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Now a look at Northwood's News, I'm Maddie Schaefer.
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month and several Wisconsin state agencies are reminding residents to take a few simple steps to protect their personal information online.
The Wisconsin Departments of Administration, Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and Military Affairs are working together to raise awareness about online security as cyber criminals find new ways to steal personal information.
One recommendation is to use strong, unique passwords for each online account and
turn on multi-factor authentication, which adds another layer of protection when logging in.
The agencies are also warning residents to be careful with links and attachments in emails, text messages and social media posts.
Scammers often pretend to be trusted companies, government agencies or even people you know to trick you into sharing personal information.
Another reminder is to keep phones, computers and apps updated.
Software updates often fix security weaknesses that hackers could otherwise take advantage of.
More information on protecting yourself online is available through the Federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's website.
The body of an 83-year-old maple man who went missing last month has been recovered in Douglas County.
According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, Robert Miller's body was located Monday afternoon in Cloverland Township, about a mile south of McNeil's Landing Road.
Miller was reported missing September 18th after family members arrived at his home and discovered he wasn't there.
A map and notes left in his kitchen indicated he had planned to visit the Brule River near the Lampree Weir to look at fish.
His vehicle
was located early the following morning, parked along McNeil's Landing Road.
An extensive search followed involving hundreds of searchers and volunteers from multiple agencies, along with drones, aircraft and underwater equipment.
An autopsy is planned to determine his cause of death, and foul play is not suspected.
For Northwood's News, I'm Maddie Schaefer.
For Civic Media News, I'm Connie Feldman.
Despite national debates over election rules and security, Wisconsin election officials say voters can't expect the same procedures at the polls this November as in the past.
At a forum hosted Wednesday by Keep Our Republic and UW-Stevens Point, Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Megan Wolfe outlined safeguards already in place.
Those included paper ballots, public testing of voting equipment, and post-election audits to verify results.
The discussion also addressed possible federal changes.
Former U.S.
Attorney John Votery pointed to the proposed SAVE Act, which would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.
The legislation has passed the U.S.
House but has not become law.
With yesterday's rainy, gloomy weather moving in, it can be easy to forget much of our state is in a serious to severe drought right now.
As Civic Media's Maddie Schaefer tells us, the wildfire risk doesn't go away with just a few drops of rain.
The
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is warning of increased wildfire danger across northern Wisconsin as drought conditions continue.
The lack of rain has left much of the region an extreme or exceptional drought, making it easier for wildfires to start and spread.
The DNR says nearly 20 wildfires have occurred across the state in the past week, most caused by sparks from equipment and downed power lines.
Warm, dry and windy conditions are expected to keep fire danger elevated.
is reminding residents to check daily burning restrictions before starting outdoor fires and to avoid operating machinery during the hottest part of the day.
Campfires and debris burns should also be completely extinguished as hot embers can start fires hours later.
Elevated fire danger is expected to continue until the state receives significant rain or snow.
For Civic Media News,
I'm Maddie Schaefer.
Nearly a thousand wildfires across Wisconsin this year alone have already burned more than one
A prominent Wisconsin businessman has been identified as one of the six people killed in Tuesday's plane crash near Wisconsin Dells.
Menominee Airport Commission Chairman Daniel Johnson says Ron Rieke, an experienced pilot and local warehouse owner, was killed in the crash after ice built up on the wings during a thunderstorm.
Rieke owned the plane that went down, killing five others, ranging in age from 13 to 67.
All six in the plane were from West Central Wisconsin, the National Transportation
Safety Board said preliminary information indicated the plane was flying at 24,000 feet when the pilot reported icing and requested to descend.
The plane crashed in a densely wooded area in the town of Delona, just southwest of the Dells.
Just weeks before Wisconsin's midterm elections, mail with a white powdery substance is showing up at election offices around our state.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission just reported their office received the suspicious mail on Wednesday afternoon, and a staffer noticed the white powder that appeared to match mailings in other states.
Election officials say staff did not open the mail, and the commission alerted authorities.
The FBI is among the agencies investigating.
Authorities say they believe there are more than 100 letters in circulation that appear to be designed to scare officials.
Game times were just announced for the highly anticipated Frozen Tundra face-off college hockey doubleheader at Lambeau Field this coming February.
The Wisconsin Badgers women's hockey team will take on the Ohio State Buckeyes at 2 p.m.
on Saturday, February 20.
Later that day, it's the men's turn to face the Michigan Wolverines under the lights at 6 p.m.
This marks the first hockey event at Lambeau Field in more than two decades.
Wisconsin defeated Ohio State back in 2006 for the inaugural Frozen
Tundra hockey classic.
And that's your state news update.
I'm Connie Feldman for Civic Media News.
It's on to the World Series.
I am Mike Clemens with Sports Baseball.
It was the top of the fifth at Dodger Stadium.
The score tied four to four when the brewers Garrett Mitchell went to bat.
Mitchell sends a fly ball to right center field.
Tucker's going.
Another home run by David Hamilton in the ninth as the Brewers beat the Dodgers six to four completing a four game sweep winning the National League pennant Dodgers manager Dave Roberts after the loss
Honestly, they just outpitched us.
They out hit us.
They play defense better You know, they didn't make any mistakes and they didn't walk many guys and you know, whether it's Bowers Contreras We got be brewers
manager Pat Murphy
right now.
They got a bunch of Hall of Famers
That's
Pat Murphy.
The World Series begins a week from tonight in Milwaukee with sports on Mike Clemens.
Clowney and Breezy with scattered showers this morning becoming a little less windy by later this afternoon.
Our high today in the low 50s tonight mostly clear with frost temperatures dropping into the mid to upper 20s to borrow sunny with a high in the mid to upper 50s.
I'm meteorologist Sean Cable.
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