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TOMAHAWK - You don't normally see a lot of pink on golf course greens. But Sunday at the Inshalla Country Club in Tomahawk, more than a hundred people dressed in pink to raise money for breast cancer patients.
The club hosted its first annual June Cleavage Open. All of the money raised will benefit Ties That Bind Us.
EAGLE RIVER - Sunday was a joyous day for students graduating at Northland Pines High School in Eagle River. Each of them seemed happy to finally get their diploma. But there was one person in the crowd who waited 69 years to get his high school diploma.
"It is my honor to present Ralph May a Northland Pines High School diploma," said Northland Pines District Administrator Dr. Mike Richie.
GLEASON - Estonian Evangelical Martin Luther Church was built in 1907 in Gleason. It's the first Estonian Lutheran Church that was built in the United States. The church has suffered harsh winters, scorching hot summers and even vandalism.
RHINELANDER - Attention to small details will help two families save some money on their utility bills. Rhinelander High School students in the Building Trades Program built an energy star duplex.
"There are about ten percent of homes north of Highway 29 that can say they have that label," said building instructor, Russ Germain.
PINE LAKE - A Rhinelander man ended up in the hospital and jail after a car he allegedy stole rolled over Friday night.
It happened on Highway C in the town of Pine Lake near Rhinelander. Oneida County Sheriff's Office says they're not sure what caused the car to roll over, but he did hit a stop sign.
TOWN OF CRESCENT - A couple of people in the Northwoods got a better understanding about on-site wastewater treatment systems Saturday morning.
The Crescent Town Lakes Committe hosted a public forum on "all things septic" at the Crescent Town Hall. They brought in guest speakers to talk about a wide variety on septic systems.
DULUTH, MINN - The U.S. Coast Guard says it's searching for any possible survivors of a plane crash in Lake Superior off Duluth.
The Coast Guard station in Duluth says its 45-foot response boat was searching the debris field Saturday afternoon.
MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee police are investigating a double-shooting that left one man dead.
Police say it happened just after 9 p.m. Friday. A 21-year-old man died while a 22-year-old man was wounded. He's hospitalized in stable condition.
RHINELANDER - A Northwoods high schooler made a difference by hosting a bone marrow drive in Rhinelander Saturday.
Rhinelander High School Key Club hosted "Be The Match" inside the schools cafeteria.
MADISON - The Wisconsin Department of Revenue is auctioning unclaimed property online for the first time.
The auction begins Monday and runs through June 23. The Revenue Department says the auction will include collector coins, proof coin sets, collector cards, and jewelry from unclaimed safe deposit boxes.
MILWAUKEE - Mosquito season is already off to an annoying start in northern Wisconsin.
The problem has been so bad that one canoeing company turned away customers rather than send them on a bug-infested river. But the overall summer outlook might not be so bad.
MILWAUKEE - Nearly 150 gay couples have married in Milwaukee after a federal judge overturned Wisconsin's ban on same-sex marriage.
County clerks in Milwaukee and Madison have kept their offices open to issue licenses to couples who want to marry before an expected hold is placed on the judge's decision.
MADISON - A federal judge believes Wisconsin's ban on gay marriage is illegal.
The judge made the ruling Friday afternoon. In her ruling the judge said that gay couples are entitled to the same treatment as any heterosexual couple under the constitution.
WISCONSIN DELLS - Wisconsin Democrats gathering for their annual state convention will hear from the candidate they hope can knock of Republican Gov. Scott Walker.
MERRILL - The city of Merrill will try to turn an old manufacturing area into a new, ready to build industrial spot. The city took ownership of the Anson Gilkey property in town Friday.
The property used to house the large Anson-Gilkey and Hurd mill. The company filed for bankruptcy in the 70s.
RHINELANDER - Country music fans will see a slight change to this year's Hodag Country Festival.
The Pine Lake Board met with the festival organizers and will reserve more space for campers. This is because they want to keep people off of River Road and both the board and the organizers believe this will make the event safer.
WINONA MN - Crews are searching the Mississippi River for a fisherman who fell from a canoe near Winona.
Winona County Sheriff Dave Brand says the man _ believed to be in his late 80s _ was alone fishing near the Prairie Island spillway when he got too close to the spillway. Brand says the churning water caused the man to fall out of his canoe.
VILAS COUNTY - Inmates at the Vilas County Jail can now earn college credit.
The Lac du Flambeau tribe is funding the program. It's available to all inmates, not just tribal members.
Instructors from Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwa Community College will travel to the jail three times each week.
PLOVER - A Portage County prosecutor says he will file a homicide charge against a Plover man accused of beating his stepfather with a baseball bat.
Thirty-two-year-old Andrew Pray is being held in the Portage County Jail on $250,000 bond.
RHINELANDER - One Northwoods high school student hopes you'll help people who need a bone marrow transplant.
Rhinelander High School's Key Club is sponsoring a "Be the Match" bone marrow donor registry drive Saturday at the high school.
LAC DU FLAMBEAU - Thursday night, members of the Lac du Flambeau tribe made it clear they don't want a proposed ATV trail running through their reservation.
The Lakeland ATV Club proposed a trail system that would have stretched from Arbor Vitae through Lac Du Flambeau.
WAUSAU - Police found a body after a home exploded near Wausau in January.
Now that body has formally been identified.
MINOCQUA - Six panelists discussed a number of topics Thursday night during a program focusing on a proposed Nothern Wisconsin mine that could create jobs and bring much needed revenue to the Northwoods. But some worry it could also be bad for the environment.
ST. GERMAIN - Kids can easily get bored in the summer. Reading a book is one way kids can stay on track with school and not be bored.
Some Northwoods teachers have come up with a creative way to do that. St. Germain Elementary School is starting a new program called Popsicles in the Park.
MADISON - Tuition will stay the same next year for the University of Wisconsin system, but some other costs will go up.
The Board of Regents has approved a budget for this coming school year that freezes tuition but raises fees and room-and-board costs.
APPLETON - Police believe a 25-year-old Lac Du Flambeau woman broke her jail release agreement.
Charlie Sunn Meshigaud was arrested Thursday in Appleton.
LAC DU FLAMBEAU - Member of the Lac du Flambeau tribe don't want an ATV trail running through their reservation.
The ATV referendum vote failed Thursday.
THREE LAKES - Educators look for engaging ways to teach students life lessons.
A group of former teachers are showing some Three Lakes Elementary School students how to garden and give back to the community.
PLOVER - Plover police believe a 32-year-old man attacked his stepfather last week.
The assault eventually killed the man.
EAGLE RIVER - People who may not get the chance to go fishing often will be able to this weekend. Fishing Has No Boundaries is a national group that takes people with physical and mental disabilities fishing. The local chapter in Eagle River has hosted annual fishing events for more than twenty years.
