10/06/2026

PRICE COUNTY - The Price County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a death investigation in the town of Kennan near the town of Phillips. The Price County sheriff’s office says they received a 911 call reporting a man had shot and injured another person at a residence near the area of County Rd N and Big Falls Rd on Sunday, then received a second 911 call reporting the same man was causing a disturbance at second location. When officers arrived on scene, the man was found dead. The sheriff’s office says there is no known threat to the community. The investigation is ongoing and no other information has been released.

10/06/2026

PARK FALLS - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says nine wolves were recently trapped and euthanized by USDA Wildlife Services in northern Price County near Park Falls.  The DNR says the action was in response to a series of verified threats to human health and safety in rural northern Price County that were first reported in July 2025 and continued through August of this year.   

10/06/2026

MINOCQUA - Brewery owner Kirk Bangstad is once again at odds with the Island City after Minocqua officials required him to add directional arrows to his parking lot after they appeared on the original plans but weren’t painted on the driveway. Bangstad said the arrows were intended to show traffic flow, not necessarily pavement markings. He complied by painting them in rainbow Pride-flag colors, joking online about the town’s “extremely proud” arrows. Bangstad's latest comes as the brewery faces a separate permit issue involving Wisconsin officials and its Minocqua and Madison locations.