Bad mineral formula from Pennsylvania company kills 13 Northwoods cattle, sickens more than 100 more
SPIRIT - A powerful disease killed 13 cattle in Price County.
It started in late August.
About 120 are still sick.
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Accused shooter needs new judge
MERRILL - The Merrill man accused of pulling a gun on a group of people will be getting a new judge.
Thirty one-year-old Daniel Osness is accused of holding a gun to another Merrill man's head early Sunday morning.
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Five arrested in shooting incident
MERRILL - One man sits in jail after a shooting incident in Merrill.
The 911 call came in just after 1 a.m. Sunday saying a vehicle with at least 5 passengers, had just arrived at a Town of Merrill home.
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Highway 17 construction begins
LINCOLN CO. - You might want to adjust your morning drive if you travel on Highway 17.
Crews plan to begin work Monday morning on Highway 17 in Lincoln County between County G and Norwegian Road.
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Wis. committee to hold hearing on 70 mph limit
MADISON - Drivers will get a chance to sound off this week on a Republican bill that would raise Wisconsin's speed limit.
The Assembly transportation committee has scheduled a public hearing on the proposal for Tuesday in the state Capitol.
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Enrollment begins Tuesday under federal health law
MADISON - Whether it's a mad rush or a trickle, the public will get their first chance to shop for insurance through the new online federal marketplace Tuesday.
Wisconsin state health and insurance officials deferred to the federal government to establish the exchange.
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Cars flipped during La Crosse Oktoberfest
LA CROSSE - An Oktoberfest celebration in La Crosse gets out of hand.
La Crosse police are investigating some acts of vandalism during the opening weekend of the city's annual Oktoberfest.
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Wolf permits going fast in Upper Michigan
MARQUETTE - Plenty of people want a chance to hunt for wolves in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
More than 1-thousand licenses were sold over the weekend, leaving just 135 still available.
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Sisters trying to make it big on old tunes
MINOCQUA - Kids these days love singing songs from artists like Taylor Swift, Ke$ha, and Lil Wayne.
But one Wisconsin singing trio goes in a different direction.
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Small plane crash in Marathon County, no injuries
HATLEY - A small plane crashed around 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon in eastern Marathon County near Highway 29.
Lt. Goch of the Marathon County Sheriff's Department says the small personal plane went down close to Highway 29 and County Highway Y, near Hatley.
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Oneida County Emergency Management pre-plans for a disaster
RHINELANDER - Natural disasters don't happen often in the Northwoods.
But Oneida County Emergency Management needs to make sure their fire departments know what to do if it does.
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Owners and pets hit the pavement for Oneida County Humane Society
RHINELANDER - Paws hit the pavement today in Rhinelander.
It was all for a good cause.
This was the second annual Downtown Pet Stroll.
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Fundraising for flesh eating disease
GLEASON - It's sometimes difficult to know exactly how you get flesh eating disease.
A Gleason man is trying to figure that out.
Meanwhile his community serves as his support.
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Thousands of people enjoyed Beef-A-Rama
MINOCQUA - Beef, music and good friends brought thousands of people together for Beef-A-Rama in Minocqua.
"The food, the people and the cows." said Hoffman Estates, IL resident, Ann Bagel.
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Fog and Headlights
RHINELANDER - We get used to everything in our cars being automatic. But sometimes, that can be dangerous.
Like on the foggy mornings we saw this week.
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Walk raises money for wildlife rehab center
MANITOWISH WATERS - Wildlife rehab centers take in hundreds of injured animals every year.
They nurse icons of the Northwoods like eagles, deer, bear and other animals back to health. But they're non-profit, without state or federal funding. They're constantly strapped for resources.
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Prentice woman optimistic after Walmart contest
PRENTICE - Parenthood brings plenty of challenges, with that comes more responsibility.
But for one Emily Blomberg, parenthood brought out her inventing side.
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Deer car crash season is starting early this year
RHINELANDER - Deer can seem harmless--until you hit them with your car. Hitting a deer can be dangerous and cost you a lot of money.
The season for deer-car crashes seems to be arriving early this fall.
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Pawn shops lead police to bulglary suspect
LINCOLN COUNTY - A trail of pawned stolen property led police to a Tomahawk woman yesterday. Police arrested 39-year-old Michell Goersch Thursday.
It happened after she was caught pawning a bunch of items from burglaries earlier in the week.
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Desmond takes over as county lawyers' association president
RHINELANDER - Oneida County's top lawyer can now add a new title to his business card.
Brian Desmond is Oneida County's Corporation Counsel.
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Man writes autobiography about his horrific accident
RIB LAKE - "There’s not a lot of people that survive something like this."
Not too many people are able to say they died four times and can still tell the story.
But Ted Goodrich can.
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Minocqua gears up for Beef-A-Rama
MINOCQUA - Friday marks the beginning of one of the most popular Northwoods traditions.
This weekend is the 49th annual Beef-A-Rama celebration in Minocqua.
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Kemp Street's reopening means better business
RHINELANDER - Road construction annoys most of us. For people who own businesses right in the middle of construction - it's much more than annoying. It's been almost 3 month since cars could move through Kemp Street. Commuters are happy about that but they're not the only ones!
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Local businesses compete in the WPS Energy Challenge
RHINELANDER - Sixteen Northcentral Wisconsin businesses will compete to go green with WPS's energy challenge. Among the local competitors are the Rhinelander Area Food Pantry and ArtStart.
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Town of Crescent considers ordinance for winter lake events
CRESCENT - We live in the Northwoods-- and that means people like to do crazy things on the ice... like racing cars-- why notdo that on a frozen lake? It happened on Lake Thompson last winter.
So the Town of Crescent wants to make sure it has a plan in case someone wants to drag race across their lakes.
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Fog and Headlights
RHINELANDER - We get used to everything in our cars being automatic. But sometimes, that can be dangerous.
Like on the foggy mornings we saw this week.
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Risk of deer crashes grows this time of year
MADISON - Wisconsin state officials are warning that the threat of car-deer crashes is high again this year.
The state Department of Transportation says along with the deer mating season in October and November comes a higher risk of them darting out in front of vehicles.
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State drug agents worried about synthetic drugs
MINOCQUA - A Wisconsin Department of Justice Special Agent believes synthetic drugs are on the rise in Wisconsin. That's what he told parents and community leaders Thursday night in Minocqua.
The synthetic drugs are marketed as legal and harmless. They vary from potpourri to bath salts. Both are labeled as not for human consumption, but can be crushed and smoked to get high.
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Local college makes big fundraising push
ANTIGO - Many people struggle to keep up with the rising cost of college.
One local technical college is trying to help.
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Private boat launch upgrades
ONEIDA COUNTY - People who own private boat launches in Oneida County might be able to repair or upgrade them soon. Right now, it's illegal to make improvements on private ramps if the lake has a public access ramp.
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