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What We're Working OnSubmitted: 04/25/2018
- Tonight on Newswatch 12:

We introduce you to 3 Marshfield area brothers on the Never Forgotten Honor Flight who found a way to make sure another brother was able to go, even though he passed away just 5 weeks before the trip.

We'll update you on the progress of a VA National Cemetery near Rhinelander that will become one of eight throughout the United States that were chosen for the project.

We'll show you what happened at the preliminary hearing for an Eagle River man accused of sexually assaulting a victim twice after threatening to shoot her in the head.

We'll bring you all this and more tonight on Newswatch 12 - news from where you live.





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 LOCAL NEWS
Rhinelander interim city administrator resignsSubmitted: 04/25/2018

RHINELANDER - Interim Rhinelander City Administrator Keith Kost turned in his resignation Wednesday to take effect immediately. 

Kost took over the position in May 2017 after former administrator Kristina Aschenbrenner was fired in August 2016.

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Oneida County Sheriff will run for another termSubmitted: 04/25/2018

RHINELANDER - Oneida County Sheriff Grady Hartman wants the job for another term.

Hartman submitted his nomination papers to the county clerk's office on Monday.

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Merrill man pulled over with $1,000 worth of meth in carSubmitted: 04/25/2018

LINCOLN COUNTY - The Lincoln County Sheriff's office found $1,000 worth of meth in a Merrill man's car. 

Police pulled over the 29-year-old's car because he had a felony warrant for his arrest. The man's name is being withheld until he's been formally charged. 

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Opening Day at Windmill Ice Cream Shoppe Submitted: 04/25/2018

TOMAHAWK - Lemon Bar and Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler can be more than just bakery desserts.

They're flavors at one Tomahawk ice cream shop.

The Windmill Ice Cream Shoppe will open its doors at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon.

Owner Pat Berg says a couple of people will be already waiting in line for the door to be opened.

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 REGIONAL NEWS
Vice President Mike Pence plans to talk about the Republican tax overhaul during a visit to MilwaukeeSubmitted: 04/25/2018

MILWAUKEE - Vice President Mike Pence plans to talk about the Republican tax overhaul during a visit to Milwaukee Wednesday afternoon.

The event is sponsored by a group created to promote President Donald Trump's policies.

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Body of unidentified woman to be exhumed in WaupunSubmitted: 04/24/2018

WAUPUN - The remains of an unidentified woman found in a frozen creek in Fond du Lac County nearly 10 years ago will be exhumed this week at a cemetery in Waupun.

Sheriff's officials say forensic anthropologists will examine the remains of "Jane Doe" using techniques that weren't available when her body was found. Through chemical isotope analysis, investigators may learn where the woman lived and her approximate age. DNA testing can determine eye, skin and hair color, as well as genetic ancestry and face shape.

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State opens up application window for school safety grantsSubmitted: 04/24/2018

MADISON - The state Department of Justice is now accepting applications for $100 million in newly created school safety grants.

Gov. Scott Walker proposed legislation establishing the grants in the wake of a mass shooting at a Florida high school in February.

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Wisconsin Rapids man shot dead in MinnesotaSubmitted: 04/24/2018

CARLTON, MINNESOTA - A man killed in northeastern Minnesota used to be the director of the Native American Center at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

57 year old Andrew Gokee of Wisconsin Rapids was shot in the head over the weekend at his brother's house.

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