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Nine deputy wardens will work in the field through Labor Day to help control the spread of aquatic invasive species and a deadly fish virus, officials said.

An Illinois man has died in an all-terrain vehicle crash in northern Wisconsin. Vilas County sheriff's officials say 75-year-old Everrett Saucerman of Wheaton, Ill., was killed about 5 p.m. Tuesday in an ATV ...

Authorities say a 52-year-old woman from the Green Bay area was killed by a tree in Lac Du Flambeau this morning.

A 52-year-old Green Bay woman was killed this morning after a tree fell on her, according to a Vilas County Sheriff's Department press release.

When doctors and nurses in Northwoods hospitals hear the phrase 'get hooked on fishing,' they picture hapless anglers seeking emergency care after taking the idea too literally.

My brothers and I didn't know why we were sneaking along the Northwoods lake and filling two of Dad's extra socks with leopard frogs. via WisInfo

“You're going to get a couple of the big heads who think they're superior to us Northwoods people”

It's a closed set, and security guards are stationed at the entrance of Little Bohemia Lodge to enforce that rule. via Marshfield News-Herald

According to a press release from Vilas County, at approximately 1:30 a.m. the Lac Du Flambeau Tribal Police received a report of suspicious activity at the Tribal Center on Little Pines Road. via WAOW-TV Wausau

“It's a loss on both sides, even for the family of the person who did the beating.”

Two men have been charged in the murder of a man who has ties to western Racine County. via The Journal Times

“We couldn't have done this without Lakeland Landscaping, who brought a Bobcat, and Schrom Excavating, who brought a backhoe”

It would be nice to say Frosty the Snowman lives in Minocqua but, the truth be known, the snowman next to the Dairy Queen in downtown Minocqua doesn't have a name as yet. via The Forest Republican

Police on Tuesday arrested two men suspected of being involved in an early morning bar fight that resulted in the death of a Union Grove man. via Wausau Daily Herald

It has been two years since Duane Erwin, 59, joined the Aspirus Inc. system as chief executive officer and president. via Wausau Daily Herald

Felony bail jumping among charges against former LDF officer Additional charges of being armed while intoxicated, a misdemeanor count, and felony bail jumping are being filed in Vilas County Circuit Court ... via The Forest Republican

“This is still under investigation, more serious charges may be filed”

More charges may be filed as investigation continues into stabbing A Minocqua man accused of stabbing a man who was once involved with his estranged wife has been formally charged with disorderly conduct and ... via The Forest Republican

“It's important to have a back-up in place.”

"Minocqua provides a good service for us," said Hoffman, who noted the township presently is the only back-up dispatch center for the county. via The Daily News

The Minocqua Police Department has confirmed a 2-year-old boy was killed early Friday morning when Spang's Italian Restaurant in the town of Minocqua went up in flames. via The Daily News

“I'm at a loss for words. This building we can replace, but that little boy ... It's so tragic”

Firefighters from Minocqua and Woodruff continue to put out hot spots from a blaze at Spang's Italian Restaurant in downtown Minocqua on Friday. via Wausau Daily Herald

Fire destroyed Spang's Restaurant, 318 Milwaukee St., Minocqua, early Friday morning. via The Forest Republican

A suspended Lac du Flambeau police officer was bound over for trial earlier this week in Oneida County Circuit Court. via The Forest Republican

Suspect was ordered to undergo anger management A 26-year-old Minocqua man, who was ordered to undergo anger management last week as part of his sentence in Oneida County Circuit Court on a criminal damage to ... via The Forest Republican