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Police need help locating Grand Rapids woman & a car
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAU) - Grand Rapids Police are trying to locate a woman who hasn't been seen since Friday. 50-year-old Catherine J. Cila borrowed a friend’s car, but nobody knows where she...
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Fuel truck accident near Merrill could have been much worse
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) - An accident involving a loaded fuel tank truck could have been much worse. Lincoln County deputies say the driver of the semi had stopped at the Highway Q exit on Highway 51...
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Meth bust, one arrested on Stockbridge-Munsee reservation Saturday
BOWLER, Wis. (WSAU) - A 27-year-old Bowler area man is in custody after a Saturday night drug bust on the Stockbridge-Munsee Reservation in the Town of Bartelme. An undercover officer working with...
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Good weather and great acts bring more people to Wisconsin Valley Fair
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - Good weather and great acts made for a great year at the Wisconsin Valley Fair.Fair administrator Maria Budnik says everything went well this year. "We had fantastic weather,...
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Marshfield McDonald's to close, reopen state-of-art facility around Thanksgiving
MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU) If you’ve ever visited the McDonald’s in Marshfield, you know its business is booming and drive-through traffic often backs up into the street. Now, the business is planning to...
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Athletic Park: Move out this week, demolition starts August 12th
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - The Wisconsin Woodchucks still have about a week to play, but they’ve already played their last home game in the old Athletic Park facilities.Woodchucks team owner Mark Macdonald...
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Fisherman found in lake identifed
TOMAHAWK, Wis. (WSAU) - Authorities have identified the Milwaukee County fisherman that died Sunday morning while fishing near Tomahawk. He was 51-year-old Michael A. Kontowicz of Glendale, WI.Another...
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Sunday crime suspect identified, still on the run
PLOVER, Wis. (WSAU) - The man Wood County officers were searching for Sunday night is a suspect in a Plover crime, and still on the run.Plover Police, along with Portage and Wood County deputies are...
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Stevens Point school district gets state grant funding to plan new charter...
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) - School officials in Stevens Point are getting a grant to put together a charter school for middle schoolers.The Department of Public instruction has awarded a $225,000...
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Saavedra waives preliminary hearing on OWI homicide charges
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) - A Loyal man accused in the drunk driving deaths of two women is headed for trial.22-year-old Tim Saavedra waived his preliminary hearing today on four felonies in the case...
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Marathon County Sheriff's Department aiming to have their own K9's soon
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - It may be hard to believe, but the county with the most square miles in the state and a growing drug problem does not have their own police dogs. An effort is underway to change...
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Police department merger plan killed by Rothschild Board
ROTHSCHILD, Wis. (WSAU) - Rothschild officials are going to need to hire a police chief after all. For the past few months, discussions have been underway to merge the Rothschild and Everest Metro...
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Stevens Point considers creating a municipal court
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) - Stevens Point officials will discuss the possibility of creating a municipal court. That topic is on the agenda for the City Council Tuesday night. City Attorney Logan...
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Missing Grand Rapids woman is OK
GRAND RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAU) - The woman from the Grand Rapids area that has been missing for the past four days is alive and well. 50-year-old Catherine Cila was located at a motel in Madison last...
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Wisconsin Rapids charter schools get $325,000 in state grants
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAU) - Two Wisconsin Rapids charter schools will be getting state grants to operate this school year.Superintendent Colleen Dickmann says the two school are already running and...
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West Nile virus found in dead bird in Portage County
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) - Portage County health officials have confirmed that a bird has died of West Nile virus.The dead crow was found July 25th. The positive test is the first one since screening...
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Musicians of all ages learn at UWSP Suzuki Institute
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) - Hundreds of music students are at UW Stevens Point experiencing the 46th Annual Suzuki Institute’s summer instruction camp.Suzuki Center Director Pat D’Ercole says Suzuki...
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Discussion but no action on possible Stevens Point municipal court concept
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) - Plenty of discussion, but no decisions from Stevens Point City Council members Tuesday on the subject of creating a municipal court. The Council couldn’t take any formal...
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Need for additional police K9 units rises
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) - The need for additional police dogs is very apparent in central Wisconsin. Marathon County recently announced their desire to revive their K9 program after being without...
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Businesses to pay some road improvement costs in Tomahawk
TOMAHAWK, Wis (WSAU) A portion of 4th Street in downtown Tomahawk is being repaved. Property owners are upset that they'll have to pay for a portion of the construction costs.Tomahawk's finance...
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