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Wausau Events Balloon Rally and BBQ Ribfest returns this weekend
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- The summer's biggest cookout is back at the Wausau Downtown Airport as the Balloon Rally and BBQ Ribfest returns this weekend.Wausau Events marketing director Kasey Taube says...
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Wausau's 400 Block turns into canvas this weekend for Chalkfest
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Wausau's 400 Block will turn into a giant canvas this weekend with the return of Chalkfest with the Center for the Visual Arts.Master artist Mort McBain says chalk art draws...
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Neglected pet owner charged, dogs have new home
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- A Wausau woman is facing animal neglect charges after her landlord found two Chihuahuas locked in a small kennel. The dogs named Pepe and Lopez were underweight, and in poor...
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Almond man sentenced for trafficking methamphetamines
MADISON, Wis. -- An Almond man will spend the next eleven years in a federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine.33-year-old Eric Zastrow was given ten and a half years in prison this week by U.S....
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Man dies after being hit by a vehicle near New London
NEW LONDON, Wis. (WSAU) -- A man has died after being struck by a vehicle northwest of New London.Waupaca County Sheriff’s Department investigators say the man was on Collier Road about a half mile...
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Crash near Crandon leaves one dead, two hospitalized
CRANDON, Wis. (WSAU) -- One person is dead and two others are hospitalized after a traffic crash Sunday afternoon.Forest County Sheriff’s Department investigators say the single-vehicle crash happened...
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Merrill factory badly damaged by fire
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) -- Fire caused extensive damage at a Merrill manufacturing facility Sunday.Someone spotted smoke coming from the roof of Northern Wire at around 1:30 in the morning. When...
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Grant received for fire department manikin
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- A grant has been awarded to the Wausau Fire Department to purchase a training device. Deputy Fire Chief Phil Rentmeister says the grant came from Trans Canada Pipeline Company...
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Equine therapy center expanding
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- An area provider for specialized therapy is expanding. Stable Hands Equine Therapy Center is located on a farm northwest of Wausau, and works with medical patients that can...
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ROAD REPORT: Highways 10 and 29 getting bridge work this week
UNDATED (WSAU) -- Expect additional new road construction projects to begin Monday in central Wisconsin.Highway 10 in Portage County will have lane restrictions at Lake Emily Road near Amherst Junction...
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Motorcyclist hospitalized after hitting deer
PITTSVILLE, Wis. (WSAU) -- An Arpin man is hospitalized after a Sunday motorcycle crash near Pittsville. The 53-year-old rider was alone on the motorcycle when he crashed on Highway B near Turner Road...
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Wausau schools proposal to set up safe neighborhoods heads to committee this...
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- A proposed plan to keep Wausau school neighborhoods safe is headed to committee this week.The plan would be a partnership between the Wausau School District and Wausau police and...
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Wausau police looking for man involved in Monday morning hit and run
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Wausau police are looking for a man involved in a Monday morning hit and run near Franklin Elementary.Lt. Nathan Pekarske says the incident happened around 6:20 Monday morning...
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Clark County traffic fatality victim identified
OWEN, Wis. (WSAU) -- Authorities have released the name of the Clark County teenager killed in a Sunday morning traffic crash. He was 16-year-old Marvin W. High.Clark County Sheriff’s investigators say...
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Kleefisch presents broadband matching grant in Rhinelander
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAU) -- Wisconsin’s Lieutenant Governor was in the northwoods Monday as part of the state’s effort to expand broadband service. Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch joined the...
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Stevens Point closer to filling street department position
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- Stevens Point is a step closer to filling a vacant position in the Street Department.The city’s Personnel Committee approved filling the open Assistant Stock Clerk...
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Historic Tax Credit reinstatement good news for area communities
UNDATED (WSAU) -- Monday’s announcement to lift the state’s moratorium on a special tax credit program is good news for many communities including Wausau and Stevens Point.Governor Scott Walker said...
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Van Hollen: full appeals court should decide gay marriage appeal
MADISON, Wis (WRN) Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is asking that a broad panel of judges take part in a hearing on a challenge to Wisconsin’s gay marriage ban.Van Hollen on Monday asked that all ten...
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Survey showing more support for toll roads in Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WSAU) -- A new survey says Wiscosinites are starting to accept the concept of toll roads to pay for highway projects. The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee released the survey saying...
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WPS working on gas lines near Three Lakes and St. Germain
THREE LAKES, Wis. (WSAU) -- Motorists driving in the Three Lakes area may be alarmed by some small, unusual fires this week. Leah Van Zile from Wisconsin Public Service says you shouldn’t be alarmed....
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