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Point police to share details in arson probe today Posted 0 minutes ago

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STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – Stevens Point authorities will release more details Thursday morning about a series of suspicious fires in the city over the last year-and-a-half, including the most recent one early Tuesday. The fires include house and garage fires that were intentionally set by suspects whom police are trying ...More

SquareUp campaign $100K shy of goal Posted 15 minutes ago

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WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Local volunteers are $100,000 shy of their goal to raise $1 million to improve Wausau’s City Square. The SquareUp committee has raised $900,000 dollars as of yesterday, said volunteer Phil Valitchka. The fundraising campaign runs through June. The committee also announced that three city ...More

Hunters and DNR meet to go over 2009 harvest Posted 1 hour, 45 minutes ago

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WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Marathon County hunters packed into John Muir middle school's lecture hall last night looking for answers from the DNR in their annual deer management meetings. Biologist Courtney Schaeffer told the crowd that harvest numbers were down across the state, but that was in line with what ...More

Wimmers get approval for improvements at State Park Speedway Posted 2 hours, 15 minutes ago

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RIB MOUNTAIN, Wis. (WSAU) – NASCAR driver Scott Wimmer and his father have gotten approval for a series of upgrades to State Park Speedway ahead of the summer racing season. Ron Wimmer made the pitch to Rib Mountain officials last night at the plan commission. On the table for improvements will ...More

Amherst High student arrested for e-mail threats Posted 9 hours, 48 minutes ago

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AMHERST, Wis. (WSAU) – A 17-year-old Amherst High School student is under arrest for e-mailing verbal threats to school officials today from a private computer. The Portage County sheriff’s department tracked the threats to the teen’s computer and arrested the student. Authorities planned to hold the teen pending a ...More

Wisconsin communities want Google high-speed internet project Posted 13 hours, 4 minutes ago

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UNDATED (WSAU) At least five Wisconsin cities are now interested in hosting an experiment by Google that could speed up local Internet service by up to 100 times. Madison and Superior were the first in Wisconsin to apply to host Google Fiber – a test fiber-optic network that would carry the ...More

Russell home damaged by fire Posted 13 hours, 30 minutes ago

Court ruling says Amish farmers exempt from livestock registration rules Posted 18 hours, 52 minutes ago

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NEILLSVILLE, Wis (WSAU) A central Wisconsin judge says an Amish farmer does not have to register his livestock premise with the state, as required by a five-year-old law. Emanuel Miller Junior of Loyal said the law violates his religious beliefs. And in a ruling yesterday, Clark County Circuit Judge Jon ...More

DNR deer management hearings tonight in Wausau, Stevens Point Posted 23 hours, 19 minutes ago

Stevens Point mall property to be auctioned in May Posted 23 hours, 23 minutes ago

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STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) The CenterPoint Marketplace Mall in downtown Stevens Point will be sold at auction on May 3rd. Dial Properties, the mall's owner, has fallen behind on its payments. The bank, Valley Bank of Illinois, took over management of the property last summer and announced the start ...More

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