Walker not running for governor
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Scott Walker is not running for governor. The Republican who lost to Tony Evers in 2018 dropping the news in a weekend social media post. “It…
Wisconsin State Fair opens today
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (WRN) — It’s time get get those cream puffs and see the sights at the 2025 Wisconsin State Fair. The doors open Thursday at 10 a.m. at…
SPORTSCAST – Wednesday, July 30, 2025
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High-speed motorcycle chase results in 9th OWI for rider
BARRON, Wis. (WJMC) — A ninth OWI charge for a motorcycle rider after a chase in Barron that hit speeds of 130 mph. On Sunday evening, a Barron Police officer…
Postponed 2024 property taxes due
BARRON, Wis. (WJMC) — Postponed 2024 property taxes are due Thursday, July 31, reminds Barron County Treasurer Samantha Sommerfeld. Taxes for the city of Rice Lake must be paid to…
Another air quality alert issued for all of Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — It’s both hot and smoky outside. Smoke is again coming from wildfires in Canada and the Wisconsin DNR has issued a statewide air quality alert through…
DNR Fire Staff helping with wildfire efforts in western US and Canada
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) — Wisconsin firefighters are headed to the western U.S. and Canada to assist with wildfires. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Fire Control staff will help combat wildfires…
Silver Alert for man missing from Hayward
HAYWARD, Wis. (WJMC) — A Silver Alert issued for a man missing from Hayward. The Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office said 72-year-old Donald Hoeft left Hayward after dropping his wife at…
Rice Lake man accused of sexually assaulting minor family member
RICE LAKE, Wis. (WJMC) — A Rice Lake man is accused of repeatedly sexual assaulting of a juvenile family member. On Monday in Barron County Circuit Court, 35-year-old Jonathan T.…
Kummet sworn in as Barron County Sheriff
BARRON, Wis. (WJMC) — Barron County officially has a new sheriff. At the Barron County Justice Center at noon on Monday, Judge James Babler swore in Jodi Kummet as sheriff,…
DHS confirms first case of West Nile Virus in a person in Wisconsin this year
BARRON, Wis. (WRN) — A Barron County man in his 60s is the state’s first confirmed case of West Nile Virus. Department of Health Services Disease Epidemiologist Rebecca Osborn says…
No signs of black bear from July 12 attack
COMSTOCK, Wis. (WJMC) — No sign of the black bear sow that attacked a woman in her back yard in Comstock, says the Department of Natural Resources. It happened the…