Local Rhinelander Headlines

RHINELANDER - If you've been to the Rhinelander/Oneida County Airport, you know it's small and there are very few commercial flights. But an airline change has made the airport more popular. Full Story: WJFW

TOWNSHIP OF DAY - A car crash in Marathon County leaves one woman dead and two others injured. It happened last night just after 5 on State Highway 97, north of Highway C in the Township of Day. Full Story: WJFW

RHINELANDER - Independence Day and fireworks go hand in hand. Unfortunately so do fireworks and injuries. So before you start lighting fuses, the Oneida County Health Department has a few safety tips. Their first tip -- just don't light off fireworks. Full Story: WJFW

RHINELANDER/NORTHERN WISCONSIN - Looking for a new career? There's one job in huge demand in Northern Wisconsin: Welding. To help fill those jobs Nicolet college is working with the Oldenburg Group and expanding their welding program. Full Story: WJFW

EAGLE RIVER - How do you convince 14 fourth graders that learning about spreadsheets will be fun? “It didn’t take any convincing,” said fourth grade teacher Gretchen Yagow. “It just didn’t take any convincing at all.” Full Story: WJFW

PHILLIPS - We can now video of a man explaining he pulled a gun on a church youth group. Jesse Rutherford crashed his car into a ditch near Phillips on May 18. Full Story: WJFW

WISCONSIN - A wet spring followed by heavy rains could threaten the health of Wisconsin's waterways. The weather has increased the risk that manure storage facilities will overflow or fail. Full Story: WJFW

THREE LAKES - They’re not in school. And it’s not the 4th of July. So why are a bunch of kids getting together to say the Pledge of Allegiance? “It just seems like patriotism is on a little bit on the downslide, and so the opportunity to encourage it with the next generation, is like, ‘We should all be jumping on this,’” says Denise Kerns, owner of Lick-a-Dee Splitz. Full Story: WJFW

LAC DU FLAMBEAU - A crash on Pokegama Lake Trail near Eagle River sent 5 passengers to the hospital and the driver to jail. It happened around 8pm last night by Cemetery Road. Full Story: WJFW

RHINELANDER - A bouncy house, temporary tattoos and music welcomed families to downtown Rhinelander this morning. This was the second annual Hodag Block Party. Full Story: WJFW

MINOCQUA - Visitors to Minocqua won't have to worry about road construction again until September. Just in time for the Independence Day holiday, all lanes on Highway 51 will be open. Full Story: WJFW

RHINELANDER - You probably try to put your car in the garage when a hail storm is coming. But lots that are full of cars, like rental agencies, cannot move them all to shelter in time. That was the case yesterday at the Rhinelander airport. Avis rental car agents could only watch as a storm came across the runway with small pea size hail. Full Story: WJFW

RHINELANDER - The DNR kicks off Operation Dry Water today. It's a crackdown on boating and drinking during the weekend before the holiday. Boaters on Wisconsin lakes and rivers will see more DNR conservation wardens and municipal boat patrols than usual. Full Story: WJFW

EAGLE RIVER - A new way to travel between Eagle River and Three Lakes opens Saturday. It's the third section of the Three Eagle Trail to open. Full Story: WJFW