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- Tonight on Newswatch 12:
Governor Scott Walker recently signed a bill into law that makes it easier for people to waterski without a spotter. We talk to area water-skiers to get their reaction to the bill and a state senator who cites studies favoring the bill.
We'll take you to a Minocqua tattoo shop that's trying to get rid of a myth by helping others.
And a member of the Merrill School Forest Program received special recognition today. We'll take you to the presentation and talk to the recipient.
We'll bring you all this and more tonight on Newswatch 12 - news from where you live.
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MARATHON COUNTY - Police found the body of a man in a Marathon City motel room closet Thursday afternoon.
A press release says police were called to The Village Inn on Main Street just before 12:30 p.m. The Village Inn is a restaurant/bar with a five room motel on the second floor.
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RHINELANDER - A class of second graders at Crescent Elementary School in Rhinelander turned a lesson plan into a life lesson. The students helped provide clean water to villages in Africa after learning about pollution.
"They couldn't believe kids their age didn't have access to a faucet with running water," said Prom.
"A lot of people walk a lot of hours to get their water," said eight- year- old Ava Sadak.
The class decided to take action. They raised money for three weeks during their lunch break.
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RHINELANDER - Earth Day can be a good time to reflect on the "health" of the world around you.
Nicolet College's Sustainability Fair focuses on all things green this weekend.
This year's theme is Sustainability where you would least expect to find it.
There will be about 40 booths at the fair ranging from gardeners to investment brokers…and even green funerals.
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MADISON - The state Department of Justice will prosecute a Taylor County sheriff's detective for releasing records of two unsolved murders to producers of a national television show.
Sergeant Steven Bowers is accused of felony misconduct in public office.
Under the law, police records are public, but authorities often withhold them on grounds they could compromise an ongoing investigation.
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PRICE COUNTY - Price County blames 43 years of road salt for a high-traffic bridge starting to fall apart.
Corrosion has eaten away at the Highway H bridge over the Elk Lake Chain in Phillips, and work started Tuesday to replace an aging bridge deck.
Price County Highway Commissioner Don Grande often got calls about the condition of the bridge.
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RHINELANDER - A Minocqua man pleaded not guilty Thursday to a murder from 1982.
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