MERRILL FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLS
For week ending Feb. 26, 2023 EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 32Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 1Good intent call, other 2Motor vehicle accident with injuries 1Motor vehicle accident...
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02-20-23At approximately 1:49 a.m. officers responded to a fight at a local tavern that involved 11 people. It was later determined that the fight was between two males and the other parties were only...
View ArticleSnowmobiler recovered from Somo Lake
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) reports the body of a snowmobiler was recovered from Somo Lake in the Town of Wilson on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, at about 4:20 p.m. by rescuers from the...
View ArticleMerrill Police Department K9 Officer Dasty battles blasto
Merrill Police Chief Corey Bennett shared a press release on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, saying Merrill Police Department (MPD) K9 Officer Dasty has been hospitalized following a diagnosis of...
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For week ending March 5, 2023 Carbon monoxide incident 1Dispatched and cancelled en route(EMS) 1EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 36Motor vehicle accident with no injuries. 2Motor...
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02-27-23At 4:02 a.m. a caller reported he thought someone was inside his garage. Officers cleared the garage and nobody was located inside. The caller reported nothing was damaged or stolen....
View ArticleZastrow sentenced for making false statements in gun purchase
Straw purchase provided gun that killed Kayla Frank TINA L. SCOTTEDITOROn March 3, 2023, a press release from the Office of U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea for the Western District of Wisconsin, U.S....
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For week ending March 12, 2023 Alarm system activation, no fire – unintentional 1Carbon monoxide incident 1EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 33Good intent call, other 1Motor vehicle...
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03-06-23At 10:20 p.m. officers were dispatched to an apartment complex in reference to disorderly conduct. The individuals involved were arguing in the hallway and slamming doors. One individual...
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Freemasons donate to Hamburg Volunteer Fire Department
On Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, Perseverance Lodge 1836 #366, a traveling lodge of Freemasons chartered by the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin, presented a Fire Suppression Device to the Hamburg Volunteer Fire...
View ArticleMerrill former owner and CEO/CFO of recycling company sentenced to 33 months...
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wis., announced that Kevin Shibilski, 61, of Merrill was sentenced on Feb. 21, 2023, by Chief U.S. District Judge James D....
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Tomahawk man, 93, facing four felony charges related to child sexual assault
Wagner By Jalen MakiMMC STAFF A Tomahawk man is facing four felony charges related to child sexual assault.Glenn C. Wagner, 93, was arrested on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, as part of a Tomahawk Police...
View ArticleArraignment for Merrill man set for March 28
Lahti charged with felony Homicide by Intoxicated Use of Vehicle (2nd+) and other charge related to crash that took the life of an 8-year-old Gleason boy in Sept. 2022 TINA L. SCOTTEDITOR John James...
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For week ending March 26, 2023 Alarm system activation, no fire – unintentional 1EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 38Good intent call, other 1 Total This Week: 40Total Incidents/Calls...
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03-22-23At 11:47 a.m. a male was arrested for a probation violation at the request of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.At 6:55 p.m. a caller reported a mother and daughter fighting with one...
View ArticleMonitor Notes “significant progress” at Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake
Operations of the schools are “the best it has been since the Monitor was appointed” John Beard, Director of Communications for the Office of Public Affairs/Office of the Secretary at the Wisconsin...
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For week ending April 2, 2023 Alarm system activation, no fire – unintentional 1Alarm system sounded due to malfunction 1Confined Space Standby 1Cooking fire, confined to container 1Dispatched and...
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03-27-23At 11:31 a.m. a hotel reported two females spent the night and were refusing to pay for their stay. The two females were found to have warrants for their arrest through Marathon County and...
View ArticleLINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE REPORT
Wrap Up for the Period of: 03/05/2023-03/11/2023 A 20-year-old-Merrill man escaped injury following a one-vehicle crash on Friday morning, March 10, 2023. Deputies responded to the crash shortly...
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Aerie donates to MPD to help Dasty
Merrill Aerie #584 recently donated $500 to Merrill Police Department’s K-9 Project for the blastomycosis treatments of K-9 Dasty. Shown receiving the donation is Dasty’s handler, Officer Josh...
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