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Same sex marriage issue generating calls to the wrong clerks in some counties
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- The same sex marriage issue is generating phone calls and emails to people that are not involved in the issue. That’s because couples seeking marriage licenses, gay...
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Marshfield teachers want open forum with school board
MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) Teachers in the Marshfield School District are requesting an “open forum” meeting with the Board of Education to discuss “concerns related to the everyday operations of the...
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ROAD REPORT: CITY OF WAUSAU to close parts of McIndoe and Grant Streets
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- The City of Wausau will have some road maintenance affecting two more streets beginning today.Grant Street from 5th Street to 6th Street will be closed to through traffic....
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Perez reckless homicide trial in the jury's hands
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- A reckless homicide trial against a Bancroft man is nearly over. Reymundo Perez is accused of reckless homicide for allegedly causing the injuries that killed 2-year-old...
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Preliminary report released on air show crash
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- The preliminary report has been issued about the June 1st fatal airplane crash at the Stevens Point Airport. Menomonie pilot Bill Cowden died while performing aerial...
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Committee approves Thomas Street concept
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- A recommendation has been made to Wausau officials about Thomas Street. The east-west artery with a bridge over the Wisconsin River gets a lot of traffic, and most of it is...
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UPDATE: Perez guilty
UPDATE: A Portage County jury has found 28-year-old Reymondo Perez guilty of two counts of first-degree reckless homicide in the death of his girlfriend's 2-year-old son.(more to come) STEVENS POINT,...
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Same sex marriage licenses not being issued in Portage County
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- Less than ten of Wisconsin’s 72 counties are not issuing same sex marriage licenses. One of them is Portage County.County Clerk Shirley Simonis wants to issue the...
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Same sex couples quick to get Marathon County marriage licenses
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Marriage licenses were issued to five same-sex couples in Marathon County Thursday. County Clerk Nan Kottke began issuing the licenses first thing Thursday morning.Lincoln County...
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County committee discusses Brokaw's financial crisis
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- The financial crisis for the Village of Brokaw is continuing to generate conversation with Marathon County officials.Brokaw’s loss of the Wausau Paper mill in February of 2012 is...
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Stevens Point parks director urges residents not to feed ducks and geese
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- It may be tradition to head out in the warm summer months and feed the ducks by the river, but parks officials are saying that could be harmful.Stevens Point Parks...
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Wausau Events Summer Kickoff starts today at Oak Island
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- The fun is back this summer with the Wausau Events Summer Kickoff.The event has expanded this year to include a full weekend of fun across Wausau. Wausau Events marketing...
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Semi jack-knifes on Highway 0
MOSINEE, Wis (WSAU) A car making an illegal U-turn caused a semi truck behind it to jack-knife across Highway 0 south of Mosinee. Traffic was blocked as the truck's cab went partially down an...
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Weston duplex a loss after afternoon fire
WESTON, Wis (WSAU) -- A Weston duplex may be a total loss today after a fire this afternoon.A fire broke out around 11:30 on the 5300 block of Birch Street. Police chief Wally Sparks says that the...
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Perez found guilty of child's death, prosecutor reacts
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- Reymundo Perez was found guilty Friday of reckless homicide and child abuse for the death of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old child.A Portage County jury of six men and six...
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Highway 45 in Antigo now open after propane tanker fire
ANTIGO, Wis. (WSAU) -- Highway 45 in Antigo is open again this afternoon after a tanker truck caught fire.The fire was reported around 2pm when a truck carrying propane caught fire. The driver...
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Sexual assault suspect in court
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) --A man accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old Wausau girl was in court Friday. 38-year-old Praveen Kharb made an initial appearance before Judge Greg Huber for first-degree...
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Mock drills held to help prepare schools, law enforcement for emergency...
MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WDLB) -- Several Central Wisconsin agencies were involved in a mock drill Friday morning.Mayor Chris Meyer said Marshfield officials tried to simulate what their response might look...
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Former Builders Association leader charged with embezzlement
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- A former officer of the Wausau Area Builders Association is facing embezzlement charges. 43-year-old Christopher Briquelet of Iola is accused of taking over $167,000 from the...
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Stevens Point woman injured in Shawano County hit-and-run
BIRNAMWOOD, Wis. (WSAU) -- A 48 year old Stevens Point woman is in the hospital today following a Saturday hit-and-run near Birnamwood.Officials say the crash happened on Highway 45 north of Birnamwood...
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