LAC DU FLAMBEAU - A married couple from Lac Du Flambeau face a total of nine charges in connection to keeping and selling prescription drugs.
They could spend more than 30 years in federal prison if convicted of maximum sentences, according to a Department of Justice press release.
Charlie Sunn Meshigaud, 25, and Andrew Meshigaud, 28, face charges in federal court.
Police believe the two kept and planned on selling Oxycodone between January and June 2013.
Charlie Sunn Meshigaud is accused of selling the drug in May 2013.
Counts three through nine against the couple charge both of them with unlawfully using wire communications, MoneyGram, as part of the crime.
Andrew Meshigaud is in the Vilas County Jail, while Charlie Sunn Meshigaud was found and arrested in Milwaukee Thursday.
The indictment is one of four connected to Oxycodone distribution in Lac Du Flambeau.
Lois Vetterneck, Brandon Vetterneck, and Derek Armstrong also face charges for distributing Oxycodone in Lac du Flambeau. All three have pleaded guilty and are awaiting sentencing this summer.
The charges against the Meshigauds come from an investigation from the Wisconsin Department of Justice, the Lac du Flambeau Police Department, the Vilas County Sheriffs Department and the Oneida County Sheriffs Office.
RHINELANDER - The new Oneida County Fair Coordinator wants to see the fair grow and get the community fully involved.
It's Tom Barnett's first year as fair coordinator and Saturday at Pat's Tavern in Rhinelander he hosted a fundraiser.
He said he didn't have a financial goal for Saturday's event, but says every dollar is more than they had before and makes a difference.
"We really want to bring the community into the fair. We want them to be involved a lot more. With the support from the community the sponsorship, it's only going to help the fair grow bigger and better. We need that sponsorship we need the support from the community to make the fair grown and make it more successful than it has been," said Barnett.
Pixy the Clown and Ms America were two of the many guests at the event. There was also food, drinks and raffles.
MADISON (AP) - Madison is ending its compost collection program because residents were putting too many non-compostable items in their carts and the city can't afford its own biodigester.
Bryan Johnson is the city's recycling coordinator. He tells The Wisconsin State Journal that ending the program will give officials time to study other options for collecting food scraps and other compostable materials.
The program currently has about 1,100 households and 40 businesses involved.
Johnson says separating non-compostable materials is a labor-intensive and slow process that requires additional water. The digester's operator, GL Dairy Biogas, charges a $200-per-ton fee to separate debris from compostable material.
Mayor Paul Soglin says he hopes the city can find ways to work with larger producers before integrating the process into the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District.
GRAND RAPIDS - Saturday afternoon a boat crash in Wood County caused multiple injuries according to DNR Conservation Warden Korey Trowbridge.
The single boat crash happened around 12:30 p.m. on Lake Wazeecha in Grand Rapids. Five people were on board when the boat collided with the shore line.
Multiple people were transported to a hospital for their injuries. The extent of those injuries is unknown.
The Wood County Sheriff's Department, the Grand Rapids Police Department and the DNR are all investigating the crash.
RHINELANDER - It took a local author 30 years to publish his book.Jay Woolf was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or CLL. He decided to use his pain from the disease to help others cope.
Woolf is from Winchester, Wisconsin. He started writing the book "It IS a Laughing Matter," when he was diagnosed with cancer 30 years ago. He just finished the book last year.
"Every death joke that I knew, started coming to mind and every time it came out I realized it was helping me. If it helps me, maybe it could help somebody else," said Woolf.
Woolf wanted to use his jokes to help people.He sells his books and also does talks at local libraries. Woolf has been in remission for about 17 years.
EAGLE RIVER - A week long workshop in Eagle River shows students they're not alone in their passion for nature. Kids from all over the Midwest arrived at the Trees for Tomorrow campsite for the first day of The Natural Resources Career Workshop.
Out of towners visit the Northwoods to escape noise, and enjoy some peace and quiet.
"I just like being out in nature instead of one of those people playing video games constantly," said 16-year-old Austin Shimeck.
The Natural Resources Career Workshop turned the benefits of visiting the Northwoods into a classroom.
"Giving them the experience that some of these students may not have had," said Trees for Tomorrow Coordinator Vernon Gentele.
High school students from all over the mid-west came to the camp to explore the unique environment.
MINOCQUA - In just a couple months, the democratic primary will decide which party candidate will run against Governor Scott Walker.
On Saturday, five of those candidates spent time in Minocqua answering citizen's questions at a candidate forum.
Mike, McCabe, Tony Evers, Matt Flynn, Kathleen Vinehout, and Dana Wachs were all in attendance. The forum had candidates answer audience questions on education, healthcare, the environment, and economy issues.
Organizer Jackie Cody said the event was a way to get people informed on each candidate before the democratic primary.
"At this particular point we need to have democrats, and independents, and those who are questioning what's going on with answers before the magic date of August 14th, and this provides people with information," said Cody.
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