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WOODRUFF - You can find an Cobra helicopter outside the VFW in Hurley.
They use the machine as a symbol to honor veterans.
Now another Northwoods community plans on using war machine to honor veterans.
VFW Post 7898 will soon get an army tank.
The tank will be right off of highway 47, between the post office and Aspirus Woodruff Clinic.
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MADISON - Wisconsin police could not track cellphone locations without a warrant under a bill Gov. Scott Walker has signed into law.
The measure Walker signed Wednesday passed the Legislature in February with no opposition.
Under the new law, police would have to present details about their investigation when seeking a warrant to track a cellphone. That includes the phone's owners or whoever is possessing it, the subject of the investigation, a statement of the crime and a statement of probable cause about how tracking the cellphone is related to criminal activity.
The bill was among 55 bills Walker signed privately.
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MOLE LAKE - You can drive along plenty of scenic stretches of roads across Northern Wisconsin.
However, the state of Wisconsin only considers one stretch of highway in the Northwoods as an official scenic byway.
Leaders in a handful of counties want to change that by earning a distinction from Wisconsin's Scenic Byways program. They held a public planning meeting in Mole Lake Wednesday.
The proposed scenic highway, The Wolf River Nicolet Scenic Byway, is a more than 100 mile stretch of Highway 55. It stretches from Langlade, in Langlade County, north to the Michigan boarder.
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MERRILL - Hospitals can sometimes scare kids and even many adults.
That's why one Northwoods hospital wants those kids to be comfortable with doctors if they ever need their help.
Merrill kindergarteners visited Ministry Good Samaritan Health Center on Wednesday.
The kids got to see an ambulance, physical therapy and x rays.
"We try to show them that you know what, the hospital isn't so scary. And we bring them through different areas that they may experience when they come in or they have a family member here. And a lot of times children, if they don't know, they're very afraid. A hospital can be very intimidating, says Jane Bentz, Director of Foundation and Community Outreach.
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EAGLE RIVER - A library in the Northwoods met their fundraising goals for a new addition.
Now the Walter E. Olson Memorial Library in Eagle River could see changes to their original plan.
The Eagle River city council members told the library trustees to look for new bids.
This could result in changes to the design that the library fund-raised for over the past two years.
Design and Build by Visner in Eagle River designed the expansion plan they fund-raised for.
"I think there was some disappointment on the part of the person that created the conceptual design that we fund-raised with," said Library Trustees President Tina Koller. "But they've stepped up to the plate and are willing to participate in the bidding process. So this is where I think we can really move forward today."
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MERRILL - A Lincoln County man convicted of killing his wife and hiding her body will get his sentence this summer.
50-year-old Mark Bucki was convicted earlier this month in connection to the death and disappearance of his wife Anita.
He was convicted on three charges including first-degree intentional homicide, hiding a body and strangling a person.
The first-degree intentional homicide charge carries a mandatory life in prison sentence, according to Lincoln County Judge Jay Tlusty on the day of the April verdict.
Prosecutors want to add more years on top of the mandatory sentence with additional years from the other two charges.
Bucki will be back in court for his sentencing July 3rd.
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ANTIGO - Some farmers get ready to plant new crops around this time of year.
But the planting season could be pushed back this spring.
That could hurt potato farmers in Langlade County.
Some seed distributors expect a late start for crops because of the long, cold winter.
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