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For Muskie101 News, I'm Maddie Schaefer.
A 34-year-old Spoonerman has died after a motorcycle crash near Spooner on Monday morning.
The crash happened around 8.15 on Highway 63 at DVM Road.
According to the Wisconsin State Patrol, a pickup was stopped at DVM Road and Highway 63 when a southbound pickup pulling a boat used the right turn lane to turn onto DVM Road.
The stopped pickup then pulled out to turn north on Highway 63 and collided with a motorcycle traveling south.
The motorcyclist was
taken to Spooner Health where he was pronounced dead.
The motorcycle driver has now been identified as 34-year-old Brian Carlson of Spooner.
The 43-year-old Serona man driving the pickup was not injured.
The state patrol also reported no alcohol use by either driver.
Any enforcement action is pending as the state patrol continues to investigate the crash.
The Hayward Fall Festival is bringing back its Scarecrow Contest this year, and local businesses and residents can take part.
Anyone entering the contest can create a Scarecrow to display in downtown Hayward during the Fall Festival on Saturday, September 26th.
Entries need to be registered by Thursday, September 24th, then dropped off at the Fall Fest main stage by 9 a.m.
on Saturday.
Scarecrow's also need to include the name of the business or person who created them.
The public will vote during
the festival, with the winner announced at 2.30 that afternoon.
First place comes with a 30-inch copper fire pit and $100 in chamber bucks that can be used at local businesses.
The Scarecrow's must be picked up by 5.30 p.m.
For more information and to register, visit haywardfallfest.com and if you have any questions, contact the Hayward Area Chamber of Commerce.
Police are investigating an early morning fire at an Enbridge building in Superior.
Superior police say firefighters were called to the building near 25th Street East in Superior around 1.40 Monday morning after flames and smoke were reported.
The fire was quickly put out and no one was injured.
Police say no one was inside the building at the time.
Officers also discovered graffiti on signs and on the building.
Police say there is no ongoing threat to the public.
According to a statement from Enbridge, the company's
says most of its employees had already moved out of the building, which was in the process of being sold to the Superior Learning Academy.
The company says they are working on next steps and fully support the prosecution of the individuals who set fire to the building.
Detectives and fire investigators are still working to determine what happened.
Superior police say no further details are being released at this time.
A new state historical marker will be dedicated at the Nemocogin Barrens Wildlife Area later this month.
The ceremony is set for Saturday, September 26th at 11 a.m.
in the South unit of the Wildlife Area.
The marker will be only the second official state historical marker in Burnett County.
According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, it recognizes the long history of the barrens.
For centuries, Dakota and Ojibwe people traveled through the area as they moved between the Lake Superior and Mississippi River regions.
By the mid-1800s, those routes were also being used by wagons and later,
stagecoaches.
Settlers began arriving around 1900 and tried farming the sandy land.
Since the 1950s, the area has been preserved as habitat for sharp-tailed grouse and other wildlife.
The Nemocogon Barrens now covers about 6450 acres in Burnett and Washburn counties.
The dedication will include a short program about the history and ecology of the area and is open to the public.
For Muskie101 News, I'm Maddie Schaefer.
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Line 5 is back in service following last month's natural gas liquids leak near Saxon in Iron County.
According to a statement on Monday, Enbridge restarted the pipeline over the weekend using a temporary bypass around the damaged section.
The pipeline had been shut down since August 25th when a parked unoccupied subcontractor truck rolled into an open excavation at a Line 5 valve project and struck the pipe.
No one was injured, but a nearby home was evacuated as a precaution.
Last week, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources asked Enbridge to stop construction of the temporary bypass, saying the company did not have the required state approvals.
Enbridge now says it continues to work with the DNR on permitting and environmental conditions at the site.
Testing and cleanup are also continuing.
The company says surface water and nearby well testing have shown no impacts.
Enbridge says crews also plan to test and remove soil from the trench.
They say the flatbed truck that struck the pipeline remains
at the site and will be removed as the investigation continues.
The candidates for Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District will face each other in a televised debate next month.
Republican Michael Alfonso and Democrat Fred Clark are scheduled to debate October 7th on WDIO TV in Duluth.
The hour-long debate begins at 6 p.m.
and will also be streamed through WDIO's apps.
The two are running for the seat currently held by Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany, who is running for governor.
WDIO is taking questions from voters ahead of the debate.
People can submit what they would like the candidates to address through the station's website and the deadline to submit a question is September 25th.
Alfonso and Clark won their respective party primaries in August and will face each other in the November 3rd general election.
For Northwood's News, I'm Maddie
Schaefer.
Health officials say they've confirmed the first case of West Nile virus this year in our state in a human and a horse.
Both cases are in Brown County, though West Nile has been detected in other parts of Wisconsin in birds.
Even as we head into autumn, mosquito bites are still a risk.
West Nile virus can lead to mild flu-like symptoms, but health officials say most people infected with West Nile don't have any symptoms at all.
People who are older or who have chronic health conditions are at higher risk of severe illness.
There are things you can do to protect yourself.
They say to use insect repellent, wear long sleeve loose fitting shirts and pants.
use screens on doors and windows to keep mosquitoes out, and drain any standing water in your yard that may have collected in things like bird baths, flower pots, clogged gutters, or tire swings.
Meanwhile, measles has made its way to Marathon County near Wasaw.
Health workers there have confirmed a case of measles in a Marathon County resident.
They say the person contracted measles while traveling outside Wisconsin, and this case is not linked to the measles outbreak in southwestern Wisconsin.
That's where the majority of our states' measles cases have been confirmed.
Though, in addition to the case in Marathon County, there have been single cases confirmed in Dane and Waukesha counties.
According to the DHS's website, Wisconsin has had 164 confirmed cases of measles this year.
163 of those cases were in people who were not vaccinated against the disease.
Federal investigators are now trying to figure out why a small plane carrying Republican candidate for Governor Tom Tiffany lost power and landed in Lake Wausau.
Recovery crews pulled the Beechcraft K-35 from the water Monday, giving the Federal Aviation Administration a chance to inspect it.
Tiffany and his pilot were hurt but suffered only minor injuries after the emergency landing Saturday night.
The FAA says its investigation could take months.
A Green Bay man arrested for driving into a crowd and injuring four police officers last weekend appeared in court yesterday.
61-year-old Craig Buford is charged with three drunk driving offenses, recklessly endangering safety and fleeing or eluding an officer.
Green Bay police say they were responding to another disturbance at a food truck in downtown Green Bay around 2.30 in the morning Saturday when Buford blocked a car from leaving a parking lot, causing another disturbance.
The criminal complaint says Buford ignored police ordering him to stop and accelerated through the parking lot, hitting a woman in the knee and an officer before turning toward another group of people.
When another officer ran toward Buford, he reportedly squealed his tires and headed toward that officer.
The officer moved out of the way and fired four shots at Buford.
No one was injured by the gunfire.
Buford was arrested a few blocks away.
Police say four officers were treated for injuries and the Green Bay downtown farmers market scheduled for the following morning was canceled.
A new report estimates tariffs have cost Wisconsin $5.5 billion since the start of 2025.
The National Taxpayers Union Foundation put the cost at about $2,100 per Wisconsin household.
The report says machinery and parts account for the biggest share, with an estimated $525 million in added tariffs.
A recent cancellation leaves Wisconsin voters with just one gubernatorial debate this October.
WTMJ TV, the Milwaukee County Intergovernment Council, and UW-Milwaukee pulled the plug after Tiffany's campaign declined and Crowley couldn't confirm the original date.
The October 21st debate on WISN TV and WIS Politics remained the only scheduled meeting between Crowley and Tiffany.
It will be aired on stations across the state.
And that's your state news update.
I'm Connie Feldman for Civic Media News.
A big win for the Brewers.
Hi, I'm Mike Clemens with Sports Baseball.
The Brewers beat the Pirates 5-1 and with that they clinched the National League Central Division.
Manager Pat Murphy on the growth of winning pitcher Jacob Mizorowski this season.
for.
The crew faces the Pirates again.
again tonight.
NFL, there may be changes on the Packers offensive line after Sunday's loss to the Vikings.
Quarterback Jordan Love was hit 18 times during that game in Minnesota.
One of the things that makes him so impressive is his ability to get the ball out accurately with pressure in his face.
Obviously up front, we got to make sure we keep him out of those situations as much as possible.
But as you know, in the NFL, the quarterbacks got to be able to make plays no matter what.
That's the Packers offensive coordinator Adam Stenevich with Sports on Mike Clemens.
Plenty of sunshine today.
We'll get to 72 for a high this afternoon.
Tonight, a few scattered showers overnight with a low dropping into the upper 40s to low 50s.
Tomorrow, partly cloudy with a high right around 74.
I'm meteorologist Sean Cable.
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