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CONOVER - We now know the man pulled from the water of a Vilas County lake Wednesday died.
The Sheriff's Department says the man was in Upper Buckatabon Lake in Conover.
They now say the man collapsed over the side of his boat before being rescued from the water.
The first call to the sheriff's department yesterday afternoon said it appeared the man was hit by his own boat.
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CRANDON - The case against an 18-year-old Laona man will go ahead after a Forest County judge found enough evidence to move forward Wednesday.
Austin Ginter, 18, faces reckless homicide charges in Forest County after a car crash killed 15-year-old Chance Harcus. Another 16-year-old girl was also injured in the July 13th car crash on Old 8 Road west of Crandon.
New information from a preliminary hearing Wednesday shows that Ginter only had his driver's license for two weeks before the crash.
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NORTHWOODS - It seems more all-natural and specialty food stores are popping up around the Northwoods. Antigo and Three Lakes welcomed new all-natural and specialty food stores this year. And last week, Eagle River welcomed one, as well.
"We were painstaking about finding things that you cannot find at other shops here in the Eagle River area," said Homeward Bound Specialty Foods owner Patti Katz Black. She and her husband, Dave, opened their Eagle River store last week.
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OSHKOSH - UPDATE: 7-31-14 8:20pm CDT
The Experimental Aircraft Association says a pilot was killed and his passenger seriously injured when a plane crashed at the Oshkosh airport where planes taking part in the annual AirVenture convention land.
EAA spokesman Dick Knapinksi says the plane went down on the southeast side of Wittman Regional Airport about 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
Knapinski says the man piloting the custom-built Breezy aircraft died from his injuries. The pilot's female passenger is in serious condition.
Names and hometowns of those involved were not immediately released.
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LAND O' LAKES - Kids in Land O' Lakes will play cartoon characters discussing their life during a play Friday. Organizers hope this helps them to show their artistic side.
You can expect to hear great sounds at Land O' Lakes Elementary School Friday. Kids from ages 6 to 14 have been learning about the art of performance this summer. They'll play cartoon characters discussing their life on a talk show.
"It's been really amazing to come to the theatre program the last two years. The first year we probably had 60, 70 people. Last year we had 100 people come to the recital," said Land O Lakes Area Artisans treasurer Lynn Richie.
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PHILLIPS - A Phillips couple proves that hard work and love can make a marriage last.
Russell and Dorothy Sawallish just celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary on Tuesday.
The couple got married on July 29, 1939.
Over the years, the couple always seems to work through their problems together.
"You have your troubles and you work through them. We never had really serious, serious trouble. We had trouble but they got better," says Dorothy.
"God always settled our serious problems," Russell said.
Russell and Dorothy met when they were kids.
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PHELPS - A former janitor for the School District of Phelps will spend three years in prison for having child porn.
Richard Buell, 62, pled guilty to two counts of possession of child pornography.
The district attorney dismissed the eight other counts of child pornography.
Buell will also spend three years on extended supervision.
He can't have any contact with children.
He also can't have access to a computer or the internet.
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