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Winter Storm Warning, State of Emergency declared before Thursday snow arrives
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) -- Governor Scott Walker has declared a state of emergency as another winter storm bears down on Wisconsin.Walker made that declaration late Wednesday afternoon, as meteorologists...
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Google buys into Renaissance Learning Inc.
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAU) --An online giant has invested in a central Wisconsin business. Google’s venture capital division formed just last year has chosen to put 40-million dollars into Wisconsin...
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Tuesday crash killed unborn baby
COLBY, Wis. (WSAU) -- The head-on crash Tuesday south of Colby resulted in the death of an unborn baby. Marathon County deputies say the collision left both female drivers injured.No names have been...
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Nominees named for the Wausau Chamber 2014 Small Business of the Year awards
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Eleven local businesses are up for the annual Wausau Chamber Small Business of the Year Award.Chamber president Aaron Kapellusch says small businesses form the base of Central...
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Wausau residents concerned about new Kwik Trip development
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- A proposed Kwik Trip on Wausau’s Bridge Street is drawing opposition from area residents.The city of Wausau held a neighborhood meeting Wednesday evening along with Kwik Trip’s...
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Job Fair serves students from multiple colleges
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- Students from several campuses took part in a job fair Wednesday in Stevens Point.UW Stevens Point hosted the Central Wisconsin Collegiate Job Fair at the Dreyfus Center...
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Michigan man to be tried for soliciting child sex
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAU) -- A Michigan man was arrested in Oneida County for soliciting sex from a teenager. 25-year-old Benjamin Lahti from Ironwood, Michigan called a phone number advertised on...
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Heroin dealer and user sentenced to prison
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- A Portage County man will spend four years in prison for selling heroin. 26-year-old Adam Souza was given that sentence Tuesday by Judge Thomas Eagon. Prosecutors...
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Saavedra reaches plea deal in drunk driving deaths
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) - The man accused of killing two passengers in a drunk driving crash in Rudolph has reached a plea deal with prosecutors.22-year-old Timothy Saavedra pled no contest today to...
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House fire in downtown Wausau
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Firefighters are battling a house fire on McDonald Street in Downtown Wausau. The fire has caused extensive damage to the west wall by a chimney and the attic. As of 3:40 p.m.,...
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Wright Proposes Help for Wisconsin’s Rural School Districts
Tim MorrisseyMADISON, Wis. (WNC) - Before she was a state legislator, Rep. Mandy Wright of Wausau was a teacher, and she serves on the Assembly Education Committee.Wright has talked to hundreds of...
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Roof collapse at Eau Claire K-Mart
EAU CLAIRE, Wis (WSAU-WRN) Another roof in Western Wisconsin caved in because of the weight of heavy snow. The roof of an O’Reilly Auto Parts store in Menomonie collapsed but nobody was hurt.Heavy...
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Polar Plunge for Special Olympics in Wausau Saturday
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- The Polar Plunge is Saturday in Wausau, and people are preparing for the Special Olympics fundraiser.Volunteers spent part of Thursday setting up the site at Man-Made Lake at...
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Bill would prohibit local 'living wage' ordinances
UNDATED (WRN) The state Assembly on Thursday approved a bill that places new limits on local living wage ordinances. The measure would make it so local governments cannot enact measures that require...
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Oak Wilt found at Rib Mountain State Park
RIB MOUNTAIN, Wis. (WSAU) -- Oak Wilt has been found in some trees at Rib Mountain State Park.DNR forest health specialist Mike Hillstrom says the tree killing fungus has been found in Marathon County...
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Crash kills Owen man
OWEN, Wis. (WSAU) -- A man from Owen was killed in a traffic crash in Clark County Friday. 56-year-old Dennis G. Dumke was northbound on County Highway O, and failed to yield to a semi-truck that was...
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Charges now filed against Wood County man involved in armed stand-off
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAU) -- Formal charges were filed Friday against the man involved in an armed standoff with police.26-year-old Randall E. Bakken was arrested February 6th for an incident that...
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Storm summary: Snow, wind, collapsed buildings common
UNDATED (WSAU) -- The winter storm that hit Wisconsin Thursday night and Friday morning left people clearing snow piles and damaged buildings.Most of the snow fell in the northwestern part of...
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Planned NewPage-Verso merger in trouble
MIAMISBURG, OHIO (WSAU) -- The planned merger of two paper companies may not happen after all.NewPage Holdings, Inc. which operates mills in Stevens Point, Wisconsin Rapids, and Biron had earlier...
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Cause of Wausau fire undetermined, donations for family accepted
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- The cause of a fire at a Wausau home could not be determined. The blaze destroyed the house at 610 McDonald Street Thursday afternoon. Wausau firefighters believe it started in...
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