This morning’s top stories from the Northwest Wisconsin News Center:
— Investigators say electrical and gas lines were not the cause of the fire last week in Rice Lake;
— Marshfield Clinic and Sanford Health announce they intend to merge;
— High turnout for the first day of early in-person voting;
— and Empty Bowls is tonight, a fundraiser to fight childhood hunger.
These stories and more on today’s local newscast.