Previews of upcoming news coverage on WSAU and WSAU.com
Newsroom blog: What's coming up for May 1st
A new $1.1 million facelift for the Stevens Point Brewery's taproom and gift shop will be unveiled on Wednesday. The Brewery will team up with designers and builders for the project to host a ribbon cutting at 10 AM followed by tours of the new addition. The project has been in the works since last October. To keep the...
May 01, 2024
Newsroom blog: What's coming up for April 23rd
The new Wausau City Council will meet on Tuesday to consider final approval for fencing around the Police Department parking lot. The measure would protect officers when they aren't prepared for confrontation. Patrol Lieutenant Luis Lopes Serrao previously told members of the Finance Committee that officers have been v...
Apr 23, 2024
Newsroom blog: What's coming up for April 16th
New city leaders will be installed Tuesday night. That includes Wausau and Wisconsin Rapids, who will swear in new Mayors and some new faces on their City Councils. In Wausau, Doug Diny will take the Mayor's gavel from Katie Rosenberg, who has held the post for the last four years. The City Council will welcome a pair ...
Apr 16, 2024
Newsroom blog: What's coming up for April 8th
The Wausau School Board will hear an update regarding proposed staff reductions to help cover a $2.5 million budget shortfall for the coming academic year. The proposal was brought forward in March, calling for the elimination of roughly 26 full-time equivalency positions, saving about $2.3 million. That would still le...
Apr 08, 2024
Newsroom Blog: What to know for the Spring Election
Polls will be open on Tuesday across Wisconsin as voters select new city, village, county, and town leaders. Highlights from Central Wisconsin include the Mayoral elections in Wausau and Wisconsin Rapids. Stevens Point voters will select a handful of new Alders and decide the fate of an operating referendum for the sch...
Apr 01, 2024
Newsroom blog: What's coming up for March 26th
The Wausau Finance Committee will consider a pair of funding requests from the city's police department on Tuesday. The first involves security fencing around the Police Department parking lot. Officers say there have been numerous incidents where they have been confronted on their way to or from their personal vehicle...
Mar 26, 2024
Newsroom blog: What's coming up for March 25th
The Village of Rothschild is next up to consider an intergovernmental services agreement that would create the Mountain Bay Metropolitan Police Department. The department would consist of 40 sworn officers that would serve Rothschild and Weston along with Schofield and the Town of Weston. Highlights of the agreement in...
Mar 25, 2024
Newsroom blog: What's coming up for March 18th
The Weston Board of Trustees will take an important second step to creating the Mountain Bay Metro Police Department on Monday evening. They're scheduled to approve the intergovernmental agreement for the department, which was announced on Friday in a joint news conference by both Village Administrators. Highlights of ...
Mar 18, 2024
Newsroom blog: What's coming up for March 15th
Leaders in the Villages of Weston and Rothschild will meet Friday morning to share an update on the potential merger of the Everest Metro Police Department and neighboring Rothschild PD. Rothschild Administrator Ryan VanDeWalle and Weston Administrator Jami Gebert will hold a news conference at 8:30 AM at the Weston Mu...
Mar 15, 2024
Newsroom blog: What's coming up for March 12th
Talk of creating another regional transportation system in the Wausau area will restart tomorrow. The Marathon County Metropolitan Planning Commission will meet at 2:00 PM Tuesday, and according to the agenda they'll be introduced to the latest iteration of the Transit Planning Workgroup, which will include representat...
Mar 12, 2024
Newsroom blog: What's coming up for March 4th
Wausau's Parks and Rec committee will consider a lease agreement that could bring a summer collegiate softball team to Atheltic Park. The committee will consider a ten-year agreement with Wausau College Softball, LLC to bring a Northwoods League softball franchise to the venue next year. The team would operate much lik...
Mar 04, 2024
Newsroom blog: What's coming up for February 27th
Will the Wausau Water Works Commission be disbanded? That's the question for a joint session of the Commission and City Council on Tuesday. Both groups will meet at 6:30 PM to discuss the matter as part of a Committee of the Whole agenda. That includes a two-page memo from Mayor Katie Rosenberg discussing potential cha...
Feb 27, 2024
Newsroom blog: What's coming up for February 21st
The Wausau Plan Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday regarding a proposal from the Woodson YMCA to raze two homes for additional parking. The buildings, located at 404 Franklin Street, sit directly across from the Landing at the YMCA. Leaders say they need the extra space due to increases in membership fo...
Feb 21, 2024
Newsroom blog: What's coming up for February 21st
Editors Note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the news conference would be held on Monday. The corrected information is below. WSAU News regrets the error. Marathon County leaders will hold a news conference Wednesday morning to discuss the development of a regional forensic science center, com...
Feb 19, 2024
Newsroom blog: What's coming up for February 5th
Just how successful were the soil remediation efforts in Wausau's Riverside Park? The city's Parks and Rec committee will find that out on Monday when consultants present the findings of recent soil testing in the area. Results show that a significant portion of the contamination has been removed from the area, though ...
Feb 05, 2024
Newsroom blog: What's coming up for January 22nd
The Wausau School Board and the community at large will get their first look at the proposed timeline for finding a new Superintendent on Monday. A representative from the Wisconsin Association of School Boards is scheduled to present the board with a battery of materials including the proposed timeline, community feed...
Jan 22, 2024
Newsroom blog: What's coming up for January 16th
We are expecting an announcement from leaders in Weston and Rothschild regarding plans to grow the Everest Metro Police Department during a news conference on Tuesday morning. Leaders from both areas have discussed folding the Rothschild PD into the EMPD, an idea that has been kicked around for years but now could find...
Jan 16, 2024
Newsroom blog: What's coming up for January 15th
Will the search for an Administrator in Kronenwetter finally be over? The Village Board of Trustees will meet at 6:00 PM Monday to interview current Public Works Director Leonard Ludi, who has expressed interest in taking over the position. The board is scheduled to come out of the closed session and consider an offer ...
Jan 15, 2024
Newsroom blog: What's coming up for January 8th
The Wausau School Board is set to go into closed session Monday evening to discuss the hiring of a demographer to help with the proposed restructuring of elementary school boundaries and a consulting firm to help in the search for a new Superintendent. Those topics come to the board after action from last month's speci...
Jan 08, 2024
Newsroom blog: What's coming up for December 18th
What's next for the Wausau School District- now that merging the city's two public high schools is off the table? The district will take another crack at discussing it on Monday They are once again scheduled to hear a presentation from Superintendent Keith Hilts, which includes the possibility of a new district-wide st...
Dec 18, 2023
Newroom blog: What's coming up for December 14th
Wausau's Capital Improvements and Street Maintenance Committee will get a year-end update on the plans to build a new public works facility on West Street. Public Works Director Eric Lindman is scheduled to present the committee with an update on negotiations with the current landowner, which he says are still in progr...
Dec 14, 2023
Newsroom blog: What's coming up for December 11th
What's next for the Wausau School District- now that merging the city's two public high schools is off the table? That's what the Board of Education will dive into on Monday, as they are scheduled to hear a presentation from Superintendent Keith Hilts, which includes the possibility of a new district-wide strategic pla...
Dec 11, 2023
Newsroom blog: What's Coming up for December 5th
A joint meeting of Wausau's Economic Development and Finance Committees will examine options for the soon-to-close Tax Increment District 6 on Tuesday. The district is set to close next year, but state law allows the city to funnel the increment to other projects for one year. That could include low-income housing or t...
Dec 05, 2023
Newsroom blog: What's coming up for December 4th
The Wausau Parks and Rec Committee will consider adjustments to the municipal code regarding a proposed water ski drop-off area in Bluegill County Park. According to packet materials for Monday's agenda, the change is being proposed by the Water Walkers Show team. They are looking to move their base of operations from ...
Dec 04, 2023
Newsroom blog: What's coming up for November 20th
City leaders in Stevens Point will reveal a new Veteran's Memorial on Monday. The Memorial was made possible through a $90,000 donation from nine local sponsors. Organizers say it will be designed to honor all those who have served the United States or the local community in any capacity. That includes any branch of th...
Nov 20, 2023