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    September 19, 2016
    Wisconsin roundup: Troopers say driver of wrecked semi was drunk, rig was loaded with wine; Walker plays role of Democrat; 10 more state news stories
    A Grantsburg man who allegedly fled the scene of a wreck was arrested Saturday on suspicion of drunken driving after crashing a semi-trailer loaded with wine near Eau Claire. According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, 35-year-old David A. Johnson was booked into Eau Claire County Jail...
    News/regionSeptember 19, 2016 - 9:00am
    July 1, 2016
    The 30-minute show Northland Outdoors Television will debut at 7 a.m. Saturday on Fox Sports North.
    Northland Outdoors Television to debut on Fox Sports North across Upper Midwest
    FARGO, N.D. - Northland Outdoors Television, the newest venture from one of the upper Midwest’s premier outdoors content brands, will debut...
    NewsJuly 1, 2016 - 3:16pm
    Map of Lake Pepin
    Wisconsin permanently bans gill nets on Lake Pepin
    LAKE PEPIN -- A state panel last week permanently closed commercial gill-net fishing on Lake Pepin. The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board voted...
    News/governmentJuly 1, 2016 - 8:18am
    May 26, 2016
    A honeybee approaches an apple blossom. (Photo from the University of Wisconsin-Madison)
    Wild Side: It's hard to be a bee in Wisconsin
    Pierce County was once famous for its beekeepers and honey production. Hives around here averaged more than 80 pounds of honey each year. Light...
    sports/outdoorsMay 26, 2016 - 9:04am
    May 20, 2016
    Kayaking the Kinnickinnic
    Thrive Women’s Outdoor Adventures, a ministry of Faith Community Church’s women’s ministry, offers a wide variety of outdoor activities...
    sports/outdoorsMay 20, 2016 - 11:08am
    May 13, 2016
    Wild Side: Rush River once produced bushels of big brookies
    Brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, are colorful fish and the only stream trout native to Wisconsin. They once thrived in cold streams like the...
    sports/outdoorsMay 13, 2016 - 9:25am
    April 28, 2016
    Arbor Day celebrated with tree donations to area students
    ELLSWORTH -- To celebrate Arbor Day – Friday, April 29 -- Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services delivered 871 evergreen tree seedlings to 4th...
    News/educationApril 28, 2016 - 12:23pm
    April 27, 2016
    Sugar maple flowers. (Photo courtesy Bob Klips Ohionese botany web site)
    Wild Side: April showers bring out flowers in the forest
    Recent showers and some mild thunderstorms temporarily delayed the early corn planting around here. I had a reprieve from farm-related work and...
    sports/outdoorsApril 27, 2016 - 2:44pm
    April 17, 2016
    KJ Equestrian owner Kelsey Jurek visits with a rider at her riding facilities on 30th Avenue in River Falls. (RiverTown Multimedia photo by Mike Longaecker)
    Jurek takes the reins at summer camp
    Summer horse camp left an indelible mark on Kelsey Jurek. The experience fostered not just her lifelong love of horses -- an affection she’s...
    Life/eventsApril 17, 2016 - 11:39am
    April 16, 2016
    Riverway ranger to discuss National Parks campaign
    Conversations of the Valley, a public affairs luncheon series sponsored by the St. Croix Valley Foundation, will continue on Wednesday, April 20, from 11:30 a.m. to 1p.m. (doors open at 11:15) at the Grand Banquet Center, 301 S. 2nd St., Stillwater. This month’s discussion will...
    sports/outdoorsApril 16, 2016 - 3:28am
    April 14, 2016
    Fishing boats assembled in the lock chamber of Lock and Dam 3 on the Mississippi River for the start of a walleye fishing tournament Oct. 2, 2002. (Photo by lockmaster Dave Hawkinson)
    Wild Side: Why go fishing in the fast lane?
    Now that it has stopped snowing and the sun is out, my thoughts have turned to springtime and fishing again. There are few things more enjoyable...
    sports/outdoorsApril 14, 2016 - 1:37pm
    April 7, 2016
    DNR announces Habitat Handout Day April 23
    Property owners interested in making their land more wildlife-friendly are invited to attend Habitat Handout Day Saturday, April 23, in Baldwin....
    sports/outdoorsApril 7, 2016 - 12:52pm
    March 31, 2016
    Wild Side: Our introduction to the neighborhood
    Many moons ago, in the spring of 1976, newlyweds Carol and I moved from Pennsylvania to Wisconsin. I was a long-haired young biologist working for an environmental consulting firm. I had spent a couple years of doing lab work identifying and counting algae, zooplankton and fish larvae...
    sports/outdoorsMarch 31, 2016 - 2:20pm
    March 18, 2016
    Bill Smith of River Falls casting surface plugs for snappers on the Belize barrier reef. (Dan Wilcox photo)
    Wild Side: There’s lots to see in the sea in Belize
    Carol and I have been going to Belize on vacations nearly every year since 1990. Belize is a small English-speaking country in Central America...
    sports/outdoorsMarch 18, 2016 - 1:51pm
    March 14, 2016
    If you enjoy horses and people your help is needed
    Walk-On Therapeutic Riding Program, 1469 Co. Rd. J, northeast of River Falls, is in need of volunteers to help with their spring classes for...
    Life/healthMarch 14, 2016 - 3:31pm
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