Snow cleanup in Rhinelander
RHINELANDER - After a snowy winter's night, traveling to work can itself be a job.
Luckily for us there are people who give up their nights to make the commute less stressful.
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Local Rhinelander Headlines
Stray cats in Wausau may stay on the streets
WAUSAU - Stray cats in Wausau may stay on the streets.
Police in Wausau have stopped picking up stray cats because they have no place to put them.
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Indian mascot concerns raised during State of Tribes address
MADISON - The Menominee Nation's chairwoman criticized Wisconsin's new school mascot law in front of the state Legislature.
Republican Governor Scott Walker signed a bill in December making it harder to force public schools to drop tribal nicknames.
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3 hurt when plane makes hard landing in Wis.
OCONTO - Three passengers suffered minor injuries when a twin-engine plane iced up and made a hard landing in northeastern Wisconsin.
The plane carrying five people landed at J. Douglas Bake Memorial Airport in Oconto Thursday afternoon.
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Cardiologist explains how to detect, prevent heart disease
MINOCQUA - 600,000 Americans die each year from heart disease.
1 million Americans will have a heart attack.
February is American Heart Month.
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Tissues purchased read,
RHINELANDER - Imagine your child turning into a drug addict.
Imagine your child dying from an overdose.
Drug abuse isn’t a joke.
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Fire crews put out car fire
RHINELANDER - Police and firefighters don't know how a car caught fire near Rhinelander Thursday evening.
The fire started around 6:45 p.m. Thursday in a parking lot just off of Highway 8 near the Airport in Rhinelander.
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Man, 68, dies after falling through ice in NW Wis.
Authorities in northwestern Wisconsin say a 68-year-old man has died after falling through the ice while on his way to fish with a friend.
The Bayfield County sheriff's office says rescuers responded to a 911 call about a person through the ice of Basswood Lake in the Town of Delta Thursday morning.
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Gas meters buried under snow
MINOCQUA - Shoveling all that snow could be putting your home at risk for a gas leak.
Some people are forgetting to make sure their gas and electric meters aren't buried underneath the snow.
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Beehive Project at Northland Pines Middle School
EAGLE RIVER - More bees will be coming to the Northwoods this Spring, in Eagle River to be exact.
Northland Pines Eighth graders have been working hard to create beehives to house honey bees.
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Music can help kids to learn faster
MINOCQUA - A Rhinelander child specialist believes music can help little kids learn
faster.
She believes using music and motion is part of a larger parenting theory.
"Positive Parenting" focuses on interacting on the caregiver directly with the
child.
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Feds: 56K Wis. residents signed up for insurance
MILWAUKEE - The federal government says more than 56,000 Wisconsin residents have selected a
health care plan through the online federal exchanges.
The figures released Wednesday reflect signups from Oct. 1 through Feb. 1.
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Woman charged with stealing from Crandon Area Rescue Squad
CRANDON - Megan Statezny handled finances for the Crandon Area Rescue Squad.
Police say she admitted to spending more than $18,000 using a credit card that
wasn't hers.
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Fresh food available all year round
EAGLE RIVER - We hear about farmers markets during the summer.
But few think about winter farmers markets.
One Northwoods group hopes to change that.
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Wis. committee passes student privacy bill
MADISON - The Wisconsin Assembly's Education Committee has passed a bill designed to protect student data.
The Wednesday 6-5 vote came on a measure that grew out of a task force that
examined the effect of Common Core academic standards in public schools.
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Unfreezing Pipes
MERRILL - Pipes keep freezing in this cold weather.
Cities and towns like Merrill are trying to prevent that by having people run
water 24/7.
Crews have to chip away at frozen ground to thaw the pipes.
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Mother of abused toddler in court today
CRANDON - A 19 month year old boy will never walk or talk again.
His family told us that in October.
The boy's mother, Jennifer Shepard, was in court today.
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Racing from the start
IRON RIVER - On a cold winter's day, near zero highs do not keep these kids inside. Ty,
almost eleven, and Tommie, eight, are not only brother and sister, but
competitive ski racers. They've been skiing their entire lives and are now
members of the Rhinelander Ski Team.
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Taking a visit to the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame
ISHPEMING, MI - If you drive three hours north of Rhinelander, to the center of the UP, you'll
find hundreds of the best skiers in the world.
They're in Ishpeming, Michigan at the U.S. National Ski and Snowboard Hall of
Fame.
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Firefighter injured while battling fire
PRENTICE - A firefighter went to the hospital after battling a fire Wednesday morning in
Price County.
He was injured while trying battle the fire.
It happened around 9 this morning in Prentice.
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Wis. DNR Secretary addresses deer concerns
ANTIGO - The freezing winter impacts not only people, but deer as well. It's one of
several concerns facing the state's deer herd right now.
DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp addressed that at a citizen roundtable earlier today
in Antigo.
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Northwoods men must pay $100,000 fine, face jail time for killing bald eagles
SUGAR CAMP - Two Northwoods men must pay a $100,000 fine, and could face jail time for
killing bald eagles.
Alvin Sowinski and his son Paul reached a plea deal.
The Sowinski family owns 8,000 acres in Oneida County.
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Bill could end school day requirements, regulate hours only
MADISON - Students often welcome snow days and cold days.
But making up those days can cause headaches for school superintendents.
State law requires every school district to have 180 school days.
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United Way of Langlade County measures its fundraising
ANTIGO - Thermometers tell us the temperature, but one thermometer in Antigo is doing
something else.
United Way of Langlade County is using a thermometer to send a message. It's a
visual tool to help show the community their fundraising need and progress.
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Wausau Council advances cell phone ban
WAUSAU - People driving through Wausau will need to get off the phone.
The city council voted to make you stop talking or texting on your mobile phone
while driving in Wausau.
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Bill to close bad schools may not make the grade
MADISON - A bill to close bad schools may not be able to move forward.
It may not have enough support to clear the Republican-controlled Assembly
Education Committee.
The measure already appears to be dead on arrival in the Senate.
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UPDATE:Diapers and baby clothes found in suspicious duffel bag inside courthouse
RHINELANDER - Dozens of people evacuated the Oneida County Courthouse in Rhinelander
yesterday. We now know the suspicious bag that forced the evacuation was
harmless. It contained only diapers and baby clothes.
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NTC flashes technology at new Medford campus
MEDFORD - Medford's new Northcentral Technical College campus impresses you when you see it.
The campus opened for the new semester in January.
The Medford location of NTC specializes in health-related learning as well as
computer, IT, and business courses.
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Unwanted donations
RHINELANDER - Some donations can do more harm than good.
The Goodwill in Rhinelander is getting many unwanted donations.
Some of the donations Goodwill gets actually cause the organization to lose
money.
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Rhinelander Public Works Department adds powerful new truck to fleet
RHINELANDER - The Oneida County public works department added a new truck to their fleet, and
it sucks...literally. This new vacuum truck will suck water and debris. It cost
the city $380 Thousand dollars.
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