Local Rhinelander Headlines

MERRILL - UPDATE: April 8th, 2014, 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, the prosecution started by playing Bucki's call to police that his wife was missing. The dispatcher who took the call was the first witness. Full story: WJFW

RHINELANDER - 25% more people in Rhinelander want food delivered to them through Meals on Wheels. That's just since last fall. Right now the program only has 25 drivers. So they could need more help. "We have a great bank of real dependable, dedicated drivers but I'm afraid I'm starting to wear them out a little bit,” says Mary Boyer, Meals on Wheels Coordinator. Full story: WJFW

RHINELANDER - Wisconsin may be the dairy state but food pantries don’t get many milk donations. Some Northwoods food pantries try to give their customers as much dairy as they can. But pantry volunteers believe buying milk costs too much. Full story: WJFW

MERRILL - UPDATE: April 7th, 2014, 11:30 p.m. Attorneys defending a Lincoln County man accused of murdering his wife believe prosecutors don't have enough evidence to prove the charges against him. Mark Bucki,50, faces three charges including, first-degree intentional homicide, hiding a body and strangulation/suffocation in connection to the death of his wife Anita Bucki. Full story: WJFW

MADISON - A Wisconsin man accused of fatally running over his 2-year-old son and stabbing the boy's mother has entered a plea deal just as his trial was to begin. Thirty-two-year-old Jesus Castillo-Dimas pleaded no contest to first-degree reckless homicide Monday for the 2012 death of his son, Yandel Castillo-Castillo. Full story: WJFW

NORTHWOODS - Northwoods boy scouts need you to help with their food drive. It takes place all this week. The food drive is called Scouting for Food. It's a nationwide food drive that is more than 20 years old. Boy Scouts drop off a brown paper bag at homes and ask residents to fill the bag up with food items. Full story: WJFW

MADISON - Wisconsin law enforcement groups are applauding the governor's signing of seven bills that target the state's heroin epidemic. Gov. Scott Walker signed four of the bills, dubbed Heroin Opiate Prevention and Education or HOPE, into law Monday. Walker planned to sign all seven bills later in the day. All seven bills were authored by Rep. John Nygren, R-Marinette. Full story: WJFW

CRANDON - Teens love to text. For many, it's their favorite way to communicate with friends and family. But it can have deadly consequences. Full story: WJFW

RHINELANDER - Earlier today around 3:30 a pickup truck rear ended a school bus. The accident happened at Thayer and Phillip streets in Rhinelander. Full story: WJFW

MERRILL - A year ago, Anita Bucki disappeared from her home north of Merrill. Now her husband, Mark Bucki, goes on trial in Lincoln County, accused of murdering Anita and hiding her corpse. Full story: WJFW

MADISON - Governor Scott Walker plans to sign seven anti-heroin bills at stops across Wisconsin. Walker scheduled bill signings for Monday in Marinette, Stevens Point, Eau Claire, and Milwaukee. Full story: WJFW

MINOCQUA - Some people in the Northwoods didn’t have to wait for Halloween to dress up in costumes. Hundreds of people were decked out in unique outfits at Minocqua’s 8th annual Fools Run at Midnight race. Full story: WJFW

MADISON - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is urging spring athletes, fans and game organizers to recycle. The agency is reminding athletes to recycle any aluminum cans or glass bottles they bring to the gams as well as the plastic film that wrapped any new equipment. Full story: WJFW

FOND DU LAC - Fond du Lac deputies investigating a 1990 homicide have gathered evidence that may incriminate a 60-year-old trucker from Kenosha. A Reporter Media report (http://fondul.ac/1e3XFhW ) says the 1990 death of Berit Beck confounded authorities for decades. But now the Fond du Lac County sheriff's office says a new analysis suggests the trucker was in Beck's van. Full story: WJFW