New Forensic Science Center Breaks Ground at NTC’s Wausau Campus

Wednesday, July 24th, 2024 -- 8:10 AM

(Thomas Schumacher, WSAU) The first Forensic Science Center in central Wisconsin officially broke ground on Tuesday morning at the Northcentral Technical College Wausau campus.

According to Thomas Schumacher with WSAU, the groundbreaking was attended by community figures from across the area, including state Senator Cory Tomczyk, state Assemblyman Pat Synder, Assemblyman John Spiros, and Marathon County Administrator Lance Leonard, who each got a chance to speak about what the center will mean not only for the college but for the county as a whole.

Administrator Leonard spoke about the facility and what it will mean for the area, saying, “This will be the eighth facility that provides Wisconsinites with forensic services.”

"Most of those facilities are really located in the southeastern part of the state and the east side, so there is nothing for our northern Wisconsin partners, and we’re proud to bring this facility to not only serve the needs of Marathon County and our immediate neighbors but also our friends and neighbors to the north in the upper peninsula of Michigan.”

“The community support that we’ve had here today is similar to the support we’ve received throughout the time that this project has been in the works. It’s truly the product of a lot of collaboration amongst core partners in the community in general. We’re just really excited to see this project become a reality,” Leonard continued.

The facility, which is set to open in the summer of 2025, will provide numerous services to the county, making it “more than just a morgue,” including offering local patients the chance to access life-saving tissue donation in the area instead of having to travel to Madison or Milwaukee to receive care.

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