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RHINELANDER - Chilly fall weather might make you want to curl up next to your space heater or fire place, but those heating sources bring some fire risks with them.
You should never leave space heaters unattended.
That includes when you sleep.
Pets or small children can tip over the unit and start a fire.
This is probably the first time the furnace is on since winter, so you will want to change the filter and check your chimneys, too.
"They've been sitting all summer. You want to make sure those get cleaned. We see a lot of chimney fire this time of year," says firefighter Justin Feaker.
The Rhinelander Fire Department reminds people of daylight saving time coming up on November 5th.
That is a good time to check out smoke alarms.
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MARATHON COUNTY - A horse in Marathon County has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis.
The Marathon County Health Department sent out word of the positive test.
The virus can be spread to humans, horses, birds and other animals during bites from infected mosquitoes.
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MADISON - A bill would prevent University of Wisconsin employees from working part-time at Planned Parenthood.
The Republican-backed measure is due for a public hearing before the state Senate's health committee.
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WHITE LAKE - More than 60 percent of students in White Lake schools come from families with financial challenges, letting those students qualify for free or reduced-cost meals at school.
But the district views that as just a number.
"We just see kids. We don't see whether they have needs or not. We just see kids, and we do the best we can to meet whatever needs they come with on a daily basis," said White Lake K-12 Principal Glenda Boldig.
Boldig's mission is helped by a motivated community volunteer, Sally Mulhollon.
"I know what it was like to be without," said Mulhollon.
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ANTIGO - Our ancestors used small-batch botanical medicine when they had a health problem.
That tradition is still carried on in Antigo.
Mortar and Pestle opened its doors one week ago.
Owner Kelly Keyser-Millar has been making batches of her botanical medicine and selling it online since last November.
The storefront allows her to make custom medicine based on people's needs in combination with the prescriptions they may already be taking.
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KRONENWETTER - A near-perfect sunny day provided the perfect backdrop for the latest addition outside Ryan Wiechmann's school.
"Oh, it's monstrous!" Wiechmann said.
A towering array of solar panels shimmered in the sun over Wiechmann's shoulder at Northland Lutheran High School in Kronenwetter. Monday, the school and family members celebrated the addition to Wisconsin Public Service's SolarWise for Schools program.
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MADISON - House Speaker Paul Ryan says he does not want to "shovel more money at a failing program" to replace federal subsidies that President Donald Trump is eliminating that help make health insurance more affordable.
Ryan told reporters Monday that he supports the president's decision last week to end the subsidies. In Ryan's home state of Wisconsin the loss of the subsidies is projected to result in premiums increasing 36 percent for the average insurance plan sold through the federal exchange.
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