Pierce County News

A Dec. 3 open house in Ellsworth allows Pierce County residents to look at preliminary versions of updated flood maps to learn about their risk of flooding, whether they'll need to buy flood insurance, and the process for appealing changes from existing maps.

Authorities have been notified that Pierce County will get the first of what they hope will be three grants to pay for Aug.

One person is dead and three are injured after two vehicles collide at an intersection.

For the 1st time since the recession began nearly 2-years ago, sales of homes are up.

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One person was killed and three injured in the town of Ellsworth Saturday afternoon when one vehicle failed to stop and and collided with another, just two miles northwest of Ellsworth.

One person is dead after a two car crash in Western Wisconsin. It happened in Ellsworth Township, which is near River Falls, around 4:15 p.m., Saturday.

One person is dead and three injured following a two-car collision Saturday in Pierce County, according to authorities.

A 39-year-old Hager City man who ran away last year with his high school-age cousin has been accused of sexually assaulting and secretly videotaping family members.

A Beldenville man was sentenced to five years probation Thursday in Pierce County Circuit Court for possession with intent to sell amphetamines.

The teens are all from Prescott. Eric Glaser and Kerary Spindler are in critical condition, while Matt Pechacek and Josh Hanestad were also badly hurt.

A former Plum City man was sentenced Tuesday in Pierce County Circuit Court to three years probation for possession of child pornography.

A Pierce County man pleaded guilty today to possession of child pornography. 29-year-old Luke Hofmeister of River Falls was ordered to three years probation and he must register on the sex offender list.

Six people, including a couple from Forest Lake, were injured over the weekend in a two-vehicle crash that left four Prescott teenagers with life-threatening injuries, the Wisconsin State Patrol reported Sunday.

A River Falls teenager was sentenced Tuesday in Pierce County Circuit Court to three years probation for battery and spitting on police officers.

The US Census Bureau is hiring again in western Wisconsin for the start of the national census next year.

A dog that was shot in the face and locked inside an Ellworth mobile home has been adopted.

Oct. 12, 2009 5:02 p.m. A Milwaukee County corrections officer has been charged with smuggling a cell phone to an inmate at the county jail, according to a criminal complaint.

Ellsworth - The remains of a man who had been missing since March have been found on an island in the Mississippi River near the Town of Trenton in Pierce County.

Ellsworth a ' The remains of a man who had been missing since March have been found on an island in the Mississippi River near the Town of Trenton in Pierce County.