PLOVER - A Portage County prosecutor says he will file a homicide charge against a Plover man accused of beating his stepfather with a baseball bat.
Thirty-two-year-old Andrew Pray is being held in the Portage County Jail on $250,000 bond. Authorities say he attacked 77-year-old Christopher Bonnstetter and hit him in the head and chest with the bat last week. Bonnstetter died Tuesday night at St. Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield.
Assistant District Attorney Cass Cousins says Pray will be charged with first-degree intentional homicide Friday. Police haven't revealed a motive for the attack.
WISCONSIN/THREE LAKES - Wisconsin continues to be the best state nationwide when it comes to producing cranberries. One Northwoods farm is preparing to make this year even better.
James Lake Farms in Three Lakes harvested close to 8,000 barrels last year. They hope to meet those expectations this year.
Right now they are in the growing season. The assistant manager believes Wisconsin is a natural environment for growing cranberries.
"It's fairly consistent as compared to somewhere out on the coast where most of the other cranberries are grown. I think a lot of those things combined help make it a good place to grow," said James Lake Farms Assistant Manager Benjamin Riker.
MINOCQUA - Many people enjoy boating during the summer months.
This weekend you can check out the beauty and workmanship of antique boats in Minocqua. More than 50 boats will be on hand for the 22nd Antique and Classic Wooden Boat Show. The event is free to the public and features classics from the early 1920's to the 1960's. It will kick off tonight with a boat parade before the Min-Aqua Bat waterski show... and continues all weekend on the docks of The Boathouse Restaurant.
Boat owners and the public get together to share their love and stories of these antique beauties.
Burke releases rural jobs plan, focuses on schools, health & growth
Submitted: 07/25/2014
ACROSS WISCONSIN - A new job plan from Democratic candidate for Governor Mary Burke focuses on her economic objectives with rural Wisconsin.
Many parts of Wisconsin's rural areas, like the Northwoods, lags behind the rest of the state economically; for example, five of the ten Wisconsin counties with the worst unemployment rate in the state are in the rural portions of the Northwoods, according to June unemployment numbers from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
Her focus is on growing the rural economy, boosting healthcare and improving schools.
MARINETTE COUNTY - The Marinette County Sheriff's Office believes the man who killed himself after a police chase Thursday was dealing with depression. He had also recently become agitated.
Robb DeGroot, 43, of Green Bay shot at Police during a car chase Tuesday.
Police lost sight of DeGroot's GMC Yukon in the Town of Goodman. Deputies later found him dead next to his car in the woods near Goodman.
Police had originally reported that the suspect was a 35-year-old man driving a Chevy Tahoe.
Burke releases rural jobs plan, focuses on schools, health & growth
Submitted: 07/25/2014
ACROSS WISCONSIN - A new job plan from Democratic candidate for Governor Mary Burke focuses on her economic objectives with rural Wisconsin.
Many parts of Wisconsin's rural areas, like the Northwoods, lags behind the rest of the state economically; for example, five of the ten Wisconsin counties with the worst unemployment rate in the state are in the rural portions of the Northwoods, according to June unemployment numbers from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
Her focus is on growing the rural economy, boosting healthcare and improving schools.
RHINELANDER AND MINOCQUA - Summer gets us outside playing games on the lake or in the yard, but with cooler temperatures this year, trips to the lake may not be as popular.
That impacts certain businesses in a good way. Imaginuity toys stores in Minocqua and Rhinelander have noticed a difference in the toys they've sold this summer.
"We're definitely getting a lot more traffic with the cooler temperatures. A lot more people in the door, which we're loving. We are seeing a lot more people buying more project based items. They're buying a lot of the active play but not so much the water active," said Jessica Hatch, Store Manager.
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