Sawyer County News

A small plane crashes in Sawyer County. Luckily, no one was hurt. It happened Monday night just before 6:30 p.m. at the Hayward Airport.

A pilot walked away unhurt after his ultra light plane crashed at the Sawyer County airport Monday.

A man is in jail after investigators found illegal drugs and cash in a house on Tuesday.

A 27-year-old man charged in the murder of a 93-year-old woman is expected to appear in court in Sawyer County in Northwestern Wisconsin on Monday.

The lawyer for a teen accused in the murder of an elderly Sawyer County says he will try to get the boy's case moved to juvenile court.

It was a horrific crime that rocked the small community of Radisson, WI. 93-year-old Irena Roszak was stabbed to death in her own home-- in what police describe as a "satanic thrill kill." And for his alleged involvement-- Austin Davis, 15 and a high school freshman, is behind bars.

Residents of northwestern Wisconsin can find out today if they have any money coming.

A caboose is typically found at the end of a freight train. But on Monday, a caboose came through town behind a big rig! The Stone Lake Area Historical Society plans to restore the 1913 Soo Line caboose, but it had to get it from Green Bay to Sawyer County.

A 22-year-old Sawyer County woman was killed when she was hit by a car early this morning on Interstate 94.

MEDFORD -- Dr. Michael Murray has joined the medical staff of Memorial Health Center, where he will provide psychiatric services.

A family remembers an elderly woman murdered in Sawyer County as a great mother and wonderful grandmother.

In the tiny northern Wisconsin town where 93-year-old Irena Roszak was fatally stabbed by intruders linked to a Satanic cult, friends and neighbors recall her as an avid gardener.

Friends and neighbors in the tiny northern Wisconsin town of Radisson remember 93-year-old Irena Roszak as an avid gardener.

May. 27, 2009 7:58 a.m. From the morning papers around the state: a The Eau Claire Leader Telegram has a horrific story from Sawyer County in which a 27-year-old man is smoking pot with a friend when he decides he's going to kill somebody.

Court records say a man charged with homicide used two knives to repeatedly stab an elderly woman in her Sawyer County home while she prayed and begged for her life.

A Radisson man accused of murder used two knives to repeatedly stab a 93-year-old woman and hit her with a chair while she begged for her life in her bedroom, according to Sawyer County Court records.

There are new details about a murder investigation in Sawyer County. The woman who went to law enforcement about the case says the suspect confessed to her, but she didn't believe him until she heard about the crime from someone else a few days later.

The suspects in the murder case of a 93-year-old woman were formally charged on Friday.

Prosecutors charge a man with murder in a thrill killing with satanic overtones.

Emergency responders in Northwestern Wisconsin say they're facing a tough challenge--finding enough volunteers.