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WAUSAU - Police in Wausau hope you can help them find two suspects after an armed robbery Sunday night.
It happened on the 100 block of Sherman Street. The suspects used a knife to rob the victims. The suspects also threatened to shoot the victims if they ran away.
The victims never saw a gun but one of the suspects was holding a 5 inch knife.
MADISON - Two Republican legislators are trying to convince the state Senate's labor committee to approve a bill that would repeal Wisconsin's prevailing wage law.
The bill's chief sponsors, Sen. Leah Vukmir and Rep. Rob Hutton, told the committee during a hearing Tuesday that the law artificially increases costs for local governments. They say repealing the law would save taxpayer dollars.
Sen. Robert Wirch, a Pleasant Prairie Democrat, countered that the law helps ensure quality work.
EAGLE RIVER - The fishing opener probably couldn't have come on a better weekend this year.
The sun and warm temperatures are one of the reasons businesses say this past weekend's opener was a success.
Eagle Sports Center in Eagle River had a 250 percent increase in business compared to last year.
Employees say the store had its best opening fishing weekend in more than a decade.
MERRILL - Ryan Ott didn't know his contest would set off a domino effect of giving in his Merrill community. But the end result would demonstrate just what "paying it forward" means to the northcentral Wisconsin city.
It started last year.
"(The roof) was pretty unsightly," remembered Kathy Yahr on Monday, standing outside Trinity Lutheran Preschool in Merrill.
MADISON - The state Department of Justice is asking a federal judge to toss out Shirley Abrahamson's lawsuit demanding that she be allowed to retain her title as Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice.
Voters in April approved a constitutional amendment that allows the justices to elect their chief rather than basing the title on seniority. The high court's conservative majority voted Justice Pat Roggensack chief last week, stripping the liberal-leaning Abrahamson of a title she's held since 1996.
Abrahamson has filed a federal lawsuit challenging whether she can be immediately stripped of the title. DOJ attorneys on Monday filed a motion to dismiss the case, arguing Abrahamson has failed to state a claim for relief.
MADISON - The state Senate is poised to vote on a bill that would clear the way for a 70 mph speed limit on at least some Wisconsin roads.
The bill would allow the state Department of Transportation to decide where to raise the limit from 65 mph to 70 mph. The measure would prohibit the DOT from raising the limit on four-lane roads with at-grade access, however.
The Senate is set to vote on the measure on Wednesday.
WESTON - Liver disease and deaths from Hepatitis C are on the rise.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) wants doctors to keep checking baby boomers.
They make up the vast majority of people living with the virus.
WASHINGTON, DC - Last Monday, 81 local veterans and their guardians boarded a plane to Washington, DC for the 19th Never Forgotten Honor Flight. Many of the veterans on the flight boarded, thinking their service had been forgotten. However, they soon realized that wasn't the case.
A passerby stopped, took off his hat, and stuck out his hand.
"Thank you for your service," he said to a veteran walking by.
GLIDDEN - A Glidden man hopes to make his community more accessible.
Ryan Thimm uses a wheelchair after an ATV accident four years ago.
He started the Ryan Thimm Handicap Reserve to raise money to make the community more accessible.
Family and friends of a Neenah family who lost two members when a university student opened fire along a Wisconsin bike trail are mourning at a church.
Jonathan Stoffel, his 11-year-old daughter, Olivia Stoffel (who is wearing the red cap in the picture), and Adam Bentdahl all were killed when Sergio Daniel Valencia del Toro opened fire along the path in Menasha Sunday. Jonathan Stoffel's wife, Erin, was wounded. The couple's two other small children survived unharmed. Del Toro killed himself.
WISCONSIN - Severe weather can strike at any time in north central Wisconsin. Emergency Management services encourage people to have a NOAA Weather Radio to be prepared during a storm.
Weather radios cost about $30. They are a 24 hour source of any weather warnings and information.
Emergency Management says they're very useful, especially with unpredictable Wisconsin weather.
TOMAH - A Monroe County sheriff's pursuit of a suspected drunken driver ended when a deputy's squad and the suspect's minivan became engulfed in fire.
Sheriff's dispatchers got a call about an erratic driver Sunday about 4 p.m. A deputy who found the van and talked to the driver said the man was apparently intoxicated.
Authorities say the driver fled onto Interstate 94 and into the city of Tomah. The man drove to his property in rural Tomah and into a wooded marsh area.
MILWAUKEE - The Brewers fired manager Ron Roenicke and replaced him with former Milwaukee infielder Craig Counsell.
Milwaukee, a major league-worst 7-18, lost 40 of its final 56 games under Roenicke. The skid included a late-season collapse last year after the Brewers led the NL Central for nearly five months, and a 2-13 start this season.
Counsell, a 44-year-old Milwaukee-area native, was given a contract through the 2017 season, the Brewers said Monday.
MENASHA - The person who survived a shooting that left four others dead on a Menasha recreational trail bridge remains hospitalized in critical condition.
A Theda Clark Medical Center spokeswoman said Monday the survivor is a woman in her 30s.
Menasha police say a gunman opened fire on the bridge Sunday night in a random shooting on the Fox Cities Trestle Trail bridge.
EAGLE RIVER - The beautiful weather puts many people in the mood to get outside and enjoy the Northwoods.
A store in Eagle River carries many items you may need as the weather starts to get nicer.
WalkAbout Paddle and Apparel in Eagle River will celebrate their 14th year this year. The store started off as a paddle store.
RHINELANDER - Some Northwoods seniors got to experience a new massage therapy technique this weekend that keeps growing in popularity
Heidi Bramm, who's certified in ARoMATOUCH, shared the method of essential oil application with the community.
She says the therapy has benefits for everyone, especially seniors.
CRANDON - A lot of people ran in the second annual Colors of Cancer run Saturday. Children at Crandon Elementary School also helped fight cancer with their Mini Color Run on Friday.
About 400 students ran in the Mini Color Run, which went two laps around the school.
Crandon Elementary's Mini Color Run teams with the Ties That Bind Us, a group that supports cancer patients in the area.
MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Brewers have fired manager Ron Roenicke.
President and general manager Doug Melvin announced the move Sunday night, hours after the team's 5-3 victory over the Cubs in Chicago. The team said it will announce a replacement Monday.
The Brewers are a major league-worst 7-18 after a 2-13 start.
CHICAGO - Aramis Ramirez homered and broke an eighth-inning tie with a two-run single, helping the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3 Sunday for their first consecutive wins this season.
Milwaukee, a big league-worst 7-18 following a 2-13 start, took two of three against the Cubs for its first series win of the year.
Brewers shortstop Jean Segura left after he was hit on the helmet by a pitch from Pedro Strop (0-1) in the eighth inning. Segura initially took first base after he was examined by the training staff for several minutes. He then was replaced by pinch-runner Hector Gomez.
MARATHON COUNTY - One woman died after a car hit a pedestrian in Marathon County Saturday night.
The crash was on State Highway 97 north of Wuertzburg Road in the town of Johnson near Athens just before 9:00pm. The Marathon County Sheriff's Department said the driver was in their 30s. The victim was a middle aged woman.
When first responders arrived, they found the pedestrian suffered from fatal injuries. It's not known whether alcohol or drugs were factors in the crash.
PHILLIPS - The school got a $2,600 grant for educational supplies for the event.
Local businesses also went to the event to show how science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM careers are important to the area.
"We've got new science materials from a local grant that was written, and we've got a chance to show all our students the new science equipment we've got for the district," said Phillips Elementary School Principal Dave Scholz.
RHINELANDER - A Rhinelander soccer team will head to England this summer to compete against teams from around the world. They're now holding fundraisers to help pay for the trip.
14 girls, coaches, and chaperones with the team Hodags vs. the World will play throughout England this August. They have to raise about $30,000 to pay for flights, hotels, and other expenses.
The team held a thrift sale this weekend at Trig's in Rhinelander to help meet their goal.
SARATOGA - A motorcycle accident left one man injured Saturday night in Wood County.
The driver was Michael Kading of Nekoosa. The accident happened around 9:00pm on County Highway Z at Sandy Spring Drive in the town of Saratoga.
An ambulance brought the driver to a helicopter, where he was air transported to St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield.
MEDFORD - A man died in a motorcycle accident after the bike flipped in Taylor County early Sunday morning.
39-year-old Anthony Ostrowski from Tony, Wisconsin was heading north on County Highway Q near County Highway M in the town of Medford.
The driver didn't stop at a stop sign and went into a ditch. He then hit two signs and flipped over before the motorcycle stopped.
RHINELANDER - Heidi Bramm who's certified in ARoMATOUCH shares the hand technique with the local community.
She says the technique has benefits for everyone, but especially the aging senior.
"There's two different elements here, so you have the essential oils, which provide their therapeutic benefit, but you also have the hand technique, which provides that sense of touch, that universal language," said Bramm. " So with the aging process comes loss, loss of family, loss of friends, loss of independence, and loss of touch."
MERRILL - Firefighters quickly put out a grass fire near Merrill Saturday afternoon. The Merrill Fire Department got a report of a grass fire threatening two homes in the Town of Scott near Merrill around 1:00pm.
About a half an acre was on fire with one to two foot flames. Winds were light at the time of the fire.
The fire spread from a pile of scrap lumber being burned by the people who lived there.
WOODRUFF - The opening day of fishing season kept conservation officers busy Saturday. Workers say educating fishermen about changes to the walleye regulations was a major focus of the day.
On the Minocqua chain, there's a catch and release season for walleyes this year.
Conservation Officer Tim Ebert says catch and release has taken effect for most waters in the ceded territory.
CRANDON - It's the second year the run's been held.
About 400 students ran in the mini color run, which went two laps around the school.
Crandon elementary's mini color run cooperates with the Ties That Bind Us.
WOODRUFF - They say education about changes in walleye regulations were a major focus of the day.
On the Minocqua chain, there's a catch and release season for walleyes this year.
For the next several years Wisconsin will have a new statewide walleye bag limit.
RHINELANDER - The earthquake in Nepal devastated the country and people who live there. Golden Harvest in Rhinelander is now raising money to help those people in need.
They've only raised a couple hundred dollars since they started collecting donations on Thursday. Workers hope people will think about how much some people in Nepal lost.
"My heart goes out to those people because if you were to lose part of your family, and where you live, and where you work, and where you've grown up, I'm sure you'd want to be supported," said employee Mitchell Marshall.
