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- Tonight on Newswatch 12:
Governor Scott Walker recently signed a bill into law that makes it easier for people to waterski without a spotter. We talk to area water-skiers to get their reaction to the bill and a state senator who cites studies favoring the bill.
We'll take you to a Minocqua tattoo shop that's trying to get rid of a myth by helping others.
And a member of the Merrill School Forest Program received special recognition today. We'll take you to the presentation and talk to the recipient.
We'll bring you all this and more tonight on Newswatch 12 - news from where you live.
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MARATHON COUNTY - Police found the body of a man in a Marathon City motel room closet Thursday afternoon.
A press release says police were called to The Village Inn on Main Street just before 12:30 p.m. The Village Inn is a restaurant/bar with a five room motel on the second floor.
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RHINELANDER - Earth Day can be a good time to reflect on the "health" of the world around you.
Nicolet College's Sustainability Fair focuses on all things green this weekend.
This year's theme is Sustainability where you would least expect to find it.
There will be about 40 booths at the fair ranging from gardeners to investment brokers…and even green funerals.
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PRICE COUNTY - Price County blames 43 years of road salt for a high-traffic bridge starting to fall apart.
Corrosion has eaten away at the Highway H bridge over the Elk Lake Chain in Phillips, and work started Tuesday to replace an aging bridge deck.
Price County Highway Commissioner Don Grande often got calls about the condition of the bridge.
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EAGLE RIVER - People living in Eagle River could see a dog park sometime in the near future.
"It'll take some work to get it done, but I think in the long run, once it's done it'll be very good for the community and it'll be very well used," said Ron Kressin, who's leading the project.
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RHINELANDER - Rubber gloves, a fingerprinting kit, and evidence bags all made it look like a serious crime happened in a room on the Nicolet College campus in Rhinelander on Thursday morning, but Kobe Gallion was pretty much just playing pretend.
"Yeah, it's fun," Gallion said of the investigative work. "It's like a big puzzle, really, that's all."
The Crandon High School senior worked with classmates to take blood samples and lift fingerprints at Nicolet's "Crime Scene Investigation" station while competing against another school.
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MADISON - The state Department of Justice will prosecute a Taylor County sheriff's detective for releasing records of two unsolved murders to producers of a national television show.
Sergeant Steven Bowers is accused of felony misconduct in public office.
Under the law, police records are public, but authorities often withhold them on grounds they could compromise an ongoing investigation.
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