Antigo, WI

Homicide charges have been filed in connection with the February overdose death of a 38-year-old Wausau man whose body was discovered by his mother in their shared apartment. Leanna M. Wells, 41, faces a single charge of first-degree reckless homicide filed June 17 in Marathon County Circuit Court. Wells is accusing of delivering fentanyl and heroin to the man, who was also taking prescribed oxycodone, court documents show.

A man and child escaped unharmed from a vehicle that veered off a Wausau road and into a creek before starting on fire, officials said. Police and rescue crews were called at about 10:30 a.m. Monday to the 900 block of Golf Club Road, just off Sixth Street and north of Horseshoe Spring Road for a report of a crash. Witnesses reported hearing a child screaming before the fire erupted, according to emergency scanner traffic.

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - No one was injured after a fiery car crash in Wausau on Monday morning. The Wausau Fire Department responded to a crash on N 6th Street between Horseshoe Spring Road and Golf Club Road after a car crashed and rolled into the creek along N. 6th Street. It happened around 10:30 a.m. The location is south of bb Jacks.

Wausau School Board member Ka Lo on Monday resigned her position, effective immediately, citing the “toxicity, disrespect and indifference” she says she endured by some of her colleagues and their friends. In a statement shared with Wausau Pilot & Review and other media outlets, Lo said she contemplated...

A Wausau man who spent three years in prison for his most recent prior drunken driving conviction is behind bars Monday after a crash led to his arrest, court records show. Marathon County Jail intake records show Gregg B. Kandutsch, 62, is being held on a preliminary charge of seventh-offense operating while intoxicated after an arrest by the Wausau Police Department.

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAW) - A 32-year-old man is in the Lincoln Count Jail following a high-speed chase. Investigators said on Sunday, a Merrill Police Officer attempted to make contact with a vehicle for a registration violation. When the officer tried to stop the vehicle the driver ran and then got back into his vehicle and took off. The pursuit continued from the Merrill city limits into the town of Pine River.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WSAW) - A band comprised of students from Wausau West High School earned high honors in a statewide garageband Competition. ROCKONSIN state finals were held June 24-25 in Milwaukee. The Diddymakers were named runners-up in the competition. They will now perform on July 8 at Summerfest on the...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Wausau School Board member Ka Lo announced Monday she’s resigning from the Wausau School Board. “Effective immediately, I am delivering my resignation to the constituency of the Wausau School District. There have been many times throughout my term when I’ve contemplated resignation due to indifferent...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - About 30 to 40 pro-choice advocates protested the Supreme Court’s ruling on abortion outside the Marathon County Courthouse Sunday afternoon. The pro-Roe activists met on Grand Avenue and Forest Streets to speak out against the anti-abortion ruling. The protestors lined the street holding up signs...

As reported by the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Monday, June 27:. On 06/22/2022 deputies were alerted to a possible drunk driver in the area of USH 51 and CTH Q in the Town of Pine River. The first deputy in the area located the suspect vehicle and stopped it for the reported violation. Upon making contact with the driver, a Merrill man, 39, he was found to be under the influence of intoxicants. The driver was put through a series of SFSTs, and as a result of those tests was placed under arrest for first offense OWI and operating without a license.

Wausau Finance Director MaryAnne Groat is suggesting a referendum to determine the best use of contaminated property eyed as a potential site for a new facility maintenance shop despite the majority of the council already removing it from consideration. The suggestion came on the heels of a statement by Dist....

Wausau School Board member Ka Lo resigned from her elected position Monday, effective immediately. Lo said she is stepping down to pursue "an opportunity" outside the Wausau area.  She wrote in...

Holiday Flea Market – Friday, July 1st 7am-4pm Langlade County Fairgrounds, 1633 Neva Road, Antigo. Find great items for any occasion at this popular flea market. Come see the treasures and give them a new home. Admission is $2 per adult. Free parking. For more information, please call 715-526-9769.

TOWN OF PINE RIVER - A police pursuit on Sunday ended with a Merrill man in custody. According to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, the incident began with a traffic stop for a registration violation initiated by Merrill Police. The driver fled out of the city on Highway 64 into the Town of Pine River.

Cellcom has selected 16 graduating high school seniors from across its service area to receive $750 scholarships, including Samantha Swartz (Antigo High School) and Claire Musolff (Antigo High School). “Cellcom is proud to award scholarships to a remarkable group of students who have already made an impact in their communities....

Three Wausau Police officers were honored Monday with Life Saving Awards for preventing attempted suicides in the city. Officers Aaron Karlen, Claire Aschenbrenner, and Josiah Kaetterhenry were given the awards by Chief Benjamin Bliven at a regular meeting of the Wausau Police and Fire Commission on Monday. Bliven shared details...

WAUSAU – A 39-year-old Weston woman pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that she gave heroin to a Kronenwetter man who overdosed and died last July. Lyndy R. Lucas faces charges of first-degree reckless homicide by the delivery of drugs, narcotic drugs possession and drug paraphernalia possession. She waived her right to a preliminary hearing, which would have forced prosecutors to prove they have enough evidence to show a crime probably happened and Lucas probably did it.   ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - This year was the 18th annual Chalkfest Wausau art event and around 400 pieces of customized art lined the streets of the 400-block downtown Wausau. The sidewalks of the 400-block were transformed into a museum of artwork for Chalkfest. “It’s a whole sense of community around...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Most of the time, the news of a pregnancy is planned, exciting and something to look forward to. Other times it’s unexpected and can be devasting. A Wausau organization wants women to know, no matter their initial feelings, that there is support. Hope Life Center...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Starting Tuesday, June 28 the AMI Community Vaccine Clinic at Northcentral Technical College will administer COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 6 months through 5 years old. Vaccines will be available at the clinic location at Northcentral Technical College through July 2. Vaccinations will resume on July...