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LOCAL NEWS
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MERRILL - As Linda DeBroux walks through Merrill High School, she can see the halls she helped create.
What started as plain, whitewashed walls now look like an art gallery. For each of the last 13 summers, DeBroux has guided a select group of her art students to create murals to fill the walls.
"When I walk down, I don't just see the painting, I see the student, right there, painting on that wall," she said Wednesday. "I think of all the struggles, the struggle points they had, and parts where they celebrated."
Murals by ten students this week will bring the total to 157 on school walls. Like it does every summer, it will take long days to accomplish the project.
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ST. GERMAIN - A Northwoods business turns heads by turning vehicles like old trucks and school buses into food trucks.
Caged Crow Customs in Saint Germain is getting so much national attention, the business' small garage is busting at the seams trying to keep up with all the projects.
"You gotta tip-toe to fit things where you can," said Caged Crow Customs Mobile Kitchen Manufacturer employee Jeremiah Hughes.
Right now, Caged Crow Customs turns trucks, cars, trailers and even buses into food trucks with a completely re-vamped new look.
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PRICE COUNTY - Sitting on a bike is where Tessa Otto finds her freedom.
"Riding on a Harley is unlike any feeling you're ever going to have," said Tessa as she stood beside her 2018 Street Glide Special.
"This is probably the coolest thing I'll ever do in my life. I'm peaking now at 20," said Tessa with a laugh.
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LAKE TOMAHAWK - Work started on a project at Camp American Legion in Lake Tomahawk Wednesday.
The project offers families of America's fallen service members a place to heal and grieve away from the noise of daily life.
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REGIONAL NEWS
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MADISON - Governor Scott Walker has activated the National Guard to help with recovery efforts following destructive flooding in northern Wisconsin.
Portions of northern Wisconsin saw as much as a foot of rain over the weekend. Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas and Iron counties remain in a state of emergency.
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MADISON - Wisconsin agriculture officials have confirmed chronic wasting disease in a doe from a Marinette County breeding farm.
The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection said Monday the National Veterinary Services Laboratory confirmed test results Thursday and the farm was quarantined that same day.
The 2-year-old deer was born on the 230-acre farm in Goodman and died during fawning. The fenced farm has 320 whitetail deer, according to the owner's most recent registration. The farm hadn't been enrolled in the CWD Herd Status Program since May 2017.
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MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee's mayor says he hopes the relationship between police and residents can improve in the wake of an excessive force lawsuit filed by Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown.
Mayor Tom Barrett released a statement Tuesday saying he's hopeful that the NBA player's arrest over a parking violation and the subsequent lawsuit "will be a turning point."
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HOUGHTON - Michigan Governor Rick Snyder traveled to Houghton late Tuesday to tour flood damage.
The National Guard will bring in heavy equipment to help with cleanup. The state will also help local businesses impacted by the flooding.
Gov. Snyder spoke with the owner of a coffee shop that was heavily damaged.
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