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Vilas Co. pair charged with reckless homicide in overdose case Submitted: 03/08/2013

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RHINELANDER - Toxicology tests took almost three months, but now they're in. Two people from St. Germain will face first degree reckelss homicide charges in the heroin overdose case of a Rhinelander man.

27-year-olds Jennifer Heiting and Richard Lewis already face a handfull of felonies for selling heroin.

Now prosecutors added first degree reckelss homicide charges.

30-year-old David Stahl died after taking heroin he got from Heiting and Lewis.

They gave him packages of heroin in return for letting them have the drug FedExed to his house.

Lewis' charge is technically modified to a party to a crime. That means he likely didn't directly supply the deadly dose.

But he faces the same penalty.

"Heroin kills people, as the allegations in this case make all too clear," Judge Bloom said. "Under all those circumstances a $50,000 cash bond is certainly justified."

Heiting and Lewis will be in court again for both the heroin and homicide cases in April.

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Winning Lottery Ticket Sold in Rhinelander Submitted: 05/23/2013

RHINELANDER -
A ticket sold in Rhinelander matched all the numbers in last night's Badger 5 lotto drawing.

The lucky winner bought the ticket at Trigs in Rhinelander.

The winning numbers last night were 5, 16, 18, 25 and 28.

The winner has 180 days to claim the 293-thousand dollar prize.

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Plan Announced to Boost Walleye Numbers Submitted: 05/23/2013

MADISON - Governor Walker hopes greater walleye numbers can help boost state tourism.

Walker announced a nearly 13-million dollar effort to boost walleye production.

The plan would allow the state to borrow millions to expand hatcheries.

It would also give several million in grants for private walleye production plants.

The plan also includes money for aquaculture work, buying fingerlings from private vendors, and expanding a program that gives tribal youth jobs on natural resources-related projects.

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Unemployment Down for Most of State Submitted: 05/23/2013

MADISON - Some northwoods counties got left behind as unemployment rates IMPROVED almost everywhere in Wisconsin last month.

The state Department of Workforce Development said yesterday that unemployment got worse in April in Price, Menominee and Calumet counties.

Unemployment stayed the same in Iron and Langlade counties.

Rates improved in the other 67 counties.

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Weston man accused of 8th OWI Submitted: 05/22/2013

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WAUSAU - If you drink and drive, don't expect to get away with it. Especially when you've already been caught seven other times. A Weston man is facing his eighth drunken driving charge.

Twenty-nine year-old Cole Knapp appeared in Marathon County Court today. Prosecutors say an officer tried to pull Knapp over for a traffic violation May 11 when Knapp took off.

Knapp eventually stopped and got out of his vehicle with his hands in the air.

During a background check, Knapp fled on foot and was arrested a short time. He has seven previous OWI convictions dating back to 2002 in Bayfield, Ashland, Lincoln and Marathon counties.

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Rhinelander's Open House of Storefronts a Success Submitted: 05/22/2013

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RHINELANDER - Rhinelander needs new businesses to fill empty stores downtown.

This past weekend 26 properties had an open house. It was organized by Downtown Rhinelander, Inc. (DRI) and Flanders Reality Group. Finding the right home for a business can be hard. But the event tried to help those on the hunt.

"This way, you know, your here, you look, your able to talk to someone who knows the property. And you can really make a really good decision right now today," said Maggie Steffen, DRI Executive Director.

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Accused Lac du Flambeau stabber faces attempted intentional homicide charge Submitted: 05/22/2013

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EAGLE RIVER - Thirty-year-old James Peterson faces a serious charge this week.

Peterson is accused of stabbing a 19-year-old man in Lac du Flambeau early Sunday morning. He made his initial appearance in court today.

Prosecutors want to charge him with first degree intentional attempted homicide.

Both he and the stabbing victim were treated at the hospital. The victim was taken to Ministry St. Joseph's in Marshfield for further treatment.

Peterson remains in jail Wednesday night on $15,000 cash bond.

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People with Disabilities Gain Job Skills in Northwoods Submitted: 05/22/2013

RHINELANDER - People with disabilities deserve the same chance to find a job as anyone else.

Headwaters Incorporated in Rhinelander wants to help make sure that happens.

Six people completed the Employability class at Headwaters this year.

They were recognized for their work Wednesday at Nicolet College.

The students in the class toured several workplaces in the area.

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