Rice Lake News

Ben Larson, 29, already knew as a Rice Lake High School graduate that sports broadcasting was the career for him.

Ben Larson, 29, already knew as a Rice Lake High School graduate that sports broadcasting was the career for him.

Officer advised. 8:10 p.m., an elderly Chetek woman hits a tree. Car door will not open.

The Rice Lake Assembly of God will host a benefit for the Bailkey family next weekend.

A local farmer attacked by a bull is now recovering at home. Ken Haas, of rural Chetek, was attempting to put a bull in his barn June 22 when the bull turned on him and attacked.

There is no end to the suffering for victims of sexual abuse. Two men, assaulted as teenagers decades ago, spoke about that pain Tuesday afternoon when their assailants were sentenced to jail.

Two men were sent to jail in Barron County for sexually assaulting children decades ago.

A former Rice Lake pastor pleaded guilty today and was sentenced to 18 months in jail for sexually assaulting a boy more than 20 years.

A Rice Lake woman who apparently took over her boyfriend's methamphetamine business after his arrest pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to maintaining a drug house.

All but two of the 10 Assembly races in west-central Wisconsin this fall will include candidates from both major parties.

Gov. Jim Doyle has approved state money for projects at several airports in west-central Wisconsin.

The outdoor sports complex at Rice Lake High School is lagging behind fields at other schools in the Big Rivers Conference, Polly Wolner says.

Linda Eschenbaum's daughter, Jane, was supposed to be a flower girl in her aunt's wedding, but the two-year-old was having no part of it.

We were able to catch up with Mike Olson, an exhibitor from the state of Wisconsin, for the latest installment of our Exhibitor Profile Series.

The Barron County Sheriff's Department is looking for suspects in the burglary of a Yamaha dealer in Rice Lake.

A Rice Lake Yamaha dealership reported a $40,000 custom chopper motorcycle stolen over the weekend along with four new ATVs, three other motorcycles and merchandise.

Bloomer schools Superintendent Doug Martin officially retires Monday, and he already has plans to enjoy his free time.

Two men missing in northwestern Wisconsin are both found, alive. 25-year old Keith Kennedy was found Sunday night, about a mile from the camp the autistic man had wandered from a week ago in Burnett county.

A suspended fifth-grade teacher in Rice Lake accused of inappropriate contact with male students had all six charges dismissed today in Dunn County Court.

The Barron County Sheriff's Department says Cecil Snider has been found. Deputies say he was located Saturday night at 8:22 p.m. in a residential neighborhood in Rice Lake.