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Bathrooms become a school board election issue
Challengers call to reverse Wausau schools’ new guidelines Read more
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VINYL revival
While music CDs sit on shelves, vinyl records can hardly keep up with demand Read more
Health Department: FLU cases SPIKE
For most people, influenza resolves on its own. But sometimes, influenza and its complications can be deadly. Read more
Marathon County Sheriff's Office
EX-JAILER accused of sexual ASSAULT
Jennifer Kowalski, 38, is accused of second-degree sexual assault by correctional staff and misconduct in office, both felonies that carry a combined 43-year prison term upon conviction. Read more
Courtesy of the Wausau School District
SCHOOLS want a SAY in START DATE
The Wausau School Board is asking state legislators to change a law requiring Wisconsin public schools to start after Sept. 1. Read more
Andrew Plath
MAN found dead in DOWNTOWN PARK
Toxicology results are pending, but police do not suspect foul play in the death of a Wausau man found this week next to the gazebo in Big Bull Falls Park. Read more
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How the TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CUTS could HIT HOME
“The current threat to funding seems to be more drastic than anything we've seen,” says The Women's Community Executive Director Jane Graham Jennings. Read more
Marathon County Sheriff's Office
LOCAL cops make HUGE HEROIN BUST
$60K worth of drugs seized in ongoing drug trafficking investigation Read more
WAUSAU grants LIBERTY MUTUAL $5M tax incentive
Wausau officials voted unanimously to allow nearly $5 million in tax incentives to Liberty Mutual, one of Wausau's largest employers. Read more
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YWCA CHILD CARE to CLOSE
The Feb. 17 closure affects 40 families and 50 children. Read more
JUVENILE PRISON inmates SUE
Lawsuit comes amid FBI investigation of abuse at Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake Read more
OSHA investigates worker death
A federal investigation is underway into the death of a 38-year-old worker at Veritas Steel in Wausau, authorities confirmed this week. Read more
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WHOOPS! $40M tax error in Wausau
A former interim city assessor made the mistake in June, officials say. How big an impact will it make on the average homeowner? Read more
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OVER and OUT
Greg Hagenbucher, the cop who handled nearly every major crime in Wausau for the past 15 years, reflects on his career after his final shift at the WPD Read more
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CNA situation CRITICAL
Wisconsin is plagued by a shortage in personal care workers Read more
SENIOR CENTER on the HORIZON
The Connections Place would engage seniors to be active and involved Read more
FUNDING SECURED for outdoor stage
Music lovers are one step closer to a new outdoor venue for a downtown Wausau concert series to start this summer. Read more
WHAT TO DO with that DEAD Christmas tree?
You could throw it out, but local animal activists say a better option is to prop the trees in yards until spring to provide shelter for birds. Read more
