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Man dies when a train hits his van
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Submitted: 06/19/2013 |
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TOWN OF UNITY, WI - An elderly man from central Wisconsin killed in a terrifying crash when a train crashes into his van.
Charles Podbelsek, 81, was driving on a Clark County Road Tuesday morning.
When he approached the railroad crossing he did not stop at the stop sign and hit a Canadian National train.
His Caravan was thrown from the crossing, landed on its roof, and Podbelsek was thrown from the van.
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Plans for next wolf hunt move forward
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Submitted: 06/19/2013 |
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MADISON - Wisconsin wildlife officials want hunters and trappers kill more wolves this year.
Yesterday the DNR finalized proposed kill quotas for the state's second wolf season.
The quota was set at 275 wolves.
The state's Chippewa tribes are entitled to part of that quota.
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ArtStart Opens New Exhibit
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Submitted: 06/19/2013 |
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RHINELANDER - You don't need to go outside to enjoy the outdoors.
The new ArtStart exhibit brings nature indoors.
The exhibit features work from artists around the country.
It includes artifacts, paintings, and sculptures.
Mitch Mode is a guest curator.
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Woman killed when ATV goes over cliff
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Submitted: 06/19/2013 |
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SAXON - A woman died when an ATV sailed over a cliff in Iron county.
Deputies got the call around seven last night about the ATV crash near Harbor Drive in Saxon.
The ATV did not make it around a corner on Harbor drive and traveled over the cliff, coming to rest on the beach.
A 42 year old woman who was a passenger on the ATV was dead at the scene.
Her 44 year old husband had been driving, and suffered severe injuries.
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USDA Merrill Service Center Relocates
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Submitted: 06/19/2013 |
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MERRILL - Farmers in Lincoln and Langlade Counties may need to make a longer drive or call a different office for USDA services.
The Merrill Service Center will be temporarily split up between Rhinelander, Wausau, and Medford.
The Farm Service Agency will move to the Wausau Service Center and the Natural Resources Conservation Service will be relocated to the Rhinelander and Medford Centers.
These moves will last until further notice.
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Woman with Alzheimer's found safe
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Submitted: 06/19/2013 |
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WOOD COUNTY - A barking dog led searchers to a Wood County woman with Alzheimer's disease.
Just before five last night, a call came in saying the woman was missing from the 46-hundred block of Lynn Hill Road in Port Edwards township.
The woman was enrolled in the "Project Lifesaver" program, and was wearing a transmitter.
However, the battery had apparently gone dead, so searchers could not find her that way.
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Grouse population down across Wisconsin
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Submitted: 06/19/2013 |
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MADISON - Hunters will find a few less ruffed grouse in Wisconsin.
The Department of Natural Resources says the population decreased 9 percent between 2012 and 2013.
The DNR, U.S. Forest Service, tribal staffers and volunteers have conducted a roadside survey to monitor the number of breeding grouse since 1964.
Surveyors begin 30 minutes before sunrise and listen for the ``thump, thump, thump'' sounds drumming male grouse produce.
The number of drums surveyors heard per stop in 2013 was down 9 percent statewide from last year.
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