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Sex offender to be released
CARTER, Wis (WSAU) A convicted sex offender is scheduled to be released next week in Forest County. 36-year-old Douglas J. Gerdeen will complete his jail sentence on May 14. The sheriffs department...
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Fourth day of Baumann trial includes state trooper testimony
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) -- The trial of Ashley Baumann saw a number of witnesses including a state trooper give testimony on Thursday.State trooper Thomas Erdmann gave testimony Wednesday saying that...
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Vehicle crashes into UWMC Center for Civic Engagement
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) --The jazz concert at the UW Marathon County Center for Civic Engagement had an extra percussion section Thursday night.A man driving a GMC Yukon Denali drove off of Wausau’s...
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Class brings farmers, emergency crews together to prepare for farm accidents
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- About sixty emergency workers and farmers will spend Friday night and Saturday learning about farm safety and emergency rescues.Burt Nitzke is with Northcentral Technical...
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Suspected heroin dealer expected in court Friday
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- The man arrested Thursday in a Wausau drug bust is expected in court Friday.Four people were arrested Thursday morning by police SWAT team members in the 1300 block of North 5th...
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Fire destroys home near Rosholt
ROSHOLT, Wis. (WSAU) -- Fire destroyed a home between Rosholt and Stevens Point Thursday evening.Portage County Sheriff’s Department Sergeant Kevin Sorenson says they got the call at 9:09 p.m. “There...
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Funding approved for airport improvements
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) -- State funding was approved for airport improvements around the state, some in Central Wisconsin. Funding was approved for improvements and equipment in Marshfield, Tomahawk, and...
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Road limits remain in effect for many counties, including Marathon
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Not every county has relaxed the spring highway weight limits. One of them is Marathon County.Highway Commissioner Dan Raczakowski says the seasonal weight limits are still in...
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Call Digger's Hotline before you start your spring projects
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Before you start digging in your yard for spring projects, give Digger's Hotline a call to keep yourself safe.All you have to do is call 811. It's a free service from your local...
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Large crowd discusses railroad problems
JUNCTION CITY, Wis. (WSAU) -- About 65 people gathered in Junction City Thursday night to express their frustration with the Canadian National Railroad.The Village of Junction City has nearly 50 trains...
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New chief deputy assigned to Oneida County Sheriff's Department
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAU) -- Oneida County’s Sheriff’s Department has a new chief deputy. Lieutenant Daniel Hess has been promoted to second in command by Sheriff Grady Hartman.Hess succeeds John...
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Rice bound over for trial
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- The Wausau city employee arrested last month in an online sex crimes sting has been bound over for trial. 58-year-old Dennis Rice waived his preliminary hearing Friday, so he...
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Marshfield man indicted for trafficking synthetic marijuana
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) -- More details have been released about the case involving a Marshfield man facing federal drug charges for allegedly trafficking synthetic marijuana.50-year-old Kenneth Chastain...
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Baumann trial: The defense rests
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) -- The trial of a Merrill woman accused of causing two deaths while driving drunk will go to the jury Monday. The defense has rested its case in the trial of Ashley Baumann. A...
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Citations issued after man crashes into college building
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Citations have been issued to the driver involved in a crash Thursday night in Wausau. An elderly man drove his SUV through the front window of the UW Marathon Center for Civic...
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Rhinelander toddler dies in Pelican River
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAU) -- A toddler drowned east of Rhinelander Saturday.Oneida County authorities were called to a home in the Town of Pelican east of Rhinelander at about 1:30 p.m. by a mother that...
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Wausau man arrested after Saturday night shooting incident
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- A 22 year old Wausau man is in custody after police arrested him firing a gun outside Saturday night.A 911 caller reported around 10 pm that a man was firing a gun at trees on...
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Name released in Portage County fatal crash
TOWN OF PLOVER, Wis. (WSAU) -- A Vesper man is dead after a Sunday morning crash in the Town of Plover. Portage County Sheriff’s deputies say 37-year-old Gabriel Migut was declared dead at the...
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No rush to add Narcan to area squad cars
UNDATED (WSAU) -- Recent changes in state law allow police to carry the antidote naloxone for heroin overdoses, commonly called Narcan... but don’t expect to find it in area squad cars soon.The law...
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Woman arrested for drunk driving with kids in the vehicle
BIRNAMWOOD, Wis. (WSAU) -- A woman is in jail after being caught driving drunk with her children in the vehicle.30-year-old Margaret J. Boyd from Caroline was picked up by a Wisconsin State Patrol...
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