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Mistrial declared in Cherrier trial

St. Croix County Circuit Court Judge Edward Vlack, shown during last week's evidence phase, on Monday, Sept. 25, declared a mistrial in the case of Nicholas H. Cherrier. Mike Longaecker / RiverTown Multimedia play button
Mistrial declared in Cherrier trial
Four days of trial testimony and nearly 11 hours of jury deliberation in the case of a teenager who allegedly threatened to "shoot kids" were...
 News/crime and courts September 24, 2018 - 12:10pm
Wisconsin roundup: Exploding tire rim kills worker in Dunn County; more state news stories
Dunn County investigators say a man killed last week was changing a tire on a farm wagon when it exploded. The tire was being inflated when...
 News/government and politics September 24, 2018 - 4:31pm
Members of the Red Hot Splashes Red Hat group gather at an early meeting. The group started in 2001. Submitted photo
Years of friendship, community dressed in Red Hats
"When I am an old woman I shall wear purple with a red hat that doesn't go, and doesn't suit me, and I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer...
 community/people September 24, 2018 - 12:00pm
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Curtis Brisson
Curtis Brisson April 26, 1947 - Sept. 11, 2018 HUDSON, Wis. - Curtis Brisson, 71, Hudson, formerly East St. Paul, Minn., died Tuesday, Sept. 11, in Christian Community Homes. The memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 28, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in...
 September 20, 2018 - 7:47pm
Daniel Bruch
Daniel Bruch column: Why are some words so frightening?
Here we are in the midst of another insufferably long election season. Again, we are focused on national as well as local elections. Thus far,...
 opinion/columns September 23, 2018 - 3:00pm
“St. Croix River, Osceola, Wisconsin,” by Craig Blacklock.
Heart of the River exhibition celebrates 50 years of scenic riverway
"Heart of the River: Celebrating the First 50 Years of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway" will open on Friday, Sept. 14, from 6-9 p.m. at...
 entertainment/art September 13, 2018 - 4:21pm
David Florence, 88, of Hudson, released his second book "The Eleventh Commandment" in December 2017. Jordan Willi / RiverTown Multimedia
Florence shares more about his life in 'The Eleventh Commandment'
Dr. David Florence, 88, hasn't let age stop him from continuing to write books about his life, which has been filled with excitement making for...
 entertainment/books September 23, 2018 - 4:00pm
Investigators met Sunday in the driveway of the town of Hudson home where authorities said a Glenwood City man murdered his mother. (RiverTown Multimedia photo by Mike Longaecker)
UPDATE: 'I would not have expected this,' murder suspect's landlord says
A St. Croix County man stabbed his mother to death Saturday night in rural Hudson before shooting at police in an incident that led to a 50-mile...
 News/crime and courts February 19, 2017 - 9:51am
Donations are being accepted for the upcoming Octagon House Museum Vintage & Variety Yard Sale Fundraiser on Sept. 20-22. Submitted photo
Museum vintage & variety yard sale fundraiser
St. Croix County Historical Society will host its annual Vintage & Variety Yard Sale Fundraiser Sept. 20-22 on the lawn of the Octagon House...
 community/events September 13, 2018 - 4:00pm
BRIDGE annual Burger Battle is back
BRIDGE For Community Life's tastiest fundraiser, the seventh annual Hudson Burger Battle, is back! This year local restaurants Dick's Bar & Grill, Big Guy's BBQ Roadhouse, Starr's Bar, and Paddy Ryan's Irish Pub will compete in the Burger Battle to determine the best burger in town....
 community/events September 24, 2018 - 12:00pm
A fire engulfs a house at 1058 Autumn Oak Lane on Saturday, Sept. 15. Hudson Fire Department and several other agencies responded Saturday. Submitted photo by Hudson Fire Department
9 agencies respond to house fire
No injuries were reported in a large house fire that drew not only the Hudson Fire Department but several backup agencies on Saturday, Sept....
 News/fires September 18, 2018 - 10:00am
Janice Nelson and Jacob Oreso have a goal of building a medical clinic in a rural community of the African nation of Kenya. Nelson (then Janice Olson) was 17 years old when she spent the summer of 1982 in the community. Oreso’s parents live in a neighboring village. (Hudson Star-Observer photo by Randy Hanson)
Mission possible: bring medical care to a Kenyan village
When Janice Nelson returned in 2014 to the village in Kenya where she spent a summer as a high school exchange student, three of her former host...
 lifestyle/faith January 8, 2016 - 6:00am
Reverend Merlin Wayne Bradley
Reverend Merlin Wayne Bradley Reverend Merlin Wayne Bradley age 91 of Hudson passed away peacefully at his home with his wife by his side on...
 September 20, 2018 - 7:38pm
Marjorie Ann Wilgren
Marjorie Ann Wilgren Marjorie Ann (O'Hara) Wilgren, passed away on September 15, 2018, while in a memory home in Hudson WI. She was born...
 September 20, 2018 - 7:38pm
Lillian R. Ponto
Lillian R. Ponto July 19, 1928 - July 19, 1928 HUDSON, Wis. - Lillian R. Ponto, 90, Hudson, died Tuesday, July 19, in Hudson Hospital. Visitation will be from 10-11 a.m., followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 23, at O'Connell Family Funeral Home in Hudson. Arrangements...
 September 20, 2018 - 7:47pm

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