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Sex offender charged with punching girl
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A sex offender is facing child abuse charges for allegedly punching a 13-year-old girl in the stomach. 39-year-old Daniel Shave appeared in Marathon County court yesterday, where...
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Caretaker thinks house fire may be hate crime
PLOVER, Wis (WSAU) The caretaker of a vacant home in Plover says a fire last month may be arson, and may be a hate crime. Anti-gay graffiti was sprayed on the owners truck at 3711 Post Road less than...
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Merrill shoe company gets Army, Air Force contract
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) - The Defense Department is extending a military contract with a Merrill shoe company.Weinbrenner Shoes of Merrill will be getting another $13.4 million dollars to manufacture hot...
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Drug use and distribution up, health, law enforcement push back
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - Marathon County has a drug problem, and local officials want to do something about it. Marathon County Alcohol and Other Drug Partnership Council launched their “Push Back Against...
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Neighborhood gives feedback to Athletic Park and adjacent community park...
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - Neighborhood residents packed a meeting room at Wausau’s Boys and Girls Club to discuss proposed changes at Wausau’s Athletic Park Tuesday.Part of the renovation plan calls for...
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Mock crash lesson will show Merrill students the dangers of distracted...
MERRILL, WI (WSAU) - Merrill high school students will get a different kind of lesson Wednesday afternoon. The school is staging a mock crash. Deb Brunett is a Business and Information Technology...
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Petrowski proposes law to help small dentists, patients
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - A proposed law would help small dental practices in Wisconsin. The bill authored by Senator Jerry Petrowski is designed to protect consumers and small local dental practices from...
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Younkers to close Wisconsin Rapids store
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis (WSAU) Younkers will close its store in Wisconsin Rapids this summer.Parent company Bon-Ton Stores says Younkers will close on July 31st, when its lease at the Rapids Mall...
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Walker appoints Parks as sheriff
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - The rumors have been confirmed. Governor Scott Walker announced today his selection of Marathon County Chief Deputy Scott Parks as the new sheriff.Parks will be sworn into office...
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Weight limits end on Marathon County roads Monday
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - Marathon County is the latest to announce the end of seasonal road weight limits. The restrictions on Marathon County highways will end at 6:00 a.m. Monday, May 13th. Until then,...
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Potholes, construction keeping highway workers busy
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - Pothole season is definitely here. You’ve probably noticed road crews filling holes in the pavement.Dan Raczkowski is the Operations Superintendent for the Marathon County Highway...
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Six step up to fill vacant Stevens Point School Board seat
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) - Six candidates have stepped forward to fill a vacant seat on the Stevens Point School Board. The six candidates are Jeff Presley, Sam Levin, Kurt Lepak, Patricia Baker,...
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Body found in Mississippi River; unclear if it's related to Kira...
UNDATED (WSAU) A body was discovered in the Mississippi River Wednesday afternoon. It's not clear if it's the body of Kira Steger-Trevino, the missing woman who is presumed murdered by her...
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Marshfield Middle School remodel to include security measures
MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU) - Marshfield’s historic Middle School is set to undergo a summer-long remodeling project which will now include new security measures.That’s following a vote Wednesday night by...
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Walk Wisconsin is almost here
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) - Now that the snow is finally gone, it’s almost time for Walk Wisconsin.Walk Wisconsin is a non-competitive walking event that offers four different distance options. There’s...
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Follow up: Jordan is recovering slowly from crash
MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU) - Yesterday, WSAU told you about the problems of drug use around Marathon County and the new Push Back effort launched by health and law enforcement officials. Today, we’ll...
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Foster families needed for stray animals
MERRILL, Wis (WSAU) The Lincoln County Humane Society will be making emergency repairs to its animal shelter. They failed a building inspection, and are not up to code. The problem is their kennels are...
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Scott Parks sworn in as Sheriff Thursday
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - The new Marathon County Sheriff has taken office. Scott Parks took his oath of office earlier today from Judge Greg Grau.Parks told a packed courtroom that becoming sheriff is an...
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Body found in Mississippi River at St. Paul MN is Kira Trevino
ST. PAUL, MN (WSAU) - Just after 3:00 p.m. Thursday, St. Paul Police announced that the body found in the Mississippi River this week is that of Kira Steger Trevino. She is the D.C Everest...
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Gun incident in Wisconsin Rapids ends without injury
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) - Nobody was hurt during an armed standoff in Wisconsin Rapids Thursday afternoon. Police were called to the Maples Mobile Home Park on 8th Street South at about 4:00 p.m....
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