Jon Richards campaigns in Wausau
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- One of Wisconsin’s candidates for Attorney General campaigned in Wausau Friday afternoon. Jon Richards is leaving his 19th Assembly District seat to run for Attorney General. The...
View ArticleBucki trial: Defense begins
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) -- A Lincoln County murder trial is half finished. Today, the defense begins calling their witnesses in the trial of 50-year-old Mark Bucki. The jury was selected a week ago today,...
View ArticleWorld's Largest Trivia Contest comes to a close
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- Over 370 teams with thousands of individual players took part in the World’s Largest Trivia Contest hosted by the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point this weekend. The...
View Article3,000 lose power on Sunday night
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) About 3,000 Wisconsin Public Service customers were without electricity on Wausau's west side Sunday night. The problem was a blown transformer.Power was restored for most homes...
View ArticlePetri to confirm retirement during town-hall meeting today
UNDATED (WRN) Tom Petri will not run for Congress this year.The veteran Republican congressman will make the announcement today during a town hall meeting in his district, according to his office....
View ArticleWausau gives $650,000 to new company at Industrial Park; competitor complains
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) The Wausau City Council gave $650,000 worth of incentive money to a new company that will move into the city's industrial park. Many council members are now complaining that they...
View ArticleHonor Flight takes off Monday
UNDATED (WSAU) The latest Never Forgotten Honor Flight takes off this morning from Central Wisconsin Airport. A group of 83 veterans and their chaperones will spend the day in Washington DC touring...
View ArticleDriver injured in garbage truck rollover
PELICAN, Wis. (WSAU) -- The driver of a garbage truck is hospitalized after rolling over in Oneida County this afternoon. The crash happened on County Highway G in the Town of Pelican.Oneida County...
View ArticleNever Forgotten Honor Flight returns to Wausau
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Supporters, families and veterans packed Central Wisconsin Airport to welcome home the latest Honor Flight.A group of 83 veterans and their chaperones made the trip to Washington...
View ArticleStevens Point: Business 51 construction out, Hoover/Country Club overpass in
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- Stevens Point officials are making a major change in their priorities for road construction. A presentation was made to the Board of Public Works outlining options for...
View ArticleMarshfield committee does not want railroad crossing closed
MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) -- A Marshfield committee decision could lead to a battle with the Office of the Commissioner of Railroads. At their meeting Monday night, Marshfield’s Board of Public Works...
View ArticleWausau's new police officers selected, now in training
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Wausau has five new police officers. Chief Jeff Hardel says four of them were sworn into office Monday, and another will take the oath next month.The Chief says this will bring...
View ArticleKramer makes court appearance
UNDATED (WRN) State Representative Bill Kramer (R-Waukesha) is free on a signature bond, after making his first court appearance on two felony charges of second-degree sexual assault.His attorney...
View ArticleWausau Center Mall's management company may change
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) The struggling Wausau Center Mall may soon be under new management. The company that runs the mall - CBL & Associates of Tennessee -- is going to sell 21 under-performing...
View ArticleSchool board finalizes music policy
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) The Wausau Board of Education finalized its new policy on music selections for holiday concerts. Music teachers are required to work as a group to pick the songs that will be...
View ArticleMark Bucki's fate in hands of jury
UPDATE: The Mark Bucki case is now in the hands of the jury. After about two hours of the prosecution's closing statements and only 13 minutes of closing remarks from the defense, two men and one...
View ArticleTibbetts charged with additional crimes
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- More criminal charges have been filed against a Stevens Point business operator already facing sexual assault charges.Portage County’s District Attorney has charged...
View ArticleGack sentenced for child pornography
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) -- A Stevens Point man was sent to federal prison Tuesday for possessing child pornography. 35-year-old Denis Gack pleaded guilty to charges of receiving child pornography back in...
View ArticleNew Wausau Council President to examine mayor versus city administrator
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Wausau city council has several changes. First of all, council members were sworn into office including new 4th District Alderman Tom Neal. The council also selected a new City...
View ArticleRhinelander to rename street after fallen soldier
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAU) -- A street in Rhinelander will be renamed to honor one of it's fallen warriors.The Oneida County Veterans Council AmVets Post 724 in Rhinelander urged the city council to...
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