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Marathon County officials exploring combined motor pool to save money
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Marathon County board members are exploring the creation of a unified county motor pool in order to save tax dollars.Right now, the vehicles in use by the parks department,...
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Democrats pressuring fellow Democrats on same sex marriage licenses
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- Monday’s Supreme Court decision not to take up Wisconsin’s appeal on the gay marriage ban has some Democrats putting pressure on other Democrats to hurry up with the...
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It's Our Clubhouse facing possible 60-day license suspension
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- A Wausau tavern might be serving soda, water, or nothing at all for a while if a city committee’s recommendation is approved by the city council. It’s Our Clubhouse Bar has been...
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Day care death remains under investigation
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAU) -- Authorities are investigating a death late last month at a Rhinelander day care center. The name and age of the child have not been released yet.Police Captain Ron Lueneburg...
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Marathon County jail improvements working well
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Sometimes, no news is good news... and there hasn’t been much news coming out of the Marathon County Jail lately. Chief Deputy Sheriff Chad Billeb says many things have changed...
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Smile, you're on Kronenwetter Camera? Not yet
KRONENWETTER, Wis. (WSAU) -- Kronenwetter officials are looking at possibly using video cameras to keep an eye on problem areas in the village. Police Chief Dan Joling says just this year, vandalism...
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State rejects "living wage" complaint
MADISON, Wis (WRN-WSAU) The state Department of Workforce Development has rejected living wage complaints made by workers last month.A coalition of labor groups filed the complaints in late September,...
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Same sex marriage stay order lifted, Portage County issues first license
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- One of the Wisconsin counties that did not issue same sex marriage licenses Monday is now offering them.Portage County Clerk Shirley Simonis says they waited at the advice...
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Corrections officers arrested in Crandon
CRANDON, Wis. (WXPR) -- Two Forest County Correctional Officers and a spouse of one of them have been arrested on numerous state and federal charges.Forest County District Attorney Charles Simino and...
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Drunk driver sentenced for causing man's death
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- The Amherst woman convicted of killing a man while driving drunk at a high rate of speed is going to prison. 24-year-old Hanna Schacht was sentenced by Portage County...
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Ukrainian education leaders observing Wisconsin methods this week
MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WDLB) -- As Ukrainian leaders continue to fight pro-Russian separatists, they also continue to fight for a better way of life, and that includes leaning on University of Wisconsin...
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Assembly Speaker says GAB leader 'has to go'
UNDATED (WRN) Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Tuesday that the state Government Accountability Board will not exist in its current form in another two years. Vos made the comment during a WisPolitics...
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Large cougar sighting confirmed near Merrill
MADISON, Wis (WRN) The state Department of Natural Resources has confirmed its first two cougar sightings of 2014.Agency officials say that trail cameras caught images of a cougar in Lincoln County in...
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Man dies on farm in Hatley
HATLEY, Wis (WSAU) There was a fatal logging accident on a farm near Hatley yesterday. The Marathon County sheriffs department says a 64-year-old man was pinned by a log that rolled down a hill. The...
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Long-time education pioneer dies
BOWLER, Wis. (WSAU) -- A woman who was a pioneer in Wisconsin education has died. Her name was Dorothy Winona Davids, and she completed her bachelor’s degree in elementary education in 1945 at the...
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Students take to the streets for Walk to School day
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - Wausau school district students will be taking part in International Walk To School day today.Marathon County health educator Destinee Coenen says the Walk To School Day is a...
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Third deer tests positive for CWD at Rosholt deer farm
ROSHOLT, Wis. (WSAU) -- State officials say a Marathon County deer farm already under quarantine has had a third deer test positive for Chronic Wasting Disease.State veterinarian Dr. Paul McGraw says...
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Clark County has jobs to fill
LOYAL, Wis. (WSAU) -- Looking for a job? Well, Clark County Economic Development Director Sheila Nyberg says they’ve got 207 “living wage jobs” open right now, and another 144 are expected to open in...
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Chequamegon Nicolet Forest to evaluate roads
UNDATED (WXPR) -- The Chequamegon Nicolet National Forest wants to find out how people are using its roads, and whether the system is sustainable.It’s doing a study to find out how people are using the...
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Mosinee man takes plea deal in high speed chase and drug case
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- A Mosinee man will spend the next four years in prison for leading police on a high speed chase in April.22-year-old Andrew Penrod pleaded no contest to on Tuesday to attempting...
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