Articles tagged with lincoln
Wed, May 23, 2012
Wausau loses jobs, regional economy improves
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Unemployment rates fell across central Wisconsin in April.
The seasonally unadjusted jobless rates were lower from the month before and lower ...
Wed, May 23, 2012
Work release inmate fails to return
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A Lincoln County jail inmate with work release privileges didn’t return to the jail last night.
Authorities say 46-year-old James ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
Former Tavern League treasurer charged with theft
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – The former Lincoln County tavern league treasurer will make her first court appearance today on charges she stole more than $20 ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
Matthew McConaughey desperate for Lincoln Lawyer follow-up
From WENN.com
The legal thriller, which also starred Ryan Phillippe, was a surprise box office hit for McConaughey, and he can't wait ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
Lincoln Co. sheriff's believe bear stole man's sunflower seeds
LINCOLN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) - Sheriff’s deputies in north central Wisconsin ran into a bear of a case recently.
Lincoln County authorities said a ...
Mon, May 14, 2012
Matthew McConaughey desperate for Lincoln Lawyer follow-up
From WENN.com
The legal thriller, which also starred Ryan Phillippe, was a surprise box office hit for McConaughey, and he can't wait ...
Wed, April 11, 2012
Lincoln Financial must pay $2 million to defamed broker
By Suzanne Barlyn
(Reuters) - Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp must pay $2 million to a broker who alleged the company fired and then defamed him ...
Wed, April 11, 2012
Lincoln Financial must pay $2 million to defamed broker
By Suzanne Barlyn
(Reuters) - Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp must pay $2 million to a broker who alleged the company fired and then defamed him ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
Merrill "back on track" a year after tornado
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Mike Handlin lost almost everything when a tornado roared through Merrill one year ago today. The house he had lived in ...
Mon, April 02, 2012
Ford revives Lincoln with glass roof and "date nights"
By Deepa Seetharaman
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co is rolling out new Lincoln models with a panoramic glass roof option to lure younger ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
Local jobless rates down from year before
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – Local jobless rates rose across Wisconsin in January from the month before but are down compared to the same time a ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
Governor looks for new Lincoln County judge
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – The governor’s office has begun accepting applications to fill a judicial vacancy in Lincoln County.
Judge Glenn Hartley said last ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Merrill holds public hearing on Lincoln House grant tonight
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Merrill will hold a public hearing tonight on a state community development grant for the Lincoln House redevelopment project.
The city ...
Fri, March 09, 2012
Rural Lincoln County home destroyed in fire
SCHLEY, Wis. (WSAU) - A home in the Town of Schlay is damaged tonight following a fire.
Lincoln County officials say a call came in ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Lincoln County judge will retire in June
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Lincoln County Judge Glenn Hartley will retire this summer.
Hartley confirmed Tuesday that he will step down from the bench June ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Court order request against UWSP prof dropped
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – A Portage County court commissioner has dismissed a college student’s request for a temporary restraining order against a professor ...
Fri, February 03, 2012
Records detail student's assault
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – Investigative records released Thursday offer conflicting reports about exactly what happened aboard a school bus in Lincoln County last July ...
Tue, January 31, 2012
SUV, mini-van crash in Lincoln County
MERRILL, Wis (WSAU) An SUV and a mini-van crashed near the intersection of Highway 107 and County Road Z in the Town of Corning ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
Lincoln County snowmobile trails to open Friday
UNDATED (WSAU) Lincoln County snowmobile trails will open today at noon.
It’s been a late start to the season because of limited snow-cover ...
Wed, January 25, 2012
Local jobless rates tick up in December
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – The jobless rate rose in four central Wisconsin counties from November to December as construction companies and wood manufacturers put fewer ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
UPDATE: Killer gets no chance for release in mother's murder
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A judge ordered a Wausau man to spend the rest of his life in prison for killing his mother in 2010 ...
Mon, January 16, 2012
Three inmates accused in jail fights
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – At least three inmates at the Lincoln County jail are facing charges for two separate fights last week.
The sheriff’s ...
Wed, January 11, 2012
Police found pot, stolen guns in rural Merrill home
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Police arrested a rural Merrill man on drug charges.
Lincoln County sheriff’s deputies used a police K9 to search Kevin ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
Marathon and Lincoln Counties declared disaster areas for ginseng farmers
WASHINGTON, DC (WSAU) – Officials from the US Agriculture Department have granted disaster status to Marathon and Lincoln Counties after major crop damage to ginseng ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
Lincoln Hills Protest Over Suspension
IRMA, WI (WSAU) A group of union members protested Monday outside the Lincoln Hills school in protest of the suspension of an employee at ...
Mon, January 02, 2012
Lincoln County pulls truck from lake, arrests man for OWI on Lake Alexander
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – It was a busy weekend on Lake Alexander for Lincoln County deputies.
Friday afternoon, officials were called to the lake for ...
Tue, December 27, 2011
Jail inmate sets off fire alarm
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A Tomahawk man arrested for a fight Christmas Eve will appear in court today on charges he set off a fire ...
Wed, December 21, 2011
Region enjoys drop in jobless rates
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – People looking for work in central Wisconsin last month generally found it, according to state figures released Wednesday.
The state workforce ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
UWSP faculty member referred on battery charge
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Investigators in Lincoln County have referred a UW-Stevens Point faculty member to prosecutors on battery charges for allegedly punching a student ...
Fri, December 09, 2011
Lincoln County joins victim notification network
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Lincoln County is now part of a national network that lets you track when someone is released from jail.
The county ...
Thu, December 08, 2011
UWSP student claims professor punched him
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Authorities in north central Wisconsin are investigating a report that a UW-Stevens Point professor punched a student during a summer field ...
Mon, December 05, 2011
Federal aid sought for local ginseng farmers
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – Governor Walker is asking federal officials to help ginseng farmers in Marathon and Lincoln counties who suffered heavy crop losses this ...
Tue, November 15, 2011
Woman faces trial for possessing, using drugs
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) - A Merrill woman will stand trial on drug possession charges and for using those drugs while she was pregnant last year ...
Mon, November 07, 2011
Trial starts tomorrow for son accused in mom's death
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A Wausau man will go on trial this week on charges he staged his mother’s drowning last year so he ...
Wed, October 19, 2011
Standoff in Lincoln County resolves peacefully
BRADLEY, Wis. (WSAU) – Lincoln County police say a hostage situation in the town of Bradley is over this afternoon.
It started around 9:30 ...
Mon, October 10, 2011
Home visits expand in Lincoln, Oneida counties
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – A federal grant will help social workers reach out to at-risk families in three Northwoods counties.
The state Department of Children ...
Wed, October 05, 2011
Trial ordered in armed police standoff
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A Minneapolis man will stand trial in Lincoln County on charges he pointed a short-barreled shotgun at a sheriff's deputy ...
Wed, October 05, 2011
Second mom charged with drug use during pregnancy
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A Merrill woman charged Tuesday with possessing methamphetamine and morphine is also facing charges she used those drugs while she was ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
Mother, daughter face Lincoln County drug charges
MERRILL, Wis (WSAU) A 25-year-old Lincoln County woman who's suspected of dealing heroin with her mother was sentenced yesterday. Kayleigh Maki had pled ...
Wed, September 21, 2011
Hiker rescued from woods in Lincoln County
MERRILL, Wis (WSAU) A woman fell and broke her leg while hiking in the woods near the Grandfather Hydro-electric Dam in Merrill. Rescuers had ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
Caught...25 years later
TRIPOLI, Wis. (WSAU) – They finally caught him.
Lincoln County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 63-year-old Florence man Friday on a warrant that was issued ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
Reward offered for deer killer
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A reward is being offered for tips that lead to whoever shot a prized buck on a game farm in Lincoln ...
Mon, September 12, 2011
"Breeding buck" killed in Lincoln County
TOWN OF HARRISON, Wis. (WSAU) – Someone shot and killed a “breeding buck” at a deer farm in Lincoln County last week.
The white tailed ...
Sun, September 11, 2011
Bear attacks hunter in Lincoln County
HARDING, Wis (WSAU) There was a bear attack Friday morning in Lincoln County. A hunter from
DePere was injured while in the woods in ...
Mon, September 05, 2011
Deputies seek charges in cycle crash
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Alcohol was a factor in a crash that injured a Tripoli man in rural Lincoln County early Friday.
The sheriff’s ...
Fri, September 02, 2011
Overnight motorcycle crashes kill one, injure another
UNDATED (WSAU) – There were two motorcycle accidents overnight, one of which killed a 36-year-old Clintonville man.
The Clintonville man died when he crashed his ...
Fri, September 02, 2011
Lincoln County mobile home park open under new ownership
MERRILL, Wis (WSAU) – Lincoln County's mobile home park is back in code after passing inspections this summer.
The White Birch Park had been ...
Mon, August 15, 2011
WPS holds open houses on hydoelectric dams in Lincoln County
TOMAHAWK, Wis. (WSAU) – Wisconsin Public Service will be holding a pair of public meetings this week as they start up the process to renew ...
Tue, August 09, 2011
Merrill company bounces back from tornado
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A Merrill company has fully recovered from the tornado that hit four months ago. Lincoln Windows held a ribbon cutting ceremony ...
Mon, August 08, 2011
Inmate escapes from Lincoln County jail
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – The state corrections department is looking for a Lincoln County jail inmate who walked away last week.
Alexander Schultz was jailed ...
Fri, July 22, 2011
Court hearing delayed for suspect in armed police standoff
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – An initial court appearance has been delayed for a Minneapolis man arrested for pointing a short-barreled shotgun last night at a ...
Thu, July 21, 2011
Lincoln County 4-H fair underway
MERRILL, Wis (WSAU) The fair season is underway.
Yesterday was opening day for the Lincoln County 4-H fair in Merrill.
Tonight's grandstand entertainment ...
Mon, July 18, 2011
UPDATE: Arrest made in Lincoln County hit-and-run
GLEASON, Wis (WSAU) The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office has taken one person into custody after an investigation into a hit and run crash ...
Mon, July 18, 2011
New app connects art lovers to N.Y.'s Lincoln Center
By Bernd Debusmann Jr.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Patrons of the arts can now be instantly connected with New York City's famed Lincoln Center ...
Mon, June 27, 2011
State consolidates schools for troubled teens
IRMA, Wis. (WSAU) – State and local officials are celebrating a new school for teenage girls who have gotten into trouble and the consolidation of ...
Fri, June 24, 2011
3 injured in Lincoln County crash
UNDATED (WSAU) A car crash Thursday afternoon injured three people in Lincoln County. It happened around 2pm just north of Tomahawk on Highway 51 ...
Mon, June 20, 2011
Ford spending $1 billion on Lincoln revamp: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co
Thu, June 16, 2011
Police look for owners of stolen mounts
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Investigators in Lincoln County need your help finding the rightful owners of more than 30 animal mounts stolen from cabins in ...
Sun, June 12, 2011
Phelps man in hospital after cycle crash in Lincoln County
TOWN OF RUSSELL, Wis. (WSAU) – A Phelps man is in critical condition today following a weekend motorcycle crash in rural Lincoln County.
Sheriff's ...
Thu, June 02, 2011
Principal calls for athletic department review after wrestler disorderly conduct charges
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis (WSAU) The principal at Lincoln High School in Wisconsin Rapids says the school’s entire athletic department needs to be reviewed ...
Tue, May 17, 2011
Lincoln Window resumes production after tornado
MERRILL, Wis (WSAU) One of the largest companies that was damaged by the April tornados in Merrill is now back in business.
Lincoln Window ...
Wed, May 11, 2011
First Image From 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' Is Very Presidential
The most disturbing part about the first official image from Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is that there is a severe lack of vampire hunting ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Lincoln County deputy honored
MERRILL, Wis (WSAU) A Lincoln County sheriffs deputy is being honored for helping to save a man's live inFlorida. Andy Vander Wyst was ...
Mon, May 09, 2011
Steven Spielberg Casts More Than A Dozen For 'Lincoln'
If Steven Spielberg called you up and asked you to take a role in his new film, what would you do? I'll tell ...
Sun, April 03, 2011
Woman injured in Lincoln County crash
TOWN OF HARRISON, Wis (WSAU) Alcohol is a factor in a one-car rollover crash in Lincoln County. Police say a woman lost control on ...
Thu, March 17, 2011
Groupon's "Lincoln Lawyer" ticket offer is popular
By Paul Bond
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Don't expect long lines to see "The Lincoln Lawyer" -- a big portion of the audience for ...
Wed, March 16, 2011
Lionsgate teams with Groupon on "Lincoln Lawyer"
By Etan Vlessing
TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - Lionsgate is partnering with Groupon to sell half-price $6.00 tickets for "The Lincoln Lawyer," starring Matthew McConaughey ...
Mon, March 14, 2011
UPDATE: Trent Reznor NOT Joining 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'
UPDATE: Just kidding, you guys. Unfortunately, Trent Reznor will not be scoring or appearing in the 20th Century Fox's Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Paltrow/Martin's daughter was flower girl at Lincoln's wedding
The British actor wed Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson's daughter Gael in 2006, and was astonished by the starry turn out on his ...
Mon, March 07, 2011
Trent Reznor Joins 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'
Sure, why not. Let's have Trent Reznor, the recently Oscar-crowned composer of The Social Network and Nine Inch Nails frontman, not only score ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
State budget would keep Lincoln Hills open
UNDATED (WSAU) Governor Walker's budget includes some good news for staff at the Lincoln Hills school in Irma. The facility had been on ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
Matthew McConaughey Sexes Up Marisa Tomei in 'Lincoln Lawyer' Clip
Is it just me or does Marisa Tomei take the single MILF role a hell of a lot (The Wrestler and Cyrus for a ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
ATV rescue in Lincoln County
PINE RIVER, Wis (WSAU) A man and his 11-year-old daughter were rescued Sunday night on an A-T-V trail in Lincoln County. They became stranded ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
Collision in New York's Lincoln Tunnel causes long delays
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A collision involving a motorcycle and three buses in the Lincoln Tunnel on Thursday injured dozens of people and caused long ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
Lincoln County courthouse ready for business
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Officials and representatives will be on hand this weekend for the grand reopening of the Lincoln County Courthouse.
The building has ...
Mon, February 21, 2011
JK! Mary Elizabeth Winstead Is 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter's' Wife!
So remember when earlier this week we said that Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter's wife would be played by Robin McLeavy? Yeah, we were ...
Wed, February 16, 2011
'Vampire Hunter' Abraham Lincoln's Wife Is Robin McLeavy
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter has found his first lady -- and she's not American.
According to Latino Review, who cite a ""tip from this ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
Two More Join 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'
Anthony Mackie and Dominic Cooper have joined 20th Century Fox's Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. Mackie will play Will, Lincoln's best friend who ...
Thu, February 10, 2011
Joaquin Phoenix out of "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"
By Pamela McClintock
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Joaquin Phoenix is no longer in talks to play Abraham Lincoln's mentor in "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire ...
Sun, February 06, 2011
Ford's Lincoln on track to cut number of U.S. dealers
By Bernie Woodall
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co wants to cut its dealership count for U.S. luxury brand Lincoln to about 325 ...
Fri, February 04, 2011
House fire in Lincoln County
TOWN OF KING, Wis. (WSAU) - A fire caused substantial damage to a house in the Lincoln County Town of King last night.
The residents ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
Ben Walker To Play Abraham Lincoln, 'Vampire Hunter'
The ability to play violent, fictionalized versions of American presidents is quickly becoming Benjamin Walker's calling card. According to Variety, the up-and-coming actor ...
Wed, January 19, 2011
Merrill and Lincoln County to hand count February ballot
MERRILL, Wis. - Merrill and Lincoln County have received permission to use hand counted ballots in the upcoming February primary elections from the Government Accountability ...
Mon, January 17, 2011
Short List Announced For 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'
So we have this adaptation of a fairly popular book that had all of Tinsel Town atwitter thinking it'll be a big blockbuster ...
Thu, January 13, 2011
Fatal crash in Lincoln County
PINE RIVER, Wis. (WSAU) - The driver of a minivan hit and killed an 86-year-old woman last night on Highway 64 in the town of ...
Mon, January 03, 2011
Medical emergency causes Lincoln County crash
MERRILL, Wis (WSAU) A man and woman from Wausau were injured in a crash on Highway 51 in Lincoln County yesterday morning. It happened ...
Thu, December 30, 2010
Ford recalls F-series pickups, Edge, Lincoln MKX
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co is recalling 14,737 new vehicles including its biggest seller, the F-series pickup truck, due to the chance than ...
Wed, December 15, 2010
New shelter opens in Lincoln County
MERRILL, Wis (WSAU) A new domestic violence shelter in Lincoln County opened on Wednesday. HAVEN now has room to shelter 24 women and their ...
Thu, December 02, 2010
Lincoln County deputies search for wanted man
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A 20-year-old Spirit Falls man is wanted after police say he missed court.
Lincoln and Price County authorities say Kyle Lindner ...
Tue, November 09, 2010
Lincoln County hires new clerk
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Lincoln County has hired Rothschild's former village clerk as its new county clerk.
The county board appointed Sheila Pudelko to ...
Mon, November 08, 2010
Lincoln County ready to pick new clerk
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Lincoln County has narrowed the search for its county clerk position to its emergency management director and the former village clerk ...
Mon, October 04, 2010
Ford outlines plans to cut Lincoln dealers
DEARBORN, Michigan (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co <F.N> has told its U.S. dealers it expects to drop about 175 Lincoln dealerships in and ...
Wed, September 22, 2010
Democrat Lincoln far behind in Arkansas Senate race
By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senator Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, a key player in U.S. financial regulation legislation, remains far behind in ...
Sun, September 12, 2010
Redford digs into Lincoln assassination plot
TORONTO (Reuters) - In his new film "The Conspirator," director Robert Redford digs into a little-known angle of one of the best-known moments in American ...
Thu, September 09, 2010
Ford summons dealers to discuss Lincoln's future
By Bernie Woodall
DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co <F.N> will host a meeting for its Lincoln dealers in early October to discuss its ...
Fri, September 03, 2010
Lincoln County Clerk dies
UNDATED (WSAU) Lincoln County clerk Bob Kunkel has died. He was recovering from heart surgery when he passed away Wednesday.
He underwent double-bypass surgery ...
Wed, August 25, 2010
Merrill sends next year's EMS bill to Lincoln County
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Merrill city leaders have sent next year's budget for the fire department to the county board for review.
Merrill's ...
Wed, August 18, 2010
Lincoln terrified on TV horror set
The Love Actually star plays the leader of a group attempting to escape a zombie invasion and he admits the night scenes were so ...
Wed, August 18, 2010
Lincoln County picks Scholz as adminstrative coordinator
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Lincoln County has picked highway commissioner Randy Scholz to be their new administrative coordinator.
County board members had asked that his ...
Tue, August 17, 2010
Lincoln County to consider administrative coordinator position tonight
TOMAHAWK, Wis. (WSAU) – Lincoln County will once again try to pick a new administrative coordinator.
Randy Scholz had come up as a possible choice ...
Sat, August 14, 2010
Jazz singer Abbey Lincoln dies
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jazz singer Abbey Lincoln, whose six-decade career included acting and composing, and who participated in the civil rights movement, died in ...
Thu, August 12, 2010
Timur Bekmambetov to Direct 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'
Timur Bekmambetov to Direct Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Ever since I watched Russian auteur Timur Bekmambetov's Night Watch (Nochnoi Dozor) (2004) and Day ...
Mon, August 09, 2010
Lane closures on 51 in Lincoln County start today
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Department of Transportation work crews will be closing lanes of Highway 51 north of the Marathon County – Lincoln County boarder starting ...
Wed, August 04, 2010
Neeson Says He's Too Old to Play Lincoln
Neeson Says He's Too Old to Play Lincoln
Liam Neeson has dropped out of Steven Spielberg's planned Abraham Lincoln biopic.
Digital Spy ...
Mon, August 02, 2010
Lincoln County moves court services during courthouse remodel
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Lincoln County has moved temporarily jury trials and other court services as its courthouse is remodeled over the next eight months ...
Tue, July 20, 2010
Lincoln County puts off hiring administrator position
TOMAHAWK, Wis. (WSAU) – Lincoln County has put off hiring a new administrative coordinator.
The county's administrative and legislative committee recommended last week to ...
Tue, July 20, 2010
Lincoln faces big deficit against GOP's Boozman
By Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, a chief architect of the U.S. financial regulation overhaul, faces an uphill battle ...
Thu, July 15, 2010
100 percent compliance rate on Lincoln County tobacco checks
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – It's a great achievement for Lincoln County stores: a 100% compliance rate on checking IDs for tobacco sales.
The Oneida ...
Mon, July 12, 2010
DNR to hold meeting on Lincoln County dredging request
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) - The DNR is asking for residential input on a proposal to use river sediment at the Lincoln County landfill.
Waste management ...
Wed, June 23, 2010
Sen. Lincoln seeks higher bar for bank capital rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Blanche Lincoln, who has pushed a crackdown on Wall Street's use of derivatives, wants to give some banks a break ...
Wed, June 23, 2010
Lincoln's change to bill would help Ark. bank: report
(Reuters) - Blanche Lincoln, one of the influential U.S. senators spearheading financial reform, is pushing for a change in the proposed bill to benefit ...
Tue, June 22, 2010
Task force: keep Lincoln Hills juvenile prison open
UNDATED (WSAU) A state task force recommends keeping Wisconsin's two juvenile prisons open. They are at Lincoln Hills in Irma and Ethan Allen ...
Mon, June 21, 2010
Madison man dead in Lincoln County logging accident
TOMAHAWK, Wis. (WSAU) - A 57 year old man from Madison died this weekend while pulling down a dead tree in the town of Tomahawk ...
Mon, June 14, 2010
Lincoln eyes compromise for derivatives rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Blanche Lincoln, who crafted the plan to get banks out of the swaps business, is trying to tweak her proposal in ...
Fri, June 11, 2010
Lincoln County searches for new leader
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Lincoln County has to find a new leader.
Interim administrative coordinator Tim Meehan told the county's administrative committee this week ...
Fri, June 11, 2010
Lincoln County handing out prizes for wearing floatation devices
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – The Lincoln County sheriff's department is on the lookout for good behavior this summer by rewarding kids for wearing life ...
Thu, June 10, 2010
Lincoln County car crash
TOWN OF SOMO (WSAU) There were multiple injuries in a two-car crash in Lincoln County around 4pm yesterday afternoon. It happened on Highway 8 ...
Wed, June 09, 2010
Lincoln on "right track" with swaps desk rule: Dodd
By Charles Abbott
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some Democratic senators emerging from closed-door financial reform talks on Wednesday praised a controversial measure that would require banks ...
Tue, June 08, 2010
Marathon, Lincoln, Langlade counties decleared agriculture disaster areas for ginseng losses
UNDATED (WSAU) Three north central Wisconsin counties have been declared disaster areas after a snowstorm a month ago heavily damaged the ginseng crop. The ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
Lincoln loses leverage on financial reform bill
By Charles Abbott
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Blanche Lincoln, a key voice for financial reform, was forced on Tuesday into a Democratic runoff election in ...
Wed, April 21, 2010
Lincoln County autorities searching for suspect in injured deputy case
ROCK FALLS, Wis (WSAU) – Lincoln County authorities are on the search for a suspect who may have injured a sheriff's deputy early this ...
Thu, March 25, 2010
Lincoln County will use reserve funds for courthouse renovations
MERRILL, Wis (WSAU) Lincoln County leaders have decided to tap into their cash reserves to cover higher-than-expected renovation costs for the Lincoln County Courthouse ...
Thu, March 25, 2010
Lincoln County's Huber unit is open; mostly empty
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Lincoln County's new work release unit is open, and the county is looking for inmates to put there.
Jail administrator ...
Thu, March 18, 2010
FEMA holds meeting on new Lincoln County floodplain map tonight
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Officials from FEMA and the DNR will be on hand tonight to discuss and reveal new floodplain maps for Lincoln County ...
Wed, March 17, 2010
Lincoln County may expand ATV trail network
MERRILL, Wis (WSAU) Lincoln County may expand its A-T-V trail network to include some county roads. The initial proposal would include six roads, adding ...
Tue, March 16, 2010
Lincoln County approves more spending on courthouse renovation
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Lincoln County supervisors have approved a measure to continue with the renovation of the Lincoln County courthouse by using money from ...
Tue, March 16, 2010
Lincoln County to explore courthouse funding options
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Lincoln County supervisors will have to find an extra $500,000 to satisfy the state historical society as they move forward ...
Fri, March 12, 2010
Lincoln Co. Judge Denies Convicted Murder's New Plea
LINCOLN COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A judge in Lincoln County has said no to letting a convicted murderer enter a new plea. 19-year-old Derek Domke ...
Thu, March 11, 2010
Two Fined in Lincoln Park Zoo Bear Attack
MANITOWOC, Wis. (WTAQ) - The woman whose hand was bit by a bear at a Manitowoc zoo and her boyfriend have been fined for violating ...
Wed, March 10, 2010
Costs rise for Lincoln County courthouse renovation
MERRILL, Wis (WSAU) Plans to renovate the Lincoln County courthouse have hit a snag.
The county wants to enlarge the second floor but the ...
Tue, March 09, 2010
Lincoln County jail escapee caught near Crandon
CRANDON, Wis. (WSAU) – Police have caught an inmate who walked away from the Lincoln County jail last week.
Crandon police got a tip that ...
Mon, March 08, 2010
Inmate walks away from Lincoln County drug treatment program
MERRILL, Wis (WSAU) An inmate in the Lincoln County Jail is on the loose after failing to return from an outpatient drug-treatment program on ...
Thu, February 11, 2010
Fire leaves elderly Lincoln County couple homeless
TOMAHAWK, Wis. (WSAU) – An elderly Tomahawk couple is homeless tonight after a fire destroyed their home this morning.
Deputies say they got a call ...
Wed, February 03, 2010
"Grandparents Scam" in Lincoln County
MERRILL, Wis (WSAU) Lincoln County sheriffs investigators say they're getting several calls a week about con-artists targeting the elderly with 'the grandparents scam ...
Wed, January 20, 2010
Home break-ins in Lincoln County
TOMAHAWK, Wis (WSAU) The Lincoln County sheriffs department is reporting a series of home break-ins over the last two days. In each case, the ...
Tue, January 05, 2010
Sixth meth lab found in Lincoln County since last summer
TOWN OF ROCK FALLS, Wis. (WSAU) – Lincoln County authorities have discovered their sixth meth lab in as many months.
The latest lab was found ...
Fri, December 18, 2009
Woman dies after car crashes in Lincoln County
TOWN OF ROCK FALLS, Wis. (WSAU) – A woman has died after the car she was riding in crashed through a guardrail and a power ...
Thu, December 17, 2009
Lincoln County offers seasonal flu vaccine
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – Lincoln County residents can get their seasonal flu vaccine in one of three clinics being held over the next week.
The ...
Thu, November 26, 2009
Charges expected in street racing death in Lincoln County
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) Charges are being filed in a now fatal accident in rural Lincoln County yesterday.
The Sheriffs department says they'll be ...
Thu, November 12, 2009
China warns Obama about Dalai Lama, citing Lincoln on slavery
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese government spokesman said Barack Obama should be especially sympathetic to China's opposition to the Dalai Lama and Tibetan independence ...
Mon, November 09, 2009
Two arrested for making meth in Lincoln County
TOWN OF SCOTT, Wis. (WSAU) – A husband and wife are charged with making meth at an apartment in Lincoln County.
Chuck and Kathryn Groff ...
Tue, October 13, 2009
Tommy Lee Jones logs "Lincoln"
By Steven Zeitchik
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Tommy Lee Jones is in negotiations to direct and co-star in "The Lincoln Lawyer," a Matthew McConaughey-starring ...
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