(Wisconsin Radio Network) A Marathon County family who were out of the country lost everything in a fire on Friday. According to the Wisconsin Radio Network, Larry Draeger had taken his wife and child to visit her family in the Philippines, according to his brother who spoke with WAOW TV over the weekend. Crews were ca...

(Mike Leischner, WSAU) A Wausau man is facing a battery of child porn and THC-related charges after he was arrested earlier this month. According to Mike Leischner with WSAU, James West is being held on a $10,000 cash bond as he faces ten counts of possession of child pornography along with a felony count of possession...

The Colby-Abbotsford Police Department is warning of a scam making the rounds in the area. They have been made aware there has been someone claiming to be a representative of the Colby-Abbotsford Police Department making phone calls to people. The male, in the phone calls that have been reported, had a southern accent...

(Erik Pfantz, Marshfield News-Herald) The city of Marshfield received five proposals from developers interested in working to redevelop the Weinbrenner Shoe Company factory building at 305 W. Third St. According to Erik Pfantz with the Marshfield News-Herald, the city requested the proposals for the 90-year-old buildin...

The City of Wisconsin Rapids Police and Fire Commission announces that Deputy Chief Benjamin Goodreau has been appointed to serve as Fire Chief for the City, succeeding former Chief Todd Eckes, who retired on December 31, 2024. Chief Goodreau has been with the Department for 18 years, advancing to Deputy Chief in Octob...

(Caitlin Shuda, Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune) A developer has plans to build an artificial intelligence computing facility in Wisconsin Rapids, according to Caitlin Shuda with the Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. According to a press release from Digital Power Optimization Inc. on PR Newswire, the developer and operat...

Marathon County was established in 1850, and this year, the Marathon County Sheriff's Department is proud to commemorate its 175th anniversary. The staff will be wearing special anniversary badges throughout 2025 to commemorate this milestone. These anniversary badges are a tribute to the badges that Sheriff William Ki...

(Mitchell Skurzewski, WAOW) One of two men facing criminal charges in a fatal car vs. motorcycle crash on Aug. 31 of last year in Wood County was sentenced. According to Mitchell Skurzewski with WAOW, Rait Abdiu is accused of drunken driving and killing Miles Duerr, 28, when his car crossed the center line and struck D...

One of seven arrested after the execution of a search warrant back in May appeared in Portage County Court. Back in May of last year, members of the Stevens Point/Plover SWAT Team executed a search warrant at 2817 Water St. in Stevens Point. The team then executed another search warrant at 500 Forest St. The warrants w...

(Austin Schindler, WAOW) An intersection in Wood County proves to be dangerous and even deadly. According to Austin Schindler with WAOW, on Dec. 13, 2024, Kasey Ramthun, a senior in high school, was killed driving near the intersection of HWY 10 and STH 186 near Auburndale. This isn't the first instance of devastating ...