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Wausau seeks to require registrations for rental property

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

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – The city of Wausau is hoping to make contacting landlords of local apartments and rental properties easier by making a list of local responsible parties.

Chief building inspector Roger Sydow says it can sometimes prove to be a problem to track down one of these responsible parties ...

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Marshfield to start citing improper street numbering

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

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAU) - The results of a new survey show that more than 850 business and residential properties in the city of Marshfield do not have properly posted street addresses. Building services supervisor Roland Donath says that leads to big problems for emergency responders who are dispatched to cover medical ...

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Charges filed in overnight Wausau stabbing

Published on September 3, 2009 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - Wausau police have filed charges against three people following an early morning stabbing near UWMC.

The incident happened around 3am at 536 South 3rd Avenue. Police entered to what’s described as a chaotic situation, and found three people with non-life-threatening stab injuries.

Police chief Jeff Hardel ...

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Madison, Milwaukee high on "fast food addict" survey

Published on September 3, 2009 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

MADISON (WSAU) Madison ranks 43rd on a new list of the 100 major U-S cities most addicted to fast food. And Milwaukee ranks 67th, which presumably means it has a larger percentage of places with healthier choices.

Men’s Health magazine rated and graded the cities.

It gave Madison a ...

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Wisconsin poll: Obama's approval rating down

Published on September 3, 2009 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

UNDATED: For the first time, less than half of Wisconsinites approve of the job President Obama is doing. Survey U-S-A polled 600 Wisconsin adults last week, and 45-percent gave the president a favorable rating. That’s down from 50-percent in the last poll a month-and-a-half ago.

Fifty-percent said they disapproved ...

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15 face charges for animal clubbing

Published on September 3, 2009 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

BEAVER DAM, Wis (WSAU) 15 young people in the Beaver Dam area are being charged with clubbing dozens of wild animals to death. The incidents started this spring in Dodge and Columbia counties. D-N-R wardens say the suspects, ages 15 to 22, considered killing the animals a game -- and were ...

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Doyle supports green energy initiative

Published on September 3, 2009 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

MADISON (WSAU) Governor Jim Doyle says Wisconsin needs cleaner energy, even if Congress does not pass national limits on greenhouse gases.

Doyle told a forum in Saginaw, Michigan yesterday that We Energies’ proposed wood-burning power plant near Wausau would never happened without a state law that forces utilities to produce ...

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Newspaper report: East athletic director misused school credit card

Published on September 3, 2009 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A newspaper report says Wausau-East Athletic Director Mike Younggren resigned over credit card mis-use. The Wausau Daily Herald reports that Younggren used his school-issued credit card for an unauthorized trip to California, and for personal expenses.

That trip was to a national Athletic Directors conference in San ...

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Noel Group adding jobs

Published on September 3, 2009 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) The Noel Group is adding 60 jobs in Stevens Point.

The company says they are hiring call center workers. They are taking over customer service for mobile phone insurance provider Assurant, Incorporated. It's possible that even more workers will be hired over the next 12 ...

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Flu shots required for Marshfield Clinic employees

Published on September 3, 2009 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

MARSHFIELD, Wis (WSAU) Employees at Marshfield Clinic are being told they must get flu shots this year. Employees who don't could face disciplinary action - including termination.

The requirement is only for the seasonal flu shot. Federal guidelines are still being formed on who should get a second shot for ...

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