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MANITOWISH WATERS - Heavy, gray smoke poured out of Kay Lackas's home in Manitowish Waters on Wednesday morning while firefighters rushed in, keeping her in a daze.
"I feel like that smoke, foggy," Lackas said.
Lackas was sleeping inside around 8:20 a.m. when she heard a loud bang of thunder, but she didn't think much of it until she smelled smoke.
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MERRILL - Autumn brings amber colors, acorns, and a lot of apples.
One local apple orchard is booming even though it underwent a few changes right before the picking season hit.
"I've taken over the farm, and we're transitioning now to ownership," said Olivia Telschow, who was a nurse for more than 12 years. But that all changed two years ago.
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PRICE COUNTY - Fall officially starts Friday, but you can already see signs of it in the trees.
One of the best places to view those colors is the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.
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ONEIDA COUNTY - A group of older adults feel like life just got started. Volunteers took about 20 young-at-heart seniors on an all-day ATV and UTV ride.
They rode from Enterprise Camp ground down the west loop and around Pelican Lake.
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PRENTICE - To some people, a pile of scrap metal may look like garbage. But to Prentice High School teacher Quan Banh, many of the things he finds inside still have life to them.
"I see that there are certain resources in there that could be used," said Banh.
Banh has spent the last four years collecting old and new bikes as well as bike parts.
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MADISON - Nonpartisan attorneys for the Wisconsin Legislature say portions of a newly signed law that are designed to speed up legal appeals related to the Foxconn Technology Group's factory could be unconstitutional.
The analysis was prepared by attorneys for the Wisconsin Legislative Council at the request of Democratic state Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling.
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MADISON - A bipartisan band of young Wisconsin legislators has formed a group called the Wisconsin Future Caucus.
The caucus' co-chairs, Democratic Representative Amanda Stuck and Republican Representative Adam Neylon, announced the formation of the group during a news conference Wednesday.
They said they've got about 20 lawmakers 40 years or younger on board.
Neylon said the group will serve as a bipartisan platform to discuss issues affecting future generations.
He says the caucus plans to examine potential legislation dealing with self-driving cars and exempting young mothers from jury duty.
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