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Two people are out of the hospital after a weekend house fire in Sparta. Firefighters put out the flames at the home early Saturday morning. A mother and her daughter who were inside were treated for burns and smoke inhalation. There’s no word on what started the fire.

Your Thanksgiving Dinner will cost about a penny more this year.  That’s the word from the American Farm Bureau, which says higher dairy prices will offset the falling cost of turkey.  The group’s 34th annual survey of foods traditionally served at Thanksgiving adds up to just under 49-dollars to feed a family of ten.  The list of a dozen items includes turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, cranberries, pumpkin pie with whipped cream, coffee and milk.  The Farm Bureau notes turkey prices

A 68 year old man picked up a 5th OWI. Lance J Falter from Iron River has been arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol Spooner Post for operating a motor vehicle under the influence, 5th offense. It was just before 10 Sunday morning when a Trooper made a traffic stop for a defective brake and improperly attached registration decals. The driver was identified as Lance Falter and showed signs of impairment.  He is being charged with operating a motor vehicle

HELLO HUNTERS! It is the day deer hunters across the state of Wisconsin have been waiting for.  Gun deer season opens this morning at dawn. Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources is urging caution all around.  DNR says hunters need to be careful with their rifles and shotguns, and they need to be extra careful in their deer stands. HAVE A GREAT SEASON AND SAFE HUNT!

Missouri authorities say a body found in Nebraska this week is a missing Wisconsin man.  The Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office in Missouri said yesterday that dental records have confirmed that the body is Justin Diemel.  His brother, Nicholas Diemel was found in Missouri ten day after the brothers disappeared while visiting a farm regarding a cattle deal in July.  The farm’s owner, Garland Nelson has been charged with their murder. 

Governor Tony Evers signs a bill that should make it easier for some disabled people to vote.  The new law removes requirements for voters to have to verbally state their name and address before casting a ballot in Wisconsin.  Now voters can use their ID and a person accompanying them can say their name and address on their behalf.  During last year’s general elections, some deaf and developmentally disabled voters complained that they ran into problems at polling locations because of

The search for a missing woman in Dunn County has come to and end. During the land search in the area of where Robynn Bridges was last seen with the assistance of the Northstar Search and Rescue utilizing cadaver dogs, a body of an adult female was located in a wooded area near the Chippewa River. An autopsy was completed and the body was confirmed to be that of Robynn Bridges. At this point there are no indications of foul

The cost for regular gas in Wisconsin is 20-cents-a-gallon lower than the national average.  Triple-A says the price statewide is two-dollars-and-39-cents today, while it’s two-59 across the country.  The lowest prices are found in Appleton at two-28-a-gallon and Washington County in southeast Wisconsin at two-29.  The Superior area is posting some of the highest prices at two-61-a-gallon. 

A man accused of threatening to shoot up his work place in New Richmond is avoiding prison.  Nicholas Cherrier pleaded no contest Wednesday to terroristic threat and disorderly conduct and was sentenced to a year of probation.  Cherrier was accused of telling his coworkers he had an AR-15 in his trunk and he was going to shoot kids.  He later claimed he was kidding.

A Clayton man is accused of his tenth OWI in Dunn County.  Gregory Hillman was pulled over last Saturday night and a police officer says he had a blood-alcohol level twice the legal limit.  Court records show Hillman has multiple other OWI’s, the most recent in 2011.  He’s currently out on bond.