services for Susan Johnson will be held at the First Lutheran Church, in Amery, on Thursday at 1 p.m.…
Bonnie Jean Nutter
Bonnie Jean Nutter, 82, of Rice Lake, passed away on May 19. She is survived by her daughters, Jodie Gourley and Karen Misiak; and stepchildren, Ronda Lundstrom, Steven Rust, Timothy…
Allen Carlson
Allen Carlson, 88, of Cumberland, passed away on May 21. He is survived by his children, Cary Ann Bents, David Allen Carlson and Jennifer Lynn Buchholz; and brother, James Carlson.…
Ervin “Sam” Samshal
Ervin “Sam” Samshal, 80, of Haugen and formerly of Rice Lake, passed away on May 13. He is survived by his children, Eric Samshal, Jenny Samshal, and Kristin Heep; and…
Young Eagles flights give kids free airplane rides in Chetek, June 1
CHETEK, Wis. (WJMC) — On Saturday, June 1, the local chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association will be offering free airplane rides for kids, age 8 to 17. It’s part…