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Walker: 'Good chunk' of his budget will pass Gov. Scott Walker says a "good chunk" of his proposed state budget will pass, but Senate GOP leader Scott Fitzgerald cites some big differences.

MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin officials have done a lot in recent years to fight the state's growing problem with heroin. But a new study shows that methamphetamine use has grown so quickly, it's on par with heroin. The FBI and the state Justice Department estimates that meth usage in...

A Roberts woman accused of burglary and teaching a child to inject methamphetamine was sentenced last week to jail time, probation and enrollment in drug court. The sentence, issued by St. Croix County Circuit Court Judge Edward Vlack, followed guilty pleas by Bridget Nicole Eisele...

A 38-year-old man from New Richmond was sentenced Thursday in federal court on charges of bank fraud and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. On March 26 in St. Paul, United States District Court Judge Donovan Frank sentenced Christopher Dwight Bierbrauer to 96 months in prison...

To the Editor: It is amazing to me that the campaign flyers from Alison Page have gotten extremely negative about Sheila Harsdorf. There are many positive things to say about the candidate I am supporting for State Senate without degrading her opponent. Let me tell you why I am...

The methamphetamine problem is down but it's not out. That message was clear as about 50 area officials met in Balsam Lake last week to talk about the drug issue and what more needs to be done to wipe out its impact on local individuals. But as the afternoon session progressed,...

Tamara "Tami" DeMar is reluctant to tell her "truth." But she knows it is the only way to free herself from it and hopefully save others from living it. Tami, 41, New Richmond, sits calmly on the couch in her nicely decorated apartment and begins her story. "I was a regular soccer...

For his part in a methamphetamine drug smuggling and distribution operation Wayne Ruoho, 41, Baldwin, was sentenced to 28 years in prison - without parole. That sentence was handed out Friday by Chief U.S. District Judge for western Wisconsin Barbara Crabb. According to Erik Peterson,...

A federal grand jury recently handed down an indictment charging two New Richmond people on various alleged drug crimes. In an indictment filed on Feb.