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RHINELANDER - Easter can mean Easter eggs hunts, pastel colors, and a lot of chocolate.
Some businesses rely on those Easter traditions for a larger profit.
One local chocolate store depends on Easter for a boost in sales.
Some businesses believe Easter is the second biggest chocolate holiday.
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MADISON - Wisconsin wildlife officials are using road-kill and radio-tracking data to assess the harsh winter's effect on the state's deer herd.
Department of Natural Resources staffers are looking for 10 carcasses in every county so they can check a number of biological signs, such as fat stores and pregnancy.
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MANITOWISH WATERS - Most Easter egg hunts take place outside.
But with the recent snow fall, some were in danger of being canceled.
One Northwoods camp found an alternative to keep the festivities going.
Camp Jorn YMCA in Manitowish Waters hosted their first Easter Egg Hunt.
More than 30 kids ran around inside of the camp.
Camp Jorn daycamp director says they got the idea from Boulder Junction's Easter Egg Hunt.
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RHINELANDER - Losing someone to suicide can be difficult.
But it's a reality some families in the Northwoods have to live with.
The suicide rate in north-central Wisconsin has gone up in 2013.
Suicide experts believe high levels of depression and alcoholism in Wisconsin contribute to more suicides.
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RHINELANDER - Snow on the ground can’t keep the Easter bunny away in the Northwoods.
Hundreds of kids and their families searched for Easter eggs in Rhinelander on Saturday.
“Even with the snow and the slush, they love running around and getting out there and getting the eggs,”said Nicole Polkowski, the Rhinelander Area Optimist Club president.
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WOOD COUNTY - Pittsville fire fighters put out a field fire in the Township of Cary Saturday.
It burned more than 34 acres.
Pittsville Fire chief says it happened around 1:55 Saturday afternoon.
Rock and Vesper fire departments also helped put the fire out.
The DNR also helped by using a patrol plane to spot the fire.
The chief says it started after debris traveled from a burn barrel.
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STOUGHTON - Police in Stoughton are investigating a threatening letter that was sent to a black teenager, with a photo that depicted him as the victim of a lynching.
The letter had a Madison postmark but no return address. The family told the newspaper it contained a photo showing two men hanging from a tree, with a mob watching. A picture of the 18-year-old was superimposed onto one of the men.
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