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BY MICHAEL J. CAYLOR JR. CONTRIBUTOR On Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, Tim and Danielle Kurtz met with Chief Corey Bennett at the Merrill Police Department to discuss what they thought would be the details of an upcoming benefit. The benefit, which is being held on March 5 at the Northwoods Veterans Post in Merrill, will benefit the Merrill Police Department Benevolent Association and a local conversation project. However, that was actually the last thing on Chief Bennett’s mind as he led the Kurtz’s to the City Council chambers. There, members of the Wausau Firefighters Charities were waiting wit...

Suspect arrested and in custody in Lincoln County Jail on $25,000 cash bond TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR Twenty-eight-year-old Kayla M. Frank of Merrill was shot and killed late the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, at a home on E. Fifth Street in the City of Merrill. The Merrill Police Department issued a press release Wednesday morning, Jan. 19, confirming that emergency services were dispatched to the residence at approximately 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18. The call came in as an accidental discharge of a firearm, the release said. “Upon arrival, a female victim was found to be unresponsive, [...

Officers, family, friends, and community gather to honor MPD Officer Riley Kurtz TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR When Officer Riley Kurtz died from medical complications associated with pulmonary blastomycosis on Jan. 3, 2022, at the age of 24, his family, fellow officers at the Merrill Police Department and Kronenwetter Police Department, friends, and the community were in shock. In the words of Officer Joshua McCaskill to those gathered in attendance outside the funeral home that evening, after a multi-jurisdictional procession had escorted Officer Kurtz’s body from Aspirus Wausau to Merrill, “He w...

Suspect has been charged with Homicide by Negligent Handling of a Dangerous Weapon TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR The Merrill Police Department issued a press release Wednesday morning, Jan. 19, 2022, confirming that emergency services were dispatched to a residence in the City of Merrill at approximately 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 18. The call came in as an accidental discharge of a firearm. “Upon arrival, a female victim was found to be unresponsive, and lifesaving measures were initiated,” Police Chief Corey Bennett said in the release. “She was transported to Aspirus Merrill Hospital, where s...

Judge sets $25,000 cash bond for suspect For the Star Journal A Merrill man was charged in Lincoln County Court today with two felonies related to the death of woman in Merrill Tuesday. Tanner H. Graap, 27, is charged as a repeater with homicide by negligent handling of a dangerous weapon, and p