MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU) -- The Marshfield Fire and Rescue Department battled with a fire in below-freezing temperatures. A total of eight personnel found a single-story wood-framed home with a large amount of thick smoke coming from the attic and attached garage. The crew had limited visibility because of the smoke and h...

HARSHAW, WI (WSAU) -- Rondele Ranch Christmas Wonderland will not open on Saturday due to extreme cold. Those who purchased tickets for Saturday will be automatically refunded, according to a statement from management. Extreme cold will also delay the opening of the Sylvan Hill tubbing area. Wausau and Marathon County ...

WAUTOMA, Wis. (WSAU - WAOW) - According to WAOW TV, Waushara County District Attorney Matthew Leusink has announced there will be no criminal charges for law enforcement involved in the death of Timothy Lehman on October 16, 2025. The incident happened during a domestic violence call near State Road 73 and County Road ...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Marathon County will partially open up the Mountain Bay Trail for snowmobiles beginning on Saturday , December 13th at 8am, but conditions are listed as early season, so be careful when out. The trail will be open from CTH J, going east into Shawano County with access to The Store gas station being...

GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) -- When you tune into Green Bay Packers coverage on WSAU, you are hearing some of the best radio play-by-play in the NFL. That's according to the sports media blog Awful Announcing, whose annual "Local Radio Announcer Rankings" have placed Wayne Larrivee and Larry McCarren as the #1 team ...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - Chi Meng Xiong, a 21-year-old from Wausau, has been sentenced child sexual assault charges. The sentencing took place on Thursday in Marathon County. Xiong is ordered to serve 18 years in Wisconsin State Prison for the 2nd-degree sexual assault of a child. This includes 10 years of initial conf...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - A Menasha man is behind bars for multiple felony charges in Marathon County. Court documents show Shawn James Lamoore, 49, allegedly used a computer to facilitate a child sex crime. He also faces charges of child enticement for exposing intimate parts and possession of methamphetamines, all thr...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Spencer man is accused of homicide by delivery of drugs after a woman was found dead in a Wausau home last August. Lamont Davis is accused of providing the cocktail of drugs found in her system at the time of her death. That included fentanyl and cocaine. A search of her phone provided evidence l...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - As winter gets more intense, temperatures in Wausau are expected to possibly plummet below zero this weekend. The Portage County Sheriff's Office is sharing tips to help residents stay safe during the two-day cold front. "Make sure you have your outside hoses unhooked and your water so you...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Tax Increment Finance District #7 in Wausau will close in 2026 without a one-year extension to support affordable housing projects in the city. The City Council deadlocked 5-5 on the issue Tuesday, with Mayor Doug Diny casting the tiebreaking no vote. Council President Lisa Rasmussen was one of the...