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Seatbelt citations up

Published on September 6, 2009 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) If you don’t wear your seatbelt, your changes of getting a ticket have gone up dramatically in the last few months.

Because of a change in state law, police can now stop a motorist for just a seatbelt violation. Until the change, the officer had to ...

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Packers make final cuts; Mosinee's Kole Heckendorf out

Published on September 6, 2009 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

GREEN BAY, Wis (WSAU) Reserve quarterback Brian Brohm is the biggest name on the list of players cut yesterday by the Green Bay Packers. Brohm is a former second-round draft pick.

As the Packers trimmed the roster to get down to the 53-player limit, they also said goodbye to wide ...

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Fewer WWII vets attend submarine convention

Published on September 6, 2009 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

ASHWAUBENON, Wis (WSAU) World War Two veterans say it's getting tough to come to conventions. The National Convention of U.S. Submarine Veterans is holding a meeting in Ashwaubenon this weekend.

Those veterans say the crowds are being thinned by the years. This is the 70th anniversary of the ...

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Federal funding for BadgerCare

Published on September 6, 2009 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

MADISON (WSAU) Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle says a 50 million dollar grant from Washington will help more uninsured residents get the health care they need.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is sending the money to be used to improve the BadgerCare program over the next five ...

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Air quality advisories in Wisconsin

Published on September 6, 2009 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

UNDATED (WSAU) Have fun this weekend -- just don't breath the air.

Wisconsin air officials say people with lung problems should take it easy over the Labor Day weekend. The forecast is calling for elevated levels of fine particles in the air, including dust, soot, liquid droplets and smoke. The ...

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Airline jobs coming to Wisconsin, Indiana

Published on September 6, 2009 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

UNDATED (WSAU) A decision could be made by early next month on a plan that could mean from 150 to 400 jobs for Wisconsin and Indiana.

Republic Airways bought Midwest Airlines earlier this year. It says it is considering a move for 150 jobs at the New Mexico customer service ...

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Marshfield HUD Investigation

Published on September 5, 2009 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

MARSHFIELD (WSAU) Marshfield police are investigating the Community Development Authority.

The nature of the allegations have not been revealed but a subpeona was delivered by an agent of the federal Dept. of Housing and Urban Development office of Inspector General to protect evidence.

The subpeona was not directed at a ...

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Mercury Marine workers accept contract concessions

Published on September 4, 2009 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

FOND du LAC, Wis (WSAU) Union leaders at Mercury Marine say the union membership has approved the contract concessions. Officials have said the concessions were needed to keep the hundreds of manufacturing jobs in Fond du Lac. The announcement comes after two days of voting by the union members.

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Inmate found dead in Marathon County jail

Published on September 4, 2009 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A Wausau man had died while being held in the Marathon County jail.

He’s been identified as 30-year-old Charlie Vang. The cause of death appears to be suicide. Police are not releasing more information on how Vang took his own life. An autopsy is planned.

Wausau ...

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Woman sues over tainted spinach

Published on September 4, 2009 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

FOND du LAC, Wis (WSAU) An 85-year-old Fond du Lac woman has filed a lawsuit, saying she almost died from eating tainted spinach in 2006. Jane Majeska did not say how much she wanted in damages – but the lawsuit said her medical bills were over a half-million dollars.

She got ...

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