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    January 28, 2015
    Man indicted in Northwestern Wisconsin bank robberies
    A Rice Lake, Wis., man was indicted Wednesday on federal charges for his alleged role in two armed bank robberies last year in Northwestern Wisconsin. A grand jury indicted 20-year-old Jesse Sweeter in the the May 2 armed robbery of the Shell Lake State Bank in Stone Lake, Wis.,...
    newsJanuary 28, 2015 - 8:36pm
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    January 26, 2015
    Washburn County man pleads guilty in double-fatal crash
    A Washburn County man has pleaded guilty to a double-fatal crash that allegedly occurred while he was driving under the influence of alcohol and at speeds in excess of 120 mph. Edward T. Depies, 27, of Springbrook, Wis., was charged in April 2014 with four felonies in the July...
    newsJanuary 26, 2015 - 10:22pm
    January 3, 2015
    Minong man in custody after allegedly fleeing crime scene with his children
    A Minong Township man is in custody after he allegedly fled with his two children after fighting with another man and firing a gun. The Washburn County Sheriff’s Office said an initial call came in at 3:30 a.m. on Saturday with a report that someone had been shot and was on the...
    news / crimeJanuary 3, 2015 - 3:52pm
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    January 1, 2015
    Deputy’s squad struck on snowy Highway 53 near Spooner
    A Washburn County sheriff’s deputy's squad was totaled in an accident on a snowy U.S. Highway 53 near Spooner on Thursday. Washburn County Sheriff Terry Dryden reported that deputy Brenda Lang was pulled over on the northbound shoulder of Highway 53 near County Highway B, with...
    newsJanuary 1, 2015 - 6:23pm
    May 22, 2014
    Man charged with homicide in Northwestern Wisconsin crash that killed 2
    A Sarona man was intoxicated and driving in excess of 120 mph last summer when he lost control of his 2005 Ford Mustang, killing two passengers, according to charges filed in Washburn County Circuit Court. Edward T. Depies, 26, was charged Thursday with two counts of homicide by...
    news / crimeMay 22, 2014 - 6:48pm
    Walleye bag limits to increase on dozens of Wisconsin lakes
    Daily walleye bag limits will increase Friday on 447 lakes in northern Wisconsin, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The limits had been reduced to accommodate the taking of walleyes by six Chippewa bands under treaty rights. Anglers’ daily bag limits for...
    outdoors / fishingMay 22, 2014 - 3:27pm
    May 3, 2014
    Authorities searching for suspects in armed robbery of NW Wisconsin bank
    Authorities in Sawyer and Washburn counties are searching for two suspects in the armed robbery of a bank in Stone Lake on Friday afternoon. The Sawyer County Sheriff's Office reported that they received a hold-up alarm from the Shell Lake State Bank branch at about 2:50 p.m. Bank...
    news / crimeMay 3, 2014 - 8:57am
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    April 30, 2014
    Namekagon Barrens Wildlife Area grows by 1,400 acres
    Nearly 1,400 acres of unique pine barrens wildlife habitat in Northwestern Wisconsin will be protected under an agreement announced this week by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The state has purchased the land for about $1 million from New Hampshire-based Lyme Timber...
    news / superiorApril 30, 2014 - 6:54pm
    Namekagon conservation area is hardly the ‘barrens’ for wildlife
    The name “barrens” couldn’t be more wrong when it comes to the diversity of plant and animal life that calls the scruffy oak and pine region home. The Namekagon Barrens Wildlife Area — where Douglas, Burnett and Washburn counties meet — has become a hotbed for birdwatchers...
    news / superiorApril 30, 2014 - 6:53pm
    April 21, 2014
    Wisconsin DNR lowers daily walleye bag limits on Northland lakes
    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on Monday announced that it has reduced daily walleye bag limits to one fish on 173 lakes in northern Wisconsin for the upcoming fishing season. That’s in response to last month’s annual tribal walleye harvest declarations by the...
    outdoors / fishingApril 21, 2014 - 5:52pm
    April 15, 2014
    Winter storm warnings issued for the Northland
    Northland residents shouldn’t have much trouble getting to work and school on Wednesday morning. Getting home may be another story. A late-season snowstorm remains on track to bring a swath of heavy snow to much of the region during the day Wednesday. The heaviest snow is expected...
    newsApril 15, 2014 - 4:59pm
    February 25, 2014
    Northwestern Wisconsin mom gets prison for daughter's death in crash
    WASHBURN, Wis. -- Despite recommendations for leniency from a probation officer, defense attorney and prosecutor, a judge ordered that a Bayfield woman serve two years in state prison, followed by a six-month stay in county jail for the July 2012 crash that killed her 2-year-old daughter...
    crime / newsFebruary 25, 2014 - 12:00am
    January 26, 2014
    Priest files may lead to reopening of Wisconsin sex abuse case
    The criminal case against a former Chicago-area priest and a Catholic grammar school principal both accused of repeatedly molesting a minor in Northwestern Wisconsin years ago could be reopened after newly unveiled documents were released by the Archdiocese of Chicago last week. The...
    crime / newsJanuary 26, 2014 - 12:00am
    January 12, 2014
    Teen identified as driver killed in Northwestern Wisconsin crash
    Authorities on Saturday identified a teenage girl as the driver killed in a crash Friday between a pickup truck and a sport-utility vehicle on a Northwestern Wisconsin highway. Kiandra Schaffer, 18, of Birchwood died Friday afternoon after she was thrown from the Ford F-250 she was...
    newsJanuary 12, 2014 - 7:50am
    December 28, 2013
    Missing man found dead in Washburn County, half-mile from partially submerged truck
    The search for a missing man in Washburn County has resulted in his truck being found partially submerged in a creek and his body being found a half-mile away. The victim, 30-year-old Edward Steinhardt of Naperville, Ill, is believed to have died from exposure after getting wet when...
    newsDecember 28, 2013 - 7:00am
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