Washburn County News

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is investigating a report of a black bear knocking a woman down Sunday night outside her home on the western outskirts of Siren in Burnett County.

An investigation is underway after a Northern Wisconsin couple was found dead over the weekend.

With representatives from the Ladysmith-Hawkins and Flambeau school districts seated in the courtroom, Washburn County Circuit Court Judge Eugene Harrington temporarily halted detachment of the Hawkins area from Ladysmith schools.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing that will provide an opportunity for members of the public to give official input regarding designation of portions of US 53 as a freeway.

Tom Gerber recently received the 2008 statewide Hunter Education Safety award. The Birchwood man was presented the award May 21at the Brill Area Sportsmen's Club for his nearly 20 years of dedicated service in teaching youth safe gun handling.

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

State biologists have confirmed that tracks left in the mud last week on a farm east of Durand were from a large cat, most likely a cougar.

Catch-and-release has caught on so big in the bass fishing world that Wisconsin anglers are only keeping about 5 percent of what they catch.

A state wildlife expert says tracks found at a large dairy farm near Durand in western Wisconsin probably were from a cougar.

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Secretary Matt Frank today announced that more than $1.3 million in state grants are headed to local communities to help them prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species .

Kathy Oginski, DNR Property Manager-Ranger of the Tuscobia Trail stands next to a Polaris Ranger RZR on loan to her for the next two years for law enforcement and trail maintenance work.

They do things a little differently at the Inter-County Leader, Wisconsin's only cooperative-owned newspaper.

In a courtroom devoid of cameras Tuesday, Superior Police Capt. Chad La Lor accepted his sentence after he failed to stop or report a sideswipe accident with a Murphy Oil truck near Superior High School early March 27.

At a time when a large portion of Wisconsin is under a burn ban, controlled burns are still being used to restore the state's natural habitat.

Washburn County investigators are looking into the death of an inmate. Authorities say Andrew Newman of Chetek was found hanging in his cell Thursday night.

Spearfishing activity is picking up. On Monday night, tribal spearers took another 300 walleye out of Lake Wissota, and 167-from Cedar Lake in St.

Authorities at Saint Croix National Scenic River in Wisconsin have recovered the body of a missing kayaker after an extended search.

Police say a woman spotted a mountian lion near her backyard Thursday morning, so officers went door to door warning residents on Gatewood Drive to keep pets and small children under close supervision or inside.

A Hayward, Wis., area kayaker who went missing on the Namekagon River has been found, according to Washburn County authorities.

Authorities in Washburn County have found the body of a man who disappeared after apparently going kayaking.