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Sheriff: Reckless driving, not downed stop sign, suspected in triple-fatal crash
Authorities said further investigation of a crash that left three people dead confirmed a downed stop sign was not a factor in the collision...
 News/accidents July 22, 2019 - 11:41am
An aerial photo depicts damage to a Polk County property walloped by storms July 19. Photo courtesy of Wisconsin State Patrol
Wisconsin roundup: Evers declares state of emergency after western Wis. pummeled by storms; more state news stories
Gov. Tony Evers has declared a state of emergency after a strong line of thunderstorms left a trail of damage across Wisconsin. More than 33,000...
 News/government and politics July 22, 2019 - 8:59am
St. Croix County authorities said the driver of this motorcycle, 33-year-old Reed C. Shipley, died from injuries sustained in a Friday crash in rural Star Prairie. (Submitted photo)
St. Croix County crash leaves man, 33, dead
A Star Prairie man died Sunday from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash two days earlier in rural St. Croix County. The St. Croix County...
 News/accidents April 3, 2017 - 10:09am
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Stanton Township crash kills 3 at intersection where stop sign was reportedly knocked down
A crash that killed three in Stanton Township Friday night, July 19, 2019, may have been the result of a fallen stop sign, according to a St...
 News/accidents July 20, 2019 - 6:17pm
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PHOTOS: Aerial sneak peek at Todd Field renovation
RiverTown Multimedia took to the sky to provide this aerial footage of the upgrades and renovations happening this summer at Todd Field and McNamara...
 News/education July 21, 2019 - 12:00pm
The Hastings Social Tavern is located downtown at 111 Third St. E., north of City Hall. Kelsey Roy / RiverTown Multimedia
New kid on the block: New Hastings bar and restaurant brings southern cocktails to downtown
At the start of the month, Hastings welcomed a new sports bar, the Hastings Social Tavern. Located at 111 Third St. E., the tavern aims to be...
 Business/Small Business July 22, 2019 - 6:00am
River Falls HIgh School senior Dominick Jackson (second from right) performs with Kids From Wisconsin performance. A free show is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls Wall Amphitheatre. Submitted photo
One of the Kids From Wisconsin: RFHS senior enjoying summer tour
River Falls senior Dominick Jackson decided to try out for the Kids From Wisconsin because he wanted to meet new people, make new friends and...
 community/people July 18, 2019 - 5:00am
Pictured are Ellsworth High School Class of 1947 graduates, who met for a reunion in River Falls Sept. 27: (back row, from left) Max Merriman, Evie Kiefer Roen, Orville Nelson, Judy Birkel Klaas, Carol Edquist Hallstrom, Phyllis Thoner Bostrom; (front row) John Bartlett, Maxine Meyer Conroy, irma Saueressig Lindholm and Janice Radkey Saueressig. Photo courtesy of Janice Saueressig
Give a 'u rah rah' for the Class of 1947
Ten Ellsworth High School Class of 1947 classmates celebrated their 70th reunion Sept. 27 at the West Wind in River Falls. The Class of 1947...
 community/events October 26, 2017 - 1:55pm
The driver of this car, identified as 27-year-old Timothy E. Hoffman, died March 31 after a crash in the town of Troy. Photo courtesy of St. Croix County Sheriff's Office
Hudson man killed in St. Croix County crash
St. Croix County authorities were investigating what role alcohol might have played in a weekend crash that killed a Hudson man. The St. Croix...
 News/accidents April 1, 2019 - 10:15am
GM compensation offer includes families of girls who died in St. Croix County; Man says ‘tomato’ but cop says ‘pot’; More state news
Families of three Wisconsin victims in a 2006 traffic crash linked to General Motors' faulty ignition switches have yet to decide whether to take a company settlement. Ken Rimer says the families will meet with their lawyer tomorrow after GM announced a compensation fund Monday...
 News/crime and courts July 1, 2014 - 9:49am
Bill Derrick (center) is shown with the ownership team of the Derrick Companies when the Derrick Companies celebrated its 50th anniversary. (From left): Ron Derrick, Tom Derrick, Bill Derrick Sr., Bill Derrick Jr., and Mike Stevens. Photo courtesy of Studio J, Inc., Stillwater
Derrick Companies lose their founder
Fifty years ago, Bill Derrick Sr. decided to venture out on his own, beginning Derrick Construction in New Richmond. Over the next 50 years,...
 Business/announcements August 6, 2018 - 12:20pm
Wisconsin roundup: Thorp principal suspected in drunken hit-and-run crash; more state news stories
Officials with the Thorp School District say they are talking with their lawyer about how to handle the case of a principal who is accused of...
 News/government and politics July 19, 2019 - 8:59am
Elsa Cory (left) and Maria Olson (middle) work together to assemble a bench with instructors Randii Waddell. Ashley Rezachek/RiverTown Multimedia
Girl-powered power tools: Program teaches kids woodworking skills
The smell of sawdust and sound of drills and hammers filled the Makerspace RW room at Minnesota State College Southeast Red Wing campus. A collaboration...
 community/people July 21, 2019 - 5:00am
The upper deck of the Afton Princess offers good views and a fresh breeze to visitors on the Sunset Cruise on June 7, 2019. Steve Gardiner / Rivertown Multimedia
101 Things To Do: St. Croix River Cruises in Hudson
Take a beautiful setting with bluffs rising above the St. Croix River, add in a comfortable cruise boat with a staff serving excellent food,...
 lifestyle/travel July 18, 2019 - 12:00pm
Hudson native Jeff Burton, left, and Randy Zimmermann of Afton, Minn., are the founders and partners in Procentive. Burton is the chief of technology and Zimmermann runs the business side of things. Photos by Randy Hanson
Hudson-based Procentive pioneered software as a service
It seems everyone is going to the cloud nowadays. But Hudson-based Procentive was a pioneer in offering software as a service. Now the company...
 Business May 15, 2013 - 1:15pm

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