In Rusk County Circuit Court, Monday, March 2 a Stockholm was sentenced to 180 days incarceration for his fourth OWI after he crashed his vehicle into a ditch with a blood alcohol content almost 12 times the legal limit.

A Chetek man is facing four domestic violence related charges in Rusk County Circuit Court after he allegedly choked a woman over messages on his Xbox.

Two Hawkins teens are facing charges in Rusk County Circuit Court after a home security camera caught them breaking into a Ladysmith residence on the mission of gathering drug evidence for law enforcement.

During last week’s floor sessions the State Assembly approved three bills authored by Representative James Edming (R-Glen Flora).

A Hawkins woman is facing four domestic abuse related charges in Rusk County Circuit Court after she allegedly attacked a vehicle with a crescent wrench while she was intoxicated.

A Weyerhaeuser man was taken into custody Feb. 18 by the Rusk County Response Team after a search warrant was issued following the filing of domestic abuse related charges in Rusk County Circuit Court.

A Rice Lake man was sentenced to 16 years in the Wisconsin prison system Thursday, Feb. 13 in Rusk County Circuit Court following guilty verdicts on four domestic abuse charges decided by trial in December.

An Altoona woman could face up to more than 16 years in prison if charged in Rusk County Circuit Court after she allegedly stole more than $84,000 from her employer for plastic surgery and a glitter business.

A Holcombe man appeared in Rusk County Circuit Court and was sentenced to 60 days in Rusk County Jail and loss of driving privileges for 24 months after being charged with his third OWI.

January 2020 marks the 16th National Stalking Awareness Month, an annual call to action to recognize and respond to the serious crime of stalking.

A rural Hayward man who went on an arson spree on the Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation in July of 2012 will spend 25 years in prison after being sentenced Monday, Nov. 25, 2019, in Sawyer County Circuit Court, according to a Nov. 27 announcement by Wisconsin Attorney Gen. Josh Kaul.

A Ladysmith man has been charged in Rusk County Circuit Court with his fifth OWI after he crashed his car into a creek.

A Ladysmith woman was arrested on Nov. 24 for her seventh OWI after her vehicle was found parked in a crosswalk; later she was found in a toy aisle of a Ladysmith store.

A Weyerhaeuser man is facing multiple charges in Rusk County Circuit Court after an airplane pilot reported the man allegedly aimed a shotgun at his plane.

A Ladysmith man is facing charges in Rusk County Circuit Court after he stabbed a headboard while allegedly under the influence of methamphetamine.

A Ladysmith man could be facing charges of second degree sexual assault of a child in Rusk County Circuit Court after the 15-year old victim’s mother found him in her daughters bed without pants on.

A Glen Flora man was sentenced to nine months in the Rusk County Jail after entering a plea of guilty to his fifth OWI offense.

A former Chetek man involved in a drug and theft related crime spree in three counties was sentenced in four Rusk County Circuit Court cases on Monday, Nov. 11.

A Ladysmith man is facing two charges of vehicular homicide in Price County Circuit Court after a vehicle he was allegedly driving crashed, ejected and killed his passenger.

An Eau Claire woman was arrested Friday night, in Bruce, on allegations of operating a motor vehicle  under the influence with one child in the vehicle under the age of 16. .

A Ladysmith man is facing four drug related charges in Rusk County Circuit Court after he participated in two controlled buys of methamphetamine with Rusk County investigators and a confidential informant.

A Ladysmith man is charged in Rusk County Circuit Court following a 26 mile high speed motorcycle chase that started near Glen Flora and reaching speeds up to 100 mph late on Wednesday, June 5.

This information is taken from the dispatch logs for the Rusk County Sheriff’s and Ladysmith Police departments from June 4 to 10. Incidents involving vehicles versus deer: 10     

A $500 probable cause warrant was issued on Tuesday, June 11 in Rusk County Circuit Court for a Holcombe man failed to appear for an initial appearance hearing and who is charged with his third OWI offense after he crossed the centerline multiple times.

This information is taken from the dispatch logs for the Rusk County Sheriff’s and Ladysmith Police departments from May 28 to June 3. Incidents involving vehicles versus deer: 8.

A Tony woman pleaded no contest on Tuesday, May 28, in Rusk County Circuit Court to her third offense of OWI after a complaint alleges she ran her ex-boyfriend over with her car twice.

A Bruce man and a Rice Lake woman have each been charged with soliciting for prostitution after their conversation was caught on video at the Rusk County Jail.

A Burnett County man will spend three years in prison in connection with his sixth drunk driving conviction after a sentencing hearing Monday, June 3, 2019, in Barron County Circuit Court.

An arrest warrant for $1,000 was issued for a Bruce man who failed to appear in Rusk County Circuit Court on Tuesday, May 28. The man is facing four charges of forgery after he altered and mobile deposited a check five times totaling more than $10,000.

A Shell Lake man was sentenced in Rusk County Circuit Court on Tuesday, May 21 on five drug related charges to spend 12.5 years in the Wisconsin prison system.

This information is taken from the dispatch logs for the Rusk County Sheriff’s and Ladysmith Police departments from May 14-20. Incidents involving vehicles versus deer: 8.

This information is taken from the dispatch logs for the Rusk County Sheriff’s and Ladysmith Police departments from May 7 to 13. Incidents involving vehicles versus deer: 7.   

A Hayward woman lost in Ladysmith is facing her third OWI charge after a blood draw revealed her blood alcohol content was more than twice the legal limit appeared in Rusk County Circuit Court Tuesday.

A Hayward man failed to appear in Rusk County Circuit Court for three drug related charges after a Wisconsin State Patrol trooper saw what he thought to be green marijuana flakes on the driver’s lap during a traffic stop.

In Rusk County Circuit Court on May 3 a Ladysmith man appeared for his initial appearance hearing for three charges after a domestic incident alleging he threatened a woman while dragging her around by her hair.

A Ladysmith woman charged with disorderly conduct after chasing a man with a steak knife last summer appeared in Rusk County Circuit Court on Tuesday, May 6.

This information is taken from the dispatch logs for the Rusk County Sheriff’s and Ladysmith Police departments from April 30 to May 6. Incidents involving vehicles versus deer: 11.

Representative James Edming (R-Glen Flora) submitted a motion to legislature’s Joint Finance Committee this week seeking to amend the state budget to create a second circuit court branch in Sawyer County.  According to the most recent case study from the Director of State Courts’ office, Saw…

A Ladysmith woman appeared in Rusk County Circuit Court on Tuesday, April 30 for a charge of disorderly conduct after she allegedly repeatedly harassed a Ladysmith family and was found listening through their door.

This information is taken from the dispatch logs for the Rusk County Sheriff’s Department and Ladysmith Police departments from April 23 to 29. Incidents involving vehicles versus deer: 4.

A Tony woman is charged with second degree recklessly endangering safety in Rusk County Circuit Court for attempting to flee law enforcement after leaving a local bar where she legally purchased alcohol for her minor daughter.

This information is taken from the dispatch logs for the Rusk County and Ladysmith Police departments from April 16 to 22. Incidents involving vehicles versus deer: 9

An Ingram man entered no contest pleas to two charges and was sentenced to one-year probation and received a three-year deferred sentence in Rusk County Circuit Court after brandishing a machete in front of a group of people.