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MADISON - Some people want to get rid of Wisconsin's waiting period for buying handguns.
Governor Scott Walker supports the idea, saying he would like to be a leader on the issue.
Currently Wisconsin requires a 48-hour wait after a background check is submitted to the Department of Justice.
An assembly committee last week held a hearing on a bill to eliminate the waiting period.
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NORTHWOODS - Sheriff's Offices in the Northwoods sometimes struggle to find qualified applicants to become sheriff's deputies, and they're not alone. It's a growing trend across the country.
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MINOCQUA - A Park Falls man will likely face charges for a crash that left three people injured.
It happened Sunday night near the intersection of Blue Lake Road and Strasburg Road in Minocqua.
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MADISON - Round two of the right-to-work fight is set to begin at the Wisconsin Capitol.
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HURLEY - "There's just no opportunity here anymore," said Sharon Ofstad regretfully on Monday morning.
Ofstad has owned Sharon's Coffee Company at Hurley's main intersection for six years.
She was hoping a mine would help pull the area out of its major economic struggles.
"(People are) very disappointed, feeling like they lost hope for our future for our youth and our community," Ofstad said.
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EAGLE RIVER - A 41-year-old Northwoods woman will go to prison for three years for having sex with a teenager younger than 16 years old. Jody Shepherd was sentenced in Vilas County court Monday.
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EAGLE RIVER - Ken Schels, the owner of KMS, a custom wood and metal shop in Eagle River, makes pieces to honor his family's past as well as nature itself. His family was one of the pioneer families in Eagle River. That's how he came to appreciate all that the forest has to give.
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