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Second person dies after crash near Vesper
MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) -- A second person has died from a Wood County traffic accident that happened a week ago.The crash on August 6th instantly killed 96-year-old Ruth Ruder, who was a passenger in...
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Robbery suspect named, held on high cash bond
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- A Plover man has will be charged with two convenience store robberies that took place Monday, and another robbery that happened July 21st.Stevens Point Police Department...
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Teen driver from fatal crash back in court
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Marathon County’s District Attorney is asking the court to find the driver of last Friday’s crash that killed two teens delinquent. The adjourned initial appearance was held...
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Northcentral Technical College partners up with Lakeland College to offer...
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Northcentral Technical College is opening up a new partnership with Sheboygan-based Lakeland College to offer a dual enrollment program.The new program would put students into...
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Drug dealer to serve 10 years for heroin overdose
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- The man that supplied the drugs that killed a Marathon County man will spend the next ten years in prison.31-year-old Lucas Zuehlke plead no contest on Tuesday to reckless...
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Wausau voters get city government referendum next April
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Wausau’s City Council narrowly chose next April over this November for a referendum about the future of city government.Some city leaders have questioned if it is time for Wausau...
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City OK's used bus purchase
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Wausau officials approved the purchase of additional transit buses. Transit Director Greg Seubert says they were able to find four available from Milwaukee County Transit and...
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Charges filed against cop attacker
PLOVER, Wis. (WSAU) -- Charges have been filed against the man who allegedly attacked a Plover police officer with a knife during a traffic stop last weekend.33-year-old Brett Lieberman of Manawa is...
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Kronenwetter officer disciplined
KRONENWETTER, Wis. (WSAU) -- A Kronenwetter police officer is finished serving a suspension. Officer Andrew Zortman was suspended six days without pay and forfeited his 4 remaining vacation days for...
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Wood County man found dead of 'positional asphyxiation', says coroner's office
PORT EDWARDS, Wis. (WSAU) -- There's an unusual cause of death for a Wood County man found dead on Wednesday.Wood County officials say the 33-year-old died of 'positional asphyxiation'. The man was...
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Kwik Trip seeks Oneida County Highway Department land
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WXPR) -- A convenience store chain would like to put up a new store in Rhinelander on the site of the Oneida County Highway Department's shops. Two Oneida county board committees...
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Rambo likely to enter plea before murder trial begins
PHILLIPS, Wis. (WXPR) -- A suspect in the death of his wife one year ago in Price county would like to enter an Alford plea to the charge of 1st Degree Homicide.47-year-old William Rambo asked a judge...
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YMCA Community Garden benefits local food pantries
WESTON, Wis. (WSAU) -- The first year of a YMCA garden project is producing a lot of food for families in need. YMCA Branch Manager David Phelps says the new garden at the Woodson YMCA Aspirus...
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Two speak out about recent Wausau staff issues
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Recent incidents within Wausau city government are prompting people to speak out.After this week’s city council meeting, Alderman Robert Mielke left his council chair and took to...
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Another write-in sheriff campaign is possible
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- There’s a possibility that an unusual campaign strategy could be seen for the third time in the last 18 years in Portage County. There might be another write-in campaign...
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Big Bull Falls Blues Fest returns to Fern Island Park this weekend
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- It's time to get back to the blues at Fern Island Park in Wausau as the Big Bull Falls Blues Fest returns this weekend.It's the annual blues extravaganza with Wausau Events, and...
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Bank robbery in Weston Friday morning
WESTON, Wis. (WSAU) -- A bank was robbed this morning in Weston.Officers got a report of a holdup alarm at Intercity State Bank on Schofield Avenue near Pick N Save at 9:44 a.m. When police arrived,...
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Froehlich found guilty in baseball bat beating death
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- A Wausau man accused of beating another man to death with a baseball bat was found guilty in a plea agreement Friday.20-year-old Zachary Froehlich pled no contest to first degree...
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UW Stevens Point will be tobacco & e-cigarette free August 25th
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- The University of Wisconsin Stevens Point will become a tobacco free campus in just over a week. The school announced Friday that all campus properties will be affected by...
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Reinwand charged with another murder, his wife 30 years ago
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAU) -- A Wisconsin Rapids man accused of shooting a man to death in 2008 is now accused of shooting his wife thirty years ago.55-year-old Joseph Reinwand of Wisconsin Rapids...
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