STEVENS POINT, Wis. — Police have arrested a man they believe was involved in two separate knife attacks early Sunday that sent two men to the hospital. Officers were called at 2:30 a.m. Sunday to Politos Pizza, 960 Main St. Stevens Point, for a report of a 24-year-old man who was stabbed in the neck…
MARSHFIELD — A 33-year old man is facing criminal charges after a 30-minute standoff in Marshfield, according to a news release. Police were called at 12:42 p.m. Thursday to the 1900 block of South Vine after receiving a 911 call from an apparently intoxicated man who reported he had a gun stolen from him. When…
Felony charges filed in Marathon County Circuit Court for the week ending Nov. 15, 2018. All photos courtesy of the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department. Editor’s note: This weekly feature of the Wausau Pilot & Review is being published in response to reader concerns about crime and safety in the Wausau area. Wausau Pilot & Review…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — An arrest warrant has been issued for an unlicensed Wausau daycare provider accused of intentionally abusing a toddler who allegedly suffered a brain injury while in her care. Merisa Sell, 28, who operated Merisa’s Stepping Stones Daycare out of her Stark Street Home, was already investigated three times for suspected…
WAUSAU — Police have identified the 92-year-old pedestrian who died after being struck last week on a Wausau street as Neil Olson of Wausau. The crash was reported at 5:10 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, at the intersection of North Sixth Street and Park Avenue. Mr. Olson, who stepped into the roadway before being struck by…
WAUSAU — A 54-year-old Wausau man accused of savagely beating a woman to death nearly two decades ago is asking for a judge to allow an evidentiary hearing to review claims that he did not receive a fair trial. James Emerson is serving a life sentence without the possibility of release for killing 37-year-old Rhonda…
WAUSAU — About a half dozen squad cars are reportedly at a home in the 2400 block of N. 8th Street in Wausau but few details are available at this time. Readers beginning at about 8:40 a.m. reported seeing a series of squad cars headed east on Wausau Avenue at a high rate of speed,…
ONEIDA COUNTY, Wis. — A 52-year-old Merrill woman is dead following a crash on Hwy. 8 in Oneida County, according to police. The two-vehicle crash was reported at about 10:15 p.m. Friday and happened near the intersection of Hwy. 8 and Shady Rest Road, according to a Wisconsin State Patrol news release. Police say the…
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — Despite repeated promises to hear citizen concerns about environmental safety, Wausau Mayor Robert Mielke is refusing a group’s request to place newly discovered information on the agenda for Tuesday’s city council meeting. Members of the grassroots environmental group, Citizens for a Clean Wausau, first approached the parks and recreation committee…
Felony charges filed in Marathon County Circuit Court for the week ending Nov. 8, 2018. All photos courtesy of the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department. Editor’s note: This weekly feature of the Wausau Pilot & Review is being published in response to reader concerns about crime and safety in the Wausau area. Wausau Pilot & Review…
