Boy dies in loader accident

$300 bid wins building at sheriff’s sale

Published: May 20, 2013
Tags: Re/Max Lakeside, Rubins Realty, sheriff's sale

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA on Monday lost $556,569.82 in about five minutes.

Crews ramping up work on St. Croix Crossing

Published: May 20, 2013
Tags: C.S. McCrossan, Dave Solberg, Edward Kraemer & Sons, MnDOT, St. Croix Crossing, St. Croix River, Stillwater Lift Bridge, WisDOT

Aside from a lone fisherman south of Stillwater’s Lift Bridge, all was quiet on the St. Croix River. But the calm isn’t going to last.

Historic Superior lighthouse free for the taking

Published: May 20, 2013
Tags: Coast Guard, lighthouse, Superior Entry lighthouse

Wisconsin’s historic Superior Entry lighthouse is free for the taking.

Meetings set for I-94 corridor study

Published: May 20, 2013
Tags: I-94, Stadium Interchange, WisDOT

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will hold two public meeting on its Interstate 94 East-West Corridor Study.

Open houses on tap for St. Croix Crossing project

Published: May 20, 2013
Tags: St. Croix Crossing, St. Croix River, WisDOT

A series open houses will be held in May and June for a project to build a bridge over the St. Croix River in northwestern Wisconsin and Minnesota.

GOP move gives state more control on construction

Published: May 20, 2013
Tags: Clean Water Act, Cory Mason, DNR, erosion

Democrats said a move to standardize erosion control rules for commercial construction sites is another effort by Republicans to take power away from local authorities.

US high court upholds FCC power in cell tower disputes

Published: May 20, 2013
Tags: cellphone towers, FCC

The Supreme Court has affirmed the authority of federal regulators to try to speed local government decisions on proposals to build or expand cellphone towers.

Wis. stained glass window co. sees the light

Published: May 20, 2013
Tags: Frank Lovas, Lovas Family Studio of Stained Glass, Robert Lovas, Trinity Episcopal Church

Faded, darkened and broken glass obscured the beautiful stained glass windows in the nave of Trinity Episcopal Church in Bay City.

I-94 re-opens early after pipe project

Published: May 19, 2013
Tags: I-94, WisDOT

A storm sewer culvert pipe project that closed both directions of Interstate 94 from Friday to Sunday was finished seven hours early, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.