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8-year-old Gleason boy dies in Hwy. 17 traffic accident
Merrill man arrested, charged with Homicide by Intoxicated Use of Vehicle with Prior Related Conviction TINA L. SCOTTEDITOR Tragedy struck a Gleason family on Saturday evening, Sept. 17, 2022, at 7:22...
View ArticleOne dead, three injured following four-motorcycle crash on County Hwy. A in...
By Jalen MakiTomahawk Leader Editor One man was killed and three others were injured in a four-motorcycle crash in the Town of Bradley on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022.According to a release from the...
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Wrap Up for the Period of: 09/10/2022 – 09/18/2022 09-14-22 a deputy was dispatched to the area of N1400 block of CTH W in the Town of Pine River for a report of a vehicle in the ditch. The driver, a...
View ArticleMERRILL FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLS
For PERIOD ending Sept. 18, 2022 Alarm system sounded due to malfunction 1Dispatched and cancelled en route 1EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 31Good intent call, other 1Motor vehicle...
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09-12-22At 9:53 a.m. a juvenile was located at the festival grounds. He reported his teacher told him to walk home because he was ill. This was found to be untrue and the juvenile was transported to...
View ArticleMERRILL FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLS
For PERIOD ending Sept. 25, 2022 Dispatched and cancelled en route (EMS) 1EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 24Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 1Motor vehicle accident with no injuries....
View ArticleLINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE REPORT
Wrap Up for the Period of: 09/19/2022 – 09/25/2022 09-20-22 deputies were dispatched to an address on Corning Rd. in the Town of Scott for a domestic dispute. It was reported that the victim, a...
View ArticleMajor Frontier Issue and outages in the region: 911 service affected
Lincoln County Emergency Management advises Frontier is currently experiencing a widespread outage affecting Lincoln County and potentially surrounding areas including emergency 911 telephone...
View ArticleMERRILL FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLS
For PERIOD ending Oct. 9, 2022 Alarm system activation, no fire – unintentional 1EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 37Motor vehicle accident with injuries 1Motor vehicle accident with no...
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10-03-2022At 10:18 a.m. a two-vehicle property-damage-only crash was reported. Both vehicles were able to be driven away from the scene.At 4:21 p.m. a vehicle was stopped and the driver was issued a...
View ArticleCandidates for Lincoln County Sheriff to appear in forum
T.B. Scott Free Library, the Tomahawk Public Library, the League of Women Voters, and the UW-Madison Extension-Lincoln County will co-host a Lincoln County Sheriff Candidate Forum on Monday, Oct. 24,...
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Downtown Merrill scene of a small fire Monday morning
The contents of an open trailer erupted into flames Monday morning, Oct. 10, 2022. TINA L. SCOTTEDITOR The contents of an open-top trailer being pulled behind a vehicle erupted into flames on Monday...
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Monday evening fire in Town of Pine River destroys home, leaves family homeless
Pine River Fire Department took command of a house fire and extinguished the blaze Monday night with the assistance of multiple other fire departments and agencies. No human loss of life or injuries...
View ArticleWPS and law enforcement team up to put a stop to scams
Green Bay — Join Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) and law enforcement across northeast and north central Wisconsin as we team up to protect customers from con artists. Today, Oct. 20, police and...
View ArticleMERRILL FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLS
For PERIOD ending Oct. 16, 2022 Building fire (Mutual Aid Given) 1Dispatched and cancelled en route(EMS) 1EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 24Motor vehicle accident with injuries...
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10-10-2022At 1:54 a.m. a caller reported a vehicle drove past his residence and a passenger was hanging out of the window and tried opening his vehicle doors on his parked vehicle. When he exited the...
View ArticleMan and woman found dead in Merrill apartment
TINA L. SCOTTEDITOR Authorities responded to a multi-family apartment building on N. Memorial Dr. in Merrill on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, for a 911 call indicating two individuals at the residence were...
View ArticleRaasch death ruled accident
MMC staffPORTAGE COUNTY – The 1984 death of UW-Stevens Point student, Janet M. Raasch of Merrill, has been ruled an accident.During an Oct. 11, 2022, press conference, Portage County Detective Dustin...
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Merrill Police Department: A look at 22 months of change
Retirements, new hires, new roles reflect an evolving MPD TINA L. SCOTTEDITOR The Merrill Police Department (MPD) experienced significant staff changes in the last couple of years. Many of Merrill’s...
View ArticleCENTRAL WI NARCOTICS TASK FORCE MAJOR CASE YIELDS NUMEROUS FEDERAL CONVICTIONS
The Marathon County Sheriff’s office issued the following release on Oct. 19, 2022: WAUSAU, Wis. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wisconsin issued a press release...
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