WJFW News
Tomahawk man headed to jail for marijuana sales
Submitted: 01/16/2013
MERRILL - A 20-year-old Tomahawk man will spend the next year in jail for selling marijuana out of his home.
Shane Ksobiech agreed to plead guilty to four felonies and two misdemeanors in Lincoln County Court today.
Police arrested Ksobiech and five others in Tomahawk last spring. They used an informant to buy marijuana from Ksobiech's house.
In exchange for today's plea deal, the state agreed to not enter three of the felonies on record, as long as he follows his probationary rules.
After the year in jail, Ksobiech will spend three years on probation.
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Gogebic Taconite submits sampling plans
Submitted: 06/19/2013
MADISON - Gogebic Taconite wants to move quickly to dig an iron mine in Ashland and Iron Counties. This week, they submitted plans for the next step in the state's process. The company is asking the DNR for permission to sample hundreds of thousands of tons of earth, part of a bulk sampling plan. Gogebic Taconite also officially told the DNR it will seek a mining permit. The DNR will tell Gogebic within two weeks whether it can go forward with the sampling.
Plans for next wolf hunt move forward
Submitted: 06/19/2013
MADISON - Wisconsin wildlife officials want hunters and trappers kill more wolves this year. Yesterday the DNR finalized proposed kill quotas for the state's second wolf season. The quota was set at 275 wolves. The state's Chippewa tribes are entitled to part of that quota.
USDA Merrill Service Center Relocates
Submitted: 06/19/2013
MERRILL - Farmers in Lincoln and Langlade Counties may need to make a longer drive or call a different office for USDA services. The Merrill Service Center will be temporarily split up between Rhinelander, Wausau, and Medford. The Farm Service Agency will move to the Wausau Service Center and the Natural Resources Conservation Service will be relocated to the Rhinelander and Medford Centers. These moves will last until further notice.
Medford man searches for photo of every Vietnam death from Wisconsin
Submitted: 06/19/2013
MEDFORD - “Our goal is to find them all," says Bryce Kelley. Kelley, a Medford resident, wants to find a picture of every Wisconsin soldier killed in Vietnam. “I know that I will continue to work, and I have enlisted the help of many others that will continue to work until we find them all," he says. Nearly 1,200 Wisconsinites’ names are etched on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington.
Woman killed when ATV goes over cliff
Submitted: 06/19/2013
SAXON - A woman died when an ATV sailed over a cliff in Iron county. Deputies got the call around seven last night about the ATV crash near Harbor Drive in Saxon. The ATV did not make it around a corner on Harbor drive and traveled over the cliff, coming to rest on the beach. A 42 year old woman who was a passenger on the ATV was dead at the scene. Her 44 year old husband had been driving, and suffered severe injuries.
Newman High Schools received new solar panels
Submitted: 06/19/2013
WAUSAU - A Wausau high school will go green to save money and teach students about energy conservation. New solar panels will sit on top of the roof. It will save Newman High School approximately $400 a year. The W-P-S foundation donated the system as part of the SolarWise for school program. It's an educational experience for the kids as well.
7th annual historical society picnic
Submitted: 06/19/2013
ANTIGO - Cars, ATVs and snowmobiles can take you to nearly any destination in the Northwood’s. But without the steam-engine locomotive, many of those spots wouldn’t be on the map. Joe Hermolin, Langlade County Historic Society president, said at one point in Antigo's history, half of the town worked for the railroad. “They would ship out wood products and eventually farm goods," Hermolin said. "It used to all come through Antigo.”