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String of Portage, Adams County burglaries & thefts solved
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) - A two month long investigation solved a series of thefts and burglaries in Portage and Adams counties. Seven different law enforcement agencies uncovered how four men stole...
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Flags at half-staff Wednesday
UNDATED (WSAU) - If you’re wondering why flags are at half-staff, it’s because Wednesday is Peace Officers Memorial Day.This day to remember police officers who gave their lives in the line of duty...
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Fire burning in Adams County
BIG FLATS, Wis (WSAU) There are multiple crews on the scene of a fire in Big Flats in Adams County. It started around 8pm last night and has spread into multiple smaller fires because of very windy...
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Weston man facing 8th OWI
ROTHSCHILD, Wis (WSAU) Cole Knapp has been charged with an 8th OWI. The 29-year-old Weston man did jail time less than a year ago for a 7th drunk driving offense.He was arrested in Rothschild on...
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Protester's to hold weekend boot camp, prepare for anti-mining demonstrations
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - About 90 activists are planning to spend the weekend in the woods brushing up on their skills. They’re not working on their camping, fishing, or survivalist skills. They are...
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Manhunt on for Meindel
MERRILL, WI (WSAU) - Lincoln County authorities are still trying to find a man who fled from his parole officer this Tuesday.36-year-old Christopher Meindel refused to provide a urine sample for drug...
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No decision yet for proposed hospital helicopter pad in Woodruff
WOODRUFF, WI (WXPR) - No decision was made on a proposed helicopter landing facility upgrade at Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff.The Oneida County Planning and Development Committee visited the...
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Rib Lake man charged with possessing child porn
RIB LAKE, WI (WSAU) - A Rib Lake man has been charged with 13 counts of possessing child pornography. 53-year-old Thomas J. Stewart was arrested after Taylor County and Wisconsin Department of Justice...
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Committee seeks community support to sway Lincoln County Board on Expo Center...
MERRILL, WI (WSAU) - A group of people supporting construction of an Expo Center on the Lincoln County Fairgrounds is trying to get the County Board to take a serious look at this plan.The County...
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Mayor: A business is ready for the new Stevens Point industrial development
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) - Stevens Point is planning to vote Monday on creation of a new tax incremental finance district to cover the new East Park Commerce Center expansion. The 762 acre industrial...
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Big Flats fire contained; one home lost
BIG FLATS, Wis (WSAU) The winds died down last night in Adams County, allowing firefighters to contain a wildfire in Big Flats. One home was destroyed and 15-acres were blackened. Firefighters were...
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Annual Police Week ceremony today on the 400 Block in Wausau
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - You're invited to a special event in Wausau honoring Marathon County police and deputies.The 2013 Marathon County Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony starts this morning at 11am at...
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Residents, law enforcement gather to remember fallen officers in Wausau
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - It was a somber day on the 400 block as members of the community gathered to remember fallen law enforcement officers.Around 100 people gathered for the Marathon County Law...
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Residents vote on park name
KRONENWETTER, WI (WSAU) - The people of the Village of Kronenwetter have voted on a name for a village park.Village officials hosted a naming contest for the park on Tower Road on their Facebook site,...
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Group helps large animals that are underfed or neglected
GLEASON, WI (WSAU) - We often hear about volunteers and humane groups that take care of dogs and cats in distress.... but who takes care of the bigger animals? There is an organization in central...
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County's cat cost controversy discussed Thursday
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - What is Marathon County going to do about the cost of impounding cats? We don’t know yet.Marathon County realizes this is an expensive problem, and the state only requires counties...
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Motorcyclist hospitalized after colliding with car Thursday
PLOVER, WI (WSAU) - A motorcyclist is hospitalized after a crash southeast of Plover. Portage County Sheriff’s Department investigators say a 24-year-old woman driving A motorcycle collided with a car...
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Rhinelander residents to meet next week about school funding
RHINELANDER, WI (WXPR) - Rhinelander school district officials have called a meeting for next Wednesday to see if the public can help get the school funding formula changed.The state uses the formula...
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Small chlorine leak patched up at Wisconsin Rapids Newpage plant
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAU) - There was a brief chemical leak at the NewPage plant in Wisconsin Rapids on Thursday.The fire department got a call about a "very small" chlorine gas leak in a room...
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New court for drug offenders starts next week in Vilas County
EAGLE RIVER, WI (WXPR) - A joint effort to treat repeat drug offenders rather than incarcerate them will be formally announced next week in Lac du Flambeau.The Lac du Flambeau Tribal Court and Vilas...
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