Courthouse evacuated during County Board meeting
By Shereen Siewert The Marathon County Courthouse was evacuated Thursday during a board meeting after an unidentified person pulled the fire alarm. The alarm was pulled just after the first…
Marathon County Crime Gallery: Week ending June 20, 2019
Felony charges filed in Marathon County Circuit Court for the week ending June 20, 2019: Editor’s note: This weekly feature of the Wausau Pilot & Review is being published in…
UPDATE: Missing jail inmate located
WAUSAU PILOT AND REVIEW UPDATE: A missing Marathon County Jail inmate is back in custody, thanks to a tip from the public. Police on Friday issued a news release asking…
Marathon County Crime Gallery: May 9, 2019
Felony charges filed in Marathon County Circuit Court for the week ending May 9, 2019: Editor’s note: This weekly feature of the Wausau Pilot & Review is being published in…
Audit: Prison overtime hours jump 50 percent
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report shows overtime hours in the state prison system climbed by more than 50 percent as turnover and vacancy rates rose. State auditors released…
Marathon County Crime Gallery: Week ending April 18, 2019
Felony charges filed in Marathon County Circuit Court for the week ending April 19, 2019: Editor’s note: This weekly feature of the Wausau Pilot & Review is being published in…
Weeks after 3rd conviction, Wausau woman faces 4th OWI
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — A Wausau woman convicted Feb. 4 of her third drunken driving offense is now facing her fourth OWI charge, after a weekend arrest. Kaitlyn Williams,…
Marathon County Crime Gallery: Week ending March 28, 2019
Felony charges filed in Marathon County Circuit Court for the week ending March 28, 2019. All photos courtesy of the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department. Editor’s note: This weekly feature of…
Marathon County Crime Gallery, week ending March 21, 2019
Felony charges filed in Marathon County Circuit Court for the week ending March 21, 2019. All photos courtesy of the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department. Editor’s note: This weekly feature of…
Update: Walkaway inmate back in custody
WAUSAU PILOT AND REVIEW WAUSAU — Thanks to tips from the public, a 30-year-old man who failed to return to the Marathon County Jail following a scheduled work release is…
Police seek missing Marathon County Jail inmate
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — Police are asking for the public’s help locating a 30-year-old man who failed to return to the Marathon County Jail following a scheduled work release.…
Former jailer gets 90 days in inmate sexual assault case
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — A former corrections officer will spend 90 days in jail and pay a $1,500 fine after reaching a plea deal on charges of sexually assaulting…
Strip search at Marathon County Jail yields meth discovery
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — A 41-year-old Wausau woman is facing an array of drug charges after corrections officers at the Marathon County Jail recovered methamphetamine and narcotics secreted in…
Marathon County Crime Gallery: Week ending Jan. 3, 2019
Felony charges filed in Marathon County Circuit Court for the week ending Jan. 3, 2019. All photos courtesy of the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department. Editor’s note: This weekly feature of…
Kids Kount delivers Christmas gifts to more than 50 kids
The children of parents who are held at the Marathon County Jail received Christmas gifts this year thanks to Greater Wausau Christian Services. The Kids Kount program, managed by Marlene…
Suspect in police chase due in court Tuesday
WAUSAU — A 30-year-old Schofield man accused of leading officers from two local departments and crashing into trees at the Wausau Country Club is due in court Tuesday for an…
Marathon County Crime Gallery: Week ending Nov. 23
Felony charges filed in Marathon County Circuit Court for the week ending Nov. 23, 2018. All photos courtesy of the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department. Editor’s note: This weekly feature of…
Schofield man accused of shaking, injuring toddler
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — Police say a one-year-old boy suffered a severe brain injury and nearly died after falling down a flight of steps and being shaken violently by…
