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Stevens Point approves supervisor pay raises
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- The battle over giving twelve Stevens Point department heads a pay raise is over. The City Council approved the pay adjustments, which some alderpersons fought because of...
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Deputy hospitalized in good condition after accidental shooting
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- An internal investigation is underway, after a Marathon County Sheriff’s Department officer accidentally shot himself Tuesday. Investigation Division Captain Greg Bean is...
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Former director of Performing Arts Foundation to receive leadership award...
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- The former executive director for the Performing Arts Foundation is about to receive a leadership award from the Wausau Chamber of Commerce.Jim O'Connell will be receiving the...
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Fire Chief decision might happen Wednesday
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- Stevens Point just might know Wednesday afternoon who the next Fire Chief will be.There is a special meeting of the Police and Fire Commission set for 3:30 p.m., which...
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Absentee voters will still need to show ID
MADISON, Wis (WRN) Thousands of Wisconsin voters who have already requested absentee ballots, and in some cases already turned them in, will have to provide a copy of a valid photo ID for voting before...
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Voter ID has opponents seeking reversal, clerks scrambling before election
UNDATED (WXPR) -- Two groups are asking a federal appeals court to reconsider its decision to let Wisconsin require voters to show photo ID's at the polls on November fourth. The Advancement Project...
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ROAD REPORT: Cedar Creek Business 51 work zone update
ROTHSCHILD, Wis. (WSAU) -- Nighttime closures are scheduled to end Thursday at the I-39 and Business 51 off ramp in Rothschild at Cedar Creek. Reconstruction of the Ceder Creek bridge, and work on...
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Wausau Chamber prepared for government study months ago
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- The Wausau Area Chamber of Commerce is moving ahead with an independent study of Wausau’s city government options. During last week’s council meeting, Mayor Jim Tipple announced...
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Marshfield master plan for future being developed
MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) -- What should Marshfield’s “downtown of the future” look like? That’ll be the topic of a workshop Wednesday evening, and Marshfield City Planner Josh Miller says both residents...
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School report cards: Marathon, Mosinee, Marshfield, Wisconsin Rapids 'exceed...
UNDATED (WSAU-WRN) All but about two percent of Wisconsin’s 424 public school districts met or exceeded the state’s achievement expectations during the last school year. Annual report cards released by...
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State officials say Career Expo model is a better way to connect employers...
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- Officials from the department of workforce development say yesterday's Central Wisconsin Career Expo is a step towards a new way of connecting prospective employees with...
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Robert Finn selected Stevens Point Fire Chief
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- Stevens Point officials have selected a Fire Chief.The Stevens Point Police and Fire Commission announced Wednesday afternoon that Interim Fire Chief Robert Finn has...
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Wausau man pleads no contest in 2013 murder and beheading of Minneapolis man
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- The Wausau man accused of beheading a Saint Paul man last spring has pleaded no contest in the case.29 year old Kou Thao pleaded no contest on Wednesday to second degree...
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Woman faces weapons charges
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WXPR) -- A Rhinelander woman has been charged in federal court will illegal weapon possession.Federal court officials say 28 year old Bonnie T. Wolff is charged with being a felon in...
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Drug deal turns into armed robbery
TOWN OF HULL (WSAU) -- A man that was unhappy about the terms of a drug deal is now in jail. Portage County Sheriff’s Department deputies were called to a Town of Hull residence east of the Stevens...
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Traveling Rhinelander spay and neuter clinic offering regular service in Wausau
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAU) -- A travelling spay and neuter clinic from northern Wisconsin is continuing to offer low cost service across the area.The Fix Is In opened in July of 2012, and clinic manager...
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Woellner sentenced to 4 years in heroin case
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) -- A Merrill woman is going to prison for injecting heroin into another person. 20-year-old Kristine Woellner was sentenced to four years in prison, and then five more years on...
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Battle of the Badges Saturday will benefit Honor Flight program
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Several softball teams made up from law enforcement officers will be raising money for the Honor Flight program this weekend.It’s the Battle of the Badges, and is being held at...
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Gas prices dropping with fall temperatures
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WXPR) -- The cooler weather is costing you less to fill up at the gas pump.You've probably noticed gas prices slipping a bit since Labor Day. In the Northwoods, you assume that is...
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Air quality very good in Wisconsin
UNDATED (WXPR) -- Travelers often remark when coming to the Northwoods about how clean our air is here. A recent federal report finds all Wisconsin counties should be designated as meeting U.S....
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