Vilas County

A criminal complaint says 42-year-old Brett La Barge hit a woman in the head with a hammer multiple times while she was sleeping

55 MPH night speed limit signs will also be installed at all lake/trail accesses.

The Vilas County Forestry, Recreation and Land Department says the 11 clubs in the Vilas County Snowmobile Alliance have put in many hours to ensure a safe opening of the trails

Back-to-back low-snow winters forced some communities to try something different to give the economy a boost.One of the more successful projects was The Glide in Boulder Junction. The ice-skating ribbon through the woods brought people from around the world to the Northwoods.Now it’s back for a second year.

Following two winters of poor snow conditions and few if any days with snowmobile trails open, both Oneida and Vilas counties are making some changes to when clubs can open their sections.

The Thanksgiving snowstorm brought much needed snow, but also quite a few challenges.

67-year-old Dean Lea, who owned the home, was found dead inside

Current sheriff Joe Fath is retiring December 1st

The Northwoods of Wisconsin, with its rough logging boom towns and frontier justice, saw its own share of gun smoke and violence in the early 1900s.

57-year-old James Johnson is now pleading not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect