Walker supports Kramer's removal
MADISON, Wis (WRN) Governor Scott Walker says, assuming sexual allegations against Representative Bill Kramer (R-Waukesha) are accurate, he should not hold a position of public trust and Kramer’s...
View ArticleDick Trickle memorial proposed for Rudolph
RUDOLPH, Wis (WSAU) Friends of the stock-car racing legend late Dick Trickle want to build a memorial in his honor in Central Wisconsin. It would be located in Rudolph.The Rudolph Parks Commission has...
View ArticleMore charges in Wal Mart theft case
STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) Some of the suspects arrested in Stevens Point for stealing from Wal Mart are facing additional charges for shoplifting from other stores.41-year old Chad Wampole,...
View ArticleFire at IROW's Mosinee facility destroys truck, building OK
MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) -- Fire damaged a recycling truck inside of a building Thursday afternoon in Mosinee. The fire was at Industrial Recyclers of Wisconsin, or IROW, in the industrial park and started...
View ArticleSome Wausau council members want Kwik Trip on another site
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Some Wausau City Council members want to find a new location for the Kwik Trip development. The council voted down a zoning change that would have allowed a new convenience store...
View ArticleOver 50 applied for Wausau Fire Chief vacancy
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Over fifty people have applied for the open Wausau Fire Chief vacancy.A nationwide search is underway for the person that will take over the department after Gary Buchberger’s...
View ArticleADRC Board on record against municipal court in Lincoln Center building
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- Plover and Stevens Point will soon have their municipal court up an operating, but where?There are a few facilities that could handle the space and the parking for a...
View ArticleCommon Core supporters, opponents in Marshfield
MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) -- The discussion about Common Core educational standards drew a large crowd of opponents and supporters to Marshfield Wednesday night.While a Republican sponsored bill to...
View ArticleLibrary repairs have Portage County and Stevens Point leaders negotiating
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- The Portage County Library’s primary location in downtown Stevens Point needs over half a million dollars in repairs. The question is, who is paying?The building on...
View ArticleThree years probation for court threat
UNDATED (WSAU) A Wisconsin Rapids woman who threatened a court administrator in a social security case was sentenced to three years probation. 51-year-old Norma Prince said she was going to "cut and...
View ArticleTrial delayed in teacher-sex case
ABBOTSFORD, Wis (WSAU) There's been a delay in the trial of an Abbotsford teacher accused of having sexual relations with at least two students. 25-year-old Andy Follen is requested a new...
View ArticleFire safety, working detectors "critical" if your home was built recently
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- That new house or apartment you live in is nothing like grandma and grandpa’s house, and what you don’t know can kill you.The danger is if your home catches fire, because it...
View ArticleBadger Hockey Update
STATE COLLEGE, PA (WSAU) -- The Wisconsin Badgers Hockey team picked up their 20th win of the season Friday on the road at Penn State.It was all Badgers early, as Wisconsin led 3-0 halfway through the...
View ArticleBowden sentenced for Eau Pleine ice fishing death
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- The man driving when his car broke through the ice, killing his passenger, is going to prison. 32-year-old William Bowden of Stratford was driving drunk two years ago when the...
View ArticleMerrill family loses home to fire Saturday
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) -- A Merrill family lost their home to fire early Saturday. Firefighters were called out shortly before 3:00 a.m. to a residence on Wyant Avenue in the Town of Schley.The family of...
View ArticleLead tackle restriction not a sign of statewide change
BOULDER JUNCTION, Wis. (WSAU) -- Lead based tackle is being restricted on three Vilas County lakes starting next month.Greg Sass with Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the change only...
View ArticleCity seeks development proposals for Wausau Club, Savo
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Wausau is looking for proposals to redevelop two prime downtown real estate locations. The Wausau Club and the Savo Supply buildings are both city property, after council members...
View ArticleEngland restitution hearing Monday
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAU) -- The former medical examiner found guilty of using human remains to train a cadaver dog is back in court today. Traci England has already been sentenced to a year in jail...
View ArticleGleason man hospitalized after accidental shooting
GLEASON, Wis. (WSAU) -- A Gleason man is recovering from a gunshot wound. The shooting happened just after 2:30 a.m. Saturday at the residence of a 52-year-old man, who was able to call 9-1-1 and...
View ArticleSnowmobile crash near Tomahawk injures Waukesha man
TOMAHAWK, Wis. (WSAU) -- A 45-year-old Waukesha man is hospitalized after a Saturday afternoon snowmobile crash near Tomahawk.Lincoln County deputies have not released the man’s name, but say he is in...
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