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CRANDON - Prosecutors in Forest County accuse a group of four people of throwing rocks off of a bridge and damaging a car. Victims Wednesday described the sound like a bomb going off.
19-year-old Thomas Hines is one of four people facing charges for throwing rocks off of a Forest County bridge just after 3 a.m. June 3, 2014. The other three facing charges include 18 year-old Mariya Tuckwab, 20 year-old Ryan Kitchmaster, and 21-year-old Dillon Votis.
All four face multiple felony charges for recklessly endangering safety and criminal damage to property.
Prosecutors say those rocks hurt a woman inside of the car.
Hines was in court Wednesday for his preliminary hearing.
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LAC DU FLAMBEAU - More than two-thirds of visitors to the Lake of the Torches Casino say smoking bothers them.
That's just one of the results from the first-of-its-kind study on attitudes towards smoking in casinos.
The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council and the casino in Lac du Flambeau joined together to survey more than 950 people in 2011.
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RHINELANDER - Summertime can mean a lot of yard work for homeowners. It's a time for people with green thumbs to show off their skills and to make flowers bloom.
A group in Rhinelander wants to recognize people and businesses for their exceptional yards.
Yard of the Month was introduced to Rhinelander by former city administrator Bill Bell. The community where he used to live had a similar program. So he approached Master Gardeners of the North to see if they would be willing to partner with the city.
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WAUSAU - You can find tradition around every corner at the Wisconsin Valley Fair.
Some of those traditions keep vendors coming back.
First English Lutheran Church runs a food booth. 15 to 20 volunteers report to their stand every day.
They've served fair-goers homemade favorites for more than 90 years.
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MADISON - Oral arguments are set for Sept. 9 in the appeal of a federal judge's ruling halting an investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's recall campaign and other conservative groups.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago set the argument date late Tuesday. It comes exactly two months before Walker faces re-election.
The court will also hear arguments over a media coalition's request that all records in the case be made public.
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RHINELANDER - Many hunters, wildlife watchers, and landowners would like to see more deer on their property.
The Wisconsin DNR wants to help them do that.
Its new Deer Management Assistance Program offers landowners a chance to partner with the agency.
The DNR can visit private plots of land and offer management suggestions.
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WEST ST. PAUL, MN - A potential suspect in the shooting of a police officer in West St. Paul has been captured near the suburb of Woodbury.
Television news footage shows the man being pulled from his vehicle just off Interstate 494. Police have a massive presence with scores of officers and squad cars on site.
The capture comes about three hours after an officer was shot while making a traffic stop.
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