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Fri, May 25, 2012

Some students defy 'tractor day' cancellation

WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) Tractor day at Wausau-West High School may be scrapped next year. That's because of what police and school officials describe ...

Fri, May 25, 2012

Marshfield celebrates 1887 fire with reenactments

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) - Characters from Marshfield’s past will come to life on Friday, May 25th as the great Marshfield Fire of 1887 is ...

Fri, May 25, 2012

WPS reminds you to call 811 before digging

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Before you start you home garden or planting this weekend, remember to call 811.

That's the statewide number for Digger ...

Fri, May 25, 2012

Muskellunge season opens tomorrow in northern zone

RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAU) - Get ready to land that trophy musky this weekend.

Tomorrow is the start of muskellunge fishing in the Northern Zone of ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Tornado reported in Marathon County

RIB MOUNTAIN, Wis. (WSAU) – The National Weather Service confirms the tornado that touched down near Rib Mountain Thursday evening was the first tornado in ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Duffy could get primary challenger

HOULTON, Wis. (WSAU) – A Republican candidate who lost a congressional race in 2010 is running for the same office again this year.

Mike Krsiean ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Poll: Walker maintains 5% lead in recall race

DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) - A new poll shows Governor Walker maintaining a minimum 5-point lead over his recall challenger Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. 

The ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Trucker from Antigo involved in double-fatal crash in Kentucky

UNDATED (WSAU) A trucker from Antigo was involved in a highway crash in Kentucky that took two lives. It happened on a bridge over ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Woman on bicycle killed in crash

MOSINEE, Wis (WSAU) There was a fatal bicycle crash yesterday on Highway KK near Mosinee. It happened around 1130am.

A police report says a ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Marshfield city council, school board hold first joint meeting

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) - Marshfield’s Common Council and School Board will hold a first-ever joint meeting tonight.

City administrator Steve Barg says, “The goal ...