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Formal charges are expected to be filed later this week against the Rib Lake mother accused of trying to kill four of her six children.More >> Formal charges are expected to be filed later this week against the Rib Lake mother accused of trying to kill four of her six children.More >> radar alert
Storms moved through parts of Wisconsin Monday, bringing wind, rain, and some hail.More >> Storms moved through parts of Wisconsin Monday, bringing wind, rain, and some hail.More >> Ashland County authorities say a La Crosse doctor and his brother were killed in a single-engine plane crash on Madeline Island.More >> Ashland County authorities say a La Crosse doctor and his brother were killed in a single-engine plane crash on Madeline Island.More >> Police say a 23-year-old woman was shot at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee.More >> Police say a 23-year-old woman was shot at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee.More >> Radar Alert
Turning fairly nice later this week.More >> Quiet and comfortable weather Tuesday and Wednesday. Warmer and unsettled late in the week.More >> Another woman suspected of causing her to fall has been arrested.More >> Another woman suspected of causing her to fall has been arrested.More >> The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is looking for any information about a fire that may be related to a murder investigation.Sheriff's officials want to speak to any witnesses who were traveling on County Road M or Wegner Road between 4:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. on Friday, April 26, 2013.Lincoln County authorities say this fire could be connected to the investigation into the murder of Anita Bucki, who was reported missing that same day.Her husband, Mark Bucki, has been charged in her death.Inve...More >> The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is looking for any information about a fire that may be related to a murder investigation.Sheriff's officials want to speak to any witnesses who were traveling on County Road M or Wegner Road between 4:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. on Friday, April 26, 2013.Lincoln County authorities say this fire could be connected to the investigation into the murder of Anita Bucki, who was reported missing that same day.Her husband, Mark Bucki, has been charged in her death.Inve...More >> A Rib Lake mother is accused of trying to kill four of her six children. The Taylor County Sheriff's Department says Heidi Mann, 37, attempted to cause the death of her children by carbon monoxide asphyxiation.More >> A Rib Lake mother is accused of trying to kill four of her six children. The Taylor County Sheriff's Department says Heidi Mann, 37, attempted to cause the death of her children by carbon monoxide asphyxiation.More >> One person was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in Marathon County.More >> One person was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash in Marathon County.More >> The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office has new information that a wanted suspect is in the Wausau area, and authorities believe he is armed and extremely dangerous.
More >> The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office has new information that a wanted suspect is in the Wausau area, and authorities believe he is armed and extremely dangerous. Officials urge you to call 911 immediately if you spot Christopher Meindel.
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Living in northern Wisconsin often gives us the chance to get up close and personal with the animals who co-exist with us. Usually those encounters depend upon being in the right place at the right time. When it comes to seeing a moose Antigo is the right place to be as one man found out a couple of weeks ago.
"This is the first time we've seen it. It's causing quite a stir in the Langlade County area now," said Doug Below of Antigo. Below is an avid outdoorsman and when he heard about the "moose on the loose" near airport he grabbed his video camera.
"She just sat there chewing her cud in the tater field, havin' a good old time."
When the moose comes out crowds often gather. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has had to send out wardens to make sure no one gets too close. "Observe it don't get to close. It causes stress for the animal when you get too close," said wildlife biologist Chuck McCullough.
They are after all wild animals and unpredictable but so far this one seems right at home. "It's been in the flats and the fields and walked over there to the and walked over here and to the airport and the neighbor across the street," Below noted.
What the moose didn't know is his neighbor is a taxidermist. But moose are protected animals and DNR biologists believe their arrival here is the result of restocking efforts in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. "They are filtering out and the and that's why we are seeing there," said McCullough.
DNR estimates place fewer than 40 moose in Wisconsin, so sightings of the amazing animals are rare though viewers throughout the Northwoods have sent in pictures and video of recent moose sightings.
