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RHINELANDER - People can learn more about the construction plans for the US 8/HWY 47 intersection in Rhinelander at public meeting next week.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will be holding a meeting June 26 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at the Rhinelander City Hall.
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MADISON - Wisconsin agriculture officials have confirmed chronic wasting disease in a doe from a Marinette County breeding farm.
The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection said Monday the National Veterinary Services Laboratory confirmed test results Thursday and the farm was quarantined that same day.
The 2-year-old deer was born on the 230-acre farm in Goodman and died during fawning. The fenced farm has 320 whitetail deer, according to the owner's most recent registration. The farm hadn't been enrolled in the CWD Herd Status Program since May 2017.
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MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee's mayor says he hopes the relationship between police and residents can improve in the wake of an excessive force lawsuit filed by Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown.
Mayor Tom Barrett released a statement Tuesday saying he's hopeful that the NBA player's arrest over a parking violation and the subsequent lawsuit "will be a turning point."
The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court . It accuses Milwaukee police officers of discriminating against Brown because he's black.
Officers detained Brown at about 2 a.m. on Jan. 26 because he was double-parked in a handicap spot outside a Walgreens.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - A teenager whose case was documented in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" wants the Supreme Court to hear his case.
Brendan Dassey confessed to joining his uncle in raping and murdering a young woman.
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GREEN BAY - A man accused of driving drunk and killing a mother and daughter walking along a road in Brown County has been convicted.
David Meyer changed his plea from not guilty to no contest in Brown County Circuit Court Tuesday.
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WOODRUFF - The Woodruff Fire Department took a step towards getting a new kind of fire truck to its station. For years, the department has considered investing in a ladder truck to better serve the community.
Recently the town board has given the department to go-ahead to start looking.
A demonstration was held Tuesday night so that the department could see the difference between a 75 ft. ladder versus a 107 ft. ladder truck. The demonstration was also to get town board members more familiar with that kind of truck.
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WOODRUFF - S'mores, sleeping bags, and firewood are usually at the top of people's camping checklist.
A recent law change made it legal to move firewood but the DNR still hopes people don't.
Since 2014, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources banned bringing your own firewood to a state property, unless you live 10 miles or closer to the property.
"[The ban is] to attempt to prevent the spread of invasive diseases and insects that can have a detrimental impact on our forests," said DNR State Forest Team Leader Tom Shockley.
He says currently, the entire state of Wisconsin in now quarantined for the invasive species emerald ash bore and gypsy moth, meaning it's no longer illegal to move wood across county lines.
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