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MADISON - The flu gets the blame for the deaths of three more children in Wisconsin.
That brings the total number of pediatric deaths to five.
The latest report from the state Department of Health Services shows this flu season is second only to 2009, when the swine flu caused the deaths of six children.
In the U.S. this season, Wisconsin is behind only Texas with seven pediatric deaths.
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MADISON - The Republican leader of the Wisconsin state Senate is renewing his call for passage of a right-to-work bill.
Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald issued a statement Thursday saying debate of right-to-work needs to occur along with consideration of the state budget. Walker will release his budget plan on Tuesday.
Walker has repeatedly said he doesn't want the Legislature to act early in the session on right-to-work, but he also is a longtime supporter of the idea. Walker has also never said he would veto such a bill should it pass.
Right-to-work laws prevent private-sector employers from forcing workers to join a union or pay dues as a condition of employment.
Supporters say it's about worker freedom while opponents argue it will drive down wages and it's bad for the economy.
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SUGAR CAMP - A recent grant might help students at Sugar Camp Elementary stay healthy this school year. The NFL and the National Dairy Council gave the school a $900 grant last week. The students get in shape by taking part in the Fuel Up to Play 60 program.
"Our kids are tracking physical fitness points and nutrition points every day on the Fuel Up to Play 60 website," said 4th Grade Teacher Robin LeMoine. "They are involved in the 100 Mile Club that we started here this fall, where we're walking one mile every day."
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ST. GERMAIN - A wide open, snow- and ice-covered lake can mean a fun and fast time on a snowmobile.
You will get a chance to find out just how fast your snowmobile can go when the 13th Annual St. Germain Snowmobile Radar Run starts in St. Germain.
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MADISON - A Wisconsin appeals court says a requirement that singers in the state Capitol obtain a permit was unconstitutional.
The case involves Michael Crute was cited for joining in a daily sing-along protest in the Capitol rotunda in July 2013. State rules then prohibited anyone from participating in an unpermitted event in state buildings.
Crute argued the regulations violated his free speech rights. A Madison judge tossed out his ticket in February. The 4th District Court of Appeals upheld that decision on Thursday, ruling the regulations didn't further a significant state interest.
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CRANDON - The School District of Crandon needs a new superintendent midway through the school year.
Jim Asher told the school board Monday he was retiring, effective immediately.
Asher told us he had been wrestling with the decision since November.
He said he made the decision "for him," and that it had nothing to do with the district.
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THREE LAKES - It appears Gov. Scott Walker will try to address rural broadband internet in his 2015-2017 budget.
Walker proposes adding $6 million to the state's Broadband Expansion Grant Program.
"The fact that the Governor put another $6 million into the fund that already has $5 million is huge. That's double the size of the grant funding that's going to be available to us," said Don Sidlowski of the Northwoods Broadband and Economic Development Coalition.
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