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- A 43-year-old Green Bay man killed himself after shooting at people in cars and leading police on a chase last week in Marinette County. Coming up on Newswatch 12, hear from a 911 call from a person shot at by the 43-year-old man, and see video of the dramatic chase.
- At least 116 thousand people with some type of dementia live in Wisconsin. More than half of them will wander at some point. A new tool could help their families find them. Find out what it is tonight on Newswatch 12.
- The Minocqua Area Chamber of Commerce will welcome a new executive director later this month. Find out about Krystal Westfahl tonight on Newswatch 12.
- And a slow and shaky start to the summer growing season didn't hurt some farmers in Langlade County. That's because cooler temperatures can actually help some crops like peas. Newswatch 12's Karolina Buczek spoke with farmers in Langlade County to find out how successful their harvest was.
We'll have the details on those stories and more tonight on Newswatch 12 - news from where you live.
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ANTIGO - It can get tricky to get rid of some chemicals safely. That's why Langlade County conservationists want people to bring their chemical products to the Highway Department Shop on Saturday.
People can get rid of all pesticides, insecticides, and chemical products at the Hazardous Waste Clean Sweep. It's free for all households and farmers.
Conservationists think the event will help people who don't normally know what to do with the products.
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RHINELANDER - A man convicted of breaking into a 15-year old girl's basement and sexually assaulting her in 2011 will move to Rhinelander when he's released from prison.
26-year-old Jason L. Mullen will be released from prison August 5th. He'll move into a transitional living home in Rhinelander.
Mullen broke into a basement window of an Oneida County home. A 15-year-old girl he knew lived there. He told her he had a knife and sexually assaulted her. It turns out he didn't have a knife.
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STURGIS, SD - Harley-Davidson plans to resume sales of its most popular model.
The company says it will start selling two Road Glide touring models on Aug. 26 when its full 2015 lineup is released.
It's previewing the Road Glide and Road Glide Special on Friday at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota and the National Bikers Roundup in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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ANTIGO - A slow and shaky start to the summer growing season didn't hurt some farmers in Langlade County. That's because cooler temperatures can actually help some crops like peas.
Some farmers just finished harvesting their peas this week.It's the first vegetable crop of the season and farmers at Sunnydale Farms believe it was a great harvest.
They think cooler temperatures helped some of their crops stay healthy.
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SHAWANO COUNTY - Police in Shawano County needed to go in and get a man who fired shots early this morning.
At about 2:45 a.m., the sheriff's department got a report of a domestic disturbance in the village of Tigerton.
Reports were a 36 year old man was armed and fired a weapon multiple times with other people present.
Police made contact, but had to make a direct approach.
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ST. GERMAIN - In the south, you can find barbeque on every corner. Up here it's not that easy... But if you're craving it, you can head to Pig in the Pines this weekend.
It's the 10th annual year of the event in St. Germain. There are award winning ribs, live music and family friendly attractions to enjoy.
Barbeque lovers from across the midwest are drawn to Pig in the Pines...and of course everything is finger licking good.
"It does help the community," says St. Germain Chamber Director Penny Wiesmann. "It draws people from all over the Midwest. We have people talking about; this is their fourth or fifth annual year. The smells are incredible. You don't know where to go. You don't know if you should get ribs or pork or brisket or the corn. Try everything. Eat all day long."
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