Six running for four seats on RLASD school board
RICE LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — Four seats are up for election April 1 for the Rice Lake Area School District Board of Education and six candidates are running. Four new…
Two write-in candidates running for Rice Lake District 2 council seat
RICE LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — There are two write-in candidates for Rice Lake’s District 2 city council seat. They are Eric Pelle and incumbent Gina Sookiayak. Pelle said his fiduciary…
Elon Musk hands out $1 million payments after Wisconsin Supreme Court declines request to stop him
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Elon Musk has given out $1 million checks to two Wisconsin voters, declaring them spokespeople for his political group. That’s ahead of a Wisconsin Supreme…
AM NEWSCAST – Monday, March 31, 2025
From the Northwest Wisconsin News Center … — A teenage driver arrested for allegedly driving intoxicated and causing a fatal hit and run; — A late March storm knocks out…
INTERVIEWS – Gina Sookiayak and Eric Pelle, candidates for Dist. 2 RL City Council seat
Interview with Eric Pelle: Interview with Gina Sookiayak: Rice Lake City Council District 2 is wards 6, 7, 8 and 17, in light green. Click on the map for…
INTERVIEWS – Abbey Fischer and Dutch Beckett, candidates for Dist. 1 RL City Council seat
Interview with Abbey Fischer: Interview with Dutch Beckett: Rice Lake City Council District 1 is wards 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, in orange. Click on the map for…
PM NEWSCAST – Friday, March 28, 2025
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FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS – Friday, March 28, 2025
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SPORTS HEADLINES – Friday, March 28, 2025
NEW YORK (AP) — Austin Wells became the first catcher to hit a leadoff homer on opening day, Anthony Volpe also went deep and the New York Yankees began their…
SPORTSCAST – Friday, March 28, 2025
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Hwy 53 construction lane closures between Rice Lake and Sarona
A project to make repairs to Highway 53, north of Rice Lake will result in sporadic lane closures. Starting Monday, March 31, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is doing finishing…
Charlie Berens says someone’s been using his face in scams
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WRN) — A Wisconsin comedian says criminals are using his name and face in their scams. Fox 6 Milwaukee reports that Charlie Berens, known for his routines and…