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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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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 - People celebrate Easter Sunday in different forms of fashion.
Some might have Easter breakfast or have their own Easter Egg Hunt.
Others might take a traditional route and head to church.
Newswatch 12’s Shardaa Gray found out how one church celebrates Easter Sunday.
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OSHKOSH - A Winnebago County woman has been arrested after authorities found nearly two dozen animals living in deplorable conditions in the Town of Clayton.
WGBA-TV reports that since Thursday, authorities have rescued 17 horses and five dogs from the home. Winnebago sheriff's detective Chris Braman says they did not look healthy.
Another three horses were found dead.
Cattle Rescue Inc. will be caring for the surviving horses. Director Bill Blemke says they are malnourished.
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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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MINOCQUA - Easter weekend normally brings in a lot of tourist.
For business owners, that means an increase in sales.
The Pine Cone Boutique in Minocqua says they've seen an increase in customers.
They're right off Highway 51 North, right next to McDonald's.
One of the sales associates just started working there.
But she could tell that business picked up quickly.
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