On Wednesday, April 17, 2024, the Wood County Dispatch Center received a report of a house explosion at 7840 Pinehaven Court in the Township of Saratoga. Law Enforcement and Fire Department Units were dispatched to the scene and determined the residence was fully engulfed. The home owner was contacted and it was confir...

(Chris Conley, WSAU and WAOW) A former Wood County coach is accused of taking pictures and videos of teenagers without their consent. According to Chris Conley with WSAU and WAOW, Seth Milkey is a former coach and counselor at Assumption Catholic High School. He stepped down as a coach in 2021. Now he faces 10 counts o...

A Wisconsin Rapids man accused of hit and run appeared in Wood County Court on Wednesday. Back in February, the Wood County Sheriff's Department Deputies were dispatched to a hit and run crash on Ranger Rd in the township of Saratoga. The initial investigation indicated an eastbound vehicle on Ranger Road struck an uno...

2024 is a busy election year. We've already had a couple elections occur in February and April. I spoke with Melissa Kono, CNRED Agent for Clark and Trempealeau Counties as well as Municipal Clerk for the Town of Burnside, and she discussed the remaining election dates this year, what you need at the polls, the absente...

Did you know you don't have to mow your lawn in May if you live within the city limits of Marshfield? That's right; No Mow May is an initiative that encourages gardeners and homeowners to let their lawns grow wild in the interest of biodiversity and supporting important pollinator populations. Many wildflowers bloom du...

Help find loving homes, for loving pets - this is the Marshfield Area Pet Shelter Pet of The Week on WDLB 1450 AM and 98.7 FM brought to you by South Car Wash and Pet Wash. Jack is the Marshfield Area Pet Shelter Pet of the Week this week! He is an 11-month-old, short-haired, domestic mixed kitty and he is neutered. Ja...