Marathon, WI

STEVENS POINT – By a razor-thin margin, city voters on Tuesday approved a referendum that will fundamentally change how the city conducts road projects. By 31 votes – with 2,757 casting a ballot in favor of the referendum and 2,726 opposed – city residents approved the creation of an ordinance that requires the city to put all road projects that will cost the city more than $1 million to a public vote. The referendum's victory represents a key moment...

Assembly District 71 Representative – Republican Primary. Shall the City of Stevens Point adopt the following ordinance: Prior to the start of any physical construction of any municipally financed (in whole or in part) public roadway or transportation project requiring a city capital expenditure of $1,000,000.00 or more, the common council shall submit to the electorate a binding referendum for approval of the project. Failure of the binding referendum shall preclude the city from proceeding with the project. The wording of any referendum shall provide the specific purpose, location, and cost of the project. Nothing in this provision shall be construed to preclude the city from exercising its role in the planning or design of such publicly financed projects.

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - A referendum to change the way the city of Stevens Point handles road projects passed Tuesday by a narrow margin. Shall the City of Stevens Point adopt the following ordinance: Prior to the start of any physical construction of any municipally financed (in whole or in part) public roadway or transportation project requiring a city capital expenditure of $1,000,000.00 or more, the common council shall submit to the electorate a binding referendum for approval of the project. Failure of the binding referendum shall preclude the city from proceeding with the project. The wording of any referendum shall provide the specific purpose, location, and cost of the project. Nothing in this provision shall be construed to preclude the city from exercising its role in the planning or design of such publicly financed projects.

The Marathon County Sheriff’s Department seized 22 dogs and one cat from a home near Colby. Investigators said they received reports of neglect. Many of the dogs have behavioral concerns. The animals were checked by a veterinarian before being transferred to a shelter. The Marathon County Sheriff’s Office was...

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - The honors keep coming in for Roisin Willis. August 6th is now officially Roisin Willis Day in her hometown of Stevens Point. Dozens of Willis’s friends, family, and fans gathered around at the Schmeeckle Amphitheater to watch Mayor Mike Wiza make the proclamation. From...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — Another setback has delayed the start date for Wausau’s new drinking water treatment plant. According to a statement from Public Works Director Eric Lindman, this time it’s a quality control issue. Around 350 primed and coated ductile iron fittings had their factory-applied coatings fail and fall off.

We continue our look back at the music of 50 years ago….. In 1972 I was a freshman in high school in Wausau Wisconsin. I did not have an older brother or sister to turn me on to new music. I got what emanated from my transistor radio. It really didn’t pull in the big stations from Chicago and elsewhere so I did not get to hear the classic blues music of that day.

Wausau-area voters on Tuesday cast ballots in a handful of Republican primaries for state Assembly, state Senate and Marathon County clerk of courts. The winners of these races will again appear in the Nov. 8 election, where most will face Democratic challengers. Here are the local primary results:. 23rd State...

HEWITT, WI (OnFocus) – UPDATE: He has been found. The Wood County Sheriff’s Department is looking for Masyn and needs your help. Masyn was last seen in the area of W 1st Street and Yellowstone Drive in the village of Hewitt. He was last seen wearing a blue...

EDGAR, Wis. (WSAW) - A portion of County Road H south of Edgar is scheduled to close Thursday for a culvert replacement. Road construction is happening in the towns of Emmet and Cleveland. The work is on Highway H between State Highway 153 and County Road P. The culvert is approximately 1/8 mile north of Holstein Road.

Mosinee businessman Cory Tomczyk will be on the ballot in November for Wisconsin’s 29th Senate district after sailing past Mosinee Mayor Brent Jacobson and Jon Kaiser in Tuesday’s primary. Tomczyk, a Republican, will face off against Democrat Bob Look for the seat, which is now held by retiring...

A wild incident happened in a Wisconsin apartment after authorities were called to subdue a wild turkey breaking into a second-story apartment. Some are calling this at-home break-in "fowl" play. This isn't the first time police in Wisconsin were called to subdue a wild turkey. Earlier this year, a wild turkey decided to take his chances to cross the busy I-94 as cars had to slow down and eventually come to a stop during rush hour. That took officers about 30 minutes to remove the bird.

A Wausau woman is accused of making a false statement while purchasing firearms and will now face federal charges in the U.S. Western District Court of Wisconsin. Ashley Zastrow, 31, was indicted in May by a federal grand jury in Madison, said Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin.

STEVENS POINT – The city's shuttered senior-living apartment complex on Water Street will start to come down next month. It will cost about $427,000 to remove asbestos and demolish Edgewater Manor, south of downtown Stevens Point along the Wisconsin River. The city's finance committee on Monday approved the contract...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The 67-year-old man was convicted of shooting three people at a Wausau cemetery, killing one in 2019 was sentenced to life in prison without the eligibilty of parole. Henry West was scheduled to be sentenced in May, but on the day of the sentencing requested a new attorney. The request postponed the sentencing.

Marshfield-area voters on Tuesday cast ballots in a handful of Republican primaries for state Senate and Wood County clerk of courts. The winners of these races will again appear in the Nov. 8 election, where some will face Democratic challengers. Here are the local primary results:. 23rd State Senate District.

Bodycam footage shared by police in Wisconsin shows a turkey causing chaos after breaking into an apartment.Officers from Wausau Police Department were called to catch the bird, but were given the run around when they entered the building.A number of attempts to catch it with a large net failed and the spooked turkey even smashes a window as it tries to escape.Eventually, one officer is able to throw the net over the bird, before releasing it back outside.Click here to sign up for our newsletters. Read More Dont Pay UK: What is it and what do they do?Ukraine: First grain shipment since Russia's invasion reaches TurkeyShip carrying Ukrainian grain leaves Odesa port for first time since Russia invasion