Breaking news coverage of local, state, national and world news, business, obituaries, weather, election information, government, and crime updates at www.wausaudailyherald.com. http://www.packersnews.com en-us Copyright 2013, packersnews SaxoTech Online Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0500 Thu, 23 May 2013 02:59:47 -0500 15 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/WDH01/305220487 In 1999, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point rejected the application of John Greendeer. Wed, 22 May 2013 22:21:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/WDH01/305220487 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/WDH01/305220453 A fund is being set up for a former Fond du Lac County family who lost their daughter and home in the Oklahoma tornado. Wed, 22 May 2013 18:35:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/WDH01/305220453 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/WDH01/305210478 A still-sluggish housing market is crippling a local nonprofit agency that teaches job skills and helps at-risk youths earn high school equivalency diplomas. Wed, 22 May 2013 16:47:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/WDH01/305210478 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/WDH01/305220418 WAUSAU Tony-Award winning musical 'West Side Story' will return today to The Grand theater, 415 N. Fourth St., with a performance at 7:30 p.m. This performance is based on Arthur Laurents' original Broadway direction and features classic songs such as Wed, 22 May 2013 16:13:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/WDH01/305220418 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130522/WDH01/305220329 MADISON- Critics of national education standards adopted three years ago in Wisconsin have packed an informational hearing to examine the issue. Wed, 22 May 2013 11:06:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130522/WDH01/305220329 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/WDH01/305210349 A traveling memorial that honors the men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in the war on terror will be in the Wausau area this week, just in time for Memorial Day. Wed, 22 May 2013 10:35:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130522/WDH01/305210349 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130522/WDH01/305220279 WASHINGTON - FBI: Man shot dead in Fla had become violent during questioning in Boston bombing case. Wed, 22 May 2013 08:28:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130522/WDH01/305220279 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/WDH01/305210283 Ministry Health Care plans to lay off hundreds of employees as its patient-load and insurance reimbursement rates have declined and the federal sequestration bill has taken effect. Tue, 21 May 2013 19:55:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/WDH01/305210283 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/WDH01/305210237 Art created on both sides of the river will take center stageWednesday when Wausau East and West high schools offer exhibitions of student work. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:19:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/WDH01/305210237 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/WDH01/305210307 On Monday, officers responded to the 700 block of Jackson Street for a welfare check. A 20-year-old woman was arrested on two Marathon County warrants. Tue, 21 May 2013 16:24:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130521/WDH01/305210307 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130521/WDH01/305210229 MILWAUKEE - Housing sales in Wisconsin continue to rebound. Tue, 21 May 2013 08:32:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130521/WDH01/305210229 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/WDH01/305200425 A Wausau woman accused of trying to steal beef sticks, flowers and other merchandise from a Wausau grocery store found herself in more serious trouble when thousands of dollars of heroin fell out of her bra during her arrest, police said. Mon, 20 May 2013 20:09:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/WDH01/305200425 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/WDH01/305200423 A Spencer man is facing felony drunken-driving charges after he told police he drank heavily at a bar because he was distraught over his wife's affair and a relative's illness. Mon, 20 May 2013 20:02:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/WDH01/305200423 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/WDH01/305200420 Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times. Mon, 20 May 2013 20:00:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/WDH01/305200420 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130520/WDH01/305200346 MADISON- State workers who smoke would have to pay $50 more per month for health insurance under a proposal by Gov. Scott Walker. Mon, 20 May 2013 15:20:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130520/WDH01/305200346 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/WDH01/305200341 Wisconsin Valley Lutheran High School administrator David Beringer was identified incorrectly in a photo caption on page 3A of Sunday's newspaper. The guest speaker pictured was the Rev. Gary Albert. Mon, 20 May 2013 15:00:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/WDH01/305200341 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/WDH01/305200297 The University of Wisconsin Marathon County will play host to 'Always Lost,' an extensive photo exhibition about the sacrifices U.S. military members have made since Sept. 11, 2001. Mon, 20 May 2013 11:54:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/WDH01/305200297 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/WDH01/305200175 Marathon County officials created an action plan to address problems at the jail two years before a March 27 attack that left two officers injured, but they then put that plan on a shelf and failed to follow through on it. Sun, 19 May 2013 17:38:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130520/WDH01/305200175 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130519/WDH01/305190345 The 2-year-old pit bull that on May 12 attacked a 7-year-old Wausau girl in the face likely will be euthanized, according to Wausau Police Department officials. Sun, 19 May 2013 20:28:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130519/WDH01/305190345 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130519/WDH01/305190315 The Merrill City Council last week unanimously approved selling the property at 811 and 813 E. First St. to Brion and Nicole Hoffman for $35,000. Sun, 19 May 2013 18:30:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130519/WDH01/305190315 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130519/WDH01/305190263 Friends and family members of Stephanie Low scoured an area along the Rib River on Sunday, hoping to find any clues that could answer the question of what happened to her. Sun, 19 May 2013 17:25:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130519/WDH01/305190263 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130519/WDH01/305190294 MILWAUKEE (AP) - Experts say a swarm of black flies appears to be the best explanation for why endangered whooping cranes are abandoning their nests at a Wisconsin wildlife refuge. Sun, 19 May 2013 16:29:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130519/WDH01/305190294 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130519/WDH01/305190277 MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin employers, including hospitals and nursing homes, could no longer require workers to get flu shots under a bill pending in the Legislature. Sun, 19 May 2013 13:24:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130519/WDH01/305190277 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130519/WDH01/305200146 Enter here to view the photo gallery. Sun, 19 May 2013 10:24:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130519/WDH01/305200146 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130519/WDH01/305200133 It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million. Sun, 19 May 2013 07:21:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130519/WDH01/305200133 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130519/WDH01/305180480 With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout units. Sat, 18 May 2013 10:35:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130519/WDH01/305180480 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130518/WDH01/305180428 Marathon County Crime Stoppers is seeking help to find the people responsible for damaging a home in the town of Maine. Sat, 18 May 2013 20:54:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130518/WDH01/305180428 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130518/WDH01/305180291 More than half of Saturday's Northcentral Technical College graduates were age 25 or older, telling a compelling story of the impact of a ragged economy and the need for lifelong education. Sat, 18 May 2013 20:40:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130518/WDH01/305180291 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130518/WDH01/305180396 A drawing of a crying girl by a Marshfield High School senior will represent Wisconsin's Seventh Congressional District in Washington, D.C., for the 32nd annual Congressional Art Competition. Sat, 18 May 2013 19:50:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130518/WDH01/305180396 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130518/WDH01/305180386 One person was injured in an all-terrain vehicle crash in the town of Harrison just after 6 p.m. this evening. Sat, 18 May 2013 19:38:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130518/WDH01/305180386 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130518/WDH01/305180318 Matt Tennessen was nearly killed in Afghanistan on Easter Sunday in 2008. Sat, 18 May 2013 18:36:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130518/WDH01/305180318 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130518/WDH01/305180367 Marathon County officials created an action plan to address problems at the jail two years before a March 27 attack that left two officers injured, but they then put that plan on a shelf and failed to follow through on it. Sat, 18 May 2013 18:19:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130518/WDH01/305180367 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130518/WDH01/305180323 DAMASCUS, Va. - Witnesses said a car drove into a crowd at a parade in a small southwestern Virginia mountain town Saturday and hurt several people, but the nature of their injuries wasn't immediately known. Sat, 18 May 2013 15:45:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130518/WDH01/305180323 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130518/WDH01/305180287 When Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach served as a dog handler in Afghanistan, he told the yellow lab who was his constant companion that he'd look her up when he returned home. Sat, 18 May 2013 10:21:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130518/WDH01/305180287 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130517/WDH01/305170410 The friends and family of Stephanie Low, a missing Wausau woman, will conduct a day-long search for her on Sunday. Fri, 17 May 2013 21:23:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130517/WDH01/305170410 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130517/WDH01/305170395 The rain fell harder Friday evening as riders lined up their motorcycles to join the parade for the Wausau Fire Charity Ride. Fri, 17 May 2013 21:05:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130517/WDH01/305170395 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130517/WDH01/305170369 A two-vehicle traffic crash backed up traffic in the northbound lanes of Interstate 39 at Highway C this afternoon, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Fri, 17 May 2013 18:57:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130517/WDH01/305170369 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130517/WDH01/305170367 Crews will begin making $170,000 of upgrades to the county's horse barn in Marathon Park later this fall, once this year's fair has concluded. Fri, 17 May 2013 18:25:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130517/WDH01/305170367 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130517/WDH01/305170361 As thousands of gay rights supporters in Minnesota celebrated this week, it was business as usual in Wisconsin. Fri, 17 May 2013 17:44:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130517/WDH01/305170361 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130517/WDH01/305170315 MADISON - Gov. Scott Walker has signed into law a bill creating a program that gives employers an alternative to laying off employees when work slows. Fri, 17 May 2013 13:23:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130517/WDH01/305170315 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130517/WDH01/305170313 Drivers traveling northbound today on Interstate Highway 39 Stevens Point to Mosinee will face traffic delays. Fri, 17 May 2013 13:11:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130517/WDH01/305170313 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130517/WDH01/305170300 SHEBOYGAN, Wis. - Patients at Wisconsin hospitals have a lesser chance of getting a serious infection when compared to other hospitals nationwide, according to a new state report. Fri, 17 May 2013 11:54:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130517/WDH01/305170300 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130517/WDH01/305170266 MADISON- Wisconsin drivers and passengers should buckle up or they will have a better chance to get a ticket under a new statewide crackdown. Fri, 17 May 2013 07:46:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130517/WDH01/305170266 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130516/WDH01/305160351 OSHKOSH - Investigators found no working smoke alarms in either apartment of an Oshkosh duplex where a fire killed a woman and injured two other people. Thu, 16 May 2013 19:39:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130516/WDH01/305160351 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130516/WDH01/305160347 MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Prosecutors announced Thursday they won't file charges against loggers whose equipment apparently started a massive wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin, concluding there was no criminal intent or negligence. Thu, 16 May 2013 19:34:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/article/20130516/WDH01/305160347 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130516/WDH01/305160257 DES MOINES, Iowa - So you didn't win Wednesday's $360 million Powerball jackpot? Make that you and everyone else. Thu, 16 May 2013 11:09:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130516/WDH01/305160257 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130516/WDH01/305160240 MADISON - A group of Democrats and an immigration rights organization which sued the state over redistricting have dropped their efforts to determine why Republicans failed to turn over records in the case. Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:00 -0500 http://www.packersnews.com/viewart/20130516/WDH01/305160240