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NORTHWOODS - A National Guardsman from the Northwoods needs your help to give his bride a dream wedding.
Last month we told you about Wisconsin National Guard Captain Matt Mangerson and his fiancee Michelle Burton.
ANTIGO - The Langlade County Sheriff's Department usually investigates thefts. They're typically not the victims. But throughout the years, people have stolen evidence from the department.
That's because the Sheriff's Department didn't have a secure storage building. But that's all about the change.
HURLEY - Hurley police need your help finding a missing man.
74-year-old Duane R. Jussila was last seen on June 29th at his home in Hurley. He is about 5'11" and 156 pounds. Jussila has white hair and a white beard. He also wears glasses.
GLIDDEN - Hundreds of families in the Glidden area struggle with poverty.
About two in three students going to Glidden Elementary School come from families relying on food stamps or other government help.
PARK FALLS - In 1914, the First National Bank of Park Falls started up in a small wooden building downtown.
One hundred years later, that bank is still at the intersection of Second and Division Streets.
RHINELANDER - Country music fans didn't let heavy rain from thunderstorms dampen their fun in Rhinelander.
Crews at the Hodag Country Festival were making minor repairs on the property Monday.
WORTHINGTON, MN - As Minnesota communities spend millions of dollars to remove nitrate contamination from their drinking water, state officials say it's time for farmers to do more to prevent the problem.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture plans to use new rules to be more aggressive in getting farmers to limit the amount of fertilizer chemicals leaching into groundwater.
GREEN BAY - A government attorney is trying to persuade a federal judge in Green Bay to toss out U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson's lawsuit challenging rules forcing congressional members and their employees to seek government-subsidized health insurance through small business exchanges.
WISCONSIN - The DNR wants people to help eagles thrive in Wisconsin. They have a program that allows people to adopt an eagle's nest.
The program started in 1985. There's been less interest in the program in recent years, but that might be a good sign for eagles.
MADISON - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke says if elected she would work to repeal a law signed by Gov. Scott Walker and opposed by veterans making it more difficult for victims of asbestos exposure to receive damages in court.
STEVENS POINT - An inmate at the Portage County Jail died after being found hanging in his cell.
The Portage County Sheriff's Department says the man was found around 11:30 p.m. while corrections officers were doing safety and security checks.
FOREST COUNTY - We now know the name of an Elcho man killed in an ATV crash in Forest County.
The sheriff's department tells us 41 year old Brandon Rindahl died in the accident on the 4th of July.
LAKE TOMAHAWK - People in Lake Tomahawk got to see what their town was like 100 years ago Sunday.
Hundreds of pictures were on display at the Sloan Community Center in Lake Tomahawk.
RHINELANDER - Many people took advantage of the weather this weekend and rented or bought kayaks and canoes. Local sports stores got a boost in business as people made their way up to the Northwoods.
HAZELHURST - Some married couples might deal with marital issues on a day to day basis. Those issues hit the stage in Hazelhurst Sunday. Newswatch 12 found out how a play house turned a couples pain into comedy.
ACROSS THE NORTHWOODS - People all across the Northwoods felt the impact of the severe storm that passed through Sunday eveing.
ACROSS THE NORTHWOODS - Many people traveled to the Northwoods to enjoy their 4th of July holiday weekend.
Like any good times, all things must come to an end.
RHINELANDER - Independence Day wouldn't be the same without fireworks. This year, many people in the Northwoods bought a lot more fireworks than in the past.
Business owners think more people bought fireworks this weekend because the weather was perfect for outdoor activities.
TOMAHAWK - A two car crash slowed down traffic on US 8 Sunday.
It happened around 12:30 Sunday afternoon on US 8 at the on-ramp intersection of US 51 in Tomahawk.
WHITE LAKE - Many people in the Northwoods enjoyed parades Friday, but thousands of people did their 4th of July celebration Saturday.
The White Lake parade started just before 1933.
MADISON - The state Department of Natural Resources has hired 11 new wildlife technicians.
The workers will be stationed around the state. They'll focus on habitat creation and preservation, public recreation, wildlife population monitoring and handling public contacts.
GREEN BAY - Prescription opioids claimed the lives of about 300 people each year from 2006 to 2012.
That's according to data from the state Department of Health Services.
APPLETON - Wisconsin road deaths are on the decline again in 2014.
215 people have died in traffic crashes as of June 30, compared to 226 on the same date in 2013.
MINOCQUA - Winter won't be here for a while. But some local businesses are already preparing for the next snowfall.
Minocqua Winter Park uses the money raised from it's Muggy Buggy run to fix the park's winter activities.
TOWNSHIP OF NASHVILLE - The Department of Natural resources and the Forest County Sheriff's Department want to know what caused a man on an ATV to crash into a tree.
The accident happened around 10 Friday evening in the township of Nashville.
TOWNSHIP OF SCHLEY - An ATV driver sits in the hospital after an accident with a car Friday.
It happened a little before three in the afternoon on Heineman Road, just east of Kelly Lane in the Township of Schley.
PELICAN LAKE - A 69 year old Stevens Point man recovers after hitting a deer with his motorcycle Saturday.
It happened on County Road Q in the town of Pelican Lake.
MILWAUKEE - Shoppers have seen double-digit increases in bacon prices in the past year as a virus that causes deadly diarrhea in baby pigs sweeps through U.S. hog farms.
Wisconsin state veterinarian Dr. Paul McGraw recently served on a federal task force charged with developing a plan to fight the disease known as porcine epidemic diarrhea and spoke to The Associated Press about his work.
BLACK CREEK - A boy in Black Creek is recovering after a hit-and-run driver pinned him and his bicycle under a truck and dragged him along the pavement.
10-year-old Jacob Gray ended up with cuts and bruises on his arms and legs.
RHINELANDER - Prosecutors think a father in Georgia left his son in a hot car in mid-June. The boy's death has caused controversy across the United States.
Paramedics in Rhinelander want to remind people of the dangers of leaving your children in a hot car.
