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Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln and Wisconsin Badgers alum Vince Biegel has been signed to a one-year deal by the Baltimore Ravens, the team announced Monday. We have signed linebacker @VinceBiegel! Welcome to Baltimore!https://t.co/lLkInZgknh— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) May 16, 2022 Biegel was released with an injury designation from the Miami Dolphins as part of final cutdowns...

WOOD COUNTY – Two people were injured in a township of Richfield crash in Wood County. On May 16, shortly before 6 p.m. the Wood County Sheriff’s Department responded to a car versus dump truck crash on County Highway N near Bethel Road. “A vehicle traveling westbound on...

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - When she was seven years old, coaches from Russell Gymnastics in Stevens Point found Arianna Ostrum in a gymnastics class at a YMCA in Wisconsin Rapids. It was evident from a very young age that she had something special. “You could see she was just...

Several building projects are progressing in the City of Marshfield. Phase 1 of Marshfield Utilities’ new building has been completed and they’re now working on phase 2. Also, a new addition to ProVision Partners Cooperative, 2327 W. Veterans Pkwy, will soon be underway. A new multi-tenant commercial building...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) -A public informational meeting will be held Tuesday evening to give people the opportunity to see design plans for improvement to Marathon Park and surrounding areas. The proposed master plan will show potential redevelopment in Marathon Park, the UWSP-Wausau Campus, and areas south of the park. A...

Portage County CREATE announced to its members on Monday that Greg Wright had stepped down from the executive director’s position. In a May 16 email from Bill Schierl, CREATE’s founder and board president, he says that the board is “profoundly grateful for Greg’s vision and past leadership,” but added the organization’s momentum was the result of a communitywide effort.

Stevens Point is introducing a new element to Riverfront Rendezvous 2022. The inaugural Market in the Park will debut at this year’s event weekend-long festival, held July 1-3 at Pfiffner Pioneer Park just west of downtown Stevens Point. Market in the Park will be held, rain or shine, from...

Happy Tuesday and welcome to the Streetwise Newsletter!. Most recently, I shared that Los Victor's Mexican Food California Style will reopen Thursday at 301 Division St. in Stevens Point. The restaurant had been closed because of a lack of employees, but the owners told me last week they would reopen with a new team Thursday.

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - A program that helps seniors with food insecurity is gaining ground in central Wisconsin. It started less than a year ago in Portage County and is already making a difference to people in need. It’s called the Stockbox program. Several counties in central Wisconsin now...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — The Wausau Public Health and Safety Committee has approved a change to the city’s forbidden animal ordinance to allow goats in city parks in a weed control capacity. City and County Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Director Jamie Polley says last year’s experiment with the...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The Neighbors Place is opening its doors to anyone who needs baby formula amidst a worsening shortage. Usually, it’s only for families that need financial assistance, but now, baby formula is more challenging than ever before to find. “This is a very extenuating circumstance,” said...

Severely criticized for her remarks about the unhoused population in Wausau, a city alder on Monday said the community needs to discuss some kind of permanent day shelters, in addition to extending nighttime shelters beyond the winter months. Lisa Rasmussen, speaking at the Public Health and Safety Committee on Monday,...

(StatePoint) The sun is out, the grass is green, and you know where you want to be. It's time to get away and hit the links. Illinois and the surrounding area are packed with great options to drive up your competitive spirit, or just relax in the beauty of the course and the game.

STEVENS POINT – Wisconsin Rapids earned a win at the sixth leg of the Wisconsin Valley Conference Boys Golf Tournament on Monday at Stevens Point Country Club, keeping its faint hopes for a conference championship alive. Rapids, led by Brady Skifton’s 82, finished with a team score of 340,...

Tyler Bue - Barbara Ann Hansen, age 74, passed away May 15, 2022 at her home in Merrillan. She was born June 17, […]. Emily Jane Halverson, age 85, passed away May 11, 2022 peacefully at The Lodge at Whispering Pines in Plover, WI […]. Tyler Bue -

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) -For the first time ever, NCAA Tournament baseball games will be held in Stevens Point, as UWSP Baseball found out they’ll be a host for a regional at Zimmermann Field starting on Friday morning. The Pointers hosted a regional in 2007, but those games were played in Wisconsin Rapids.

The Wausau Policing Task Force will hold a public hearing on its draft final report on policing policies and practices on Wednesday, May 18. The Task Force decided on the date for the public hearing last month. The WPTF has finalized its report after 20 months of work that included...

Residents in the Marathon Park area are getting their first chance to see plans and proposals that are part of the 15-year plan for not only the park but portions of the surrounding neighborhood, including areas currently owned by the county. Among the items that planners are considering is the...

WAUSAU – Wausau East plated a run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Lumberjacks a 2-1 win over Stratford in a nonconference softball game Monday at East High School. The Tigers scored on an RBI hit by Tessa Berg in the top of the fifth...