Elgersma, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced the conclusion of a year-long effort that ...

POLK COUNTY — Jared Ross Ler’che has been sentenced in Polk County Circuit Court for the first-degree intentional homicide of his wife, Margaret Ler’che. Margaret’s body was discovered beneath a ...

The community is invited to An Evening of Hope with Kevin Hines on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 6:30 p.m. at the Unity Schools ...

A Burnett County woman has been sentenced on reduced charges stemming from a February 2026 investigation that allegedly ...

BARRON COUNTY, WI -- DrydenWire has been informed by the Barron County Clerk of Courts Office the following Criminal and Traffic Disposition and Warrant Status Reports for Barron County. The weekly ...

A 27-year-old Ladysmith, WI, man is facing charges for possession of illegal sexual material involving children, following an ...

MADISON, WI — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), today announced the launch of two new grant programs, the PFAS Community Grants Sampling Program and ...

Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) reminds citizens to check and be sure that they have the proper identification needed to ...

SAWYER COUNTY, WI — The Sawyer County Sheriff’s Office has provided DrydenWire with the following recent jail booking information. Weekly Jail Bookings Reports for Barron, Burnett, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, ...

**Editor's Note: No booking photo is included because the defendant is under 18 years old. SAWYER COUNTY — A 16-year-old Hayward, WI, teenager is being prosecuted in adult criminal court after Sawyer ...

DrydenWire.com has published 3 new obituaries today, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. Stay up to date with new and updated obituaries on DrydenWire, published Monday through Friday. To view today’s obituaries ...

WISCONSIN — Brad D. Schimel, First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on October 16, 2026, United States District Court Judge Byron B. Conway ...