Author Archives: Thomas Schumacher
Packers Begin Hosting Official Visits From Top Draft Prospects
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - Each draft cycle, NFL teams are allowed 30 pre-draft visits, and this week, the Packers welcomed their first two. The Packers' first reported offseason visit was with Georgia ti...
Mar 24, 2023 Matt LaFleur and Mark Murphy - CBS Photo
Wausau Man Sentenced In Case Involving Son's Death
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - A Wausau father has been sentenced to at least nine years in prison after being convicted of reckless homicide for supplying a fatal dose of drugs to his son and girlfriend, both o...
Mar 24, 2023 Roderick Schultz
Wausau West Coach Tom Weinkauf Announces Retirement
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - Tom Weinkauf, a legendary central Wisconsin high school basketball coach, has officially announced his retirement from Wausau West Girls Basketball. Weinkauf, who started in 2017 a...
Mar 24, 2023 Wausau West High School. MWC photo by Mike Leischner
Weston Village Trustees Continue Discussions On Compensation Adjustments
WESTON, WI (WSAU) - Weston's Board of Trustees met on Thursday to discuss the plan to raise wages for village staff. Over the last three years, the board has not approved any wage increases. On March ...
Mar 23, 2023 Weston Village Meeting - MWC Photo
Packers Re-Sign OLB Justin Hollins
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - Edge rusher Justin Hollins has announced that he is returning to the Green Bay Packers on a one-year contract. The Packers claimed Hollins off waivers from the Los Angeles Rams ...
Mar 23, 2023 Green Bay Packers
Athens Man Charged With Lewd Behavior at Wausau Coffee Shop
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - An Athens man is facing criminal charges after allegedly exposing himself to an employee in a Wausau coffee shop drive through, court records show. Daniel J. Punke, 40, was arreste...
Mar 23, 2023 Daniel Punke
State Senate Passes Resolution For Secretary Of State Special Election
MADISON, WI (WSAU-WKOW) - On a busy day at the State Capitol on Wednesday, the state Senate passed a resolution requesting that Governor Tony Evers hold a special election for Secretary of State. The ...
Mar 23, 2023
Summerfest Releases Complete 2023 Lineup
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - Over 100 headliners have been announced for Summerfest 2023. Among those performing are Eric Church, Dave Matthews Band, ODESZA, Zach Bryan, Imagine Dragons, Earth, Wind & F...
Mar 23, 2023
Fire at Central Feeds Near Marshfield Caused By Diesel Power Unit Malfunction
MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - At Central Feeds in the Town of Lincoln on Wednesday morning, a feed grinder's diesel power unit malfunctioned and caused a fire that lead to significant soot and heavy sm...
Mar 22, 2023 Marshfield Firefighters. Image courtesy: WAOW TV
Wausau Man Injured Upon Fall From Apartment Window
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - On Tuesday night, a 51-year-old Wausau man was injured after falling from his fourth-floor apartment after tying bedding together and attempting to jump out the window of the Landm...
Mar 22, 2023 Shot of the front of the historic Landmark Building in downtown Wausau. (Photo courtesy of WAOW-TV).
