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WOODRUFF - Woodruff police want to know what happened to a person who died after ending up in the water.
The Woodruff Police Department was called to Indian Mounds boat landing about 4:30 p.m. Monday.
Two DNR rangers there had pulled an unconscious male from the lake.
Medical personnel at the scene told officers the victim had died, and the coroner was called.
An autopsy will be performed.
No name will be released until the victim is positively identified.
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GREEN BAY - Rhinelander and Wausau tried to make streets safer by banning cell phones while driving.
Now Green Bay is the latest city in Wisconsin to consider banning cell phones behind the wheel.
A Green Bay Alderman says he's almost been hit several times by someone talking on their cell phone while driving.
That included his trip to City Hall Monday night.
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WISCONSIN RAPIDS - An 80-year-old woman died Sunday in Wisconsin Rapids after getting hit by a train.
Police say Joyce Huber, 80, died at the scene.
Huber tried to cross the tracks and was hit by a Canadian National Railway train that was going south.
Police say the railroad crossing safety arms and lights were working.
They also say the train's horn was working.
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RACINE - A 5-year-old girl has died after being struck by a van in the driveway of a Racine home.
Police say the child had just arrived for a party in the neighborhood Saturday afternoon and was facing the street when a 16-year-old boy backed a van over the girl.
Authorities say a rear wheel ran over the girl. The teen heard people yelling and shouting, but didn't know he had hit someone. So, he pulled the van forward, running over the girl a second time.
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NATIONWIDE - You could spread fewer germs by going with the fist bump instead of a handshake.
A new study from Aberystwyth University in Wales shows a fist bump spreads 90 percent fewer germs compared to a handshake. That could be the difference between staying healthy and getting sick.
"That portion of our hands is subjected to every surface area, desktops, and countertops as well," said Oneida County Public Health Nurse Charlotte Ahrens. "We probably have a gazillion germs that are hitting that surface at any given point in time."
Researchers say the fist bump may be more hygienic because of its speed and smaller surface area. Health leaders like Ahrens say the transfer of some germs can actually help us.
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RHINELANDER - Doors officially opened for one Northwoods Grocery store.
Golden Harvest Market welcomed customers to their new location on County Road G Monday. The 17,000 square foot building has been under construction since November.
Timothy Conjurske, Golden Harvest's president, says the entire team has been working extremely hard the past few weeks.
"We've already added a few thousand items in all categories," says Conjurske. "Also, the deli is new and will be opening here in the next week or two. We're slowly working our way up to more production in that area."
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MILWAUKEE - A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison for leading police on a drunken driving chase that ended in a near-fatal crash.
The Journal Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/1nSZKzi ) 41-year-old Kevin Hutchins Jr. of Milwaukee reached speeds of 100 mph during a seven-mile police chase. Deputy Scott Griffin was critically injured when Hutchins' vehicle bounced off of a barricade and smashed into his squad car.
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