Marshfield's Maple Fall Fest is happening this weekend on Saturday, September 13th and Sunday, September 14th. It runs from 9am-5pm on Saturday and 10am-4pm on Sunday at the Wildwood Park & Zoo. It's free and open to the public. Featuring over 150 arts & crafts vendors, potato pancake breakfast, children's area...

On September 4th, the Marshfield Police Department started to receive numerous related identity theft complaints. The investigation revealed that the suspect used several victims' financial cards and credit cards to acquire money. The crimes were carried out by the use of a payment processing system, where the suspect ...

(WAOW) Sally Jahnke, a former teacher at Abby Free Church in Abbotsford, was sentenced to more than five years behind bars in Clark County Wednesday, according to WAOW. According to a police report, the incidents occurred between June and July 2022, involving a child under 16, which constitutes felony under Wisconsin l...

The Marathon County Sheriff's Department received reports from citizens who say they are getting calls from someone claiming to be a Lieutenant with the Marathon County Sheriff's Office The message often sounds pre-recorded and is not coming from a listed Sheriff's Office phone number. They want to remind everyone: If...

(Kris Leonhardt, MMC Senior Editor) During its Sept. 10 meeting, the Marshfield School District Board of Education unanimously approved a staffing proposal for buildings and grounds that includes the hiring of an additional staff member, according to Kris Leonhardt, MMC Senior Editor "Administration proposed hirin...

Sanford Health has been named one of America's Best-In-State Employers 2025 by Forbes in South Dakota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. "Our Sanford family has grown in the last year as we have expanded our mission to care, comfort and cure in more communities throughout the upper Midwest. Every day, I am filled with i...

(Mike Leischner, WSAU) Two companies, including the current contract holder, have submitted bids for the City of Wausau's residential garbage and recycling contract. According to Mike Leischner with WSAU, Public Works Director Eric Lindman says Waste Management and Harters were the two bidders. Their proposals will be ...

(Kris Leonhardt, MMC Senior Editor) A new mural is set to go up in the heart of downtown Marshfield, according to Kris Leonhardt with MMC Senior Editor "The mural will be painted on the northwest corner of our building at Fourth and Central, visible from the Omaha Parking Lot," said Mueller Electric Office Ma...

(Mike Leischner, WSAU) A Portage County Judge has deemed John Shulfer fit for trial. The 35-year-old is accused of killing his parents, Paula and Dale Shulfer, at their rural Portage County home on July 6th, then pointing the firearm at police when they arrived at the scene. John Shulfer refused to drop the weapon and ...

(WAOW & Mike Leischner, WSAU) The Wausau City Council has decided to fill the vacant District Five seat through an application and interview process, despite pushback from some Alders. According to WAOW and Mike Leischner with WSAU, the council chose this method over holding a special election or leaving the seat v...