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ONEIDA COUNTY - Leaders in Oneida County want to know what you think of boathouses and piers on lakes in the county. The online survey they've put together could give them better information on the issues.
Planning and zoning workers say the two topics have been debated for years. Oneida County Planning & Zoning's Karl Jennrich says the county started allowing boathouses and regulating piers in 2000 when it rewrote its comprehensive plan.
MINOCQUA - A Northwoods doctor of Audiology offers a new treatment for ringing, buzzing and swishing in the ears, known as Tinnitus.
50 million Americans suffer from Tinnitus.
Some people aren't bothered by it, but it can be debilitating for others.
LANGLADE COUNTY - Farmers in Central Wisconsin need to keep a close eye on their potatoes.
Agricultural leaders from UW-Extension received a report of late blight from a farm in Portage County. Late blight is a disease that can kill potato and tomato crops.
INDIANAPOLIS - At least 20 friend of the court briefs have been filed in appeals of rulings overturning gay marriage bans in Indiana and Wisconsin, including one by a group of churches and another by 10 states' attorneys general.
The brief filed by the attorneys general argues that society should decide whether same-sex marriage is acceptable, not the courts.
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ARBOR VITAE - A 67-year-old woman from Minocqua died in car crash in Arbor Vitae Thursday.
A small tour bus carrying older people from the Beloit area was driving southbound on Highway 51. The Minocqua woman was driving a car north on Highway 51. Her car was rear ended by a car driven by a 47-year-old Woodruff woman.
LAKE TOMAHAWK - All around you witness goodwill gestures. It could be as simple as a smile and wave or opening a door for someone. In Lake Tomahawk, it's making a pie.
"I made a pretzel crust with butter and sugar, " explains Sheila Punches. Sharon Hilgendorf adds, "Flour, for the thickening."
MADISON - The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled against a man convicted for his role in plotting to kill his lover's husband.
The court said Thursday that Carlos Cummings did not invoke his right to remain silent when he told police during an interrogation to ``take me to my cell.''
ONEIDA COUNTY - Leaders in Oneida County want to know what you think of boathouses and piers on lakes in the county. The online survey they've put together could give them better information on the issues.
Planning and zoning workers say the two topics have been debated for years. The county started allowing boathouses and regulating piers in 2000.
PRICE COUNTY - Vietnam War veterans didn't get the "welcome home" they deserved when coming home from the war. But now, more than 50 years after the conflict, in Price County they are receiving appreciation for their sacrifices.
The Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Trail was officially dedicated on July 17th at the VFW Post 8491 in Prentice. The idea came up at a Price County Commanders call, a meeting made up of all the post commanders and commissioners for Price County, and this monument is anything but 'little'.
ARBOR VITAE - Highway 51 North in Arbor Vitae is shut down following a crash this morning.
Three cars were involved in the crash. There were multiple injuries and one person has died.
MADISON - Many people carry a tracking device everywhere they go, without realizing it.
Now the Wisconsin Supreme Court has sided with police in two separate cases where cellphone data was used to track suspects.
STAR LAKE - Update: 7/23/14
47-year-old Karen Wessell of Star Lake died in yesterday's swimming accident in Vilas County. A boater pulled 2 people out of the water after they started drowning on Star Lake. We now know Wessell died shortly after.
RHINELANDER - You can expect to see a major reconstruction in Downtown Rhinelander in 2016. The downtown area will improve its look and layout through a "streetscape" project. The new look could include wider sidewalks, outdoor restaurant seating and parking changes on Brown Street, but before any of that happens, city leaders need feedback from their community.
EAGLE RIVER - A new type of foundation could give you a better way to build a home, and the idea for the improvement starts right here in the Northwoods.
Composite Panel Systems in Eagle River builds composite panels for home foundations. Composite means anything made of two or more materials, which includes fiberglass in this case. The company describes the EPITOME Quality Foundation Wall as a revolutionary composite building solution for residential foundations.
MERRILL - Members of a Northwoods union chapter gathered unique inspiration for a fundraiser - The Beatles.
Merrill-area Local 6 members gathered Wednesday on the Wisconsin flowage to raise money for groups in need of assistance. The union leaders organized boat rides, raffles, barbecues, and contests. The inspiration for the fundraiser came, in part, from the 1965 Beatles single Help!
CONOVER - The Chain Skimmers Water Ski Team from Conover won the state title for their division last weekend in Wisconsin Rapids. Summer water ski shows are a wonderful part of the Spirit of the North.
"I don't know how to spend the summer anywhere else," said Jessica Clark.
WOODRUFF - Americans will eat about 7 billion hot dogs from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Wednesday, millions of Americans celebrated National Hot Dog day. That was the case in the Northwoods.
Hoggie Doggies Snack Shack is a staple in Woodruff. Their All-American favorite is the Chicago Style Dog.
ANTIGO - The Antigo City Council will vote again to decide from which company they'll buy the city's newest ambulance.
The city council voted earlier this month to buy the cheapest ambulance.
Antigo's mayor vetoed that because he thinks buying a local ambulance is a better decision.
MADISON - Gov. Scott Walker's administration will no longer enforce the state's contraception coverage law for employers with religious objections following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last month.
The decision riled birth control advocates and Democrats, who said Wednesday that Wisconsin law is not affected by the decision.
FOREST COUNTY - An Argonne woman will spend time in jail for taking money from a Northwoods Rescue Squad.
Megan Statezny pled no contest in Forest County court Wednesday. She handled finances for the Crandon Area Rescue Squad.
MILWAUKEE - Authorities are looking for a fourth suspect in a shooting on an interstate in Milwaukee County.
Sheriff David Clarke says people in a minivan and another vehicle were shooting at each other in a ``running gun battle'' on Interstate 43 Tuesday afternoon.
RHINELANDER - Northwoods heat the past few days forced plants to endure different weather, but you don't need to do extra gardening just because it's hot.
Experts at Hanson's Garden Village in Rhinelander say plants can manage the heat just fine. On hot, sunny days, many plants will wilt, but that doesn't mean they need more water.
RHINELANDER - You could find EPA crews cleaning chemicals out a building in Rhinelander Wednesday.
It's been a year and a half since the city decided something needed to be done about the deteriorating Lindey Cleaners.
You might not notice much change on the outside of Lindey Cleaners, but inside crews from the Environmental Protection Agency were hard at work.
RICE LAKE - A northern Wisconsin man probably could have found a better way to pay his court obligations.
The 19-year-old Rice Lake man told police he robbed a local bank to get money for court obligations...so he wouldn't go to jail.
ASHWAUBENON - The Lambeau Field area boasts Lombardi Avenue, Brett Favre Pass and Donald Driver Way.
Now, Packers coach Mike McCarthy will get his own street name near Lambeau Field.
The Ashwaubenon Village Board voted last night to change part of Potts Avenue to Mike McCarthy Way.
NORTHWOODS - Wisconsin biologists expected to find northern Wisconsin deer suffered more this winter than deer in other parts of the state.
They did.
But scientists used a survey method they hadn't used since the 1980's.
RHINELANDER - The Nicolet College Board of Trustees hopes to fill an open seat.
State guidelines mean only a certain candidate can apply for fairness and equal representation.
Criteria for the open seat are that candidates must be female, considered a minority, reside in Oneida County or the portion of Langlade County in the Nicolet District, and meet the definition of an employee.
ACROSS THE NORTHWOODS - Home sales across Wisconsin are up for the first time in 2014 compared to previous year statistics recorded by the Wisconsin Realtors Association.
A strong June for home sales could hint at good news for the rest of the year. Home sales statewide were up more than four percent compared to June 2013.
RHINELANDER - Gusty winds forced a domino effect that caused a small fire south of Rhinelander Tuesday morning.
Winds blew over a tree, which sent a power line to the ground.
The electrical current started the fire.
STAR LAKE - Two people nearly drowned in Vilas County today. A boater pulled a 47-year-old woman and an 8-year-old boy out of the water after they started drowning in Star Lake.
The Vilas County Sheriff's Office believes both went under water during a rescue attempt.
