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Baumann found not indigent in burglary case Posted September 2, 2010

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MERRILL, Wis. (WSAU) – A Merrill man accused of breaking into the Pine River fire station and stealing property will not get an attorney from the state. A judge ruled that Michael Baumann did not meet the conditions and requirements for indigence. That means he won’t be assigned a county-paid ...More

Wausau school board to finalize contract with new superintendent Posted September 2, 2010

Wausau school board

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – The Wausau school board has scheduled a meeting to finalize a contract with their new choice for superintendent. The school board picked their final nominee for the position last month in Kathleen Williams, a former superintendent of a suburban Chicago School district. Williams accepted the position but ...More

Deputy faces charges in OWI motorcycle crash Posted September 2, 2010

AmeriCorps jobs coming to Stevens Point Posted September 2, 2010

AmeriCorps

STEVENS POINT, Wis (WSAU) Stevens Point will use a $200-thousand grant to bring AmeriCorps workers into the city for various community projects. The funding will provide about 30 jobs. The AmeriCorps workers will be assigned to projects that were identified as community needs and goals from a sustainability study that ...More

Two Wausau schools get recognition for work with low-income students Posted September 2, 2010

Wausau school district

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Two elementary schools in Wausau are starting the school year with some extra recognition from the state. State Superintendent Tony Evers has named Grant and Thomas Jefferson elementary as Schools of Recognition for the second year in the row. The program highlights schools across the state that ...More

Wausau attorney suspended for mishandling lawsuit Posted September 2, 2010

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MADISON, Wis. (WSAU) – A Wausau attorney will have his license suspended for 2 months for mishandling a lawsuit. Ryan Lister was accused of four counts of misconduct involving duties of diligence, communication, termination of representation, and cooperation with the Office of Lawyer Regulation offices for filing a lawsuit against Marathon ...More

Schmidt bound over for trial in wife's murder Posted September 1, 2010

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RHINELANDER, Wis. (WSAU) - An Oneida County judge has found probable cause to continue the case of a Mincoqua man charged with killing his wife. 40 year old William Schmidt is charged with one count of first degree intentional homicide in the June  death of his wife, Lori. Minocqua Police Chief ...More

Second HR committee member resigns Posted September 1, 2010

Wausau City Hall

WAUSAU, Wis (WSAU) A second Wausau city council member has stepped down from the human resources committee over a failed merger of the city and county H-R departments. Ed Gale sent a letter to Mayor Jim Tipple last month. He said the mayor should not have added new conditions to ...More

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