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Donations given to save Crossing Guard Wisconsin Dells trip
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) - Three Stevens Point residents have donated enough to cover an annual Wisconsin Dells recognition trip for crossing guards. Reid Rocheleau, Dave Suchon, and Barb Jacobs spent...
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Students practice real life budgeting with Reality Shop
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) - Wouldn’t it have been nice if you could practice earning a paycheck and budgeting for expenses and unexpected problems before you finished school? Many high school students...
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Portage County, Stevens Point continue joint-dispatch center talks today
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) - The concept of merging two police and fire dispatch operations into one is not new for Stevens Point or Portage County. Now, it seems a lot closer to becoming a...
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Yellow River rising; flood warning in Babcock
UNDATED (WSAU) The National Weather Service has posted a flood warning for the Yellow River in Babcock in Wood County. The river was at 11.2-feet as of last night. It's considered at flood stage at...
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Biomass plant to open this fall
ROTHSCHILD, Wisc (WSAU) The new bio-mass power plant is on-schedule to open later this year.It's a $250-million partnership between Domtar Paper and WE Energies. It will take the bio-products from the...
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New medical professional building proposed for Stevens Point
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) - A developer is interested in turning a vacant car lot into a new medical services facility. Mike Wimme from KLAS Properties made an initial presentation to the City of...
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School officials express concern about State's student software decision
WISCONSIN DELLS, WI (WSAU) - The real cost of throwing away your school’s student information software package is higher than Wisconsin officials want to admit. That’s according to many school...
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Bicycle fatal: Names released
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) - Wisconsin Rapids police have released the name of the man who died Saturday while riding his bicycle. He was 41-year-old Shawn L. Hill from Wisconsin Rapids....
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Marathon County explores jail safety, expansion options near courthouse
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - Marathon County's administrator says the county is working to help bolster security in the jail in the wake of an officer assault last month.The county has already formed a study...
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25,000 WPS customers face disconnects over non-payment
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - Tax Day is also the last day for Wisconsin Public Service customers to get current on their payments or face disconnection.Spokeswoman Kelly Zagrzebski says about 5 percent of...
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Village gets restraining order against new mill owner
BROKAW, Wis (WSAU) The Village of Brokaw has gone to court and received a temporary restraining order against the new owners of the old Wausau Paper Mill. The village claims the new owners, Brokaw...
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Marathon County investigating Wittenberg woman's death, man in custody
ELDERON, WI (WSAU) - Marathon County investigators are continuing to gather information about a Sunday fatality that apparently started when a woman fell out of a truck near Elderon. Chief Deputy...
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Recycling business gets narrow 6-5 approval for CU Permit
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - A new use for an old Wausau industrial property had the City Council split over what the property is vs. what they think it should become in the future. On the agenda: Should the...
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New Mosinee Superintendent knows the turf
MOSINEE, WI (WSAU) - Mosinee’s new Superintendent has a pretty good idea what to expect with her new job and the community.That’s because 48-year-old Ann Schultz is about to take the top...
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Cellphone tower rejected by Stettin Plan Commission
STITTIN, Wisc (WSAU) The Stettin Plan Commission voted against a new 150-foot cellphone tower that's proposed by A T & T. It would go on private property on the 3800 block of Stewart Avenue, on...
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Gresham teen arrested after texting drug deal to police chief
GRESHAM, Wis. (WSAU) - We all know texting while driving is a bad idea. Apparently texting and selling drugs isn’t a good mix either.The Shawano County Sheriff’s Department has arrested a 17 year old...
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Tiffany sentenced in Manson Insurance scandal Wednesday
UNDATED (WSAU) One more person has been sentenced in connection with the Manson Insurance fraud case. 67-year-old Jeffery Tiffany of Mosinee will spend 30-days in jail and pay a fine of $25,000....
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Marshfield School Board revises policy Wednesday
MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU) - The Marshfield School Board has approved a revised policy governing board members’ access to information about the district.Under the revised policy, board members will now...
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Court may rule Thursday on permits for Saratoga mega dairy
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) - A judge might rule Thursday on the building permits for a planned large-scale Wood County dairy operation.Wysocki Family Farms has proposed Golden Sands Dairy, a...
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4-year-old crash victim improving, benefit this Sunday
RIB MOUNTAIN, WI (WSAU) - You may remember the 4-year-old boy who was severely injured in a crash that killed his father on Wausau’s Thomas Street Bridge March 23rd. His name is Jordan Dixon, and...
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