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Ruder seeks open school board seat
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- The Stevens Point Police Chief is applying for an additional job. Kevin Ruder would like the open seat on the Stevens Point school board.Ruder says he applied for the...
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Drug trafficking family makes court appearance
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Four more people made an appearance before a judge Friday after being arrested following a drug raid.56-year-old Jerald Gould of Mosinee is charged with maintaining a drug house,...
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Marathon County Crimestoppers looking for a man who exposed himself to a child
ROTHSCHILD, Wis. (WSAU) -- Marathon County Crimestoppers is asking for your help in catching a flasher who exposed himself to a child.Deputies say a 10 year old girl reported being flashed by a man...
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Train equipment catches fire in Junction City
JUNCTION CITY, Wis. (WSAU) -- Homes in Junction City were briefly evacuated Saturday morning after a fire broke out on some train equipment in the village.Dispatchers got a call around 8 am that about...
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Burke at convention: state heading in wrong direction
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis (WRN) Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke speaks to the crowd of delegates and other Democrats at the party’s annual convention. “Scott Walker has failed in his...
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Marriage licenses issued to gay couples in Dane, Milwaukee counties minutes...
UNDATED (WSAU-WRN) There have been 146 marriage licenses issued in Milwaukee County to same-sex couples, and 138 marriages in Madison (Dane County) through Saturday. Some same sex couples were waiting...
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Wausau fire officials say live fire training went well
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Wausau fire officials say a live fire training exercise on Saturday went extremely well.Fire crews have been using a blighted home at 901 Stark Street for several weeks. "Over...
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Weston exploring options on broadband expansion for business park
WESTON, Wis. (WSAU) -- Weston village leaders are looking to expand high-speed internet coverage into the city's south side business park.The city was recently passed over for a Public Service...
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Concept to change technical college control to a state board not popular
UNDATED (WSAU) -- A possible change in funding and program control for Wisconsin’s technical colleges has been brought up in Madison, but the concept is getting no support in central Wisconsin. A...
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Budget work started, transportation costs a concern
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) -- Wisconsin’s Legislature may be out of session, but lawmakers are still working towards the next session. That’s true even for the elected officials that have to campaign this...
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Utility's grant program still accepting applications
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- There’s still time for emergency response organizations to apply for grants from Wisconsin Public Service.Spokesperson Kelly Zagrzebski says the program is called, “Safety-It’s...
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Update: Perez trial, the prosecution rests
UPDATE: The prosecution has rested its case. Assistant District Attorney Veronica Isherwood says defense witnesses will be called to the stand beginning Tuesday morning, and she's not sure how many...
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Special Olympics conclude in Stevens Point
STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) The Wisconsin Special Olympics came to an end yesterday (Sunday) on the UW-Stevens Point campus. It's one of the largest state-games in the country.This year more than 2,000...
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Two hospitalized, one arrested after house-brawl
STRATFORD, Wis (WSAU) Marathon County sheriffs deputies responded to a brawl inside a house on Highway 153 near Stratford around 3am Sunday.Two men were hospitalized after the fight. A third was...
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Same-sex couples rush to wed
MADISON, Wis (WRN) A flurry of activity at Madison’s City County Building and the Milwaukee County Courthouse over the weekend, in the wake of a court decision late Friday striking down Wisconsin’s...
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Same sex marriage: Judge denies emergency stay but says ability to issue...
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) -- A hearing was held before U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb, where Wisconsin’s Attorney General requested an emergency stay to Crabb’s Friday ruling on gay marriage.A motion to...
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Medford woman gets probation on animal neglect charges
MEDFORD, Wis. (WSAU) -- The woman accused of abandoning pets when she moved out of a Medford area home will spend the next year on probation.29-year-old Callie Neuman accepted a plea bargain on Monday...
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Marathon Park Splash Pad open for season
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Marathon Park's Splash Pad at Marathon Junction is now officially open for the season.It's one of the big draws to the park over the summer, and parks employee Jamie Anderson...
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Committees approve Stevens Point funding Bus. 51 plan and buying Mickey's
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- Stevens Point leaders are not in agreement over spending money on a long-term plan for the Division Street Business Highway 51 corridor knowing it will probably be a...
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Prosecution rests, defense starts Tuesday in Reymundo Perez trial
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- A reckless homicide trial against a Bancroft man is continuing today in Stevens Point. The jury was sent home just after ten o’clock Monday when the prosecution rested its...
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