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Two injured in rollover crash

Published on September 8, 2009 (2 months, 1 week ago)

BIRNAMWOOD, Wis (WSAU) Two people were injured during a roll-over crash near Birnamwood in eastern Marathon County last night.

The accident happened on County Highway Z around 7pm. One person was airlifted to St. Joseph's Hospital. A second person was taken by ambulance to Wausau-Aspirus.

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Keg thrown during police chase

Published on September 8, 2009 (2 months, 1 week ago)

STRATFORD, Wis (WSAU) Two men are under arrest in Stratford. One of them is accused of throwing a keg out the window of a moving vehicle during a high-speed police chase yesterday morning.

21-year-old Kevin Schleicher is charged with recklessly endangering safety. Police believe he threw the keg into the ...

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Barn fire in Ringle

Published on September 8, 2009 (2 months, 1 week ago)

RINGLE, Wis (WSAU) There was a barn fire early Monday morning in Ringle that caused extensive damage to a local farming operation.

The fire was reported around 1am on the farm of Merritt and Shirley Gleason on River Road. It was caused by combustion of wet hay.

No one was ...

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Fond du Lac County begins sales tax as part of Mercury Marine agreement

Published on September 7, 2009 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

FOND du LAC, Wis (WSAU) Fond du Lac City and county officials will be giving specifics of their deal with Mercury Marine at a news conference tomorrow morning. The company says it is moving forward with plans to consolidate its manufacturing at the Fond du Lac plant. That comes after ...

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Zoo monkey re-captured

Published on September 7, 2009 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis (WSAU) She was free for more than two weeks, but now a female capuchin monkey is back home at the Irvine Park Zoo in Chippewa Falls.

The monkey was caught in a trap last Thursday.

A vandal cut open and exterior fence at the zoo August 19 ...

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Milk prices up slightly; still near historic lows

Published on September 7, 2009 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

UNDATED (WSAU) Despite a recent, slight increase in prices, Wisconsin dairy farmers are hurting.

Consumers were paying 22 dollars per hundredweight of milk in June, but dairy farmers were only seeing 12 dollars, according to Vernon County Extension Agent Tim Rehbein. He says somewhere along the line of dairy production ...

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Camp-Randall security enforces no-alcohol policy

Published on September 7, 2009 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

MADISON (WSAU) Nearly 30 people didn't get to see the end of Wisconsin's season-opening 28-20 victory over Northern Illinois. Those people were ejected from Camp Randall Stadium by university police.

Most of the ejections were related to alcohol, with a dozen people shown the door because they are ...

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Central Wisconsin State Fair closes today; motorcycle show and auto auction on schedule

Published on September 7, 2009 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) - Today’s the final day of the Central Wisconsin State Fair in Marshfield, and general manager Carol Kerper says the fair closes today and features something brand new - a Motorcycle Demo Derby and auto auction.

Grandstand shows are included in the price of admission to the grounds ...

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DNR gets ready to lower Jordan Pond in Plover

Published on September 7, 2009 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

PLOVER, Wis. (WSAU) – Reconstruction work on a dam on the Plover River is scheduled to start tomorrow, and Jordan Pond will be partially drained as a part of that repair.

The water level will be lowered so that work crews can replace a series of oak timbers that make up ...

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Wausau school superintendent emails teachers about Obama speech

Published on September 6, 2009 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) An email was sent by Wausau school superintendent Steven Murley to teachers in the school district about President Obama’s speech to students on Tuesday. The email told teachers to discuss the speech only “directly in relation to the school curriculum.”

The Wausau School District has received ...

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