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Authorities inspect the boat where a Glenwood City woman was found dead and two men were found sickened in an apparent carbon monoxide poisoning. Photo courtesy of St. Croix County Sheriff's Office
Apparent CO poisoning on St. Croix River leaves 1 dead, 2 hospitalized
A St. Croix County woman died from an apparent carbon monoxide poisoning Sunday after she and two others were found on a boat over the weekend...
 News/accidents June 26, 2017 - 1:40pm
Hudson police reports: Upset Sprint customer, stolen moped, and more
Sticky fingers • A stolen bike was reported at 8 a.m. Monday, June 12 on Foxglove Circle. The bike went missing from the resident's garage...
 News/crime and courts June 26, 2017 - 3:48pm
The Wisconsin State Patrol released this image of a horse-drawn buggy that was struck from behind by an SUV early Monday, June 26, in St. Croix County. Submitted photo
Amish teens injured after SUV rear-ends horse-drawn buggy in St. Croix County
The Wisconsin State Patrol was investigating what led to a vehicle rear-ending an Amish buggy early Monday in a St. Croix County crash that left...
 News/accidents June 26, 2017 - 9:55am
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RJ Meats has installed meat vending machines outside its store on Coulee Road in Hudson. The machines are open 24/7. Rebecca Mariscal / Rivertown Multimedia
RJ Meats adds meat vending machine
Hudson residents making a last-minute run for barbecue needs Memorial Day had a new convenient option at RJ Meats with its new outdoor vending...
 News/business June 26, 2017 - 9:00am
Shirley M. (Ptacek) Sherman, 70
Shirley Marie (Ptacek) Sherman, age 70 of Hudson, passed away June 25, surrounded by her family at Lakeview Hospital in Stillwater. Shirley...
 June 26, 2017 - 9:39pm
Bags of groceries were packed and ready for participants of the summer food program, an extension of the school year backpack program. Program Coordinator Marg Wopat said the program will continue to feed hungry kids through the summer. Rebecca Mariscal / Rivertown Multimedia
Hudson Backpack Program feeding kids in summer too
Tables stacked full of groceries waited for students and their families at River Crest Elementary on Wednesday, June 14 as part of the new summer...
 News/education June 26, 2017 - 6:39am
Letters to the Editor (June 21, 2017)
Fireworks safety TO THE EDITOR Phantom Fireworks hopes everyone enjoys a wonderful family Independence Day holiday, and if you use consumer fireworks, please use them safely. There is no good consumer fireworks experience if it does not emphasize safety first. Phantom advises everyone...
 opinion/letters June 26, 2017 - 6:47am
John Edward Karras, 78
John Edward Karras, 78, of River Falls died at home of cancer Friday, June 2. He was born in Hudson May 7, 1928, the son of William and Mary (Knott) Karras. He enlisted in the Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force, where he served from 1948-1952, with staff sergeant ranking during...
 News June 9, 2006 - 12:00am
Christopher L. Watters, 69
Christopher Louis Watters, age 69, of Hudson, passed away June 19, 2017, at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center. Chris was born December 5, 1947,in...
 June 26, 2017 - 9:39pm
Hudson Hospital outburst prompts alert for convicted felon
Hudson police issued an alert for a convicted felon sought in connection with a turbulent incident on Friday at Hudson Hospital that continued...
 News/crime and courts October 19, 2015 - 4:03pm
Ilse Link, 93
Ilse Link passed away quietly on June 22. She was 93 and had suffered from Alzheimers for a number of years. Ilse was born in Heydekrug, in...
 June 26, 2017 - 9:39pm
Dan O'Connell, left, and James Ellison.
Double murder is now 10 years old
Feb. 5, 2012 marks the 10-year anniversary of Hudson's most infamous crime -- the double murder of funeral home director Dan O'Connell and his...
 News/crime and courts February 5, 2012 - 7:14am
Hudson officer’s resignation followed misconduct
A former Hudson police officer resigned this year after he admitted to using police resources for nearly 100 sexual encounters and spending about half his work-time making personal phone calls, according to data released by police. Eight-year department veteran John Worden signed...
 News/crime and courts July 25, 2016 - 12:41pm
Paul Christian Keller, 25
Paul Christian Keller, 25, of Hudson died Thursday, Nov. 2, at YMCA Camp St. Croix, south of Hudson, where he was employed. He collapsed unexpectedly Thursday at the camp after teaching climbing skills to a group of elementary students. He was born Oct. 1, 1981, in Hudson, the...
 News November 10, 2006 - 12:00am
Hudson man charged in RF incident
A disturbance in downtown River Falls after bar closing Sunday resulted in one patrol officer getting slapped in the face and another getting a dose of pepper spray in the face. Lance J. Veness, 22, Hudson, was arrested and jailed for the incident. Veness was later charged by the...
 News October 4, 2007 - 12:00am

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