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RHINELANDER - The Oneida County Sheriff's Office wants people to be aware of a phone scam.
A Rhinelander woman got a call Wednesday. The suspect told the woman she owed the IRS money. The person told her if she hung up she would be arrested in an hour.
TOWN OF UPHAM - Wednesday morning, divers recovered the body of a man who drowned in Langlade County.
Around 6 p.m. Tuesday, Langlade County dispatch got a call about a possible drowning in Deep Woods Lake.
ANTIGO - A man sits in jail this morning after leading Langlade County Sheriff's deputies on a high-speed chase.
Langlade County dispatch got a call from a woman at 9:40 p.m. Tuesday night.
She said her husband left their home with a case of beer and firearms.
MINOCQUA - Construction crews can't finish everything they needed to get done on Highway 51 in Minocqua. The long winter has delayed the project.
Now, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation wants to have all four lanes open for the summer.
LAC DU FLAMBEAU - Lac du Flambeau leaders don't want younger generations to forget about their culture. That's why students in Lac du Flambeau had the opportunity to see a traditional birch bark canoe released on Tuesday.
The canoe was built with the University of Wisconsin.
WAUSAU - A Chicago-based brewery owned and operated completely by veterans will start distributing its two beers in Central and Northern Wisconsin.
Veterans Beer Company started brewing in November. President Paul Jenkins says a percentage of the group's profits are donated to local charities serving veterans.
LOMIRA - Authorities say a 2-year-old child is recovering at a Milwaukee hospital after ingesting a trace amount of cocaine at a Village of Lomira home.
Rescue workers were called to the home Sunday night on a report of a child not feeling well.
RHINELANDER - Mosquitoes can spread diseases and put pets in danger. Veterinarians want people to protect their cats and dogs from all dangerous insects.
There are a lot of mosquitoes this year and they can easily bite your pets. They carry diseases that can even kill cats and dogs.
MADISON - A Northwoods woman will serve a year of probation for dealing Oxycodone.
Lois Vetterneck, 54, of Lac du Flambeau pleaded guilty to the charge in April.
NORTHWOODS - Loons in the Northwoods prefer to live on lakes similar to where they were born.
Researchers have found loons like to settle on lakes very similar to where they hatched.
MADISON - Longshot candidate for governor Brett Hulsey has been allowed on the Aug. 12 primary ballot against fellow Democrat Mary Burke.
The Government Accountability Board voted unanimously Tuesday to grant ballot access to Hulsey, despite challenges to his nomination signatures brought by Michael Basford, chairman of the Democratic Party of Dane County.
RHINELANDER - Mayor Dick Johns declared this week "Paint the Town Purple" Week. It's an effort to promote this Friday's Relay for Life of Oneida County event.
"The American Cancer Society is the largest fundraising effort for cancer research in the nation," says Angela Harris, Chair of the event.
EAGLE RIVER - More than 100 students left Northland Pines Middle School with a backpack full of fishing supplies today.
150 students at the School could win a free fishing trip with professional guides. It's part of the Guides for Grades program.
ACCROSS WISCONSIN - The number of Wisconsin counties issuing licenses to same-sex couples who want to get married is up to 49.
Shawano County Clerk Rosemary Rueckert and Eau Claire County Clerk Janet Loomis said Tuesday that their offices are now accepting applications for licenses.
MINOCQUA - If you want to find something thrilling to do this summer, the Northwoods Zipline Tour in Minocqua is the perfect thing for you.
When you get to the top, you'll certainly want to look down.
MADISON - A federal appeals court has ruled that a secret investigation into Republican Gov. Scott Walker and other conservative groups should remain on hold.
The investigation, known as a John Doe, focused on allegations of illegal coordination between conservative groups, Walker's campaign and others during recall elections in 2011 and 2012.
WISCONSIN - Gay couples can now get married in Wisconsin. U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb overturned the state's ban on same sex marriages on Friday. However, she didn't order counties to start issuing marriage licenses. That left many county clerks confused about what they could do.
Many county clerks in Northcentral Wisconsin didn't know if they could start issuing marriage licenses to gay couples on Monday morning.
FOREST COUNTY - A crash closed down a portion of Highway 70 in Forest County for about two hours Monday. The call came in shortly after 10 a.m.
A truck heading west and a small sedan heading east crashed about a mile east of Divide Road on Highway 70.
RHINELANDER - Prosecutors think a Rhinelander boy attacked his father because his phone was taken away.
Oneida County Sheriff's deputies got a call on May 26 from a woman saying her son, Isaac Wendt, was beating up his dad, Michael Wendt.
THREE LAKES - People living in Three Lakes won't need to drive to Rhinelander for health food soon.
Treehuggers Organics Natural Food Store is set to open later this month.
CHISHOLM, MN - Officials say they're trying to rescue a girl who fell into an old mine pit in Chisholm in northeastern Minnesota.
WDIO-TV reports the area where the girl fell Monday is about 100 feet down.
CRANDON - The Mayor of Crandon will face a recall election.
The city clerk says they've received a petition for the recall with more than 200 valid signatures. That's more than the 152 signatures needed to force a recall of Mayor Rob Jaeger.
IRON MOUNTAIN, MI - A federal audit shows the average wait for a new patient at the Iron Mountain veterans' medical center is 23 days.
Data released Monday by the Department of Veterans Affairs say 1,555 veterans across the state have waited more than three months for medical appointments, while 1,686 who signed up for VA health care within the past decade have yet to see a doctor.
PORTAGE COUNTY - The man Plover police believe assaulted his stepfather, who later died, now faces murder charges.
Prosecutors charged 32-year-old Andrew Pray with 1st-degree intentional homicide.
ACROSS WISCONSIN - Wisconsin veterans will face the longest wait at Madison's Veterans Affairs Hospital.
Numbers released today show new patients wait more than 50 days on average for an appointment. That's more than 3 times longer than the VA's 14 day target for wait times.
APPLETON - The county clerk in Appleton is accepting applications for marriage licenses from same-sex couples after nearly 100 people refused to leave her office without completing forms.
Outagamie County Clerk Lori O'Bright initially told couples Monday morning that she would wait for direction from the state before issuing licenses to gay couples.
LAKE TOMAHAWK - Bug spray might not protect you from the swarms of mosquitos this year.
One Northwoods business owner is actually turning customers away because he doesn't want the bugs to ruin their outdoor activities.
MINOCQUA - The Minocqua Museum wants to celebrate the history of the Northwoods. The town of Minocqua is turning 125 this summer and the museum wants to celebrate the changes the town has gone through.
The museum has a new exhibit to show people what one room schools were like. The exhibit has authentic old desks and other classroom items.
MADISON - Dozens of Libertarians and other third-party candidates are running for an array of offices in Wisconsin's November elections.
Candidates filed nomination papers last week to get onto the ballot.
ACCROSS WISCONSIN - Dozens of gay couples got married at courthouses in Milwaukee and Madison Friday and Saturday taking advantage of what may be a small window before Friday's ruling on Wisconsin's ban on same-sex marriage is possibly overturned.
