McKellips sentenced to ten years
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) -- The former basketball coach convicted of a sex crime against a teenaged girl will spend ten years in prison.That sentence handed down Friday for 56-year-old Rory McKellips....
View ArticleTeenager hit by car in Wisconsin Rapids
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAU) -- A teenaged girl is hospitalized after being struck by a car in Wisconsin Rapids. Police say the girl was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital in Marshfield with non-life...
View ArticleRodgers Will Not Play Sunday
GREEN BAY, WI (LEARFIELD-WSAU) It's official. Aaron Rodgers has been declared "out" for Sunday's home Packer game against the Atlanta Falcons in Green Bay. That means Matt Flynn will start at...
View ArticleBurglary Suspects Caught In Wausau
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) Wausau Police arrested three suspects in an eastside burglary spree from the past week.According to the Wausau Police Department, 25 year old Rocky Noah and 26 year old Darryl Wood...
View ArticleWausau police recover guns from under Bridge Street bridge
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Wausau police are investigating how a number of guns ended up on the ice under the Bridge Street bridge.A call came into dispatch early Saturday morning from a walker who...
View ArticleProgram donates minivan to family
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- Several businesses have donated materials and labor to give a deserving family a better vehicle. Mary Patoka is from CAP Services in Stevens Point. She says it’s called...
View ArticleBrezinski retiring from Wausau City Council
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- One of Wausau’s city council aldermen will not be seeking re-election. Jim Brezinski told the Wausau Daily Herald he will not seek a sixth term in the spring election.Brezinski...
View ArticleJob fair Monday in Wausau
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Job seekers should proofread their resume, and go to Wausau Monday. A Jobs Fair is being hosted at the University of Wisconsin Marathon County Field House starting at 9:00...
View ArticleSquad car damaged stopping erratic driver
EAGLE RIVER, Wis. (WSAU) -- A Saturday night wrong-way driver incident left a squad car damaged.Eagle River police were called by a driver at 6:30 p.m. reporting an erratic driver in the wrong traffic...
View ArticleFriday crash injures one near Merrill
MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) -- One person was injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday morning in the Town of Merrill. Lincoln County deputies say it happened at 7:31 a.m. on Hillside Drive west of County...
View ArticleDrugs found in disabled vehicle, two arrested
TOMAHAWK, Wis. (WSAU) -- A state trooper found more than a disabled vehicle while working last Thursday evening. The officer arrested a 24-year-old Park Falls man and a 21-year-old Park Falls woman on...
View ArticleSex offender back to prison for violating terms of release
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAU) -- A convicted sex offender is going back to prison for violating the terms of his extended supervision... but not for a sex crime.Andrew Guenther is going back to prison...
View ArticleVinehout involved in multi-vehicle crash
RACINE, Wis (WRN) Current state senator and rumored gubernatorial candidate Kathleen Vinehout (D-Alma) is injured Sunday morning in a multi-car crash on Interstate 94, according to a post on her...
View ArticleWausau Police name suspects in recovered guns incident
UPDATE: Ivan Villaseca had an initial hearing Monday, and he was ordered held on a $20,000 cash bond. Prosecutor Michael Puerner says Villaseca, Noah, and Wood will face additional charges as early...
View ArticlePerez asks for delay on reckless homicide trial
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- The man accused of shaking a two-year-old boy and throwing him to the ground might have his reckless homicide trial delayed again.The attorney for 27-year-old Reymundo...
View ArticleNew jail Marathon County administrator arrives
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- After months of turmoil and searching for a new administrator, the Marathon County Jail again has a permanent leader.Sandra La Du-Ives was selected by Marathon County to run the...
View ArticleAdditional charges to be filed against Wausau robbery suspects
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- The three men accused of stealing guns, cars, and other valuables in several Wausau burglaries are likely to be back in court Tuesday. 25-year old Rocky Noah, 26-year old Darryl...
View ArticleOlder drivers would have to renew licenses every 4-years
MADISON (WRN) Legislation would have older drivers renew their driver’s licenses twice as often.State Senator Fred Risser (D-Madison) is proposing legislation that would require drivers 75 years of...
View ArticleParole officer caught shoplifting
CRANDON, Wis. (WSAU) -- Another person whose job is enforcing the law has been caught breaking the law. Karen Boodry is a parole officer from Rhinelander. That might change, because Boodry has been...
View ArticleCar fire ruled arson
WESTON, Wis (WSAU) Everest Metro police say the case of a burnt-out classic car is arson. The 1960 black Ford Thunderbird was reported stolen in September. Two weeks later the car was found engulfed...
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