1/21/2026

PRICE COUNTY — Charges were filed in Price County Friday against a Kennan man involved in a fatal crash that killed a man and his son in August of last year.  Lance Walcisak was charged with two counts of second-degree reckless homicide, one count of second-degree reckless injury and one count of second degree recklessly endangering safety, according to online court records.  The father and son in a pickup truck died after a semi-truck driven by Walcisak hit them at the intersection of State Highway 13 and State Highway 111 in the Town of Worcester. The crash killed Bob Morrison and his son James in the pickup truck his younger son Luke Morrison was airlifted to the hospital for minor injuries.  Court records show Walcisak has already had his initial appearance at Price County Courthouse. He was given a $5,000 cash bond and cannot operate a commercial vehicle.  A go fund me page has been set up for the victim’s family it has already raised $68,000 we have a link on our website and Facebook page.   https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-naomi-and-luke-after-tragic-loss?attribution_id=sl:86fa88f2-9066-40d3-9f1b-cb33a67d2222&lang=en_US&ts=1756518347&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp13_t1-amp17_ta&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwRlRTSAMfPZhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHuAs7AR7drKHCmLvswzfLKqVxl9jVGEn2zeNDO3pu1HB6huxt0wabgSPoC0S_aem_vxA-JbyY_nuBymmI_eWOaQ

1/21/2026

VILAS COUNTY - The Vilas County Board of Supervisors will consider greenlighting the sale of Riverside Park and allocating $634,739 from the General Fund for Phase Two development. Resolution 2026 proposes three options for selling the 10 parcels; Sell all 10 undeveloped parcels to a single buyer; develop infrastructure and sell all 10 parcels to a single buyer or develop infrastructure and sell the 10 parcels to multiple buyers. The $634,739 would be recovered from the sale proceeds. The Forestry, Recreation and Land Committee recommends initially listing all 10 parcels as one on the Wisconsin Surplus Auction website with a minimum bid set by the Finance and Budget Committee. Vilas County property owners can submit feedback by viewing the supervisor list at vilascountywi.gov.

1/20/2026

NORTHERN WISCONSIN - Newly released data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services shows COVID-19 and Influenza are decreasing but continue to circulate in the Northern Region of Wisconsin as respiratory illness activity remains high.  Statewide, the overall emergency room visits for respiratory illnesses have declined.  Both the flu and COVID-19 cases, while high, are on a decline across Wisconsin. RSV remains low but is showing a rise in cases.