Fifth-graders use Journal as a learning tool
A group of fifth-grade students at St. Bridget Parish School are finding lots of new learning opportunities in a 154-year-old local institution -- the community newspaper.River Falls Journal, 12/14/2011
Speedy Ninja rider’s escape foiled; officer injured
A man on a Ninja-style motorcycle who allegedly tried to outrun a River Falls patrol officer late Tuesday morning chose the wrong escape route as he crossed paths with a Prescott policeman and a St. Croix County deputy investigator in an unmarked squad before he was caught.River Falls Journal, 08/17/2011
Uline packaging plans huge Hudson warehouse
Uline Inc., a privately-held, Wisconsin-based company that sells packaging equipment and supplies to businesses, plans to construct a 640,000-square-foot building in Hudson's St. Croix Business Park and move about 150 jobs across the border from its Eagan distribution center.River Falls Journal, 06/24/2011
Marge Mittelstadt: Classic, exceptional lady
Whether she was patching a skinned knee, sorting out a playground scuffle or handling a delicate matter with parents, Marge Mittelstadt did it with the tenderness of a mom.River Falls Journal, 01/12/2011
Blizzard tied to 2 deaths; man dies beneath roof collapse, another struck by snowplow 
St. Croix County recorded two deaths Saturday tied to heavy snowfall in western Wisconsin. An elderly Woodville man was killed when he was struck by a municipal plow and a rural Hudson man died after the roof of a livestock shelter collapsed, pinning him beneath.
River Falls Journal, 12/13/2010
Farm Tech, Day 1: 'It doesn't get much better’
The first day of Wisconsin Farm Technology Days in River Falls came and went seamlessly, save for some long traffic backups and early anxiety by hundreds of volunteers, trying to make good impressions. State troopers, deputies and local police were out in force by 6 a.m., shepherding motorists and shuttle buses.
River Falls Journal, 07/20/2010
UPDATED: Cause of group home worker’s death still unknown
An autopsy conducted on a 35-year-old River Falls woman found dead early Tuesday at the Aurora Residence, 230 County Road SS near the Sterling Ponds subdivision, offered no indication as to what claimed her life, St. Croix County Sheriff Dennis Hillstead said Wednesday.
River Falls Journal, 04/21/2010
Cause of group home worker’s death still unknown
An autopsy conducted on a 35-year-old River Falls woman found dead early Tuesday at the Aurora Residence, 230 County Road SS near the Sterling Ponds subdivision, offered no indication as to what claimed her life, St. Croix County Sheriff Dennis Hillstead said Wednesday.
River Falls Journal, 04/21/2010
House fire displaces one; town of RF home heavily damaged
An early morning fire Saturday displaced one man and may have killed at least one pet.
River Falls Journal, 03/27/2010
Corny corner
Steve Dzubay photo
A huge load of a local farmer’s corn spilled at the intersection of Main Street and Cascade Avenue just after 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14.
River Falls Journal, 11/18/2009
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