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EAGLE RIVER - People will get the chance to see three protected areas by land and water this Wednesday.
Volunteers from the Northwoods Land Trust are hosting a Deerskin River Paddle and Preserve float trip that lets people get out of their boats and get up close and personal with protected lands.
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WAUSAU - Helen Wisniewski dipped out of work at her job as a software analyst in downtown Wausau for a few hours Monday morning.
"I'm taking my lunch break," Wisniewski said with a laugh.
Thanks to her special eclipse glasses, Wisniewski had no problem blending in with the crowd of people around her.
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TOMAHAWK - "This is the original sign that was on the building in 1929," said Tim Panfil as he pointed to a Rock Falls Rod and Gun Club sign.
Panfil wasn't a member of the club back then, but over the last 12 years the club has become a second family to him.
"It's the comradery and the friendships you build here. If you can't come here and make friends, you don't want any friends," he said.
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ARMSTRONG CREEK - Monday night in Armstrong Creek, dozens gathered to discuss a sex offender potentially being placed in town. Jeffrey LeVasseur was found guilty of first degree sexual assault of a child in 1995.
The State Department of Health notified members of the town board recently that a property in Armstrong Creek is being considered to house LeVasseur when he is released.
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LAND O'LAKES - Millions of people all the over the U.S. looked up to see the first total eclipse here in almost 100 years.
While we only had a partial eclipse here in the Northwoods, it made the first day of class for students at the Conserve School in Land O'Lakes one they'll likely never forget.
"It's nothing like anything I've ever actually experienced. It's very different from normal school, and we've gone outside for every class too," said student Nora Henson.
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WAUKESHA - One of two teenagers charged with repeatedly stabbing a classmate to impress a fictitious horror character called Slender Man has decided to plead guilty to a lesser charge.
Fifteen-year-old Anissa Weier pleaded guilty Monday to attempted second-degree homicide as a party to a crime, with use of a deadly weapon.
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EGG HARBOR - A weekend fire heavily damaged a business in Door County.
The blaze at Shipwrecked Brew Pub along state Highway 42 broke out just as the restaurant, brewery, and inn was opening for the day Sunday.
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