Hudson Star Observer

A federal judge in Green Bay threw out a lawsuit yesterday from U.S. Senator Ron Johnson, who claimed that an Obamacare rule forced him to treat his staff members differently. Judge William Griesbach ruled that the Wisconsin Republican and his aide Brooke Ericson did not have legal...

Gov. Scott Walker will visit the Republican Party of Wisconsin's Hudson Field Office Tuesday, July 22 at 12:50 p.m. to meet with volunteers and supporters. The office is located at 213 So. 2nd St. in Hudson. Credentialed members of the media are also invited and Walker will...

MADISON –ReadyWisconsin is urging residents to take precautions against hot and humid conditions over the next several days. The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory from 11 am to 9 pm Monday for Burnett, Pierce, Polk and St. Croix counties. Highs will be in the...

Dozens of residents returned home in Slinger this morning after two trains collided and derailed. Officials in the Washington County village evacuated more than 100 homes Sunday night after a freight train struck cars on another train at an intersection of two tracks owned by separate...

The quest for a new site for a high school/secondary school continues. The dog track is off the table, the district has officially put a for sale sign on the UU property, and the land, offered a while back from the golf course, has already been deemed as unbuildable. If anything...

The St. Croix County Sheriff’s Department was informed by the Menomonie Police Department Thursday afternoon that the body of Joseph Albert Briske, age 45, from the Hudson was found in the Red Cedar River. He left his residence in the early morning hours of Monday, July 14, without...

MADISON -- Gov. Scott Walker says he wants lawmakers to repeal the Common Core education standards adopted by all but a handful of U.S. states. The Republican governor issued a one-sentence statement Thursday, calling on the next Legislature in January to replace Common Core with...

St. Croix County Clerk of Court Lori Meyer has resigned, but barring an unusual set of circumstances, hers could be the only name for the position on the November ballot, and she could conceivably win. “Her name is on the ballot. She made ballot status,” said County Clerk...

The city of Hudson is aiming to add diagonal parking spaces along First Street before winter. On July 7, the City Council approved a $19,800 contract with MSA Professional Services to design the project, which is expected to provide a net gain of close to 40 spaces. MSA, a multi-state...

BALSAM LAKE -- One day shy of a year since a sheriff's deputy found the body of a toddler, locked in a car trunk when the owner came to retrieve the vehicle from a repair shop operated by the dead boy's father, Polk County District Attorney Daniel Steffen has concluded the boy's death...