Students suspended after 'hit list' at Shiocton High School
SHIOCTON, WI (WTAQ) - Three Shiocton high school students have been suspended while an investigation is underway into a possible hit list.FOX 11 reports that a parent of a Shiocton High School student...
View ArticleBoys & Girls Club lease approved by Stevens Point council
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- The City of Stevens Point approved leasing the Parks and Recreation building on Michigan Avenue to the Boys and Girls Club. It’s a plan that has been discussed since last...
View ArticleCity approves school's Life Skills Center
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) --A proposed special purpose building for the Stevens Point School District was approved Monday by the city council. It’s called the Life Skills Center, and will be built...
View ArticleHousing market improves
UNDATED (WRN) A new report shows Wisconsin’s housing market continued to bounce back in 2013.The Wisconsin Realtors Association says existing home sales were up 10.8 percent in 2013, while median...
View Article"Smart Meters" topic of Marshfield meeting Tuesday
MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU) -- “Smart meters” will be the topic of a public information meeting Tuesday night in Marshfield, and organizer Dorothy Schnitzler says the new technology used in the smart meters...
View ArticleUW-Stevens Point to offer classes in social media safety for kids
STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) -- Kids are getting more and more digitally connected at younger ages, but many really don't know some of the hazards of an online life.A presentation next week will help...
View ArticleWine, Cheese, & All That Jazz almost sold out
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- One of the Wausau area’s favorite fundraising events is almost sold out. Wine, Cheese, & All That Jazz 2014 is coming up this Saturday at the Patriot Center in Rothschild. It...
View ArticleTrucking company to close in Wisconsin Rapids
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis (WSAU) A national trucking company announced yesterday they're going to close their Wisconsin Rapids facility.Ruan Transportation employs more than 5,000 people around the...
View ArticleWoman sentenced to probation for attacking cheating boyfriend
UNDATED (WSAU) A Marshfield woman was sentenced to probation for attacking her cheating boyfriend. 19-year-old Melinda Brueggen will have the charges dropped from her record if she stays out of...
View ArticleEngland facing additional legal trouble
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAU) -- The former north woods medical examiner that reached a plea agreement on criminal misconduct charges last week now faces a civil lawsuit.Former Oneida and Forest County...
View ArticleWausau plan commission votes against rezoning for new Kwik Trip
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- A proposed new Kwik Trip on Bridge Street on Wausau's west side may not be happening just yet.Wausau's plan commission has voted to not recommend a request to rezone some...
View ArticleWausau man arrested with pound of meth in car
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Police have arrested someone they believe is responsible for distributing a large quantity of drugs, including methamphetamines and heroin in Marathon County.41-year-old Chee...
View ArticleWarming Center coordinator resigns
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) --The Wausau Community Warming Center for the homeless now has a new facility, and now they need a new coordinator. Diane Borchardt had been the coordinator for the project since it...
View ArticleHealth Care Center, space needs discussed by Portage County Board
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) -- The Portage County Board of Supervisors has a ways to go before deciding the future of the county’s nursing home, the Portage County Health Care Center. County Executive...
View ArticleMarshfield mayoral candidate continues battle against electrical "smart meters"
MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WDLB) -- A Marshfield woman who’s running for mayor continued her fight against the city’s plan to install wireless smart meters on homes and businesses.Dorothy Schnitzler spoke with...
View ArticleState approves new construction at Rib Mountain State Park
RIB MOUNTAIN, Wis. (WSAU) --The state building commission is giving their green light to continue improvements at Rib Mountain State Park.It's Phase Two of the modernization project at the park. Park...
View ArticleFire destroys Loyal family's home
LOYAL, Wis. (WSAU) -- A family from the Loyal area is lucky to be alive after a Tuesday fire. The blaze began at around 5:45 a.m. at the Pat Weinfurter home at W2718 26th Road. Mr Weinfurter was...
View ArticleWork release prisoner missing
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- A Wausau woman who is serving jail time, but had work release privileges will likely lose those privileges. That’s because she failed to return to the jail after work.44-year-old...
View ArticleRhinelander business park project killed by county board
RHINELANDER, Wis. (WXPR) -- In 2006, Oneida county invested more than a half a million dollars in what promoters said would be a sustainable business park on Rhinelander’s west side. Tuesday, the...
View ArticleLanglade county buys forest land
ANTIGO, Wis. (WXPR) -- Langlade County’s Board of Supervisors purchased 2352 acres of what's called prime woodland from Plum Creek Land Company for a price tag of just under $4 million. The land is all...
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