
Pedestrian stuck and killed by agricultural equipment
BUENA VISTA, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - A fatal accident occurred in the town of Buena Vista on June 11 when a pedestrian was struck by agricultural machinery on Sherman Road. The incident took place around 5:15 p.m., and despite life-saving efforts, the male victim was pronounced dead. The Portage County Sheriff's Office report...
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Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin gets $1-million grant
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - The Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin was awarded a $1,000,000 music grant, by The Copernicus Cultural Foundation last week. The grant aims to take music in Portage County to the next level. The foundation honors the legacy of Edmund and Kathryn Bukolt, who believed deeply in mu...
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Graphic Novel Set in Wausau to Debut as Syfy Mini-Series Thursday
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) -- A ten-episode mini-series based in Wausau will debut on the Syfy Network Thursday. Revival is based on the graphic novels of the same name and was written by Tim Seeley, who graduated from D.C. Everest in the 1990s. The series follows a law enforcement officer dealing with a zombie infestation...
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Green Trial Schedueld for January
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Trial dates have been set for a Rusk County man accused of attempted homicide and recklessly endangering safety during an incident on US 51 in 2022. Bennie Green will face a week-long trial from January 12th through the 16th, 2026. He's accused of driving alongside another vehicle as the two were d...
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Wausau City Council Approves $250,000 in Extra Road Work for 2025
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- The Wausau City Council has approved a plan to complete another $250,000 worth of mill and overlay projects in the city, thanks to last year's mild winter. Mayor Doug Diny says that means, give or take, another two miles of street work. "A typical 33-foot, back-to-back curb street, that could ...
Jun 11, 2025
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Wausau's Unknown Soldier Exhumed for Possible Identification
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- The remains of an unknown soldier were exhumed from a Wausau cemetery last week. The man died by suicide in Marathon County in 1930, leaving behind a note that said he served in World War I but left no additional information. Despite efforts to identify him, his identity was never discovered, and h...
Jun 10, 2025

Opening Day for Wausau Ignite Softball is Here
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- The inaugural Wausau Ignite softball game is tonight at Athletic Park. The Ignite will play the La Crosse Steam, with first pitch scheduled for 6:35 PM. Fewer than 100 tickets remain for tonight's game, according to a text blast sent by the club this morning. Wausau is the 5th Northwoods League Sof...
Jun 10, 2025

Woman charged with 8th OWI after crash
TOWN OF CASSIAN, WI (WSAU-WAOW) Four people were taken to the hospital, including a four-year-old child, and a 50-year-old woman was arrested for her 8th offense OWI following a two-vehicle crash on Monday. The crash happened just after 4pm at the intersection of Highway K and Harshaw Road in the Town of Cassian. T...
Jun 10, 2025
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Marathon County Woman Accused of Numerous Burlgaries in April
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Wausau woman is accused of burglarizing multiple homes in rural Marathon County. Ashley Pinkert is facing a dozen counts, including burglary, theft of movable property, burglary with a dangerous weapon, and criminal damage to property. Investigators say she broke into multiple homes between April...
Jun 09, 2025

Plea Hearing Scheduled for Wausau Man Facing Drug, Child Porn Charges
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Wausau man facing more than a dozen charges related to the possession of child pornography and THC has a plea hearing scheduled for early September. James West appeared in a Marathon County courtroom on Monday, where a judge scheduled a plea hearing for September 5th, avoiding a jury trial for te...
Jun 09, 2025