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- EPA workers are inside Lindey Cleaners this week. We look at how the clean-up process is going and what it means for the City of Rhinelander.
- A new type of foundation could give homebuilders a better and more efficient way of building homes. The idea and production of the improvement starts right here in the Northwoods. Coming up on Newswatch 12 you'll hear how the composite panels can help improve living conditions in basements, and how the panels compare to a tradition concrete foundation.
We'll have the details on those stories and more tonight on Newswatch 12 - news from where you live.
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RHINELANDER - Northwoods heat the past few days forced plants to endure different weather, but you don't need to do extra gardening just because it's hot.
Experts at Hanson's Garden Village in Rhinelander say plants can manage the heat just fine. On hot, sunny days, many plants will wilt, but that doesn't mean they need more water.
"If the soil is moist on a hot day, I wouldn't water more. That's probably more harm. The plant can only take up so much moisture at a time, so I would just hold off on watering," says Sue Hanson, Hanson's Garden Village Co-Owner.
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RHINELANDER - You could find EPA crews cleaning chemicals out a building in Rhinelander Wednesday.
It's been a year and a half since the city decided something needed to be done about the deteriorating Lindey Cleaners.
You might not notice much change on the outside of Lindey Cleaners, but inside crews from the Environmental Protection Agency were hard at work.
The building on Stevens Street has been empty since 2009. EPA workers think 100 to 150 different chemicals were inside the building.
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WOODRUFF - Americans will eat about 7 billion hot dogs from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Wednesday, millions of Americans celebrated National Hot Dog day. That was the case in the Northwoods.
Hoggie Doggies Snack Shack is a staple in Woodruff. Their All-American favorite is the Chicago Style Dog.
The owner Judy Rossi has been there for 12 years and says they go through a lot of dogs.
"Last season we went through almost 17,000 hot dogs. This year we're on track for about 18,000," says Rossi. "Statistically we go through about 8 tons of potatoes in a season, which is close to 16,000 pounds for our homemade french fries. Those are some big numbers for this little place."
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MILWAUKEE - Authorities are looking for a fourth suspect in a shooting on an interstate in Milwaukee County.
Sheriff David Clarke says people in a minivan and another vehicle were shooting at each other in a ``running gun battle'' on Interstate 43 Tuesday afternoon. One vehicle struck the other and the minivan spun into the ditch near Fox Point. Three people in the van were arrested. Authorities say a fourth person left the scene.
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RICE LAKE - A northern Wisconsin man probably could have found a better way to pay his court obligations.
The 19-year-old Rice Lake man told police he robbed a local bank to get money for court obligations...so he wouldn't go to jail.
The man was arrested last week.
He had been spotted running from the Sterling Bank in Rice Lake.
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ASHWAUBENON - The Lambeau Field area boasts Lombardi Avenue, Brett Favre Pass and Donald Driver Way.
Now, Packers coach Mike McCarthy will get his own street name near Lambeau Field.
The Ashwaubenon Village Board voted last night to change part of Potts Avenue to Mike McCarthy Way.
The village will work with the Packers to cover the costs of the address changes.
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