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A 56-year-old man was found dead during a welfare check in Washburn County Saturday afternoon.
According to the Washburn County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to a home on County Highway E near Mackenzie Lake in the town of Casey around 1.20pm.
When deputies arrived, they encountered a 25-year-old man leaving the property through an attached garage.
The Sheriff's Office says he was detained after making statements to deputies when they asked to see the 56-year-old man.
Deputies then searched the home and found
found the 56 year old dead with multiple physical wounds.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice Crime Lab was called in to help process the property and an autopsy is scheduled.
The 25 year old remains in the Washburn County Jail pending formal charges.
The investigation remains open and the Sheriff's Office is withholding both names while relatives are notified.
Lakuta Ray and Sawyer County are teaming up to host a Veterans Fair next month.
The free event will be held Thursday, October 22 from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
at the Seven Winds Convention Center.
Veterans and their families can meet with local, state, and federal organizations and learn more about benefits and services available to them.
Participating organizations include the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, the VA, the Vet Center in La Crosse, Northwood Technical College, and several other local and regional
The day will begin with the posting of the colors and an opening prayer at 10 a.m.
Lunch will be provided and attendees can also enter to win door prizes.
The Lumber Exchange in downtown Hayward is holding its grand opening this weekend.
A private ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for Saturday, followed by a community open house on Sunday from 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
The public can tour the new building and see the work that's been done to the historic Main Street property.
The open house is free with no RSV-
required.
As we near the end of Suicide Prevention Month, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is announcing new and expanded partnerships aimed at preventing suicide across the state.
The department is extending its four-year partnership with Aspirus Health and forming a new partnership with Calm America.
The work is aimed at providing more training for mental health professionals while giving healthcare workers and communities more resources to help prevent suicide deaths.
As part of the extended partnership,
Aspirus will provide training in communities across its service area using the question, persuade and refer method.
It focuses on asking questions of someone who may be considering suicide, persuading them not to harm themselves and referring them for help.
The partnerships will also provide additional education and training for licensed and pre-licensed mental health professionals to support tele-mental health services.
Both efforts include a focus on reaching rural communities where access to health care resources can be
limited.
If you or someone you know is in crisis, the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline is available 24 hours a day by calling or texting 988.
Several Red Cross blood drives are coming up across the North Woods as the organization continues to encourage people to donate.
The Red Cross says the national blood supply has been recovering from critically low levels this summer, but remains vulnerable and all blood types are needed.
Drives are scheduled for Wednesday at Ladysmith High School from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
and Flambeau High School in Tony from 8 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
On Thursday, a drive will be held at the Monarch Gym in Hayward from 9 30 a.m.
to 3 30 p.m.
Additional drives are planned for Friday at the Excellent Fire Hall and Baron Mennonite Church, both from 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Appointments can be made through the Red Cross Blood Donor App or the Red Cross website.
For Muskie101 News, I'm Maddie Schaefer.
Now a look at Northwoods News, I'm Maddie Schaefer.
As we near the end of Suicide Prevention Month, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is announcing new and expanded partnerships aimed at preventing suicide across the state.
The department is extending its four-year partnership with Aspirus Health and forming a new partnership with Calm America.
The work is aimed at providing more training for mental health professionals while giving health care workers and communities more resources to help prevent suicide deaths.
As part of the extended partnership, Aspirus will provide
training in communities across its service area using the question persuade and refer method.
It focuses on asking questions of someone who may be considering suicide, persuading them not to harm themselves and referring them for help.
The partnerships will also provide additional education and training for licensed and pre-licensed mental health professionals to support tele-mental health services.
Both efforts include a focus on reaching rural communities where access to health care resources can be limited.
If you or
For someone you know is in crisis, the 988 suicide and crisis lifeline is available 24 hours a day by calling or texting 988.
Several Red Cross blood drives are coming up across the North Woods as the organization continues to encourage people to donate.
The Red Cross says the national blood supply has been recovering from critically low levels this summer, but remains vulnerable and all blood types are needed.
Drives are scheduled for Wednesday at Ladysmith High School from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
and Flambeau High School in Tony from 8 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
On Thursday, a drive will be held at the Monarch Gym in Hayward from 9 30 a.m.
to 3 30 p.m.
Additional drives are planned for Friday at the Excellent Fire Hall and Baron Mennonite Church, both from 11 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Appointments can be made through the Red Cross Blood Donor app or the Red Cross website.
For Northwood's News, I'm Maddie Schaefer.
For Civic Media News, I'm Connie Feldman.
If you loved sitting around a campfire this time of year, the DNR has an important reminder about firewood.
Civic Media's Maddie Schaefer tells us how you can help protect the woods at the cabin or the
campground.
If you're heading out camping this fall, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is reminding people to be careful about bringing firewood along.
October is National Firewood Month, and the DNR says moving untreated firewood can also move invasive insects and diseases that can damage or kill trees.
Pest can hide on or inside firewood and emerge after its move somewhere new.
That includes spongy moths, emerald ash borers, and the fungus that causes oak wilt.
The DNR is asking campers to buy local, burn local, buy firewood at or near where you're staying and leave any unused wood behind instead of bringing it home.
Wisconsin State Parks and other state-managed lands generally don't allow firewood brought in from more than 10 miles away.
The exception is wood that's been certified as treated by the State Department
Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection.
The DNR says all staff state parks and forests with campgrounds offer local firewood for sale.
For Civic Media News, I'm Maddie Schaefer.
If you're looking
for a place to buy local firewood, you can find a list of approved vendors at firewoodscout.org.
As we reach the end of Suicide Awareness Month in September, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services announces new and expanded partnerships to help reduce suicide deaths across the state.
In addition to extending its four-year collaboration with Aspirus Health, DHS has entered into a new partnership with Calm America, a group focused on safe storage of firearms and dangerous medications.
Health workers say together these groups will help provide health care workers, mental health professionals, and local communities with vital resources and training to save lives.
With a national spotlight focused on an alleged sexual assault at a Cornell fraternity, UW-Madison officials are reporting two suspected druggings and sexual assaults linked to off-campus fraternity houses.
Authorities say one victim reported being drugged and fondled at two different Greek life properties over the weekend, prompting a referral
Madison police.
A second reported incident involved a victim who said they were drugged at a fraternity house earlier this month before being sexually assaulted in a campus residence hall.
University leaders reiterate that sexual violence and exploitation are strictly prohibited and violate both state law and campus policies.
The Appleton Area School District has approved plans to borrow a total of $35 million.
The district says they are opening a line of credit with the city for $20 million and borrowing another $15 million in the meantime.
The money will help the district get by until it receives its state funding, which usually comes between six to eight months into the school year.
District leaders say they don't have enough cash reserves for mid-year operational costs, such as payroll.
They plan to repay the money before the end of the fiscal year.
If you're looking forward to watching the oldest rivalry in the NFL at Lambeau Field on October 11th, you'll need to move your plans up by a couple hours.
The NFL announced yesterday the Packers-Bears game has been moved to a noon kickoff time.
It was originally set to start at 325 central time.
The last of four kangaroos that escaped along I-39 near Portage last month.
may have been hit by a semi.
Columbia County Sheriff's deputies say a driver called to report seeing a semi hit a kangaroo yesterday afternoon.
Deputies searched the surrounding area but didn't find the animal.
A local online search group posted that someone did find the kangaroo deceased.
This is the third of the four kangaroos reportedly hit and killed after escaping a trailer during a transport transfer.
Authorities say the fourth was found the same day and returned to its owners.
And that's your state news update.
I'm Connie Feldman for
for Civic Media News.
A setback for the Badgers.
High on Mike Clemens with sports, college football, Wisconsin flying high after that win over Penn State.
But head coach Luke Fickle says defensive back Cal Bates.
A transfer from Florida State is out for the year with a torn ACL.
I'm not going to dwell upon it.
Injuries happen, things happen.
It's all about continuing to develop the guys that you got.
You know, that back ends got some multiple people that can play some different positions if we get into situations we need.
The Badgers host the Michigan State Spartans Saturday morning at 11 30.
Baseball, the Brewers holding a workout session.
Will Jacob Mizorowski and Logan Henderson start games one and two of the playoffs this weekend?
Pat Murphy.
I mean, I think
that pretty much everyone realizes that we're going to go with Miz and Henderson predominantly in the, you know, is the obvious.
There are two top starters right now.
So probably be the way we go.
I mean, subject to change.
You never know
how things go.
Meanwhile, the Cubs lost to the Padres in San Diego 8 to nothing in game one of the wild card best of three series with sports on Mike Clemens.
Mostly cloudy through early afternoon, then becoming mostly sunny here later today.
We'll get to around 76 for a high this afternoon.
Tonight becoming mostly cloudy with a low right around 51.
Tomorrow partly cloudy with a high in the mid to upper sixties.
I'm meteorologist Sean Cable.
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