UPDATE: 1 dead in Marathon Co. crash
UPDATE, 12:20 p.m. — One person is dead and a second person is injured following a crash Friday west of Wausau in Marathon County, police said. The crash was reported…
Stettin man settles civil rights claim against Marathon Co. for $90K
By Shereen Siewert A 79-year-old town of Stettin man embroiled in a civil rights dispute with Marathon County over alleged civil rights violations during a surprise raid at his home…
4 years later, shoplifting suspect accused of punching Rib Mountain store employee in custody
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — One of three shoplifting suspects who allegedly punched an employee at Ulta Beauty in Rib Mountain is finally in custody, more than four years after…
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. 8
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…
Marathon County Crime Gallery: Week ending Nov. 1, 2018
Felony charges filed in Marathon County Circuit Court for the week ending Nov. 1, 2018. All photos courtesy of the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department. Editor’s note: This weekly feature of…
SCAM ALERT: Fraudster posing as Marathon County deputy
MARATHON COUNTY, Wis. — Authorities are warning the public about a telephone scam in which a caller is posing as a law enforcement officer while attempting to defraud victims of…
Tomahawk man accused of arranging to meet teen for sex
WAUSAU — A 40-year-old Tomahawk man is behind bars Tuesday after allegedly luring a person he thought was a 15-year-old girl to a Rib Mountain location for sex. But the “teen”…
Police: Power outage caused by crash east of Wausau
TOWN OF NORRIE — More than 400 people are without power early Sunday after a vehicle crashed into a power pole in the town of Norrie, officials said. The single-vehicle…
Multi-vehicle crash involving semi snarls traffic on Hwy. 51
MARATHON COUNTY — There’s no word yet on injuries in a crash Monday on Hwy. 51 after a multi-vehicle crash involving a semi tractor trailer, a pickup, and one additional…
Microphone mistaken for firearm leads to massive police response, school lockdowns in Marathon County
By Shereen Siewert TOWN OF CLEVELAND — A report of a man pointing a gun at a school bus driver in Marathon County that prompted school lockdowns and a massive…
Training drill for armed intruder to be conducted today at Wausau East
WAUSAU — Today, Oct. 12, the Wausau School District and specifically Wausau East High School, the Wausau Police Department, and the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department will run a training drill…
Marathon County Crime Gallery: Oct. 4
Felony charges filed in Marathon County Circuit Court for the week ending Oct. 4, 2018. All photos courtesy of the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department. Editor’s note: This weekly feature of…
1 injured in Marathon Co. crash
TOWN OF REITBROCK — One person is hospitalized following a single vehicle rollover crash early Saturday in Marathon County, police said. The crash happened near Cherry Lane and CTH H in…
Wanted man in custody; Wausau woman charged with harboring a felon
By Shereen Siewert WAUSAU — A felon wanted for nearly two years on four separate arrest warrants is back in custody and a Wausau woman is accused of allowing him…
Marathon County Crime Gallery: Week ending Sept. 20, 2018
Felony charges filed in Marathon County Circuit Court for the week ending Sept. 20, 2018. All photos courtesy of the Marathon County Sheriff’s Department. Editor’s note: This weekly feature of…
Heavy police presence reported on Wausau’s far west side
A heavy police presence on Wausau’s far west side shut down traffic briefly on Thursday as officers and SWAT team members searched a home. Witnesses tell Wausau Pilot and Review…
2 hospitalized in overnight Marathon County crash
EDGAR — Two people are hospitalized after the pickup they were riding in struck a stranded vehicle parked on the side of the road, police say. The crash happened just…
