Sunday crash in rural River Falls brings prime-time outage for many
A minor collision between a pickup and a power pole in the town of Kinnickinnic resulted in a widespread power outage for thousands across a wide swath of western Wisconsin Sunday night.River Falls Journal, 01/30/2008
Going public: Students’ requests for records yield mixed results
Wisconsin government is often championed as highly transparent, but a group of budding journalists at UW-River Falls discovered there are still pockets of murkiness when it comes to compliance of the open records law.River Falls Journal, 12/21/2007
Deer hunt curtailed when former RF man collapses, dies
A pair of River Falls men curtailed a planned deer hunt with a longtime friend Saturday when the man collapsed and died at a Lonerock restaurant where the three were to meet for breakfast before heading into the woods.River Falls Journal, 11/20/2007
Suspicious package prompts evacution on campus, Saturday
A ticking package, discovered by a worker at May Hall Saturday afternoon, prompted an evacuation until members of a Wausau-based bomb disposal unit signaled the 'all clear' about 10 p.m.River Falls Journal, 10/29/2007
UPDATED: Two juveniles linked to UW-RF shed fire; loss put at $46,000
River Falls police believe two teenagers kindled a fire which destroyed a shed containing about 5,000 bales of hay at UW-RF Farm #1.River Falls Journal, 10/27/2007
River Falls takes second punch in two days of storms
River Falls received less rain but more wind in its second straight night of heavy thunderstorms early Tuesday. Wind gusts of 50-60 mph toppled limbs and at least a dozen trees around town. Rainfall total for the two nights measured 2.56 inches on the southeast side of town.River Falls Journal, 08/29/2007
Spring Valley woman hurt in rollover east of River Falls
A Spring Valley woman was transported to Regions Hospital by helicopter from the scene of a one-car rollover early Tuesday evening. The crash occurred just east of Saddle Club Road. A Regions spokeswoman said Thursday morning she had no record of Barbara Abledeinger being a patient, implying that she had been discharged Wednesday.River Falls Journal, 08/15/2007
Clinics judged among best regionally for diabetes care
Diabetics seeking care from doctor/nurse teams at Western Wisconsin Medical Association clinics in River Falls, Ellsworth, Spring Valley, Hudson and New Richmond have a better chance to avoid debilitating health conditions than those who go elsewhere for care.River Falls Journal, 08/10/2007
One dead, another injured in Sunday morning rollover
A River Falls woman died and an Amery man was seriously injured early Sunday when their SUV left Hwy. 29 and rolled through a hayfield east of River Falls. The rollover injury crash is the third in three days within a few miles of River Falls city limits.River Falls Journal, 07/15/2007
River Falls Days 10K finishers listed; Stillwater man paces field of 191 with 33:38 time
Ed Whetham of Stillwater, and Benjamin Kirmse and Logan O'Grady of River Falls were top three finishers in the 10K River Falls Days Run held at 8 a.m. Saturday. Complete results are provided courtesy of Apple Raceberry JaM.River Falls Journal, 07/14/2007
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