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RHINELANDER - You might see a movie that was shot in Rhinelander on Netflix in the future.
Barking Shadow Production company has been shooting in Rhinelander this summer. They're shooting an action comedy low budget indie film.
The name of the movies is Tesla Factor.
SAYNER - Public libraries can be an important tool in a community. Many people consider their library a community staple. That's why a Northwoods community came together to celebrate their library's anniversary.
Plum Lake Public Library in Sayner celebrated its 75th anniversary Sunday. It was established in 1939.
The library's director says this is a way to thank the community because they helped get it to where it is today.
TOMAHAWK - Many different things can cause back problems. A back pack that doesn't evenly distribute weight is one of them.
Chiropractors believe an overpacked backpack can cause posture problems, neck pain, and shoulder pain.
The best way to avoid those problems is to buy the smallest backpack your child can get away with. That way, the weight in the bag doesn't tug on their shoulders.
FLORENCE COUNTY - Florence County deputies want people to not give out any personal or banking information over the phone.
The Florence County Sheriff's Office is investigating two separate phone scams. Chief Deputy David Gribble says both phone scams were reported on August 22nd.
Gribble says a woman was contacted by a male with a Middle Eastern accent in the first scam.
MADISON - Wisconsin fisheries officials are considering stocking an inland lake with landlocked Atlantic salmon.
The Department of Natural Resources is weighing a proposal from the Green Lake Coldwater Fish Advisory Committee to stock Big Green Lake in Green Lake County with the salmon for four years.
KENOSHA - Gov. Scott Walker said he played no role in soliciting donations from a mining company to a key conservative group that ran ads supporting him during the 2012 recall attempt.
Walker made the comments Saturday at a Kenosha campaign event.
GREEN BAY - The Green Bay Packers' worst fear came true Saturday. Packers defensive lineman B.J. Raji is out for the entire season. He tore his right bicep in the first quarter of last night's game.
NFL.com reported Saturday that he tore his biceps and will miss the 2014 season.
TOMAHAWK - Community members finally got to see the final step in connecting two Northwoods trails. The project was 25 years in the making.
Bearskin and Hiawatha trails are finally merged. The 18 mile Bearskin trail was completed in the late 70's. Hiawatha Trail was completed in 1989.
MERRILL - Firefighters honored those who gave the ultimate sacrifice by revving up their engines and hitting the road.
The Red Knights Motorcycle Club held its sixth annual ride for the Fallen Firefighters Memorial.
The memorial was in Wisconsin Rapids, but they started the 85 mile ride in Merrill.
RHINELANDER - More than 50 athletes put their bodies to the test today at the Wild Hodag Triathlon. The event was meant to encourage physical fitness in the community.
Athletes had to swim, bike, and run through the woods. The event organizers think a lot of people like the challenge. They also get to raise money to help train leaders in other countries.
RHINELANDER - Clean, white t-shirts didn't stand a chance at the color dash. The theme of the race was color and it was messy.
"They're going to look like a messy rainbow. They're going to look like a messy bag of skittles. They're going to look like a box of crayons that was put through the dryer," said event organizer Mary Kinnunen.
MILWAUKEE - More than 100 people demonstrating over a Missouri teen fatally shot by a police officer staged a sit-in at a Milwaukee courthouse.
The racially diverse group had rallied Friday at Red Arrow Park in solidarity with the family of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old black male who was shot by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.
GREEN BAY - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is receiving more sighting reports of the large fishing spider.
Linda Williams of the DNR says that while two or three fishing spider sightings annually are typical in the region, she has received 10 reports this year and has personally seen four spiders herself.
EAU CLAIRE - What started out as an erratic driver call for police in western Wisconsin has turned into a death investigation.
Police arrested 61-year-old man at his Eau Claire home after a high speed chase Friday that started in Bloomer.
MILWAUKEE - A federal ruling aims to help find jobs for people with developmental disabilities, but some Wisconsin families worry about how it will be implemented.
The decision says people with cognitive disabilities should be given every chance to work and live in integrated settings, where they're surrounded by non-disabled people as much as possible.
MANITOWOC - A 13-year-old girl who was arrested for drunken driving in eastern Wisconsin last week has been arrested again.
The Manitowoc Police Department says she's the same girl who was caught driving while intoxicated Aug. 13. Five other juveniles, 14 and under, were along for the ride back then. She was released to her mother.
RHINELANDER - Students at Nicolet College in Rhinelander go back to school on Monday.
For some, it's their first day at college.
The college reaches out to new students before their first day.
OSHKOSH - "There is a picture somewhere where it's our last picture," Kristi Colley says as we look through boards of photos of her daughter. "Right here. On our way up to Wausau."
Twelve-year-old Reighlee Stevenson never made it home to Oshkosh from Wausau.
"Is it difficult for you to talk about her in the past tense?" I ask her.
WISCONSIN RAPIDS - An Army paratrooper who was born in central Wisconsin has died while serving in Afghanistan.
Sgt. First Class Matthew Leggett served with the 18th Airborne Corps at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Relatives in Wisconsin tell Daily Tribune Media (http://wrtnews.co/1oYbaUC ) that the 39-year-old Leggett was born in Wisconsin Rapids and still has extended family in the area.
LAC DU FLAMBEAU - The Lac du Flambeau Tribe hopes a large grant will keep those suffering from addiction out of jail.
The more than $870,000 federal grant will expand the Tribe's Zaagiibagaa Healing to Wellness Court.
RHINELANDER - This year, fourth and fifth graders can get help with their school work and try new activities through a new after school program.
The Central After School Program (CAP) will be held at Central Intermediate School in Rhinelander. It focuses on fun, learning, and physical activity.
PRICE COUNTY - A judge found William Rambo guilty Friday of stabbing his wife to death in Park Falls last August.
Rambo asked for an Alford plea. That has the same legal effect as a guilty plea.
MINOCQUA - What you might consider junk, buried in the depths of a basement, is treasure for one Northwoods woman.
She took her hobby and turned it into a successful business in Minocqua.
RHINELANDER - Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisconsin) took time during their August recess to hear from voters, industry leaders and other groups in the Northwoods this week.
Both addressed a number of issues they hope to pursue when they return to session in September.
WAUSAU - A Michigan man gets charged with a burglary at the home of the Wausau Chief of Police.
The chief's truck was taken in the break-in.
39 year old Jason Warner made his first appearance in Marathon County Circuit Court Thursday on charges of burglary and taking the truck without permission.
MADISON - A federal appeals court approves the release of more documents in a secret investigation into Governor Scott Walker's campaign.
Prosecutors have been looking into Walker's 2012 recall campaign.
RHINELANDER - Residents will need to wait a little longer to find out if another Kwik Trip will open.
The County Board held a special meeting Thursday morning. They discussed Kwik Trip's offer to purchase the land currently occupied by the Highway Department.
LITTLE RICE - Little Rice town leaders accuse a 34-year-old Tomahawk woman of stealing from their volunteer fire department.
According to the criminal complaint, RaginaMarie Reimert transferred money from the department's account to her husband's account that they share.
ONEIDA AND VILAS COUNTY - The shooting death of an unarmed Ferguson, Missouri teenager puts police tactics under extreme scrutiny.
Michael Brown was shot and killed by a policeman August 9.
Since then, the city near St. Louis has seen street violence and a federal investigation is in place.
MERRILL - A group of motorcyclists will ride 85 miles this weekend to raise money for the Wisconsin State Firefighters Memorial in Wisconsin Rapids.
The Red Knights Chapter 5 based in Rhinelander is a motorcycle group made up of firefighters and EMS professionals. The 5th annual Ride for the Memorial will honor fallen firefighter Steve Fritz.
