UNDATED (WSAU) - Army Specialist Robert Riechhoff was killed Thursday while serving in Iraq. The U.S. Army says a rocket-propelled grenade hit a watchtower Reickhoff was in while he was on guard duty.
Reickhoff was serving his second tour of duty in Iraq, and had also served in Kuwait. He ...More
MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – The UW System has named six finalists to be the next chancellor at UW-Stevens Point.
The candidates include:
• Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi provost Dr. Anantha Babbili
• University of Idaho senior executive to the president Dr. Steven Daley-Laursen
• University of the District of Columbia dean of graduate ...More
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – An outside inspector has found $11,000 worth of repairs that need to be made to Weston's aerial ladder fire truck.
“We've got some concern about how they're taking care of that truck,” said village administrator Dean Zuleger.
Weston owns the 1999 truck but ...More
UNDATED (WSAU) A woman who'd been reported missing in Rhinelander has been found - safe - in Milwaukee.
Misty Kaeo was reporting missing by family members when she didn't return home from a job search. Her car was found broken down in Milwaukee on Monday, but there was no sign ...More
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis (WSAU) Inmates at the Wood County jail will pay some of the costs of their incarceration. The sheriffs department will begin charging inmates a 40-dollar processing fee when they're booked.
Sheriff Tom Reichert says the new fee will bring in about 140-thousand dollars a year. Most ...More
WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A Schofield woman is facing charges for allegedly having sex with her underage babysitter. 24-year-old Jacolyn Dodd is facing three counts of sexual assault of minor.
A 15-year-old boy was babysitting her child. Dodd is accused of having sexual contact with him between August and September of ...More
STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) There was a two-car crash yesterday afternoon in Stevens Point. There were no serious injuries.
Just before 5pm a woman traveling on Fremont Street ran through a stop sign. Her van crashed into a car on Main Street.
The van suffered heavy damage and had to ...More
MARSHFIELD, Wis (WSAU) A Marshfield couple will be forced from their home because of the expansion of Highway 10 into a four-lane expressway.
Overall 50 homes were taken be eminent domain for the project. One couple, Milton and Judi Luchau, would not accept the state D-O-T's buy-out offer. The ...More
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A John Muir 8th Grader is on her way to the state spelling bee in Madison tomorrow.
Aaditi Naik placed first in the CESA 9 regional championships last month to qualify for the state competition. Spelling coach Jacci Buelow says the competition is fierce at all levels ...More
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Bus fares in the Wausau area will stay the same this year.
Transit commissioners rejected a request from some local employers Thursday to reduce fares even more.
“The fare structure already offers deep discounts,” Metro Ride director Greg Seubert said.
Current discounts range from 40% for frequent ...More
