Beef-A-Rama is this weekend in Minocqua, Ascension Sacred Heart celebrates 125 years, Vilas Co. Supervisors say no to an administrator Resource officers remain in Madison schools, It turned out to be a B-B gun at Little Chute schools.
A horse is euthanized in Oneida county after contracting Eastern Equine Encephalitis, A Vilas County Sheriff's captain raises big money for a K-9 unit, Warm for Winter begins another season, Residents in a Green Bay nursing home have been trapped for several days in the facility.
No serious injuries in a Rhinelander-area bus crash, A joint law enforcement effort nets drugs and warrant violations in Forest county, An Illinois man falls to his death in Door county, $7 million coming to help secure Wisconsin elections.
An update on the fatal house fire Friday in Rhinelander, A study is underway in this area about state-threatened wood turtles, Tomorrow is voter registration day, and the Iron Mountain VA gets high grades.
The Marathon County Library decides against re-classifying a book on transgender youth, The Farm Bill is held up because of work requirements for SNAP recipients, The comment period is ending for the Endangered Species Act, Housing sales remain strong though inventory in some areas is very tight.
Rhinelander's new city administrator faces the public, A silent sports park is in process to be annexed to Rhinelander, 31st Northern National Art Competition will have 92 artists from across the nation, Foxconn commits to helping ginseng farmers.
It is Constitution Day, and a local historian says writing this document wasn't so smooth, the next Never Forgotten Honor Flight is on its way to Washington, D.C., and the state will consider a proposal to build an ATV trail near Highway 64 in Langlade county.
Fall tourism is big business for the Northwoods, A leader says Downtown Rhinelander, Inc. remains a vital part of the city, A Wausau man turns himself in on sex charges, A man posing as a construction worker rips off real construction workers...
The Eagle River Derby Track is sold, A new study puts a dollar value on clean, clear water on lakes, Kimberly-Clark wants tax incentives now to stay in Wisconsin, A drunk driver is sentenced after his 14th trip before the judge,
The WI Dept. of Corrections failed to notify proper authorities about a problem at Lincoln Hills for two and half years, Today is Suicide Prevention Day and there is help for those that need it, The Minocqua Area Chamber of Commerce has a positive tourism report, and scammers are back to prey on older citizens.
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