The Nokomis Fire Station’s 8th annual Chili Cookoff brought Northwoods departments together for friendly competition and fundraising, strengthening bonds that make rural fire service work.

The 4th annual Legend Laps event at Eagle River’s World Championship Derby Complex lets everyday riders experience the historic half-mile track while raising funds for the Snowmobile Hall of Fame.

Belong Wisconsin’s Sibling Camp reunites foster siblings separated across the state, including Northwoods kids, for a week of connection, normalcy, and family bonds that last beyond summer.

Two young Rhinelander entrepreneurs opened the Northwoods’ first dedicated boxing gym, filling a decades-long gap and giving local fighters a place to train without driving hours south.

Rib Lake’s new gymnasium caps a $19.5M community-funded renovation connecting separated buildings and bringing tournament-quality facilities to a rural Northwoods district.

The legendary Apostle Islands ice caves opened for the first time since 2015, drawing thousands to Lake Superior’s frozen shore before a storm closed them again. Here’s why these formations are so rare and so magical.

Marathon County Historical Society’s new 38,096-square-foot archive center will consolidate 70 years of Northwoods artifacts into climate-controlled storage, preserving lumber-era history for future generations.

Rhinelander’s first dedicated boxing gym opened when two young amateur fighters decided to stop waiting for someone else to build it. Now Hodag Den is training the next generation.

Kevin Hermening, a Wausau financial advisor, enters the race for Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District. His focus on fiscal responsibility and local values resonates across the Northwoods.

When an Eagle River family’s cat vanished for two winter days and turned up 40 feet high in a tree, a local Phelps tree service staged an unlikely rescue that brought the whole neighborhood together.

A Wood County jury acquitted Randall Harris Jr. in his father’s October 2025 death, accepting his self-defense claim after a retrial prompted by prosecutorial errors. The case highlights complex family violence issues in Northwoods communities.

Day 5 of Randall Harris Jr.’s homicide trial focused on family history, with witnesses describing years of violence and substance abuse in a Wisconsin Rapids household.