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GAB: Voter turnout very good, as expected
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) -- Turnout is heavier than normal and absentee ballots have a high rate of return. That’s according to the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board.GAB Director Kevin Kennedy says...
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Needle found in candy bar
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) --Parents are reminded to check their children’s Halloween candy after a foreign object was found in a candy bar. Stevens Point police are looking into the incident. A...
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Mother-daughter duo arrested in Clark County murder for hire plot
NEILLSVILLE, Wis. (WSAU) -- Two women are jailed after Clark County officials learned about a murder for hire plot. The mother-daughter duo is 46-year-old Shari A. Klimmer and 21-year-old Porscha A....
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2014 Election Results
UNDATED: Summary of election results: Governor 98% reporting1,252,750 52% Scott Walker (R) (incumbent) <<< PROJECTED WINNER1,115,943 47% Mary Burke (D) Attorney General 98% reporting1,205,165...
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Walker wins; carries Marathon, Wood counties
UNDATED (WSAU-Wheeler News) Governor Scott Walker carried 56 of Wisconsin's 72 counties in winning his second four-year term. With all but one-percent of the vote counted, the Republican Walker...
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Schimel becomes Attorney General
UNDATED (WRN) Waukesha County District Attorney Brad Schimel will be Wisconsin’s next attorney general. The veteran prosecutor defeated Jefferson County District Attorney Susan Happ on Tuesday to win...
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Zachary Froehlich sentenced to prison for death of Kerby Kneiss
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- One of the men involved in the beating death of a Wausau man over two years ago is going to prison for a long time. 20-year-old Zachary Froehlich was sentenced in Marathon County...
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UPDATE: Wittenberg fugitive caught
UPDATE - Everest Metro police report Charles Harleben has been apprehended in Portage County. Deputies were waiting for him at a home near Plover. He tried to flee in his vechile, but was quickly...
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Man missing in Lincoln County
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) -- Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department investigators are asking for your help with a missing person’s case.The department received a call Monday reporting 51-year-old Jeffrey...
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WPS to add 250 jobs in Wausau, 100 of them very soon
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- WPS Insurance is planning to hire nearly 100 claims specialists and customer service representatives in Wausau. That announcement from WPS President and CEO Mike Hamerlik. He...
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No decision from Wright about possible vote recount
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- The election is over, but the end result is still unclear in a couple of districts. One of them is the 85th Assembly district in Marathon county.Republican challenger Dave Heaton...
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Walker to cabinet: "Golden opportunity"
MADISON, Wis (WRN) The day after winning his re-election bid, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker meets with members of what he calls his “all-star” cabinet to discuss a “golden opportunity” to push his...
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Police re-examine rural Portage County property in Amber Wilde investigation
WAUPACA, Wis. (WSAU) -- There’s a renewed effort to solve a Green Bay area cold case. Amber Wilde was 19 and pregnant when she disappeared in September of 1998. Green Bay police and Portage County...
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Governor Walker touring technical colleges Thursday
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- The campaign might be over, but Governor Scott Walker is back in the Wausau area for the fifth time in a week. This time, it’s not a campaign stop.Walker is stopping at several...
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Sentry Insurance & employees donate $900,000 to United Way
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- United Way of Portage County received a large donation this week. Sentry Insurance and their employees actively raise money every year for United Way of Portage County....
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Cancer collection jar scammer sentenced
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) -- The young woman from Merrill that falsely claimed she had cancer and scammed money with collection jars will have to contribute to the cancer fighting efforts...
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Several steps before final Route K bus decision is made
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Tuesday’s referendum in Weston is likely going to mean the end of Metro Ride’s bus route “K” as voters decided not to accept the extra taxation to pay their $60,000 dollar share...
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Auburndale traffic stop leads to heroin bust
AUBURNDALE, Wis. (WSAU) -- Here’s proof that police have no such thing as a routine traffic stop.Wood County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Simon was in the Auburndale area Tuesday, and stopped a vehicle for...
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Governor Walker talks jobs and education at NTC Thursday afternoon
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Governor Walker made a stop in Wausau again today just two days after the elections to talk technical college training.Walker stopped at Northcentral Technical College's Advanced...
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Four states have gay marriage bans upheld by 6th Circuit Court of Appeals
(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld gay marriage bans in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee, reversing the trend in federal courts to strike down such bans and piling pressure on...
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