Restaurant chain helping Honor Flight Tuesday
UNDATED (WSAU) - A Wisconsin based restaurant chain is putting part of Tuesday’s proceeds towards the Honor Flight program. 162 Culver’s locations in Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan are putting 10%...
View ArticleHass in court Monday
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) - The man accused of holding a gun to someone’s head at a Wisconsin Rapids trailer park May 9th was in court Monday. 81-year-old Robert Hass faces charges of 1st degree...
View ArticleMake sure you call Digger's Hotline before you dig this summer
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - Spring is here, but before you start digging for a garden or planting trees, make sure you know what's beneath your lawn by calling 811.That's the number of the Digger's Hotline,...
View ArticleRed Eye Brewery to add solar paneling this summer
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - Wausau's Red Eye Brewery is planning to add some solar electric panelling to the facility this summer.The brewery received around $29,000 in energy grants to pay for the project...
View ArticleOne dead, one injured in Bonduel crash
BONDUEL, Wis (WSAU) One person is dead, another injured, after a car crashed into a tree on Monday in Bonduel.The Shawano County sheriffs department says the 45-year-old female driver was airlifted...
View ArticleDog bite victim undergoes reconstructive surgery; dog likely to be put down
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A 7-year-old girl who was bitten by her neighbor's pit-bull is out of the hospital and is back home with her family. The dog will probably be put down.The girl lost part of her lower...
View ArticleDNR reports on Big Eau Plaine fish kill
MOSINEE, Wisc (WSAU) The DNR says this year's fish kill on the Big Eau Plaine reservoir is not as bad as expected. Still, the fish population is down dramatically this year.The DNR has completed an...
View ArticleIC Willy's v. City of Wausau back on track for Supreme Court hearings
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - The process towards a State Supreme Court case between the City of Wausau and IC WIlly's is back on schedule.The attorney for IC Willys owner Thomas Nowell has filed a brief on...
View ArticleState transportation officials in Wausau to talk about driving safety
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - Officials from the State Patrol made a trip to Wausau today to talk about efforts to improve safety on Wisconsin roads.Transportation secretary Mark Gottlieb says the goal is Zero...
View ArticleSkyward may get Joint Finance Committee support, but not today
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - Many supporters of a Stevens Point business were anxiously awaiting a vote from the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee today... but it didn’t happen. The committee delayed...
View ArticleDisher's bond unchanged, permission to visit hospitalized wife granted
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) - One of the three defendants accused of cashing a family member’s social security checks since the 1980’s is in jail awaiting an October 21st jury trial, another is...
View ArticleLocal Red Cross officials evaluating Oklahoma needs
WAUSAU,WI (WSAU) - The Oklahoma tornado has many disaster relief teams helping victims with food, shelter, and emergency supplies. Regional Director Lora Hainy from American Red Cross in Wausau says...
View ArticleEverest Metro investigating Little Caesar's robbery
SCHOFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) - Everest Metro Police are investigating a Monday night armed robbery at the Little Caesar's in Schofield.The robbery took place just before 10 pm as the store was closing up for...
View ArticleWausau committee drafts preliminary ordinance on mobile vendors
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - Wausau is moving forward with a new ordinance on mobile vendors in the city.A special ad-hoc committee completed their work on a draft ordinance to regulate the vendors that have...
View ArticleMarathon County cuts stray cat funding
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - Marathon County will be cutting funding for stray cats kept at the Humane Society. Several supervisors say the county can no longer afford the thousands of dollars a year to board...
View ArticleLocal utilities keeping an eye on Oklahoma in case help is needed
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - The devastation in Oklahoma after the tornadoes has people around the country paying attention for different reasons. Average citizens wonder how they can help. Charitable groups...
View ArticleUnemployment figures for April have little change
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - Unemployment numbers were released this week. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimate all 12 of Wisconsin’s metropolitan...
View Article7th grader's death at school Tuesday remains a mystery
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) - A seventh grader collapsed and died at school Tuesday, and nobody knows why. 12-year-old Joey Miller was a seventh grader at St. Peter’s Middle School in Stevens...
View ArticleWisconsin ranks high nationally in number of Tree Cities
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - Wisconsin is a national leader when it comes to protecting an often overlooked but invaluable resource… trees. Don Kissinger is Wisconsin DNR Regional Forestry Coordinator and...
View ArticleFirst Peregrine Falcon chick hatches at Weston Three plant
ROTHSCHILD, Wis. (WSAU) - Weston Power Plant officials are celebrating the birth of a new baby. That baby is a peregrine falcon chick.Wisconsin Public Service Community Relations Director Kelly...
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