Packers open training camp
GREEN BAY - Wisconsin's favorite football team started its latest chase for the Lombardi trophy today.
The Green Bay Packers opened training camp at Ray Nitschke field this morning.
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Local Rhinelander Headlines
State gearing up for anti-Heroin campaign
MINOCQUA - Across the state, police say one drug is their biggest challenge- Heroin.
This year, the Department of Justice will target the drug statewide. The Lakeland area is working on its own campaign.
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Could see more walleye in lakes and rivers
WOODRUFF - Some people think more tourists will visit the Northwoods if we plant more walleye in our lakes.
That's now going to happen.
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Theater workshop keeps kids involved in summer
MINOCQUA - “Just run wild. Let your imagination fly,” says 13-year-old Jared Martin.
Nearly 30 kids from the Lakeland area turn up their imagination every day for three weeks in the summer.
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Aspirus Pleasant View prepares for a big makeover
PHILLIPS - You can't beat the comfort of Home Sweet Home but as we get older, many of us need special care that only a nursing home can offer.
Aspirus Pleasant View's campus in Phillips is getting a 3-point-9 million-dollar renovation.
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More details on WPS plan to bury power lines
RHINELANDER - We learned more today about Wisconsin Public Services' five-year, $220 million project.
WPS doesn't want its customers to be out of power, so it will bury more than 1,000 miles of power lines underground.
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$400,000 to Rhinelander for Printpack-area roads
RHINELANDER - Rhinelander Mayor Dick Johns remembers just about every event in the city's history over the last five decades.
For him to say something like this, Thursday had to be important.
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The risk of riding rides at County Fairs
ANTIGO - Last week a 52-year-old Dallas woman died after falling from one of the country’s tallest roller coasters at Six Flags. Carnivals and fairs happen without incident every day throughout the summer across the country. But we often only hear about the rides when something tragic happens.
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Bark for Life event promotes cancer research in Northwoods
RHINELANDER - The American Cancer Society and TLC Dog Training will bring a new event to the Northwoods next month. it’s called bark for life.
The event will be similar to Relay for Life, but including dogs.
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Willow Flowage could expand ATV access
LITTLE RICE - It seems like you can go most places with an ATV in the Northwoods.
Clubs seem to be popping up in every community.
Some towns are allowing ATVs to share some roads with cars.
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Realtors want exceptions to sign ban on major roads
ONEIDA COUNTY - Realtors in Oneida County say directional signs on major roads boost business and help home seekers, but some residents and the Minocqua Town Board say otherwise.
"They don't like to see these signs popping up on the back roads at every intersection off the premise from a listed property.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters re-launches Northwoods branch
ACROSS THE NORTHWOODS - Making the future better begins with our kids. That's why Big Brothers Big Sisters is RE-launched its Northwoods chapter.
The organization is hosting a relaunch party tonight at Harbor View in Phillips. The branch had financial troubles and is now re-starting.
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Crossing Highway 51 will be safer for pedestrians in Minocqua
MINOCQUA - Walking across the street can be hard and dangerous when there's a lot of traffic.
Soon pedestrians in Minocqua will have new technology to help them cross four lanes of a state highway.
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New medical schools will encourage doctors to practice in rural areas
WAUSAU - Hopes are new medical schools will bring more doctors to rural areas.
The Medical College of Wisconsin plans to open a new campus in Green Bay in 2015, and another in the Wausau area the following year.
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Deadline to apply for wolf permits getting close
MADISON - People who want to bag a wolf will soon run out of time to apply for a permit.
The deadline for applying for a 2013-14 Wisconsin wolf permit is August first.
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Assembly Bill 181 could benefit the Northwoods
EAGLE RIVER - Starting a business costs a lot of money.
But the state wants to help.
Last week, Governor Walker signed a bill that creates a $25 million fund for startup companies.
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Northland Pines High School adopts one-to-one technology
EAGLE RIVER - Northland Pines students will use a new kind of a book this fall.
The district is buying Chromebooks for all of its high school students.
The district tested Chromebooks in some classrooms last year.
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Man accused of pulling gun on church youth group in Price County appears in court
PHILLIPS - When you have car trouble in the woods, the normal protocol is to ask for help.
But prosecutors in Price County say Jesse Rutherford did a very abnormal thing when he needed help.
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Playing Cards to Help Missing Persons Cases
MADISON - The state Justice Department has helped fund the printing of playing cards that depict more than 100 unsolved homicide and missing-persons cases across Wisconsin.
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Fifield looks to improve on town entryway
FIFIELD - The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation wants to help turn eyesores into useful spaces.
But so far, the agency has focused that effort outside of the Northwoods.
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Governor Walker declares Tuesday is Rhinelander School of the Arts Day
RHINELANDER - Classes end for the year at Rhinelander's School of the Arts Wednesday.
Tuesday students and instructors celebrated the 50th anniversary of the school with a special luncheon.
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Bond set for driver in fatal crash
STEVENS POINT - The driver in a Portage County crash that killed two women will have to pay 25-thousand dollars bond to get out of jail.
The 22 year old man made his first court appearance yesterday by video from the Portage County jail.
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Local group debuts horseback riding with twist
HARSHAW - Choreographers usually create song and dance routines for humans.
But what about on horseback?
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New parking lot for businesses in Minocqua
MINOCQUA - Soon, drivers will have more space to park near the Campanile Center for the Arts in Minocqua.
A house was for sale on this lot in the spring.
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Weigh in on WI deer management tomorrow
RHINELANDER - You can weigh in on deer management in Wisconsin. Tomorrow at noon, the DNR will host an online chat.
They'll talk about implementing the Deer Trustee Report. The deer trustee was the man hired to make changes to the way the state manages the deer population.
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Woman pleads insanity for trying to kill her kids
MEDFORD - A central Wisconsin woman accused of trying to kill four of her children uses the insanity plea.
Thirty-seven-year-old Heidi Mann of Rib Lake reportedly wanted to spare the kids the pain of a divorce.
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Shingles can be prevented before it happens
MINOCQUA - People often try to treat rashes themselves.
But if you develop a fever, that rash could be from shingles.
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Wisconsin group makes tricky basketball shots
RHINELANDER - On a summer day, nothing’s better than shooting some hoops.
But if you’re That’s Cash! Basketball trick shots, you’re not just shooting hoops.
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Canada geese banding an effort in patience, strategy
RHINELANDER - More than one million Canada geese fly up and down what's called the Mississippi River Flyway each year.
Their route often includes northern Wisconsin.
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New changes for I Buy Local Rhinelander in its second year
RHINELANDER - Last year, the "I Buy Local" campaign encouraged people to shop and eat at Rhinelander businesses.
The program's second year will go even further.
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