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Wausau Legion baseball drops slugfest to Wisconsin Rapids
WAUSAU – Wisconsin Rapids responded from a six-run fifth inning by Wausau with eight runs on its own and went on to defeat the Bulldogs 17-9 in a wild Wisconsin Valley Legion Conference baseball game Tuesday at Athletic Park. Wisconsin Rapids scored five times in the top of the...
Tickets still available for Big Bull Falls Blues Fest in Wausau
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Tickets are still available for a 2-day blues music festival. It’s Aug. 16-17 and Fern Island in Wausau. Festival tickets are $60 and are good for both days. VIP tickets are $160. Shuttles will make stops at seven Wausau locations during Big Bull Falls Blues...
Stable Hands Equine Therapy Center Harnesses Healing Qualities of Animals
(Shereen Siewert, Wisconsin Public Radio) For more than 30 years, Stable Hands Equine Therapy Center near Wausau has harnessed the healing qualities of animal companionship, helping people cope with a range of emotional and physical challenges. According to Shereen Siewert with Wisconsin Public Radio, Stable Hands offers several programs that...
Wisconsin delegate reacts to the rest of the world discovering Milwaukee — Wisconsin’s Afternoon News
MILWAUKEE — From Florida to New York, across the country to California and over many oceans, there are delegates in Downtown Milwaukee seeing the city for the very first time. Wisconsin’s Afternoon News’ John Mercure caught up with one local delegate, Kathy Broghammer, to gather her thoughts on what...
Missing Child Scam Circulating In Minnesota
All scams are terrible and there are plenty of them to go around these days. However, this one might be one of the worst thanks to the nature of the scam. There have been so many scams in Minnesota and Wisconsin lately that the Duluth Police Department recently shared some basic scam tips to help us all avoid becoming a victim.
Daughter of man who died in Wisconsin prison pushes forward through despair
Megan Hoffmann Kolb began the one-year anniversary of her father’s death before the sun came up. She awoke at about 2 a.m. on Saturday, June 29. She and her mom drove about an hour from Cedarburg to meet with other supporters of criminal justice reform outside Wisconsin’s Waupun prison, where Dean Hoffmann died by suicide in solitary confinement 366 days earlier.
Most Wisconsin lawsuit ever: Woman settles with Fiserv, Bucks after slipping on cheese sauce
A lawsuit against Fiserv Forum and the Deer District brought by a Hales Corners woman who was injured during a Milwaukee Bucks game has been settled. Pascha Duncan, now 48, attended a Bucks-Los Angeles Lakers game at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on March 19, 2019, and slipped on melted nacho cheese sauce....
New officers installed at American Legion
ANTIGO — Our post is proud to have these members step forward to lead us for the next year. The Sparks Doernenburg American Legion Post #3 in Antigo is open to all veterans and welcomes you to attend our meetings on the 1st Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m. (unless it’s a holiday, in which case the meeting will be the following Thursday). The address is 645 7th. Ave., Antigo. Just look for the two flag poles and a cannon in the front yard.
First Alert Weather: Quiet Thursday, just a little bit warmer
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Thursday is another A/C off, windows open kind of day. Highs will top out in the low-70s in the Northwoods and mid-70s everywhere else with mostly sunny skies. We could see more clouds during the afternoon again, but not quite as many as we had the past couple days. High pressure will move around us to the south over the next couple days, giving all of us a stretch of a couple nice days.
Absentee ballot drop box will likely return to Wausau City Hall ahead of August primary election
WAUSAU – Wausau voters will likely see the return of the absentee ballot drop box before the Aug. 13 primary election as an option to turn in their ballots following a recent Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling. The drop box was removed from its space in front of city hall...
Manawa flooding: What residents can expect as city goes into recovery mode
MANAWA — The Manawa community came together Monday night in an effort to understand the next steps in the recovery process after July 5 floods eroded the land near the Manawa Mill Pond dam and flooded Little Wolf River and portions of the city. The meeting at Little Wolf High School, 515 E. Fourth St., involved many city organizations looking to help.
Packers 'biggest bust' for 2024 is already painfully obvious
If you thought that NFL training camps finally starting meant that summer listicles would disappear, I have wonderful news for you: it's only mid-July!. There's still at least six weeks left to throw a bunch of names together and figure out how they relate later. Player rankings are only just getting started, so don't worry – time is on our side.
A Wisconsin delegate reacts to the rest of the world in seeing Milwaukee – Wisconsin’s Afternoon News
From Florida, to New York across the way to California, and across many oceans, there are delegates in downtown Milwaukee seeing our city for the very first time. Wisconsin’s Afternoon News’ John Mercure caught up with one local delegate, Kathy Broghammer to gather her thoughts on what she has seen thus far, and what has made her so excited for many other discovering this great state for the first time.
Missing Child Scam Circulating In Minnesota
All scams are terrible and there are plenty of them to go around these days. However, this one might be one of the worst thanks to the nature of the scam. There have been so many scams in Minnesota and Wisconsin lately that the Duluth Police Department recently shared some basic scam tips to help us all avoid becoming a victim.
NEW Zoo penguins suit up for a party with a cause
SUAMICO (WLUK) -- A group of birds are dressed to the nines in their tuxedos for their big party at the NEW Zoo in Suamico. The NEW Zoo is hosting its annual Party for the Penguins on Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proceeds from the event will support...
Man armed with AK-47, arrested near Republican convention in Milwaukee
In the wake of an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, a 21-year-old man was apprehended near the Republican National Convention site in Milwaukee. The suspect, wearing a ski mask and armed with an AK-47 pistol, was detained by Capitol Police and Homeland Security Investigations near the Fiserv Forum on Monday, July 15. Trump was scheduled to appear at the convention later that day.
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