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PHELPS - A former janitor for the School District of Phelps will spend three years in prison for having child porn.
Richard Buell, 62, pled guilty to two counts of possession of child pornography.
The district attorney dismissed the eight other counts of child pornography.
Buell will also spend three years on extended supervision.
He can't have any contact with children.
He also can't have access to a computer or the internet.
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MOLE LAKE - Health workers often face different challenges on the Sokaogon Chippewa reservation in Mole Lake compared to elsewhere in the Northwoods.
"I think they're a little different. We have a (few) more challenges. Sometimes, for a lot of people, it's more crisis than prevention, or preventative services," said Tammy Queen, who works at the Sokaogon Chippewa Health Clinic. "A lot of times, they'll come in when something's bad instead of coming in before something gets really bad."
On Thursday, the tribe wanted to get people thinking about their health before problems occur.
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ANTIGO - You should look out for fake checks if you live in the Antigo.
Police believe a white man, a white woman and a black man are trying to use the checks in the area.
The group is driving a white four door Mercury Cougar. There should be damage on the driver's side hood above the headlight.
Police say the checks have business names of Grainger, Viking Electric and Northwoods fire protection. They also may be written out to Renee Reefer, Renee Rewler or Joseph Norris.
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MADISON - The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday morning voters can be required to show photo identification at the polls.
But that law remains blocked by a federal court decision.
The law was struck down in April by a federal judge in Milwaukee.
His ruling is under appeal.
A federal appeals court would have act for the voter I-D law to take effect.
Four lawsuits have been filed over the law passed in 2011.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued rulings in two cases on the question Thursday morning, concluding in both that the law was constitutional.
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MADISON - After protests, recall elections and lawsuits, a state supreme court decision came down Thursday morning on the law that effectively ended collective bargaining for most public workers.
The court has upheld the 2011 law in a split decision.
The court ruled 5-2 Thursday morning that the law is valid.
The decision came in a challenge filed by the Madison teachers union and a union representing Milwaukee public workers.
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CONOVER - We now know the man pulled from the water of a Vilas County lake Wednesday died.
The Sheriff's Department says the man was in Upper Buckatabon Lake in Conover.
They now say the man collapsed over the side of his boat before being rescued from the water.
The first call to the sheriff's department yesterday afternoon said it appeared the man was hit by his own boat.
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PHILLIPS - A Phillips couple proves that hard work and love can make a marriage last.
Russell and Dorothy Sawallish just celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary on Tuesday.
The couple got married on July 29, 1939.
Over the years, the couple always seems to work through their problems together.
"You have your troubles and you work through them. We never had really serious, serious trouble. We had trouble but they got better," says Dorothy.
"God always settled our serious problems," Russell said.
Russell and Dorothy met when they were kids.
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