Northwestern Wisconsin

The community of Baldwin is coming together to clean a school after flooding damage and help a woman find her horse that got lost in Monday’s flood. Monday’s storm filled the basement of Baldwin Christian School with six feet of water and sludge. On Friday, about 30 volunteers spent the morning drying school supplies and…

Authorities in central Minnesota are still searching for a western Wisconsin woman last seen four years ago in St. Cloud area. St. Cloud police say Shannah Boiteau from Chippewa Falls went missing from the area of Interstate 94 and County Road 74 on June 22nd, 2016 after running from her boyfriend’s car. She is five-foot-seven,…

A Somerset woman was sentenced Wednesday for driving in the wrong lane and causing a crash that killed another woman. Christina Wiederin from Somerset was sentenced by Saint Croix County Judge Michael Waterman to 15 years in prison. Wiederin pleaded no contest last month to homicide by driving under the influence. Investigators say her blood-alcohol…

The suspects in a double homicide case in Rusk County made an appearance in court Thursday afternoon. Adam Rosolowski, Joseph Falk and a juvenile were arrested for the murder of Roslowski’s grandparents – Robert and Bonnie Rosolowski. The elderly couple was found dead in their home in the town of Marshall earlier this month. According…

As part of a plea deal, an Eau Claire woman receives one year of probation for having sex with two under-age boys in a park. Records show 43-year-old Sarah Kiker was charged in 2018 in Chippewa County Court. In the original criminal complaint, the assaults happened the previous June in Chippewa Falls with a 12-year-old…

One county in western Wisconsin is getting creative to still host their annual dairy breakfast. Pepin County is gearing up for the 32nd annual dairy breakfast, but in 2020, the breakfast will be the first of its kind with a drive­thru. On Saturday, June 20 from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. you can stop by…

Police in Menomonie say a man they arrested was printing fake checks and had a slew of fake identification. Menomonie police say on Sunday, June 7, Ronald Lee Jenkins, 38, was arrested at a truck stop in Menomonie. Police say a search of Jenkins’ vehicle turned up 36 different forms of ID, 53, financial cards,…

Testimony continued on Tuesday in the Rusk County murder trial of Preston Kraft. He is on trial for the 2018 shooting death of Robert Pettit at a home near Conrath. He then allegedly led police on a chase and was the subject of a five-day manhunt before he was caught. Twenty-one days before the murder,…

Authorities in Rusk County have arrested two young men and a juvenile for a double-murder discovered last weekend in Sheldon. The Wisconsin Department of Justice says 21-year-old Adam Rosolowski and 17-year-old Joseph Falk were taken into custody. Those two and the juvenile were booked into the Rusk County Jail. Investigators haven’t released a motive for…

One of two men charged in an armed robbery and shooting in Eau Claire last December was sentenced on Tuesday. Judge Emily Long gave Xavier Gentry six months in jail but stayed the sentence. He also got a year-and-a-half on probation with absolute sobriety. Gentry and Antonio Wilson were accused in the incident at a…