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Child Abuser Put Behind Bars Submitted: 02/25/2013

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EAGLE RIVER - In 2011, a Lac du Flambeau man forced toddlers into a scalding bathtub.

Now he won't be able to go near any child for the next four years.

Jeffery Kulick turned up the water temperature in the house to near boiling a year and a half ago.

That's when he was watching the two year old and three year old siblings.

He then forced the children into a bathtub of the scalding water.

On Monday, he was sentenced in Vilas County Court to four years in prison, followed by five years of extended supervision.

Family of the victims provided emotional testimony.

"It takes a real monster to turn the water heater up, wait for the water to get that hot, then run an bath, then forced my son to sit in it," said the victims' mother.

"The grandmother who immediately tried to aid the young man indicated that when she tried to take his socks off, the skin was coming off with the socks," explained Vilas County Assistant District Attorney David Breedlove.

"He's burned from the waist down. Not only that, but his private areas. What's he going to tell girls when he's older?" asked the victims' father.

Newswatch 12 has decided to keep the identity of the parents concealed to protect the victims' privacy as minors.

"I guess the best way I can say it is, I feel your pain. I truly do," said Vilas County Judge Neal Nielsen during sentencing.

Nielsen showed little sympathy for Kulick.

He gave him nearly the five years in prison prosecutors asked for.

Defense attorney Robert Hanson told us he expects to take the ruling to appeals court.

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Lincoln Co. Sheriff's Office seeks eyewitnesses to fire near Bucki's home Submitted: 06/17/2013

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Investigators want to talk to anyone who was near Anita Bucki's home between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. on April 26.

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Lieutenant Tim Fischer says he specifically wants to talk to anyone who may have seen a large fire that morning.

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Horses help children with autism at Camp AweSum Submitted: 06/17/2013

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Today at Camp AweSum in St. Germain, kids on the Autism Spectrum got a chance to interact with horses.

"I saw him smiling up there, just kind of spontaneously. I think the horse kinda shook and he thought that was kinda funny," said Becky Howell-Adams, the mother of a 9 year old with autism.

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Making Cheese the Old Fashioned Way Submitted: 06/17/2013

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Helping out that number is Bletsoe's Cheese in Marathon.

Their old fashioned approach to cheese making still proves successful.

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Judge rules on what evidence can be used in baseball bat murder case Submitted: 06/17/2013

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But Krohn's lawyer argues police might not have collected the evidence against him legally.

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Local Reps Discuss Budget Submitted: 06/17/2013

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WAUSAU - The General Assembly takes up the budget Tuesday. Monday, some local representatives and school officials talked to the public about why they believe the budget will hurt schools.

Democratic representatives Mandy Wright and Katrina Shankland spoke in Wausau today.

Shankland, who represents Stevens Point, stated, "In the last session, Republicans took over 1.6 billion dollars from our public education. They robbed our students of $550 in aid per student. And in this budget, they only return $150. That simply is not acceptable."

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Wisconsin produces most maple syrup since 1992 Submitted: 06/17/2013

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MILWAUKEE - Wisconsin's maple syrup producers are having a great year.

A report released Monday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's statistical arm says the state's farmers produced five times as much maple syrup this year as last year and the most since it began keeping track in 1992.

The USDA says Wisconsin produced 265,000 gallons of maple syrup this year.

Last year's season was cut short by early warm weather.

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ATVs allowed on streets of Sugar Camp Submitted: 06/17/2013

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SUGAR CAMP - You can drive an ATV through practically anything; Snow, mud, water and soon, on Sugar Camp's roads.

Monday, the Sugar Camp Town Board decided to allow ATVs on its roads.

All ATV drivers must wear helmets and license their vehicles.

But even with those rules, some residents still think ATVs on the roads will be dangerous.

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