Vote Thursday on Torpy Park pavilion; only
MINOCQUA - People in Minocqua will decide Thursday night whether to go forward with a pavilion project at Torpy Park.
But not everyone with strong feelings on the issue will get to vote.
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Storms and floods cause crop damage, halt field work
ACCROSS WISCONSIN - Federal agriculture officials say the recent unrelenting storms caused widespread crop damage in Wisconsin and kept farmers out of their fields.
A new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture says 21 percent of the state's corn crop is in fair or poor condition.
New wolf hunting limit approved
RHINELANDER - The state Natural Resources Board (NRB) approved a plan in Milwaukee Wednesday to lower this year's wolf hunt quota.
The cap was set at 275 wolves for the 2013 hunt.
Baltus proud of Chamber service, excited for new job in Minocqua area
MINOCQUA - A familiar face for Minocqua tourism will make a career change.
Kim Baltus will step down Thursday as the Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce in Minocqua.
Two longtime Northwoods newspapers merge
PRICE COUNTY - You'll only see one newspaper covering the news in Price County. Two longtime Northwoods newspapers there have merged into one.
The Phillips Bee and Park Falls Herald have been working together for a few years. But newspaper leaders believe now is the perfect time to officially come together under the Price County Review name.
Rhinelander hospital is among many in the state that could be penalized
ACCROSS WISCONSIN - The federal government could penalize as many as 65 hospitals in the state. Medicare scored hospitals on high infection rates, patient injuries and complications.
Special Response Team called to Rhinelander home
RHINELANDER - A special response team needed to be called to a home on Rhinelander's west side Tuesday afternoon.
An allegedly intoxicated, suicidal man with a gun barricaded himself inside a home.
Two Laona residents arrested in drug bust
IRON MOUNTAIN - Police in the UP arrested two Northwoods residents for drug-related incidents.
It was part of the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team's four different arrests Monday.
No charges after school evacuated
GREEN BAY - No one will be charged for brining a pellet gun to a Green Bay School.
Brown County's top prosecutor says he will not pursue any charges against the teenager.
Three departments battle Woodruff house fire
WOODRUFF - The Vilas County Sheriff's Office got a call about house on fire in Woodruff around 2:30 Wednesday morning.
The Boulder Junction fire chief tells Newswatch 12 the cause of the fire is still being investigated.
Child, 3, run over by lawnmower
LOMIRA - Authorities say a 3-year-old child suffered severe injuries after being run over by a riding lawnmower in Dodge County.
The sheriff's office say the child apparently ran toward to the lawnmower as the operator was backing it up Tuesday afternoon.
Crews move 539k lb. boiler and hauler to PCA in Tomahawk
PHILLIPS - The PCA Tomahawk Containerboard Mill will use a new boiler at its facility. The boiler made its way through Price and Lincoln Counties Tuesday.
Perkins Specialized Transportation Contracting, based in Northfield, MN, handled the final portion of the shipping.
Organizer: council members "violated the law" by putting Crandon recall election on hold
CRANDON - On Tuesday, we expected to know when the recall election of Crandon's Mayor Rob Jaeger would be held. The Crandon City Council was supposed to formally order a recall election Monday night. But that didn't happen.
"They violated the law last night. These four people," said Larry Alsteen.
USDA gives thousands to Lac du Flambeau for arts, cultural center
LAC DU FLAMBEAU - Lac du Flambeau leaders want a new arts center to showcase their community's culture.
A grant worth tens of thousands of dollars from the federal government will help them do that.
Man sells absent neighbor's Jeep for scrap
WISCONSIN RAPIDS - A felony charge has been filed against a Wisconsin Rapids man accused of selling his neighbor's Jeep for scrap while the neighbor was away.
Twenty-year-old Justin Braze is charged with counterfeiting a vehicle title, theft and obstructing an officer.
Tribes ask federal government to block G-Tac mine, could go to court to stall mining operations
LAC DU FLAMBEAU - Northern Wisconsin's Chippewa tribes want to bypass the State of Wisconsin's mine regulation process.
They want to get the federal government to stop the huge northern Wisconsin mine proposed by Gogebic Taconite.
UPDATE: Driver dies running from police
RHINELANDER - A 27-year-old man died in a car crash west of Rhinelander Monday night.
Sean O'Corrain of Rhinelander crashed into a ditch at the intersection of Highway K and Forest Loop Road. Police say a Rhinelander police officer tried to pull him over for speeding on Davenport Street.
Gov. Snyder signs laws ensuring right to breastfeed
LANSING, MI - Michigan now has a law ensuring that women have the right to breastfeed their babies in public.
Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday signed the Breastfeeding Anti-discrimination Act. Lawmakers introduced the legislation after getting some past reports of women being asked to leave stores, restaurants and government agencies for nursing in public.
Kwik Trip wants another Rhinelander store at the site of the current Highway Department building
RHINELANDER - Kwik Trip wants to build a second location in Rhinelander.
The company is looking into building a second location where the Oneida County Highway Department is right now. It's at the intersection of Highways 8 and 47 on Rhinelander's west side.
Police required to make arrests in certain domestic abuse cases
RHINELANDER - Between 2010 and 2012, the arrest rate for domestic abuse tripled in Oneida County. Some of the reasons why are unclear.
Lieutenant Lloyd Gauthier from the Oneida County Sheriff's Office doesn't know what exactly caused the increase. He thinks one reason might be that people are more willing to call the police when they see or hear domestic abuse.
Girl stabbed by preteen classmates recovered enough to go to the movies
WAUKESHA - The 12-year-old Waukesha girl who was stabbed last month by two classmates fixated on a fictional horror character has recovered enough to go to the movies with her father.
WPS burying power lines
NORTHEASTERN WISCONSIN - As you drive through the Northwoods, you may start to notice fewer power lines along the roadways.
Wisconsin Public Service has started burying power lines throughout the Northeastern part of the state. It is known as the "System Modernization Reliability Project."
Crandon City Council fails to set recall election for Mayor
CRANDON - The Crandon City Council failed to set a date for a recall election for Crandon mayor last night.
City Clerk Cindy Bradley says she told the council a recall election was mandated by state statutes.
Driver dies running from police
RHINELANDER - A driver died when he crashed while running from Rhinelander police.
Around 8:30 last night, Rhinelander police tried to stop a vehicle for speeding on Davenport street.
Police investigating one car roll over
RHINELANDER - The Oneida County Sheriff's Office is investigating a one car rollover west of Rhinelander.
Officers were investigating and reconstructing the scene on County Highway K just west of Highway 47.
Walker charges partisanship in investigation
MADISON - A central argument in Gov. Scott Walker's defense against allegations that he was part of a nationwide criminal scheme to break campaign laws is that those going after him are Democrats on a partisan witch hunt.
But Walker ignores the fact that Republican prosecutors are also involved in the probe.
City-Council approves development agreement for apartment project
RHINELANDER - The Rhinelander City Council approved a development agreement Monday night for an apartment complex project planned for the city's east side.
Premiere Real Estate Management is based in Brookfield, WI and operates more than 7,500 facilities across the Midwest.
Wisconsin Public Service will get new owners after $9.1 billion deal
WISCONSIN - Wisconsin Public Service will get new owners in a year.
Wisconsin Energy Corporation will buy WPS.
City leaders considering a 72-unit apartment complex
RHINELANDER - A developer wants to build a 72-unit apartment complex in Rhinelander. The city and the developer haven't finalized an agreement yet. City leaders will hold a special meeting Monday night to discuss the project.
The city council could reach an agreement with the developer Monday night.
Man who killed woman outside Mauston bar gets life
MAUSTON - A Mauston man who killed a woman and badly wounded another in a shooting outside a bar last year has been sentenced to life in prison.
Thirty-year-old Cody Treul was sentenced Monday in Juneau County court. He will not be eligible for release on extended supervision.
