Board authorizes DNR to begin drafting water standards
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The board of the state Department of Natural Resources on Wednesday authorized the agency to start drafting new water quality standards for a range of pollutants,…
DNR board to gauge reaction to deer hunt changes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials agreed Wednesday to ask gun deer hunters this spring whether they would support wholesale changes to the sport, including tacking another 10 days…
Traffic alert for next week Tuesday
Traffic Bulletin – Thomas Street – Wausau City Government announced today that on Tuesday, 1/28/20 eastbound traffic on Thomas Street between S. 4th Avenue and Cleveland Avenue will be detoured…
Snacks after youth sports add more calories than kids burn while playing, study says
Clark Moss, 12, of Gilbert, Ariz., shows the chips and drink he received after his soccer match, Jan. 18, 2020. Kristi Moss, CC BY-SA Jay Maddock, Texas A&M University and…
Brewers home ballpark to be renamed American Family Field
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers home ballpark will have a new name next year after a 20-year deal with Miller comes to an end. American Family Insurance announced Tuesday…
Wisconsin Gov. Evers to lay out agenda in 2nd State of State
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers will lay out his policy agenda and goals for the year in his second State of the State speech to lawmakers on…
Special weather statement for Wausau, Marathon County
By Wausau Pilot and Review Staff Slick roads are possible Wednesday as a light wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow moves through the area, according to a special…
Lincoln County sends 2nd Amendment Sanctuary issue back to committee
By Shereen Siewert Lincoln County officials on Tuesday did not approve a plan to declare the county a Second Amendment Sanctuary, instead sending the proposal back to the administrative and…
Prep roundup: West hockey downs Chi Hi
Jan. 21, 2020 WAUSAU– The Chippewa Falls boys hockey team was no match for Wausau West as the Warriors rolled to a 4-1 victory on Tuesday evening. Brady Cleveland found…
Pet of the Week: Jerry and Jayla
The Humane Society Pet of the Week is a service of PawSau Pet Sitters, providing loving care when you’re not there. Learn more here. Jerry and Jayla Jerry If you’ve been…
Fazoli’s in Rib Mountain, 98 others, cited for child labor violations
By Shereen Siewert A Franchisee of 99 Wendy’s and Fazoli’s restaurants, include one located in Rib Mountain, will pay fines of $157,114 for violating child labor laws, according to a…
Wisconsin Senate confirms 2 Evers’ Cabinet secretaries
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate confirmed two of Gov. Tony Evers’ Cabinet appointees on Tuesday in votes that come just two months after Republicans fired the governor’s agriculture…
DNR: Total 2019 Wisconsin deer kill down 14%
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Hunters in Wisconsin killed nearly 50,000 fewer deer last year than in 2018, according to a report state Department of Natural Resources officials planned to submit…
Agreement to expand addiction treatment announced
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin insurance companies, healthcare providers and others announced an agreement Tuesday to do away with prior authorization requirements for most patients that can slow the prescription…
Diagnosed with dementia, she documented her wishes. They said no.
JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News Photo by Heidi de Marco ITHACA, N.Y. — When she worked on the trading floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, long before cellphone calculators,…
Aaron Rodgers says ‘window’s open’ on another title run
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The 2019 season for the Green Bay Packers marked the dawn of a new era. Matt LaFleur took over and won more games than any…
Senate to OK lead tests for child care providers, camps
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — All day care centers, child care providers and children’s camps would have to test their water for lead under a bill the state Senate is scheduled…
Lawmakers poised to adopt restrictions on firefighting foam
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin lawmakers are poised to pass a bill that would impose new restrictions on the use of firefighting foam containing chemicals known as PFAS to reduce…
