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Former employee allegedly threatens workplace in Hudson
A former Alula Manufacturing employee last week was charged with felony intent to cause public panic or fear in response to a December 2018 phone...
 News/crime and courts January 22, 2019 - 8:00am
True North canoe maps are designed to be viewed dynamically and have buttonholes allowing them to be clipped onto different surfaces. Photo courtesy of True North Map Co.
A Boundary Waters breakthrough: Hudson men release wearable, functional maps
TOWN OF HUDSON — Anyone who's explored the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness knows the value of a good map. Maps depicting waterways,...
 sports/outdoors January 21, 2019 - 4:00pm
David Schneider’s F350 pickup truck sustained damage after being struck by a town of Ellsworth plow truck at 4:50 a.m. Jan. 19. Photo courtesy of Pierce County Sheriff’s Office
Plow truck strikes pickup, Durand man hospitalized
A Durand man was hospitalized early Saturday morning after a plow truck struck his pickup in the town of Ellsworth. According to a Pierce County...
 News/accidents January 21, 2019 - 10:35am
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UPDATE: Man identified in Polk County ice death
A man, whose name is being withheld until family are notified, died after his vehicle broke through the ice in the narrows between Balsam Lake...
 News/accidents January 18, 2019 - 1:30pm
Captain Jack, from Captain Jack Entertainment, with Hudson Hot Air Affair committee members Carla Timmerman, Taylor Scheel and Linda White. Photo courtesy of Evy Nerbonne
Captain Jack to be Grand Marshal of pirate themed HAA parade
Captain Jack, from Captain Jack Entertainment, will be the grand marshal of the Torchlight Parade at this year's Hudson Hot Air Affair on Friday...
 community/events January 22, 2019 - 4:52am
Nathan Snyder and a group of volunteers made 72 full-size tied blankets for patients at Minnesota Oncology in Burnsville for his Eagle Scout project. Submitted photo
Scout makes blankets for Eagle Project
Nathan Snyder, a Boy Scout with Troop 9207, completed his Eagle Scout project. Snyder, a senior at Rosemount High School, considered various...
 community/people January 22, 2019 - 6:00am
Road salt can have a negative impact on not only groundwater but also the environment. Sara Tischauser / RiverTown Multimedia
Use caution when it comes to deicers
During the cold, icy winter months many in the area are trying to find ways to stay on their feet with the icy conditions. Roads, sidewalks and...
 lifestyle/Home and Garden January 17, 2018 - 5:00pm
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St. Croix County off-duty deputy charged with firearms misdemeanor following OWI arrest
An off-duty St. Croix County Sheriff's Office K-9 officer was formally charged earlier this week with possession of a firearm while intoxicated...
 News/crime and courts January 18, 2019 - 4:22pm
Dean Allan Curley
Police pursuit spans multiple counties, crosses state lines
A White Bear Lake, Minn., man led police on a chase across state lines that ended just shy of St. Croix County's eastern border on I-94, according...
 News/crime and courts January 21, 2019 - 5:58am
Wisconsin roundup: Foxconn falls short of 2018 job creation quota; medical marijuana called into question; more state news stories
Foxconn is falling short of their job creation quota for 2018. Foxconn spokesman Louis Woo says the company only created 178 full-time jobs...
 News/government and politics January 21, 2019 - 9:10am
Birch trees go batik courtesy of Sharon Columbus. Kim Gordon used the technique to create a chickadee. The two are part of a seven-artist exhibit hanging through Feb. 9, 2019, at Crossings in Zumbrota. Submitted
Batik growing as an artform at Crossings
Crossings at Carnegie is running a five-week exhibit of works by batik artists Sharon Columbus, Kim Gordon, Julie Yost, Enid Weichselbaum, Alison...
 entertainment/art January 22, 2019 - 5:00am
The Shopko store in River Falls has not been included in a list of store closing announcements by Shopko. The company announced it has filed for financial restructuring and will be leaving the pharmacy business. Rebecca Mariscal / RiverTown Multimedia
Local Shopkos open amid shutdown announcements
Shopko has announced the closing of several of its stores in both Wisconsin and Minnesota, though currently the Ellsworth and River Falls stores...
 Business/announcements January 18, 2019 - 2:36pm
Wisconsin roundup: Man allegedly triggered by action-figure damage accused of ax rampage; more state news stories
Madison police say they have taken a 34-year-old man into custody after he called 911 and reported he had used an ax to destroy his own property...
 News/government and politics January 22, 2019 - 9:14am
A racer returns to the launching area at Roschen Park in Lake City on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019. Steve Gardiner / RiverTown Multimedia play button
WATCH: Ice boats race on Lake Pepin
The International DN Ice Yacht Racing Association held its Western Regional Championships on Lake Pepin on Jan. 5-6 with 46 boats competing...
 sports/outdoors January 14, 2019 - 6:00am
Love at first sight? “Probably.” Mike and Becky Mikla. Submitted photo
Mikla, Heartland Days grand marshal in spirit
community/people August 9, 2018 - 8:00am

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