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  • Peace Sculpture is unveiled in Wausau Posted 43 minutes ago

    Peace Sculpture Unveiling WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - An 11 month effort towards peace was completed today in Wausau. The Peace Monument was unveiled at a ceremony attended by both the State Department and the government of Egypt. The project was the brainchild of Egyptian exchange student Mustafah Saleh and Chuck McCarthy from the Good ... More

  • Ruling on alternate defense in trucker's slaying due today Posted 3 hours, 15 minutes ago

    Michael Haydon STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) – A Portage County judge will announce today whether he will let the Plover man charged in a trucker’s slaying use a third party defense at trial in February. Michael Haydon’s attorney has raised the possibility that another man had the same motive and opportunity ... More

  • Non-union employees agree to pay freeze Posted 10 hours, 58 minutes ago

    Wausau City Hall WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Wausau’s non-union employees have agreed to freeze their wages for one year as the city struggles to overcome a nearly half-million dollar budget deficit. City officials did not immediately know how much the voluntary decision by the 70 or so employees would save. Employees agreed to ... More

  • Edgar welcomes home champion football team Posted 11 hours, 11 minutes ago

    edgar football player EDGAR, Wis (WSAU) There was a big welcome home last night for the Edgar High School football team, after they won the state championship in Madison. Edgar completed a perfect 14-0 season with a 46-7 win over Regis in the championship game. 11 of the team's 14 wins were ... More

  • Family members confirm identity of Marathon County H1N1 victim Posted 11 hours, 15 minutes ago

    h1n1 bug WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) Family members have identified the latest victim of H-1-N-1 flu in Marathon County. 32-year-old Tawnya Plante of Schofield worked as a caregiver for people with cognitive disabilities. It's not clear where or how she caught the virus. Family members say she had asthma, which made it ... More

  • County pursues drug court grant Posted 13 hours, 47 minutes ago

    jail cell WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Two Marathon County committees have decided to pursue a $350,000 drug court grant. The drug court would be an alternative to increasing the jail population. The court would require offenders to meet with a judge once a week to account for their rehabiliation. A treatment program ... More

  • Union Pacific reminds hunters to be careful near trains Posted 14 hours, 49 minutes ago

    Union Pacific Train UNDATED (WSAU) – Railroad officials are warning hunters to be aware of trains while out hunting this deer season. Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis says it can be very surprising how quiet a train actually is when you're out in the woods, and that deer like to congregate in the ... More

  • Rib Mountain set to renew Violia contract Posted 14 hours, 51 minutes ago

    Veolia Environmental Services RIB MOUNTAIN, Wis. (WSAU) – Rib Mountain is nearing the end of contract negotiations with Veolia to renew their solid waste pickups. Public works director Dan Dziazosz says the new contract won't look much different than the old one, besides the fact thathe price will be a little lower for ... More

  • Wausau firefighters agree to pay cuts to save jobs Posted 22 hours ago

    Wausau Fire Department Logo WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – An agreement between the city's firefighter's union and administrators over pay cuts could keep firefighters on the job. Fire chief Gary Buchburger says the union has agreed to a reduction in pay next year in order to keep the city from cutting jobs. The fire ... More

  • Transit system may cut Saturday service Posted 22 hours, 49 minutes ago

    Metro Ride WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Wausau’s transit system will either impose eight furlough days or eliminate some Saturday bus service next year to help reduce labor costs by 3 percent. Officials developed the plan after the transit union refused to delay a 3 percent wage increase until the end of 2010 ... More