Local Rhinelander Headlines

STOUGHTON - Police in Stoughton are investigating a threatening letter that was sent to a black teenager, with a photo that depicted him as the victim of a lynching. The letter had a Madison postmark but no return address. Full story: WJFW

MADISON - The Wisconsin Supreme Court is set to decide whether police can legally draw suspected drunken drivers' blood without a warrant or driver consent. The court said it would hear three drunken driving cases, two of which involved a homicide. That announcement came nearly a year after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a Missouri case that could call into question Wisconsin's law. Full story: WJFW

MADISON - A federal appeals court has upheld Republican Gov. Scott Walker's public union restrictions. The restrictions stripped most public workers of nearly all their collective bargaining rights. Two unions representing city of Madison and Dane County public workers filed a lawsuit in 2011 alleging the law violated their right to freely assembly and equal protection. Full story: WJFW

MERRILL - When you think of movies you probably think of Hollywood, but one man from Northcentral Wisconsin is bringing his feature film to the local screen. Wausau’s Jarrod Crooks not only makes movies, but he also stars in them. Full story: WJFW

TOMAHAWK - Statton’s General Store in Tomahawk will close its doors after ten years. Dick and Rita Statton opened the business in May of 2004. “I decided it was time for a change,” says Dick Statton. Full story: WJFW

RHINELANDER - You could find a decent amount of businesses closed early Friday. That's because many of the owners and employees were in church. People filled the pews at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Rhinelander on Good Friday. Full story: WJFW

THREE LAKES - Imagine not being able to move your body. That was the reality for a 4th grader from Three Lakes Hunter St. Louis has a rare nerve disease called Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Full story: WJFW

TOMAHAWK - The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office now confirms that one person has died in a Thursday house fire in Tomahawk. The fire happened near Lake Alice on Pine Shore Lane. Full story: WJFW

RHINELANDER - A Rhinelander man will get a second chance after shooting his uncle. At first, prosecutors charged 24-year-old Marcus Alsteens with attempted murder, but he might end up with a clean record. Full story: WJFW

RHINELANDER - Prosecutors believe four people arrested for keeping meth planned on sell the drug. Police also think two of them were making meth at the home just north of Rhinelander. Full story: WJFW

TOMAHAWK - The old Sacred Heart Hospital building in Tomahawk will be knocked down soon. Milestone Senior Living will build a new home for seniors on the site. The old building has been vacant since 2003. Full story: WJFW

RHINELANDER - Enemy forces killed Rhinelander's Ryan Adams in Afghanistan five years ago. Now, the Northwoods community will name a street in his honor. Full story: WJFW

VILAS COUNTY - As many as 20 Vilas County Sheriff's patrol cars now run on both liquid propane and gasoline. That could save the department more than $295,000 over the next 5 years. The department started converting the cars last November. Full story: WJFW

RHINELANDER - Snow blowers became the weapon of choice across northern Wisconsin as snow piled deeper and deeper. People had ten inches or more of snow to clear from driveways and sidewalks this morning. Full story: WJFW