State Patrol arrests high speed drunk driver
MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) -- A Fond du Lac man is in custody after driving over 100 miles per hour while drunk. Wisconsin State Patrol troopers arrested 45-year-old Nikolas J. Tries, who was southbound on...
View ArticleKulp's car broken into near state GOP convention site
MILWAUKEE (WSAU-MetroSource) State Representative Bob Kulp went home to Stratford with a few fewer possessions after being in Milwaukee this weekend for the Republican Convention. Kulp's car was...
View ArticleDriver hits bear on I-39
MOSINEE, Wis (WSAU) A driver is hospitalized after hitting a bear on I-39 in Mosinee.The crash happened around 4am near Maple Ridge Road.Police reports say the northbound vehicle hit the bear, rolled...
View ArticleTrial begins against Ashley Baumann in OWI homicide case
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) -- Attorneys delivered their opening arguments today in the trial against Ashley Baumann.Special prosecutor Tara Jenswold told the jury that the facts and evidence in the case...
View ArticleHigh speed drunk driver held on cash bond
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- The man accused of driving over 100 miles per hour while drunk appeared in court Monday.45-year-old Nikolas J. Tries of Fond du Lac was picked up by Wisconsin State Patrol...
View ArticleShooting suspect held on 1 million dollar bond
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- The suspect in a Saturday night shooting incident was in court this afternoon.21-year-old Kyle A. Schaefer of Wausau is accused of leaving the basement of a Town of Maine home...
View ArticleGas leak at Athletic Park
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) -- Workers renovating Athletic Park in Wausau dug a little too deep Monday, rupturing a two inch gas main.Wisconsin Public Service crews were called in, and they shut down the gas...
View ArticleDrug bust leads to one arrest
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- A Chicago man was arrested near Wausau on drug charges.Marathon County deputies and Wausau Police arrested a 30-year-old male after a traffic stop Sunday on I-39 at Locker Road....
View ArticleArrests made after laundromat incident in Marshfield
MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) -- Two people were found unconscious in a Marshfield laundromat early Monday. A 19-year-old Wausau man and a 19-year-old Pittsville woman were found by patrons of the laundromat...
View ArticleMan pleads not guilty to supplying marijuana & chocolate chip cookies
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- The Stevens Point man accused of supplying cookies with illegal ingredients was in court Monday.21-year-old Darren Blair was in Portage County court, where he entered a...
View ArticleRhinelander teacher facing charges
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAU) -- A Rhinelander teacher is in trouble after a domestic incident Friday night. High school math teacher Jason Kremer is charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct and battery...
View ArticleWausau riverfront property purchase up for discussion
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- One of Wausau’s committees will discuss the possible purchase of riverfront property to extend the River’s Edge Trail.The Economic Development Committee will look at possibly...
View ArticleFire damages Hatley home
HATLEY, Wis. (WSAU) -- Investigators are still looking into the cause of a fire that caused extensive damage to a home near Hatley Monday.The house at 4535 Highway 153 in the Town of Reid was called in...
View ArticleMan accused of attack with samurai sword and knife remains jailed on high...
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- The Stevens Point man charged with stabbing a man three times with a knife and a samurai sword was in court Monday.30-year-old Joshua Bella is charged with Aggravated...
View ArticleMarshfield votes for temporary Maple Avenue railroad crossing closure
MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) -- Marshfield’s Board of Public Works has reversed an earlier decision, and has now voted to temporarily close the controversial Maple Avenue railroad crossing for more study on...
View ArticleWood County business destroyed by fire
MARSHFIELD, Wis (WSAU) There was a major fire on Highway 80 south of Marshfield early Tuesday morning.SV Pallet Company was destroyed by fire. The cause of the blaze is not know.The road near County...
View ArticlePublic meeting Tuesday on Hoover Avenue-Country Club Drive railroad bridge
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- Stevens Point area residents can learn about the options for solving the city’s number one complaint: Getting past stalled trains on Hoover Avenue and Country Club...
View ArticleMan accused in Wittenberg hostage situation faces formal charges
SHAWANO, Wis. (WSAU) -- The man accused in an April hostage situation in Wittenberg will face charges today.28-year-old Travis Keiler faces charges of taking a hostage, failure to comply with officers,...
View ArticleBaumann trial continues in Merrill
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) --The trial continues for Ashley Dawn Baumann of Merrill. She’s accused of driving while intoxicated and causing a crash in 2012 that killed two passengers and injured another.The...
View ArticleWausau considering temporary repair to Thomas Street
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Wausau officials will discuss temporary repairs to Thomas Street Thursday.The full reconstruction plan is far from ready, but the road is in very rough shape now. The city...
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