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$25,000 grant awarded to Wausau to fight heroin, educate target groups
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - The battle against rampant use of heroin in Wisconsin is getting some help. Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen stopped in Wausau Thursday to announce a $25,000 grant to help educate...
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Fight against heroin use hits home for state lawmaker
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - Wausau was among the regions that received a $25,000 grant from the Department of Justice to combat the spread of heroin use. One of the people who was traveling with Attorney...
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Volunteers give Family Crisis Center a makeover
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) - The Family Crisis Center in Stevens Point received a bit of a makeover, thanks to some volunteers Thursday.The center is operated by CAP Services, and provides shelter and...
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State Superintendent supports Common Core curriculum
MADISON (WRN) State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers says Wisconsin should stay the course and put kids over politics when it comes to Common Core standards for education.Republican...
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Small fire at Stevens Point Country Club
TOWN OF HULL, Wis (WSAU) There was a minor fire last night at the Stevens Point Country Club. It was first reported around 7pm. People at the country club were able to put out most of the fire before...
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Pick-up truck, school bus collide
TOWN OF WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A pick-up truck crashed into a school bus yesterday afternoon at the intersection of Highways J and N. Sheriffs deputies say the pick-up truck driver will be cited for...
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Pittsville OWI arrest leaves deputy bit by dogs
PITTSVILLE, Wis. (WDLB) - Most police officers will tell you, there is no such thing as a simple, everyday traffic stop because there is always a possibility of an unknown danger. One of those...
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Arrest made in series of burglaries
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) - A 39-year-old Tomahawk woman is in the Lincoln County Jail after she was arrested Thursday as a part of a multi county burglary investigation. 39-year-old Michell M. Goersch was...
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Burglars take guns, classic car
WESTON, Wis. (WSAU) - Everest Metro Police need help finding a thief that took several items from the victim’s home, including a classic automobile.Investigators say while the owners were away for nine...
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Final day of assembly session
MADISON (WRN) The stage is set for a series of debates in the state Assembly that could keep lawmakers working through the night. The chamber is scheduled to hold its final floor period of the year...
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Police chief recovering from rare illness
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) Wausau police chief Jeff Hardel has been on medical leave for nearly a month. WAOW-TV reports he's been hospitalized and is slowly recovering from a rare, serious illness. Exactly...
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Very low Obamacare enrollment in Wisconsin
UNDATED (WRN) Continued problems with a new federal health care exchange have kept thousands of Wisconsin residents from being able to obtain coverage.Numbers released by the Department of Health and...
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Stevens Point seeing improved growth
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- There are some local signs the economy is better now than it was a year or two ago. Stevens Point’s Community Development Director Michael Ostrowski says they’ve seen a...
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Salvation Army reinstates 'beanie baby Santa'
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU-Wheeler News) The Salvation Army has re-instated a man's bell-ringing privileges in Wausau, after he raised suspicions by giving Beanie Babies to school kids.Police said the man was...
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Sheriff's Department missing rifle found on the road
6:50 p.m. UPDATE: The weapon was found and returned to the Wood County Sheriff's Department. VESPER, Wis. (WSAU) -- Wood County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a missing rifle on the roadway....
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Perjury charges against former Athens coach and wife dropped
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Marathon County prosecutors have dropped perjury charges against a former Athens basketball coach convicted of using a computer to facilitate a sex crime with a former student....
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Jaros family requests new hearing
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WXPR) -- An Oneida county property owner has asked for a federal court reconsideration on a recent decision concerning a religious facility.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th...
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Constitutional amendments advance
MADISON (WRN) The state Assembly has passed a pair of proposed constitutional amendments, aimed at limiting recalls in the state and making changes to the leadership of the state Supreme Court.The...
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Bill restricting mine site access heads to Governor
MADISON (WRN) Legislation that would restrict public access to the land around a proposed iron ore mine is on its way to Governor Scott Walker, after winning final approval Thursday night in the state...
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Assembly session ends after marathon 13-hour session
MADISON (WRN) The state Assembly wrapped up its fall legislative session early Friday morning, after spending nearly 13 hours on the floor debating a series of highly contentious bills.Lawmakers took...
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