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Wausau man faces 8th OWI charge
A Wausau man is facing serious charges after police arrested him at his home following reports of alleged erratic behavior, marking his eighth operating while intoxicated offense. Steven K. Podeweltz, 60, was charged March 10 in Marathon County Circuit Court with operating while intoxicated—8th offense, a Class F felony, along...
WisPolitics.com
Opportunity Wisconsin: Rep. Van Orden Town Hall? Third District constituents invite their congressman to appear in-person to answer questions
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – Yesterday afternoon a group of Congressman Derrick Van Orden’s constituents visited his Eau Claire office to formally invite him to appear at an in-person town hall meeting next Thursday to answer questions and hear their concerns. The invitation also included signatures from more than 400 constituents demanding Van Orden begin holding accessible, in-person meetings.
WSAW
Icy roads factor in Marathon County crash
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Icy roads are considered to be a factor in a fatal crash that happened March 4 northeast of Wausau. A crash report states Robert Nilles, 43, was driving east on River Hills Road in the town of Texas when he lost control, went off the road and overturned in the Trappe River. Nilles died at the scene.
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The Center Square
Court grants injunction allowing Baraboo High softball player to compete
(The Center Square) – Baraboo High softball player Macy Weigel will be allowed to compete in softball for the school after a Sauk County Circuit judge granted a temporary injunction blocking the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association’s ruling that Weigel was ineligible. Weigel had attended Community Christian School, which does not offer athletics, for her first two years of high school before transferring to Baraboo, the district where her family has resided. The Weigels say the transfer was necessary due to financial constraints after Weigel’s younger sibling was diagnosed with a deadly and rare blood condition and her mother left...
WFRV Local 5
Wisconsin authorities search for stolen emu liquor display
SLINGER, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities in Wisconsin are searching for individuals who allegedly stole a four-foot-tall emu liquor display statue from a Piggly Wiggly grocery store. According to the Slinger Police Department, the incident occurred on March 8 shortly after 3:15 p.m., when unknown subjects took the emu display promoting Shanky’s Whip, a black Irish […]
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
You can meet Hulk Hogan and try his new beer at these southern Wisconsin locations next week
(This story has been updated to add new information). Retired professional wrestling star Hulk Hogan will return to Wisconsin next week to promote his new Real American Beer . Between March 17 and 19, fans will have the opportunity to meet him at locations in Appleton, Beaver Dam, Watertown, Oconomowoc, Kenosha, Lake Geneva and Silver Lake. Hogan co-founded and launched Real American Beer in June 2024. The American-made light beer is available in 23 states, with plans to expand availability to others. This isn't the first time Hogan has come to Wisconsin to promote the beer. In August, he...
WausauPilot
No, Wausau’s Social Security Administration field office is not slated for closure
Editor’s note: This version of the story reflects that internet rumors, not specific media reports, led to speculation that the Wausau Social Security Administration Field Office has closed. Wausau Pilot regrets any confusion. Despite online speculation, a review of federal records shows Wausau’s main Social Security Administration office is...
CafeMom
‘Come Get My Mommy’ 4-Year-Old Demands in 911 Call After Finding Out She Ate All His Ice Cream
There are few people more vengeful than a child who has been “wronged” by their parents. Some kids will even kill their parents because they don’t agree with the rules, as headlines have declared through the ages. But not all kids are cold-blooded killers. Most know that there are less deadly — and more hilarious — ways to teach their parents a lesson. They might even want to take a lesson from a 911 call recently placed by a Wisconsin preschooler. The little one wanted his mom to know that he wouldn’t easily forget that she ate his favorite...