3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (467+ words) Rice Lake has joined the list of communities experiencing vandalism to its Flock cameras as public opposition to the license plate reading system grows throughout the area. Late evening Aug. 29, the Rice Lake Police Department responded to a call about…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (182+ words) A Rice Lake man has been accused of threatening a police officer following a traffic stop. Marc A. Olivo, 61, was charged on Sept. 8 in Barron County Circuit Court with a felony count of threatening to cause bodily harm to certain individuals…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (786+ words) Entering Canada for our family’s traditional, now biannual, fishing trip is usually a piece of cake. General basic questions from courteous border guards and away we go into Canada and back across to the United States when the trip…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (456+ words) The police dispatch center receives several hundred calls weekly. The small sampling below shows their diversity. 12:01 p.m. One-vehicle rollover. Two patients. Both awake and breathing, one with possible broken ribs. No entrapment. 12:12 p.m. Officer advised no helicopter needed. Will be en route…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (234+ words) An inmate awaiting sentencing for homicide in Sawyer County has had new charges filed against him of assaulting three Sawyer County jail officers on Aug. 25. Manly Michael McDermott, 34, formerly of Bemidji, Minnesota, is charged with battery to two male jailers…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (153+ words) A Luck man has pleaded guilty to operating with a restricted controlled substance and was sentenced to prison. Duane W. Mosay, 35, was charged on July 2 in Barron County Circuit Court with operating with a restricted controlled substance, fifth or sixth, a…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (400+ words) Net operating spending for all Wisconsin cities and villages rose 4.4% on a per capita basis in 2024, outpacing the rate of inflation due in part to an influx of state aid to municipalities. This came after passage of 2023 Wisconsin Act 12 delivered…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (312+ words) Park Falls Police Officer Sgt. Robert Zoubek fires taser rounds from the longest of three points with trainer Lt. Seth Dabler of the Price County Sheriff’s Office at left, and Park Falls Police Sgt. Dominick Koller at right, during a…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (122+ words) apg-wi.com A Barron woman accused of distributing a narcotic available only by prescription after a series of drug stings in Barron and Rice Lake has reached a plea deal. Irene Jones, 64, was charged on Jan. 8 in Barron County Circuit…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (366+ words) The 2026 Park Falls Police Department in front of City Hall. In front, from left, Administrative Assistant Nicole Zylka, Sgt. Dominic Koller, Police Chief Marvin Nevelier, Officer Luke Larson and Sgt. Robert Zoubek. In back, from left, Officer James Ketz, Officer…...