St. Croix County District Attorney Eric Johnson said Monday that no criminal charges have been issued against the 17-year-old boy whose alleged threats to shoot principals at Hudson High School disrupted classes Nov. 5.

Holiday decorations are going up throughout Hudson in preparation for the annual Christmas Tour of Homes. Ron Gumz, of St. Croix Tree Service and Frank Halvorson of Hudson Public Works, check lights before stringing them in trees in downtown Hudson.

Carol Palm kneels next to a collectible tree display invented by her and her father. The tree is on display at the Gary and Sue Shurtleff home during this weekend's Tour of Homes.

Hudsonite Carol Palm, whose homes have frequently been on the Hudson Tour of Homes, recently received a patent for a collectibles tree display. The festive Christmas tree, which comes in four sizes, was the invention of Carol and her father, Leonard Bessa.

Is China gaining so much influence that it could be the evil empire of which the Book of Revelation seems to speak?

Mention the word hermit, and the images of a man with long hair and an even longer beard, voluntarily shut away from the world and something a part of a distant past all come to mind. But think again.

A minor traffic accident on the Interstate 94 bridge snarled westbound traffic for more than an hour Sunday evening.

A large cast of Hudson High School students is participating in the production of "Anything Goes." The 1930s musical will be performed Dec. 2-4.

There is plenty of singing, dancing and romance in the upcoming Hudson High School production of "Anything Goes."