Forest County

A woman was arrested after a man died in the middle of the road in Laona last week.

A boating crash in Forest County killed a Milwaukee man over the weekend.

Federal regulators now have a better idea of what caused a plane to crash in the woods in Forest County.The National Transportation Safety Board [NTSB] released its final investigation for the September 2021 crash that killed all three people on board.

State officials are investigating how eight people became trapped upside down on a roller coaster at a festival in Wisconsin.

The Forest County Festival starts this afternoon.The annual event offers a chance for the community to get together.It’s at the Crandon International Off-Road Raceway and hosted by the Forest County Potawatomi Community.

Local governments are urging lawmakers to share some of the wealth as they create the next state budget.Assembly Republicans introduced their shared revenue proposal Thursday. WXPR’s Katie Thoresen spoke with government officials in Forest County about the struggles they’re working to overcome and how increased shared revenue would help.

It was a mixed election for a couple of contested Sheriff’s Races in the Northwoods.

Governor Tony Evers last week announced a $4.5 million investment in conservation projects across the state, including a project in Forest County.