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- Tonight on Newswatch 12:
Fire ripped through a home in western Vilas County this morning, torching the attic, main floor, and basement. Everyone made it out safely, but tonight, that couple is wondering what they do now. Tonight we hear the couple's story and get their reaction to the fire.
We talk to a Prentice man who recycles bicycles and has them shipped worldwide to people who need them.
And we'll show you a unique historical spot in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest where you can view the beautiful fall colors.
We'll bring you the details on these stories and more tonight on Newswatch 12 - news from where you live.
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PRICE COUNTY - Fall officially starts Friday, but you can already see signs of it in the trees.
One of the best places to view those colors is the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.
Predicting how impressive the fall colors will get can be a challenge.
"It's really up to Mother Nature of what the fall colors are going to look like," said CNNF Public Information Officer Hilary Markin.
The leaves start changing as the days gets shorter and the night gets longer.
"The leaves stop producing chlorophyll that gives it the green pigment and the real colors shine through," said Markin.
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PRENTICE - A pile of scrap metal may look like garbage. But to Prentice High School Teacher Quan Banh, many of the things he finds inside still have life to them.
"I see that there are certain resources in there that could be used," said Banh.
Banh has spent the last four years collecting old and new bikes as well as bike parts.
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MADISON - Nonpartisan attorneys for the Wisconsin Legislature say portions of a newly signed law speeding up legal appeals related to the Foxconn Technology Group's factory could be unconstitutional.
The analysis was prepared by attorneys for the Wisconsin Legislative Council at the request of Democratic state Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling.
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MADISON - A bipartisan band of young Wisconsin legislators has formed a group called the Wisconsin Future Caucus.
The caucus' co-chairs, Democratic Representative Amanda Stuck and Republican Representative Adam Neylon, announced the formation of the group during a news conference Wednesday.
They said they've got about 20 lawmakers 40 years or younger on board.
Neylon said the group will serve as a bipartisan platform to discuss issues affecting future generations.
He says the caucus plans to examine potential legislation dealing with self-driving cars and exempting young mothers from jury duty.
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RACINE - A Wisconsin woman and her boyfriend have pleaded not guilty to locking her 9-year-old granddaughter in a basement kennel.
Forty-six-year-old Gail Lalonde and 48-year-old Dale Deavers entered their pleas Wednesday in Racine County Circuit Court.
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ST. GERMAIN - In front of a room full of people at Moon Beach Camp in St. Germain, Dr. Roderick Brodhead took some blame on behalf of his profession.
"I think there's been a recognition in the medical community, that we've actually been a part of the problem," said Dr. Brodhead.
That problem is opioid addiction.
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