Barron News-Shield

11/25/2025

A Rice Lake man originally charged with felony child abuse in an alleged attack on a 13-year-old boy in a church parking lot in Cameron pleaded guilty to a reduced misdemeanor battery charge during a hearing on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Barron Cou…

A Rice Lake man originally charged with felony child abuse in an alleged attack on a 13-year-old boy in a church parking lot in Cameron pleaded guilty to a reduced

11/25/2025

A routine traffic stop in Rice Lake could end up costing a New Auburn woman more than three years in prison, according to Barron County Circuit Court records.

11/25/2025

A Rusk County man is in jail awaiting sentencing on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, after his probation was revoked in connection with a pair of felony indecent exposure convictions involving an incident two years ago, Barron County Circuit Court records said…

A Rusk County man is in jail awaiting sentencing on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025, after his probation was revoked in connection with a pair of felony indecent exposure convictions involving

11/25/2025

An anonymous email sent to the Barron County Sheriff’s Department early this month has resulted in a felony methamphetamine distribution charge against a 40-year-old Chetek man, Barron County Circuit Court records said.

An anonymous email sent to the Barron County Sheriff’s Department early this month has resulted in a felony methamphetamine distribution charge against a 40-year-old Chetek man, Barron County Circuit Court

11/25/2025

A Rice Lake woman arrested for three separate felony offenses in the span of a single week in early October was bound over for further prosecution after a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Barron County Circuit Court.

A Rice Lake woman arrested for three separate felony offenses in the span of a single week in early October was bound over for further prosecution after a preliminary hearing

11/25/2025

Repeated telephone calls allegedly placed by a Barron County Jail inmate have resulted in three counts of knowingly violating a domestic abuse court injunction, Barron County Circuit Court records said.

11/25/2025

It was a summer day in Barron, Wisconsin, in the year 1922.

11/25/2025

Northwood Technical College has been named a 2025 Gold Vets Ready Employer by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD). The college is one of 25 employers across the state honored this year for strong support of veterans, service memb…

Northwood Technical College has been named a 2025 Gold Vets Ready Employer by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD). The college is one of 25 employers across the state

11/25/2025

Cloudy with periods of rain. High 44F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall around a quarter of an inch..

11/25/2025

The First Lutheran Church of Arland will host a Cookie Walk Saturday, Dec. 6, starting at 9 a.m. For sale items include a variety of cookies, breads, candies, lefse and Norwegian baking. Beverages include coffee and cider. Browse vintage Christmas d…

The First Lutheran Church of Arland will host a Cookie Walk Saturday, Dec. 6, starting at 9 a.m. For sale items include a variety of cookies, breads, candies, lefse and

11/25/2025

The Rice Lake Police Department has issued 2025 Holiday Parade information. The event is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 4, at 6 p.m. To facilitate the parade route, there will be no parking allowed on Main Street from Messenger Street to Douglas Stree…

The Rice Lake Police Department has issued 2025 Holiday Parade information. The event is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 4, at 6 p.m. To facilitate the parade route, there will be

11/25/2025

More than two dozen local organizations set up tables in the gymnasium at UW–Eau Claire–Barron County on Nov. 6, ready to help whoever came through the door.