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New Survey Finds Only Half of State High School Students Feel Like They Belong in a Classroom
Friday, January 16th, 2026 -- 9:01 AM
(Steph Conquest-Ware, Wisconsin Public Radio) Only half of Wisconsin high school students feel like they belong in the classroom.
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Marshfield High School Recognized as AP Pacesetter Award Recipient
Friday, January 16th, 2026 -- 9:00 AM
Marshfield High School has been recognized as an AP Pacesetter Award recipient.
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Columbus Catholic Students Participates in Annual Report Briefing with Wisconsin Office of Children’s Mental Health
Friday, January 16th, 2026 -- 8:01 AM
Columbus Catholic High School junior Kenai Volkman recently participated in the 2025 Annual Report Briefing with the Wisconsin Office of Children’s Mental Health, held ...
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Wausau Police Department Receives $2,500 Donation for K-9 Unit
Friday, January 16th, 2026 -- 8:00 AM
This past week the Wausau Police Department was honored to receive a $2,500 donation to their K-9 Unit Donation Fund from Lyle Nowak in remembrance of his late-wife, Marcey ...
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Neillsville City Council Approves New City Administrator/Director of Public Works Position
Thursday, January 15th, 2026 -- 11:01 AM
The Neillsville City Council approved an increase to the part-time officer wage.
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Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce Warns of Scam
Thursday, January 15th, 2026 -- 11:00 AM
The Chamber was recently notified that a local business received an email from someone pretending to represent the Marshfield Chamber of Commerce.
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Top Executive with Microsoft Says They Support State Laws to Regulate Data Centers
Thursday, January 15th, 2026 -- 10:01 AM
(Evan Casey, Wisconsin Public Radio) One of Microsoft’s top executives said he would support a new state law to regulate and set standards for data center developments ...
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Marshfield, Spencer, and Stratford Seeking Applications for Joint Municipal Court Judge
Thursday, January 15th, 2026 -- 10:00 AM
Applications are being accepted for the position of Joint Municipal Court Judge for the City of Marshfield, Village of Spencer, and Village of Stratford.
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Voters in the Wisconsin Rapids School District to Consider $3.8 Million Operating Referendum During April Election
Thursday, January 15th, 2026 -- 9:01 AM
(Mike Leischner, WSAU) Voters in the Wisconsin Rapids school district will consider a $3.8 million operating referendum during the April election.
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Wisconsin Health Officials React to Federal Recommendations on Alcohol
Thursday, January 15th, 2026 -- 9:00 AM
(Hope Kirwan, Wisconsin Public Radio) The recently released federal Dietary Guidelines made big changes to recommendations on what Americans should be eating.
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Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative Re-Elects Three Dairy Farmers to Board of Directors
Thursday, January 15th, 2026 -- 8:01 AM
Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, the second largest dairy cooperative in the country based on milk volume, re-elected three dairy farmers to its board of directors during the ...
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Wausau City Council Approves Public Safety Referendum for April 7th Ballot
Thursday, January 15th, 2026 -- 8:00 AM
(Mike Leischner, WSAU) Wausau voters will consider a $1.4 million public safety referendum to fund additional firefighter and paramedic positions within the city’s fire ...
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Clark County Humane Society Pet of the Week: Holstein
Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 -- 12:01 PM
Holstein is the Pet of the Week from the Clark County Humane Society made possible by East Valley Veterinarian Clinic located at 2510 Black River Road just North of ...
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State Lawmakers Look to Make Changes Regarding Liquor Licenses and Wedding Barns
Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 -- 12:00 PM
(Lorin Cox, Wisconsin Public Radio) New regulations for Wisconsin liquor licenses went into effect at the start of the new year, but a bipartisan group of lawmakers is ...
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Cadott Man Sentenced for 4th OWI
Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 -- 11:01 AM
(WEAU Staff, WEAU) A Cadott man arrested for an OWI offense with a child in the vehicle was sentenced in Chippewa County Court, according to WEAU staff.
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