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RHINELANDER - Kids found one of the biggest races of the year in the Northwoods Tuesday.
The Rhinelander District Library hosted their annual worm race.
Teams of two faced off with worms in hand.
Each believing their worm would win the trophy this year.
"ShadowWind is the fastest racer. Because he is never beaten," said 10-year-old Louis Malias.
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RHINELANDER - Gusty winds forced a domino effect that caused a small fire south of Rhinelander Tuesday morning.
Winds blew over a tree, which sent a power line to the ground.
The electrical current started the fire.
It happened just before 11:00 on Hat Rapids Road near Highway 17.
Firefighters were glad the land nearby wasn't too dry with drought.
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ANTIGO - Kids will get the chance to show off their projects at the Langlade County Youth Fair starting Wednesday. The fair gives kids the chance to win awards for a lot of different things.
Langlade County is one of only a few counties in Wisconsin that give kids such a big role at a fair.
Kids work on the projects for months. Fair organizers think it's important to recognize them for their hard work.
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RHINELANDER - The state Supreme Court made a ruling Tuesday that could impact what evidence can be used in rape cases.
It reversed the decision of a state appeals court in a 2011 case.
A defendant argued evidence of a previous consensual relationship with the victim should be allowed in court.
But the Supreme Court said evidence of a previous relationship falls under the state's rape shield law.
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MADISON -
A spokeswoman for Trek Bicycles says its full page newspaper advertisement complies with Wisconsin law and is constitutionally protected free speech.
The Wisconsin Republican Party on Tuesday filed a complaint with the state elections board saying the ad that ran Sunday in Madison and Milwaukee newspapers was an illegal campaign contribution to Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke.
Her father started Trek and she formerly worked for the company.
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ACROSS THE NORTHWOODS - Home sales across Wisconsin are up for the first time in 2014 compared to previous year statistics recorded by the Wisconsin Realtors Association.
A strong June for home sales could hint at good news for the rest of the year. Home sales statewide were up more than four percent compared to June 2013.
More than 600 homes were sold in Northern Wisconsin last month. Realtors like Bonnie Byrnes, Headwaters Real Estate, deal with water-front property in the Manitowish Waters area. She credits the second home market for some of the boost in northern numbers
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ANTIGO - The Antigo Public Library can help high school students better prepare for college.
The library's page program helps students become familiar with all of the library's resources. The students get paid to work at least 12 hours a week during the school year. They have a lot of responsibilities like shelving books and helping the librarians.
Librarians think getting them familiar with library will help them succeed in college.
"It's surprising how many kids go to college freshman year and they don't understand how the Dewey Decimal system works," says Children's Librarian Jackie Rammer. "They don't understand how to find a book in the library. Getting experience at a small library, such as the Antigo Public Library, will help you."
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