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UW-Stevens Point observatory set to reopen this month
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- A newly upgraded telescope and observatory at UW-Stevens Point will be coming online later this month to help students research and learn about astronomy.The Arthur J....
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Councilman critical of mayor's timing on task force
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Wausau’s mayor is being criticized for not following through on one of his recent initiatives.Council member Keene Winters issued a statement Monday calling out Mayor Jim Tipple...
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Stevens Point and Walgreen's have possible deal in property tax suit
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- One of the battles between Walgreens and several municipalities over the tax value of their properties could be over soon. The City of Stevens Point has a tentative...
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Portage County offers library deal, then rescinds it
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- There was some movement in the negotiations between Portage County and the City of Stevens Point about the library building, but the movement stopped as rapidly as it...
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Board wants answers to recent bus route problems
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- The start of the school year bought busloads of headaches to Stevens Point area school parents, students, and officials. Now, the school board wants more...
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Eighty-six veterans return home from their Never Forgotten Honor Flight
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Eighty-six veterans took the trip of a lifetime yesterday for their Honor Flight to Washington DC.Hundreds of people turned out to welcome the veterans home, including a pair of...
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Plane makes 'precautionary landing' at Wausau Airport
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) The pilot of a single-engine airplane landed at Wausau's downtown airport after reporting smoke in the cockpit around 5pm last night.WAOW television reports the incident as a...
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Renaissance Learning founder dies
BOULDER, CO (WSAU) -- The man who founded a Wisconsin Rapids based educational software giant has died.Terrance “Terry” Paul founded Renaissance Learning and also Language Environment Analysis...
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Driver from Stevens Point chase identified
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- Stevens Point police have released the name of the person who led them on a short high-speed chase last Friday. She is 44-year-old Pamela A. Stenerson of Neenah.Stenerson...
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Dorchester man free on bond, accused of killing puppies with hammer
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) --A Dorchester man accused of beating puppies with a sledgehammer is now free on bond. 68-year-old Terrence Seubert made an appearance in Marathon County court Tuesday, where Judge...
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Walker, Burke comment on budget projections
UNDATED (WRN) Republican Governor Scott Walker and his Democratic challenger Mary Burke weighed in Tuesday, on a projected state budget shortfall.“We’re in this situation because Governor Walker spent...
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Mother of jail-attack suspect sentenced
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) Elnora Henderson was sentenced to one year in jail yesterday. She's the mother of Fredrick Morris -- who brawled with two corrections officers in the Marathon County jail -- leaving...
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Amherst board votes to keep pond
AMHERST, Wis. (WSAU) -- Amherst’s Village Board plans to do what residents told them to do in an August referendum, but it won’t be cheap. The referendum advised the Village Board to keep the mill...
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School funding forum Thursday in Rhinelander
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WXPR) -- Two state legislators are coming to Rhinelander Thursday evening to hold a public forum on school funding. Republican State Senator Dale Schultz of Richland Center and...
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Weston officials not excited about extending sand mining permit
WESTON, Wis. (WSAU) -- Weston officials are leaning towards not extending a sand mining permit. The Weston Planning Commission voted Monday against expanding a mine at 4202 Camp Phillips Road, which...
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County health officials get ready to start administering flu vaccines
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAU) -- The start of the flu season is coming and health officials say it's time to start thinking about getting your flu shots.Wood County public health nurse Jean Rosekrans...
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Wausau approves "Pet Fancier" permits to allow more dogs or cats per household
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- The City of Wausau made a change that will let households have more pets under certain conditions. The common council approved a Pet Fancier Permit, which will allow residents to...
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Mayor vs. City Manager task force handed off to Chamber
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- The future of Wausau’s government will have input from a task force, which will gather information and distribute it to city residents. Tuesday night, Mayor Jim Tipple announced...
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City approves incentives for Linetec expansion
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Wausau city officials approved a multi-million dollar funding package to help an industry expand and create jobs. Linetec will receive 1.2 million dollars from the city in tax...
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Weston planners oppose sand mine expansion
WESTON, Wis. (WSAU) -- Weston officials are leaning towards not extending a sand mining permit. The Weston Plan Commission voted Monday against expanding a mine at 4202 Camp Phillips Road, which would...
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