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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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RHINELANDER - Renovations to Mike Webster Stadium in Rhinelander will soon get underway.
Last week, the School District of Rhinelander's Capital Projects Committee got approval for their preliminary plans for the stadium. They're looking to do many things.
One of the main projects they want to complete is to get the track fixed so the school can hold track meets again.
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MADISON - After protests, recall elections and lawsuits, a state supreme court decision came down Thursday morning on the law that effectively ended collective bargaining for most public workers.
The court has upheld the 2011 law in a split decision.
The court ruled 5-2 Thursday morning that the law is valid.
The decision came in a challenge filed by the Madison teachers union and a union representing Milwaukee public workers.
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HAWKINS - You could face challenges trying to get kids to sit down and read during summer. But kids in Hawkins believe they're doing more than reading this summer. It's all part of a country wide theme called Fizz, Boom, Read.
"The whole idea is to get kids excited about reading, to keep them coming to the library to check out great books, and hopefully have some happy teachers at the end of the summer," says Hawkins Library Director Arlene Mabie.
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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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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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ANTIGO - You should look out for fake checks if you live in the Antigo.
Police believe a white man, a white woman and a black man are trying to use the checks in the area.
The group is driving a white four door Mercury Cougar. There should be damage on the driver's side hood above the headlight.
Police say the checks have business names of Grainger, Viking Electric and Northwoods fire protection. They also may be written out to Renee Reefer, Renee Rewler or Joseph Norris.
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