Articles tagged with mosinee

Mon, May 07, 2012

Bridge inspections in Rothschild, Mosinee, Stevens Point this week

UNDATED (WSAU) – Expect slow driving as crews inspect number of bridges across central Wisconsin this week.

In Rothschild, crews will inspect westbound Highway 29 ...

Thu, April 19, 2012

Wausau Paper operations in Mosinee "more secure"

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Wausau Paper's expansion into European and Asian markets should keep the nearly 400 employees who work full time at the ...

Sun, March 25, 2012

Million dollar lottery winner in Mosinee

MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) - Someone who bought a Mega Millions ticket in Mosinee is a million dollars richer today.  

The winning ticket was sold Friday ...

Tue, February 21, 2012

Mosinee school board to discuss drug test policy at meeting tonight

MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) – The trouble with drug use among teachers and staff in the Antigo school district is prompting Mosinee school board members to ...

Wed, February 15, 2012

Mosinee man faces trial for 8th OWI

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Mosinee man will stand trial on his eighth drunken driving charge.

A judge bound Christopher Matelski over on the felony ...

Thu, January 12, 2012

Mosinee key to state health research

MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) – Health researchers have begun studying the health habits and histories of people in three dozen homes in Mosinee as part of ...

Sun, January 08, 2012

UPDATED: Police find man's body in water

MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) – Authorities have reportedly found the body of a man who disappeared after a car crashed through the ice near Mosinee Saturday ...

Wed, December 28, 2011

Two arrested on OWI charges in Mosinee

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Two men are in jail on charges of driving under the influence.

Mosinee police arrested 33-year-old Matt Grieser last week after ...

Tue, December 13, 2011

Counseling can help laid off workers cope

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Two massive job layoffs announced last week in central Wisconsin will take a toll on the mental health of those losing ...

Fri, December 09, 2011

Schield will close Mosinee window plant

MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) – A company that makes Weathershield, Peachtree, and Crestline windows will close its plant in Mosinee by the end of next year ...

Thu, October 27, 2011

Weather Shield workers in Mosinee reject contract

MOSINEE, Wis (WSAU) Weather Shield employees in Mosinee have voted down a contract proposal just days after a similar work agreement was accepted in ...

Fri, September 23, 2011

AT&T puts up cell tower in Mosinee

MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) – It just got easier to make a cell phone call in Mosinee.

AT&T said today it has put up a ...

Tue, September 06, 2011

9th charge of OWI for Mosinee man

MOSINEE, WI (WTAQ) - A man from Mosinee faces drunken driving charges – for the ninth time.

Mosinee police report they received a call early Saturday ...

Tue, September 06, 2011

Repeat drunken driver charged with 9th OWI

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Mosinee man has been charged with his 9th drunken driving offense.

Ricky Bahling is in jail on a probation hold ...

Thu, September 01, 2011

Mosinee man pleads no contest to R-Store robbery from 2006

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Mosinee man who won a new trial in a 2006 gas station robbery has has been sentenced to 10 years ...

Fri, August 19, 2011

Wausau Paper to lower Wisconsin River north of Mosinee

MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) – Wausau Paper will be lowering the height of the Wisconsin River starting next week in order to do some repairs to ...

Tue, July 26, 2011

Governor Walker praises job growth in Mosinee

MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) – Governor Walker made a stop in Mosinee at G3 Industries today to praise Wisconsin business and workers in a recent uptick ...

Thu, July 21, 2011

Mosinee man charged with 5th OWI

MOSINEE, Wis (WSAU) A Mosinee man is charged with a fifth O-W-I, and will face additional charges for lying to police about the crash ...

Wed, July 20, 2011

Mosinee schools privatize some part-time janitor jobs

MOSINEE, Wis (WSAU) The Mosinee School Board voted 7-2 to replace three part-time janitors with private cleaning staff.

The three employees are either retiring ...

Tue, June 07, 2011

Mosinee standoff suspect gets probation

MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) – A Mosinee man arrested after a four-hour standoff in April has been sentenced to two years probation.

Scott Jirgl pled no ...

Tue, April 19, 2011

Mosinee standoff suspect charged

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A 39-year-old Mosinee man has pled not guilty to charges he led police on a four-hour standoff early yesterday.

Marathon County ...

Mon, April 18, 2011

Armed stand-off ends in Mosinee

MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) – A 39-year-old Mosinee man is under arrest after a two-and-a-half hour standoff this morning with police.

Scott Jirgl was booked into ...

Fri, February 25, 2011

Senator's rep to hold Mosinee office hours

MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) – If you are having trouble with a federal agency or want to sound off on an issue before Congress, you can ...

Tue, February 08, 2011

Mosinee wants wastewater treated elsewhere

MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) - Mosinee has formally asked to join the Rib Mountain metropolitan sewage district in a move that will let the city ship ...

Sun, January 02, 2011

Tanker overturns at Mosinee roundabout

MOSINEE, Wis (WSAU) A tanker-trailer overturned at the new roundabout in Mosinee at the intersection of Highway 153 and Old Highway 51. The crash ...

Sat, December 18, 2010

Fire Damages Mosinee Business

Mosinee, Wi (WSAU) A Friday morning fire caused approximately $30,000 in damage at IROW on Indianhead  Drive in Mosinee. Fire departments from Mosinee ...

Thu, November 11, 2010

Construction worker injuried in Mosinee

MOSINEE, Wis (WSAU) A construction worker was injured when a piece of machinery fell on top of him while he was working on the ...

Sun, October 24, 2010

ATV crash kills Mosinee man in Tomahawk

TOMAHAWK, Wis. (WSAU) – A Mosinee man is dead following a weekend crash in Lincoln County.

He's been identified today at 61 year old ...

Mon, October 11, 2010

DOT starts night time work on HWY 153 ramps in Mosinee

MOSINEE, Wis (WSAU) – Road work crews will be starting some night time closures of a set of highway ramps to I-39 in Mosinee starting ...

Mon, September 27, 2010

Mosinee meat plant recalls cured, uncooked sausages

MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) – A Mosinee meat plant is recalling almost 30,000 pounds of cured-and-uncooked pork ginger sausages.

The USDA said Mekong Fresh Meats ...

Thu, September 16, 2010

Mosinee man charged in Rib Mountain home invasion

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Mosinee man is held on 100-thousand dollars bond after being accused of home invasion in Rib Mountain

Prosecutors say Larry ...

Mon, September 13, 2010

Welcome home for Mosinee soldiers

MOSINEE, Wis (WSAU) Members of the Wisconsin National Guard from Mosinee held their official welcome home ceremony yesterday. Most members of the 132nd Golf ...

Tue, August 10, 2010

Mosinee businesses pass tobacco compliance checks

MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) – Mosinee businesses complied with a state law banning tobacco sales to teens younger than 18 during a recent compliance check.

Clerks ...

Thu, July 29, 2010

Grant could help resume Mosinee-Milwaukee flight service

MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) –Central Wisconsin Airport officials will apply for a federal grant next month that could provide an incentive to Republic Airways to ...

Sat, June 19, 2010

Lightning Hits Mosinee Home


Mosinee, WI (WSAU) Firefighters were called to a home on Novak Street in Mosinee early Friday morning after lightning struck the home and started ...

Mon, June 07, 2010

High school graduations in Antigo, Merrill, Mosinee

ANTIGO, Wis (WSAU) Congratulations to the Antigo High School class of 2010. They graduated on Sunday.

There’s something unusual about this years graduates ...

Fri, May 14, 2010

Benefit tomorrow for recovering Mosinee principal

MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) – You can help the recovery of Mosinee principal Jim DeBroux with a fundraiser in his honor tomorrow.

He's back home ...

Fri, May 14, 2010

Mosinee bridge work posponed again

MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) – The state transportation department has again postponed pouring a new concrete deck on the Highway 153 bridge in Mosinee because of ...

Fri, May 07, 2010

State Patrol identifies victims in Mosinee crash

MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) – A 26-year-old Rhinelander woman died when she was thrown from an SUV that rolled over on Interstate 39 north of Mosinee ...

Thu, May 06, 2010

Mosinee bridge work rescheduled

MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) – The DOT has postponed some work on the bridge over the Wisconsin River in Mosinee by a week.

Crews had planned ...

Mon, April 26, 2010

More road work in Mosinee scheduled for today

MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) – While the Highway 153 Bridge is closed today, DOT work crews will be out doing some repairs on the surrounding roads ...

Fri, April 23, 2010

DOT closing 153 Bridge in Mosinee today for road work

MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) – Expect more detours and delays in Mosinee today as the Department of Transportation shuts down the 153 Bridge to do concrete ...

Mon, April 12, 2010

DOT gets ready for I-39 resurfacing in Mosinee

MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) – Get ready for more delays on I-39 as construction season starts up in Mosinee.

Department of Transportation work crews will be ...

Tue, March 30, 2010

Fire destroys machine shed in Mosinee

MOSINEE, Wis (WSAU) A machine shed in Mosinee was destroyed by fire yesterday. The blaze also set some nearby grass on fire. Firefighters from ...

Tue, March 30, 2010

Survey: "Kronenwetter" versus "Mosinee, WI 54455"?

KRONENWETTER, Wis. (WSAU) – Residents in Kronenwetter will decide whether the village should get to use its name when sending a piece of mail.

Letters ...

Mon, March 29, 2010

Mosinee Crash Leaves Man Hospitalized

Mosinee, Wi (WSAU) A Sunday afternoon crash has left a man in the hospital. The one car crash happened around 12:30 Sunday afternoon ...

Wed, March 17, 2010

Mosinee man expected to waive hearing on drunken driving deaths

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Mosinee man charged with killing his wife and daughter in a drunken driving crash last fall is expected to waive ...

Tue, March 16, 2010

Mosinee ratifies new teacher contract

MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) – Mosinee teachers will get a small bump in pay under a two-year contract the school board ratified Tuesday night.

The contract ...

Tue, March 16, 2010

Contract agreement for Mosinee teachers

MOSINEE, Wis (WSAU) Teachers in the Mosinee School District have a new contract. An agreement between the teachers union and the school board was ...

Tue, March 09, 2010

Regulators suspend Mosinee nurse's license

MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – State regulators have suspended a Mosinee nurse’s license for illegally taking prescription drugs from Aspirus Wausau and St. Clare’s ...

Fri, February 05, 2010

Mosinee wants to send sewage elsewhere

MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) – What you flush down the toilet in Mosinee may soon go to a treatment plant in Rib Mountain.

The City Council ...

Thu, February 04, 2010

Mosinee man charged in Merrill woman's drug overdose

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) - A federal grand jury has indicted a Mosinee man in a Merrill woman's heroin overdose last spring.

Richard Crayton supplied ...

Mon, December 14, 2009

Mosinee to broadcast Council meetings on Web

MOSINEE, Wis. (WSAU) – Mosinee will begin broadcasting its City Council meetings live on its Web site tonight.

“We've been trying to provide our ...

Tue, November 24, 2009

Mosinee's Drake To Play For Wisconsin

Madison, Wi (WSAU) Wisconsin Hockey coach Mike Eaves announced the signing of seven student-athletes to national letters of intent during the early signing period ...

Thu, October 29, 2009

Mosinee man charged with 6th OWI

WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A Mosinee man was found passed out behind the wheel of his car earlier yesterday morning in Wausau. He's been ...

Thu, October 22, 2009

New details from police report in fatal Mosinee OWI case

MOSINEE, Wis (WSAU) More details have been released in a fatal drunk driving roll-over crash in Mosinee. The driver, 39-year-old Travis Ploman, was unable ...

Tue, October 13, 2009

Mosinee School District purchases land

MOSINEE, Wis (WSAU) The Mosinee School District will buy 73-acres of land for recreational space. Some of the property will be used for the ...

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