Armed person shot and killed by officer in Town of Pine River
TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR According to a press release from the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), at approximately 6:33 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, the...
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For week ending Dec. 13, 2021 Two people were injured following a tw0-vehicle crash on State Rd. 64/107 near County Rd. MM in the Town of Corning Tuesday night. A 16-year-old Merrill girl was...
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For week ending DEC. 12, 2021 Building fire (Mutual Aid Given) 1 Dispatched and cancelled en route 1 Dispatched and cancelled en route(EMS) 1 EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 28...
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12-06-21 At 9:51 a.m. a car dealership called about a male who had been there and became upset after finding he didn’t qualify for a loan. The man reportedly raised his voice and used vulgarities...
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Fire destroys house in Town of Corning
TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR On Dec. 11, 2021, at approximately 6:34 p.m., the Town of Corning Fire Department (CFD), Merrill Fire Department/EMS, and Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a...
View ArticleArmed person shot and killed by officer in Town of Pine River
TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR According to a press release from the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), at approximately 6:33 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, the...
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12-13-2021 At approximately 2:20 p.m. a man reported that his ex-wife had been sending him harassing text messages and possibly stalking him. An officer investigated and spoke to both parties involved....
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For week ending Dec. 20, 2021 A 31-year-old Tomahawk woman was arrested Tuesday morning in the Town of King on charges of battery, burglary, operating a motor vehicle without owner’s consent, and a...
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For week ending DEC. 12, 2021 Building fire 1 Community Paramedicine Program visit 1 EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 39 Power line down 1 Total Incidents This Week: 42 Total...
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One person injured in Town of Merrill house fire on Sunday
TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR The Merrill Fire Department, as well as many surrounding departments, responded to a structure fire on Hwy. K north of Merrill. Andy VanderGeest photo. On Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021,...
View Article71-year-old Pine River man dies in house fire
TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR William H. Ohlmann, age 71, died in a house fire at his home in the Town of Pine River early Friday morning. On Dec. 17, 2021, just before 6:00 a.m., the Lincoln County Dispatch...
View ArticleChimney Fire in Town of Scott extinguished
Quick action prevents further damage TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR On the evening of Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, at 6:33 p.m. the Merrill Fire Department responded to a report of a chimney fire at W4793 Pine Ave. in...
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For week ending Dec. 27, 2021 A 43-year-old Windsor, Wis., woman is facing charges of possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of THC following a traffic stop on USH 51 near Tomahawk in the Town...
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For week ending DEC. 27, 2021 Alarm system activation, no fire – unintentional 1 Building fire 1 Carbon monoxide incident 1 Chimney or flue fire, confined to chimney or flue 1 Community Paramedicine...
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12-20-21 At approximately 9:16 a.m. Dispatch advised of a two-vehicle crash at the Post Office on 430 E. 2nd St. Both vehicles suffered minor damage. At approximately 3:27 p.m. a male party who had an...
View ArticleHouse fire in Town of Skanawan; seven people escape uninjured
TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR A house fire on Stevenson Rd., West of Grundy Rd., in the Town of Skanawan was reported on Dec. 22, 2021. The call came in to Dispatch at approximately 12:37 a.m. and Tomahawk Fire...
View ArticleSuspect in custody, charged with hit-and-run death of 27-year-old Athens man
TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR On Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) announced they had arrested 28-year-old Paul J. Schmeiser of Curtiss, Wis., and charged him with Hit and Run,...
View ArticleTwo cats die in Merrill apartment fire
Structural damage limited to one unoccupied apartment unit TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR A Christmas Eve Day fire resulted in the death of two pet cats at an apartment building on Memorial Dr. in the City of...
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For week ending JAN. 2, 2022 Carbon monoxide incident 1 Dispatched and cancelled en route (EMS) 3 EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 47 Good intent call, other 2 Motor vehicle accident...
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12-27-21 At 3:33 p.m. Probation and Parole requested that a male party be taken into custody. The male party was arrested for a probation violation. At 9:14 p.m. an employee from a local motel reported...
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