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    April 19, 2018
    A foot chase that led to a confrontation with officers in the middle of the Apple River resulted in a Clear Lake man's arrest Wednesday in northern St. Croix County. File photo
    Man arrested after alleged river fight with St. Croix County deputies
    A foot chase that led to a confrontation with officers in the middle of the Apple River resulted in a Clear Lake man's arrest Wednesday in northern...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 19, 2018 - 11:20am
    April 17, 2018
    Kayle Alan Fleischauer
    First-degree homicide charge filed against New Richmond man in son's shooting death
    HUDSON, Wis. — Bail remained at $500,000 for a St. Croix County man accused of killing his 19-year-old son. The St. Croix County District...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 17, 2018 - 4:33pm
    April 16, 2018
    Authorities said this town of Richmond home was the scene of a homicide early Saturday, April 14. Jordan Willi / RiverTown Multimedia
    District attorney: New Richmond man killed son, 19
    St. Croix County authorities said one person is in custody following a suspicious death early Saturday in rural New Richmond. According to a...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 16, 2018 - 3:21pm
    Dennis Allan Frank
    Prescott man gets prison in stabbing case
    ELLSWORTH — A Prescott man convicted of plunging a knife into a woman's neck was sentenced last week to prison. Pierce County Circuit Court...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 16, 2018 - 1:47pm
    April 14, 2018
    River Falls Police: Torn up grass, found property
    At 9 a.m. Friday March 23 police were contacted by staff at Comforts of Home Senior Living. A package was sent to a return address at Comforts...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 14, 2018 - 10:00pm
    Pierce County sheriff's blotter: Pigs got into the chicken coop
    Crash results in man's sixth OWI arrest Spring Valley man, was arrested on suspicion of OWI-sixth offense and transported to a hospital. Traffic...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 14, 2018 - 4:48pm
    April 13, 2018
    Chase G. Kohl, 33
    Update: Alleged Pierce County crime spree involved 3 auto thefts, 2 guns, 1 foot chase
    A River Falls man with a history of criminal convictions is back in jail and charged with multiple felonies after a string of incidents Saturday...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 13, 2018 - 9:10am
    April 12, 2018
    Salmon
    Alleged Hudson assault leads to hate crime charge
    Prosecutors say a curbside assault on a gay man late last month in Hudson represents a hate crime. The March 31 incident left the man with a...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 12, 2018 - 9:40am
    April 11, 2018
    Drivers suspected of racing before Hager City crash
    Two Hager City men were ticketed for reckless driving after they allegedly raced down a Hager City roadway, where one vehicle nearly struck an...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 11, 2018 - 4:20pm
    April 10, 2018
    Authorities from Minnesota and Wisconsin responded Monday, April 9, to the St. Croix River Crossing after reports of a man jumping from the structure. Jordan Willi / RiverTown Multimedia
    Deaths reported after bridge incidents
    Incidents on bridges connecting St. Croix County with Minnesota left two people dead over the past week. Both deaths were believed to be suicides....
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 10, 2018 - 10:37am
    April 9, 2018
    Wisconsin roundup: Western Wis. police chase ends in suicide; more state news stories
    The Barron County Sheriff's Office reports a police chase early Saturday morning ended when a domestic abuse suspect killed himself.
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 9, 2018 - 9:06am
    April 7, 2018
    Joseph A. Lynum
    Man convicted of 7th OWI headed to prison
    A St. Croix County man convicted of his seventh drunken-driving offense was sentenced last week to prison. Woodville resident Joseph A. Lynum...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 7, 2018 - 10:00pm
    Pierce County Sheriff's blotter: Shooting complaints; traffic trouble
    Deputies responded to a possible burglary at 4:46 a.m. March 31 at W3373 County Road G near Ellsworth. The suspect, a Beldenville man, was later...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 7, 2018 - 10:00pm
    April 6, 2018
    Spring Valley police and school district officials investigated a threat April 4 and 5 made on social media to "shoot up the school." It was not made clear when or at which school this would occur. File photo
    School threat in Spring Valley investigated
    An alleged threat to the Spring Valley School District was investigated by the school district and Spring Valley Police this week. According...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 6, 2018 - 3:56pm
    Peter Gaustad
    UPDATE: Glenwood City teacher, coach charged with child sex crimes
    Authorities on Thursday arrested a Glenwood City School District faculty member amid allegations he had an online sexual relationship with a...
    news/crime-and-courtsApril 6, 2018 - 2:41pm
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