WJFW-TV (Rhinelander, WI)

Local news at your fingertips. Covering the Northwoods region, WJFW-TV serves as the NBC-affiliated television station for Northern Wisconsin, specifically licensed in Rhinelander. It delivers a high-definition digital broadcast on UHF channel 16 from its transmitter located in Starks. Owned by Rockfleet Broadcasting, the station operates from its studios on South Oneida Avenue in Rhinelander. WJFW offers a variety of popular syndicated shows, including Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, and People's Court. Additionally, viewers in Wausau can catch the station on a digital translator, W27AU channel 27, which transmits from Mosinee Hill near the I-39/U.S. 51/WIS 29 interchange.

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Lincoln County Board approves $9.5 Million sale of Pine Crest to Ensign Group Inc.

1 week ago | wjfw.com | Jake Force

MERRILL, Wis. (WJFW) – The Lincoln County Board voted 14-8 on Tuesday night to sell Pine Crest Nursing Home to Ensign Group Incorporated for $9.5 million. The future of the nursing has been a controversial topic for several years now – as many residents in the county are very opposed to the sale. The Ensign Group is a publicly traded firm on the NASDAQ Stock Index that owns more than 340 nursing and rehab centers throughout the country.
Connectivity challenges for Oneida County residents?

1 week ago | wjfw.com | Alison Miller |Maureen Dudley

RHINELANDER, Wis. (WJFW) – Nearly a fifth of Oneida County residents don’t have broadband internet access. Recent changes with the Trump administration have changed the plan for getting them online. BEAD is the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program that allows access to high-speed internet to be expanded through federal funding. The new “Benefit of the Bargain” or BEAD BOB program hopes to reduce costs.
"No Kings" protests held throughout Northwoods on Saturday

1 week ago | wjfw.com | Jake Force

RHINELANDER, Wis. (WJFW) - Hundreds of protestors gathered at various locations throughout the Northwoods on Saturday to take part in the national “No Kings” protest against the Trump Administration that was held in over 2,000 cities and towns throughout all 50 states. “Well, I think we have a concern for our democracy," Pat O'Grady, the coordinator of the Rhinelander protest, said.
Marathon County Jail inmate dies by suicide a week after attempt

2 weeks ago | wjfw.com | Mitchell Skurzewski

WAUSAU, Wis. (WJFW) — A 26-year-old male inmate at the Marathon County Jail died Sunday following a suicide attempt that occurred on June 1. According to a news release from Marathon County Sheriff's Office, the inmate was transported to a local hospital and remained under medical care until his death a week later. The incident occurred June 1 when other inmates alerted correctional staff to an unresponsive man in one of the housing units, the release said.
'Off the charts': Behind star Saylor Timmerman, Lakeland softball eager for State Tournament stage

2 weeks ago | wjfw.com |

MINOCQUA, Wis. (WJFW) - The Lakeland Thunderbirds softball team is on a magical run. After four thrilling victories in this year's Division 2 softball tournament, Lakeland Union is heading to Madison for the 2025 State Tournament. Something Lakeland senior Saylor Timmerman says feels surreal. “It’s just super exciting, I mean, I think it’s just off the charts,” said Timmerman.
Edgar baseball cruises through D4 sectional with dominant performances to punch ticket to state; Pacelli, Pittsville state bound, too

2 weeks ago | wjfw.com | Mitchell Skurzewski

ATHENS, Wis. (WJFW) — The Edgar Wildcats rolled through their WIAA Division 4 sectional at Tucker Westfall Memorial Field in Athens and clinched a trip to the WIAA State Baseball Tournament next week. The Wildcats' trio of pitchers - Jase Apfelbeck, Leyton Schuett and Lucas Stahnke - combined to surrender just one run on the day as Edgar downed Rib Lake 8-1 in the semifinal and thumped Solon Springs/Northwood 14-1 in the sectional final.
"Unknown Soldier" exhumed from Pine Grove Cemetery in Wausau in hopes of DNA identification

2 weeks ago | wjfw.com | Mitchell Skurzewski

WAUSAU, Wis. (WJFW) — An unidentified World War I soldier was exhumed from Pine Grove Cemetery in Wausau on Friday in hopes of finding a DNA identification. The Marathon County Medical Examiner completed the exhumation of the soldier Friday. The body of the soldier was originally discovered in 1930, when he had died by suicide in the Rothschild area of Marathon County, according to a Marathon County news release.
'Off the charts': Behind star Saylor Timmermann, Lakeland softball eager for State Tournament stage

2 weeks ago | wjfw.com |

MINOCQUA, Wis. (WJFW) - The Lakeland Thunderbirds softball team is on a magical run. After four thrilling victories in this year's Division 2 softball tournament, Lakeland Union is heading to Madison for the 2025 State Tournament. Something Lakeland senior Saylor Timmerman says feels surreal. “It’s just super exciting, I mean, I think it’s just off the charts,” said Timmerman.
Woman arrested on 8th-offense OWI after Oneida County crash results in 4 injured, including 4-year-old passenger

2 weeks ago | wjfw.com | Mitchell Skurzewski

TOWN OF CASSIAN, Wis. (WJFW) — A woman was arrested for 8th-offense OWI Monday after an Oneida County crash where she ran a stop sign, resulting in a two-car crash and four people being injured, including the woman's 4-year-old passenger. According to an Oneida County Sheriff's Office release, just after 4:10 p.m. Monday, the sheriff's office received multiple calls for a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of County Highway K and Harshaw Road in the town of Cassian.
Name released in fatal rollover crash in Minocqua Thursday

2 weeks ago | wjfw.com | Mitchell Skurzewski

MINOCQUA, Wis. (WJFW) — The 62-year-old driver who died in a rollover crash in Minocqua Thursday has been identified as Richard Mastaglio, of Minocqua. Just before 11 a.m. Thursday, the Minocqua Police Department responded to a one-vehicle rollover crash on Highway 51 near Timber Ridge Road, according to a Minocqua PD news release. The release said, the vehicle was going north and went into the east ditch on Highway 51, hit a culvert and flipped over.