WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU-WAOW) -- A competency evaluation is now ordered for the man charged in connection with a stolen ambulance chase through Wood County this week. Court records show Benjamin Feltz, 37, appeared in court Friday by video conference. A judge found probable cause, then ordered the evaluation. Feltz ...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Wausau's Clerk Kaitlyn Bernarde will resign her position after the April election. A representative from the Mayor's office confirmed the move to WSAU News on Friday, saying, "Human Resources will start reviewing applications and setting up interviews in the next few weeks." The city has ...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Wausau man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for providing the drugs that led to an overdose death during a party in the summer of 2020. Otha Franklin was sentenced Friday morning after pleading no contest to a reduced charge of second-degree reckless homicide earlier this week, avoiding a...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Marathon County leaders held a meet-and-greet for developers interested in redeveloping the UWSP Wausau campus after it closes this spring. Deputy County Administrator for Public Works and Capital Projects Chris Holman says it's a small step in what will likely be a long process, but that's deliber...

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) -- The man accused of taking a Wisconsin Rapids ambulance on a 40-minute joyride to Pittsville is now facing multiple felony and misdemeanor charges in Wood County court. Benjamin Feltz faces ten counts, including first-degree recklessly endangering safety, taking a vehicle without the owner...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - Two Wausau School District students, Aeryn and Elise Wetzsteon, have raised $11,100 to equip all Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) students with specialized SafeAwake bed shaker devices. These devices alert users to smoke alarms through vibrations and flashing lights. On February 17, they hosted a...

STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - A plea deal has been reached for Chelsie Lehmann, the mother of an alleged sexual assault victim who had been reported missing out of Portage County back in the fall. WAOW TV reports the 32-year-old pleaded no contest to child neglect, leading to a sex offense. Charges of harboring a fel...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Two days of non-stop fundraising for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis are on tap for the team at WDEZ. The annual Country Cares for St. Jude Kids Radiothon begins Thursday at 6 AM and will cover 24 hours over two days. Brand Manager Bryan Scott says the event is not just a tradition...

WESTON, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - Governor Tony Evers made a visit to DC Everest Idea School Wednesday to speak with students and staff about the importance of maintaining good mental health in schools. The visit comes less than 24 hour after the Democratic Governor delivered his final State of the State address, Tuesday. Evers...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Wausau Financial Planner, PT Professor at UWSP, and former Marathon County GOP Chair Kevin Hermening has officially launched his campaign for Congress. The move comes some 40 years after he first tried for a spot in the House, and he was told he needed some more experience. "The voters back th...