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Merrill Fab to pay $60,000 for air pollution violation
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) -- A Merrill manufacturer will be paying $60,000 for an air pollution permit violation that happened nearly five years ago. Merrill Fab will have to pay that amount in forfeitures...
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Candidates collect more out-of-district donations
MADISON, Wis (WRN) A new report shows many state lawmakers are relying heavily on campaign donations that come from outside of their districts.The review by the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign found...
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Portage County man arrested for child sex crimes
NEILLSVILLE, Wis. (WSAU) -- An online sex sting has caught a man from Portage County trying to arrange illegal contact with an underaged girl in Clark County. Clark County Sheriff’s deputies and the...
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Police release names in Shawano County fatal crash
TOWN OF RICHMOND, Wis. (WSAU) -- We now know the names of two people who died in a crash in the Town of Richmond Tuesday morning.73 year old Dennis Schmendt and 71 year old Sally Schmendt of Marion...
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Sheldon man makes court appearance after traffic stop turns to drug arrest
ABBOTSFORD, Wis. (WSAU) -- Clark County authorities have released details about a traffic stop that turned into a drug bust last month. 29-year-old Jeffrey Mertens from Sheldon had an initial court...
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Special law enforcement units training pays off in Schofield crash recovery
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Many law enforcement agencies have specially trained units that deal with highly unusual situations. One of those units was put to work during Tuesday’s fatal crash of an SUV...
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Body found in submerged SUV
SCHOFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) -- A vehicle was discovered in the Eau Claire River in Schofield Tuesday morning, just west of the Grand Avenue bridge.Everest Metro Police Captain Clayton Schulz says once the...
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Cat-killer sentenced to 4 months in jail
NEKOOSA, Wis (WSAU) A man who killed his sister's cat in a fit of rage was sentenced to 4-months in jail. 26-year-old Brian Sentkowski was sentenced in Wood County court under a plea agreement.Once...
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Search continues for run-away teen
SPRINGVILLE, Wis (WSAU) Police are looking for a missing 16-year-old from Adams County. Evelyne Fischer was last seen on Friday, when she left her home in Springville with a large amount of...
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Kronenwetter officer resigns after prostitution arrest
KRONENWETTER, Wis. (WSAU) -- The Kronenwetter police officer under investigation for prostitution has resigned from the department. Police Chief Daniel Joling issued a statement Wednesday saying that...
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UPDATE: Missing teenager located safe
KRONENWETTER, Wis. (WSAU) -- The teenage girl that was missing for just under 24-hours is back home safe. Marathon County deputies asked the public to keep an eye open for 15-year-old Sharie Grubbs,...
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Family and friends gather to remember crash victim
SCHOFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) -- The friends and family of a man killed in an unusual crash gathered to remember him Wednesday night. A gathering of people were at the Grand Avenue bridge over the Eau Claire...
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Gas prices spiking upward
UNDATED (WXPR) -- The recent spike in gas prices is not only because prices rise for summer travel but because of the turbulent situation in the key oil-producing nation of Iraq. That's the assessment...
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Road rage suspect back in court
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAU) -- The Woodruff man arrested about a month ago for an armed road rage incident that led to a school lockdown was back in court Wednesday. 34-year-old Michael Schettino pled not...
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Report warns against minimum wage hike
MADISON, Wis (WRN) The Wisconsin Restaurant Association claims an increase in the minimum wage could cost the state thousands of jobs. In a report released by the group, an economist argues a push to...
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Phony Burke web site could fool voters
MADISON, Wis (WRN) The Republican Party of Wisconsin has set up a phony website aimed at the campaign for governor of Democrat Mary Burke. “My first thought about that was actually kind of shocked,...
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Forrest's Run remembers runner, gives scholarships
WESTON, Wis. (WSAU) -- A special running and walking event takes place this weekend to remember a former DC Everest cross country athlete. It’s the Forrest Goetsch Memorial Run, which is actually a...
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Wausau West Inventeam Boston bound
BOSTON, MA (WSAU) -- A group of students from Wausau West is flying east Thursday to make a presentation at MIT. The students are part of West’s science, technology, engineering, and math program that...
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Machinery theft ring busted
MEDFORD, Wis. (WSAU) -- A theft ring that took construction equipment from several places in Wisconsin has been busted in Taylor County.32-year-old Edward Peterson is charged with eight felony counts...
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Husband and wife plead guilty to distributing drugs
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) -- A husband and wife pleaded guilty to drug charges in U.S. District Court Wednesday. 25-year-old Charlie Sunn Meshigaud and 27-year-old Andrew Meshigaud of Lac du Flambeau...
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