Marathon County News

WAUSAU, Wis. The UW medical school will announce a new initiative this morning that officials say will help deal with a looming shortage of primary care providers in Wisconsin.

Food pantry. Assist with sorting, stocking and rotating deliveries or help in the office.

Authorities have asked residents to be on the lookout for a suspect they say is wanted by the Illinois Department of Corrections.

The Third District Court of Appeals ruled a Marathon County sheriff's deputy had probable cause to stop Travis Anderson for unsafe lane deviation in January 2010.

A Marathon County judge is expected to begin deliberations Wednesday on Aqua Finance's lawsuit against accounting firm Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, which is accused of accounting malpractice that allegedly cost the Wausau water treatment dealer finance company tens of millions in profits.

Wausau police are looking for a man who ran away from them Tuesday evening. They say he may be armed and dangerous.

The Marathon County Public Library Edgar Branch staff will host a gardening workshop 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. June 4 at Stark's Floral, 109 W. Redwood St., Edgar.

WAUSAU, Wis. Marathon County wants to study how the pay of its non-represented employees compares to others in the public and private sector.

Today: Mostly sunny and seasonal. High: 68. Wind: NW to West 5-10 Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers or isolated thundershowers.

The death of a child is a devastating loss, but a local group has provided a place to help ease... Each Monday, we turn to a day in the newspaper's history for a look at what the Editorial Board... For us gamers on a budget, there's nothing quite like scoring an older game that just hits the spot.

Today: Mostly sunny and seasonal. High: 68. Wind: NW to West 5-10 Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers or isolated thundershowers.

A lieutenant with the Marathon County Sheriff's Department tells NewsChannel 7, it happened just before 1 Sunday afternoon on North 128th Avenue, that's just northwest of Stettin.

When you give a kid a paint brush, marvelous things happen. That's evident at the Center for Visual Arts in Wausau, where the "Kids Got Talent" art exhibit is on display until July 17th.

Weather officials have confirmed a tornado touched down about two miles south of Marathon City in Marathon County, and was on the ground intermittently for about five minutes.

Drivers along a well-traveled stretch of Camp Phillips Road in Weston have an improved roadway, but some now are frustrated that the smoother ride came with a lower speed limit.

A Marathon County Judge has denied the village of Weston's request to delay a binding referendum asking voters whether to restore bus service to the area.

The World of Warcraft Mists of Pandaria beta is a couple months old now, and this week's patch let... Train reopens at Marathon Junction: The newly remodeled Marathon Park Train drew a crowd of about 150 onlookers eager to test out the new ride Friday.

A loss prevention officer at Wal-Mart, 2100 N. Central Ave., reported a 27-year-old Marshfield woman left the store without paying.

Today: Mostly sunny and seasonal. High: 68. Wind: NW to West 5-10 Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers or isolated thundershowers.

Marathon County Judge Mike Moran denied the village's motion to stay his order putting the referendum on the recall ballot pending the outcome of an appeal.