Antigo man dies after Sunday crash on Highway 64
ANTIGO, Wis. (WSAU) - The driver involved in an early Sunday morning traffic crash in Langlade County has died. Sheriff Bill Greening says the accident happened on Highway 64 about 15 miles west of...
View ArticleCampos gets delay in Marshfield murder case
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAU) - A Wood County judge has postponed the sentencing of a Marshfield man accused in the death of his ex girlfriend.21-year-old Gabriel Campos asked for the delay so that his...
View ArticleHoenisch faces new charges
UNDATED (WSAU) There are new legal problems for Kim Hoenisch, the wife of former Marathon County sheriff Randy Heonisch. She was involved in a pushing and shoving incident July 16th in the Town of...
View ArticleCharges "under review" after latest Kim Hoenisch incident
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - The former Marathon County probation agent awaiting sentencing for misconduct in office related to prescription drug theft could face new charges soon. 42-year-old Kim Hoenisch...
View ArticleMother pleads insanity for trying to kill children
MEDFORD, Wis. (WSAU) - The Rib Lake woman accused of trying to kill four of her children has pled not guilty by reason of insanity. 37-year-old Heidi Mann is facing four counts of attempted...
View ArticleBurglary person of interest caught on camera
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) - Lincoln County investigators want to identify the man in a photograph about a burglary. A home southeast of Merrill in the Town of Pine River was robbed in broad daylight at...
View ArticleDiscipline hearing date set for Stevens Point policeman
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) - A discipline hearing has been set for a Stevens Point police officer. The city’s Police and Fire Commission met in closed session late Tuesday afternoon with their attorney...
View ArticleMinocqua vet remembers Korean conflict
MINOCQUA, Wis. (WXPR) - Sixty years ago yesterday, hostilities ended in the Korean War. Technically, North and South Korea are still at war as a formal peace treaty has never been signed. A Northwoods...
View ArticleNorth and South meet to discuss Wood Co. economic development
MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) - The northern and southern portions of Wood County often function independently. But on Tuesday, business and government leaders from the Wisconsin Rapids area met with...
View ArticleWest Nile found in Lincoln County
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) - There’s another confirmed case of West Nile virus in north central Wisconsin.The Lincoln County Health Department says a dead crow has tested positive for West Nile virus. This...
View ArticleDriver from weekend double fatal crash out on bond
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) - The man charged with driving drunk and killing two Wisconsin Rapids women has been released on bond. 22-year-old Tim Saavedra made a bond appearance in Portage County court...
View ArticleNAOMI to host forum on Public Transit in Wausau tomorrow
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - The NAOMI group is hosting a forum tomorrow night on the state of public transit in Wausau.The group is looking to reopen discussion on what it means to have the bus and other...
View Article'Not guilty' plea in theft-from-work case
UNDATED (WSAU) An Athens woman is pleading 'not guilty' to charged that she embezzled nearly $500,000 from her employer. 40-year-old Michelle Walters entered her plea in Marathon County court...
View Article"Mondopads" arriving in Marshfield to manage emergencies
MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU) Wood County will soon be getting a new tool to help manage unexpected emergencies. Mondopads are the latest hi-tech tablet-style devices used to manage almost any type of crisis,...
View ArticleFollie reaches plea deal for gunshot incident
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - The man who fired gunshots after a parking lot dispute in Wausau this past March has reached a plea agreement. 25-year-old Carl Follie called police after a group of individuals...
View ArticleDisciplinary hearing date set for Stevens Point police officer
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) - A Stevens Point police officer will have a disciplinary hearing before the Police and Fire Commission, but we don’t know why yet. The city’s Emergency Management Director...
View ArticleSuspect in Price Co. threat to church campers wants preliminary hearing, free...
PHILLIPS, Wis. (WSAU) - The man accused of threatening a church youth group with a gun in Price County believes he’s innocent, and there isn’t evidence to show a crime was committed. 28-year-old Jesse...
View ArticleWisconsin Rapids man faces prison time for having sex with underaged girls
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAU) - A Wisconsin Rapids man could spend up to thirteen years in prison for having sex with underaged girls. 18-year-old Joseph Karis Jr. pleaded guilty to reduced charges of...
View Article11 injured in foggy-road crash
WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis (WSAU) A semi-truck rear-ended a van on Highway 82 north of Wisconsin Dells in Adams County yesterday morning. Visibility was near zero because of dense fog. The trucker didn't see...
View ArticleBucki ordered to stand trial in wife's death, denied lowered bond
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU-Wheeler News) - A Merrill area man has been ordered to stand trial on charges that he killed his wife, and dumped her remains in the woods near Medford.49-year-old Mark Bucki was...
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