Polk County

Incidental Take Notice for Polk County

DNR Releases Summary of 2025 CWD Sampling Efforts

DNR Awards 2026 Surface Water Grants

Former Polk County Doctor Charged with Child Enticement

Wisconsin Conservation Voters’ statement on destructive reconciliation bill moving in the U.S. House of Representatives

Another 10 Wisconsin Sheriffs Endorse Brad Schimel

Brad Schimel, Law Enforcement’s Choice for the Wisconsin Supreme Court

Baldwin Delivers Over $24 Million to Cut Energy Costs, Make Upgrades at Wisconsin Farms and Rural Businesses

DNR Seeking Public Comment For Environmental Review Of Luck Safe Drinking Water Loan Program Project

Communities Ask Governor Evers to Veto Anti-Local Control Bill

WisDOT Announces 2023 Excellence in Construction Awards

Contractors honored for projects in Dane, Lafayette, Outagamie, Milwaukee, Polk and Racine counties

OutWiGo To Wisconsin State Parks On New Year’s Day

DNR Confirms CWD In Wild Deer In Polk County

Baiting And Feeding Ban To Begin In December, Public Meeting Set

Wisconsin NRB Meeting Aug. 8-9

Former Burnett County Assistant District Attorney Sentenced for Three Felony Counts of Representations Depicting Nudity

July 24, 2023

Former Burnett County ADA Convicted of Three Felony Counts of Representations Depicting Nudity

April 27, 2023

Gov. Evers, WisDOT Announce Grant to Help Build Polk County Industrial Park

Growing manufacturing company plans expansion, more jobs in Northwest Wisconsin

Midwest Environmental Advocates Files Motion to Intervene After WMC Launches Legal Attack on the Authority of Local Governments to Regulate Large Livestock Operations

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Strain Confirmed In Wisconsin’s Wild Bird Populations

Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany Rejects Millions for Covid Relief and Recovery for Superior and Wausau

Wisconsin National Guard continues COVID-19 testing throughout the state

Wisconsin National Guard conducts shortened COVID-19 testing week due to New Year’s holiday

Wisconsin National Guard tops 900,000 COVID-19 tests collected; testing week shortened over Thanksgiving holiday

WILL Amicus: Gov. Evers’s Emergency Declarations Threaten Separation of Powers

WILL files amicus in original action before Wisconsin Supreme Court

Wisconsin National Guard will conduct COVID-19 specimen collection in 45 Wisconsin counties this week

More than $14 million approved for transportation alternatives

WILL Pledges Appeal in Lawsuit Challenging Governor Evers’s Emergency Declarations

Judge denies WILL’s motion for injunction

Gov. Evers Releases Statement Regarding Circuit Court Decision Leaving Public Health Emergency Intact

AG Kaul Statement on Mask Requirement Ruling

October 12, 2020

WILL Files Motion for Immediate Injunction in Lawsuit Challenging Governor Evers’s Emergency Declaration

Motion for immediate relief comes after Governor Evers extends emergency

Governor Evers Violates State Law Again with Third COVID Emergency Declaration

WILL sued Governor Evers in Polk County in August over second COVID emergency

WILL Sues Governor Evers Over Second COVID-19 Emergency Declaration

Lawsuit filed in Polk County challenges Governor Evers’s power grab.

AG Kaul Announces 3 Counties and 1 Tribe to Establish Treatment Courts; 7 Counties to Expand Current Treatment Alternatives and Diversion Programs

Gov. Evers Appoints James Rennicke as Burnett County District Attorney

Rennicke will fill the remainder of the unexpired term that ends January 2021.

Polk County Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison, 5 Years of Extended Supervision for Methamphetamine Possession with Intent to Deliver

The conviction was obtained with assistance from the St. Croix Falls Police Department and Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriffs Endorse Hagedorn for Supreme Court

"The strong support our campaign is receiving from law enforcement professionals is a reflection of my commitment to protecting the public and upholding the rule of law."

Governor Walker Awards $7 Million in Broadband Expansion Grants

Preliminary grants have been awarded to serve 1,100 businesses and 14,000 homes

Snapshot Day on August 18th is a Statewide Water Monitoring Event

Volunteers needed to search for invasive species!

Governor Walker Announces $7.68 million in Preliminary Broadband Expansion Grants to Connect 46 Rural Communities

Governor Walker also announces application process for next round of grants

Wisconsin State Patrol welcomes 41 officers to its ranks

Governor Walker Appoints Polk County Judge

“He shares a strong commitment to Constitutional principles and will faithfully apply the rule of law.”

Governor Walker Appoints Charles Feltes to Trempealeau County Circuit Court

"I am excited to appoint Charles Feltes as a judge in the Trempealeau County."

Polk County Corrections Officer gets 60-year sentence

On Monday, February 1, 2016, Darryl Christensen was sentenced by Judge Eugene Harrington.

Statewide crackdown on drunken driving begins Friday

‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaign runs from August 21 to September 7