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Wausau man accused of armed robbery at east-side home
A 49-year-old Wausau man with a history of attempted armed robbery is being held on a $100,000 cash bond after allegedly breaking into a neighbor’s home while armed with a knife. Robert B. Carey was charged April 24 in Marathon County Circuit Court with armed robbery, as a repeat...
Police killed student outside Wisconsin school after reports of someone with a weapon, official says
MOUNT HOREB, Wis. — Police shot and killed a Wisconsin student outside a middle school after receiving a report of someone with a weapon Wednesday, the state's attorney general said in the first law enforcement briefing on gunshots that sent children fleeing and prompted an hourslong lockdown of local schools.
West De Pere Middle School teacher wins Wisconsin Teacher of the Year
DE PERE, Wis. (WBAY) - A local teacher from West De Pere Middle School has been named one of five winners of Wisconsin’s 2025 Teacher of the Year. Eighth-grade English language arts teacher, Bethany Counard was given a surprise ceremony during a school assembly this afternoon. Family, students, and...
Wausau area births, May 2
Matthew and Sara Hall announce the birth of their son Martin Brian, born at 12:48 p.m. April 24, 2024. Martin weighed 5 pounds, 12 ounces. Tylor and Lacey Savaske-Simonsmeier announce the birth of their son Wes Lee, born April 29, 2024. Wes weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces.
DNR Board approves walleye season emergency rule
MINOCQUA, Wis. (WBAY) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Board voted unanimously to institute an emergency rule for the upcoming walleye season on the Minocqua Chain of Lakes. By a vote of 7-0 Thursday morning, the board replaced the catch-and-release regulation with a daily bag limit. Anglers can keep...
Wausau weather for Thursday and Friday
Rain before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. High near 55. Light east wind becoming east southeast 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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