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RHINELANDER - The former Rhinelander High School teacher convicted of having and making THC and stealing from the school district faces another charge for stealing.
Joshua Juergens is charged with a felony for stealing from Ministry St. Mary's in Rhinelander.
According to the criminal complaint, Juergens went to urgent care because his back hurt. Juergen's girlfriend said that he was given painkillers at the hospital. She was in the exam room for part of the exam. Juergens was walking around touching the medical equipment. She told him to stop. After that Juergens told her he had questions for the nurse and told her to leave.
His girlfriend drove him home about a half hour later. When they both got home she said she saw the patient monitor and thermometer in a St. Mary's bag. That's when she brought the equipment back.
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THE NORTHWOODS - If Wisconsin Public Service gets what it wants, you'll see an increase on one part of your energy bill. But WPS thinks it will be offset by rate reductions for many customers.
WPS puts a $10 fixed monthly charge on residential electric bills. That's true no matter how much power the customer uses. The cost helps cover equipment like meters and wires all customers need.
Right now, some of the cost for equipment gets passed on in per-unit energy charges. WPS wants to raise the fixed cost to $25 per month to better reflect delivery costs.
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MERRILL - People who try to hide drugs in their cars don't stand a chance against Eros. He's the Merrill Police Department's new K9.
In the few months that he's been on the job, he's helped officers find a lot of drugs.
Merrill's Police Chief is so happy with Eros' work, he wants to make sure the department will always have a K9 unit. But the costs of getting and training a new K9 are expensive. That's why the Merrill Police Department is already raising money for the future.
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WOODRUFF - Construction on the intersection of Highway 51 and Highway 47 in Woodruff will be pushed back to 2018. The project was supposed to start in 2017.
That's because DOT supervisors aren't sure how they want to reconstruct the road yet. They're looking at a few different design plans right now.
Project leaders want to make sure they pick the safest option. They also want more community input before they make a decision.
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LINCOLN COUNTY - Wisconsin State Patrol shut down Highway 51 South near Irma Tuesday afternoon.
An SUV hit a semi around 2:30 Tuesday afternoon. No one was seriously hurt.
Traffic going south was rerouted while traffic going north was fine.
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WOODRUFF - Woodruff police want to know what happened to a person who died after ending up in the water.
The Woodruff Police Department was called to Indian Mounds boat landing about 4:30 p.m. Monday.
Two DNR rangers there had pulled an unconscious male from the lake.
Medical personnel at the scene told officers the victim had died, and the coroner was called.
An autopsy will be performed.
No name will be released until the victim is positively identified.
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CRANDON - People in Crandon could vote a new mayor into office Tuesday night after holding a recall election of current Mayor Rob Jaeger.
The recall comes after a group started collecting signatures in May. The small group lead by Larry Alsteen collected enough signatures for the recall.
The city council needed to order the recall as a formality under Wisconsin law. The council eventually ordered the recall after originally splitting its vote in June.
Cindy Bradley has worked as the Crandon city clerk for 17 years. She says they've seen a steady turnout throughout the day.
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