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No foul play suspected as body found near hydro dam

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B.C. Kowalski Hydrop dam The body of a deceased adult man was pulled from the Wisconsin River near the hydro damn Monday. Police have not yet identified who it is. Police say they don’t suspect foul play in the death of a man workers pulled from the Wisconsin River near the hydro dam Monday. Police […]

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Police therapy

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The Wausau Police Department in March hired a therapist to help victims of crimes, and already it’s paying off. They hope it’s an idea that spreads. Kristen Seidler has a small punching bag and a zen sand garden on her desk in the basement of the Wausau Police Department. They’re two different ends of the

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Bliven hired as next police chief

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Matt Gardner Bliven promoted Police Department Deputy Chief Ben Bliven (right) is congratulated by Police & Fire Commission Chairperson Bill Graef after Bliven was hired to be the next police chief. Wausau Police Deputy Chief Ben Bliven just got promoted to be the new chief, starting in 2018. The city’s Police & Fire Commission officially

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METH BUST included murder SUSPECT’S ex-wife

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Officers with the Marathon County Special Investigations Unit arrested three people after investigating a high-volume meth distribution ring, police say. Casey Graham, 34, and Rebecca Torgerson, 36, both of Weston, and Mee Vang, 32 of Minneapolis, were arrested and will be charged with selling methamphetamine. Officers made the arrests after investigating a village of Weston

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OVER and OUT

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Shereen Siewert/City Pages “We do our jobs for the people. Yes, there is a lot of misery and grief. But in the end, someone has to speak for the victims.” Each year in May, Wausau Police Detective Capt. Greg Hagenbucher gets a call from the father of the late Breanna Schneller, the 18-year-old girl found

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WAUSAU names new DEPUTY CHIEF

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A 17-year veteran of the Wausau Police Department will serve as its new deputy chief, officials announced on Tuesday. Capt. Ben Bliven, hired in early 2000, will assist in overseeing the patrol division, investigations and administration at the Wausau Police Department. Ben Bliven Bliven is Wausau’s first deputy chief since 2013, when an initiative to

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CASE against CITY, POLICE CHIEF moves ahead

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Trial dates have been set in a federal lawsuit by former tavern owners accusing Wausau Police Chief Jeff Hardel of racial bias that led to the closure of their Kent Street establishment. Thomas and Sue Nowell are seeking unspecified damages against Hardel, Police Officer John Jurasin and the city of Wausau in a lawsuit filed

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LAWSUIT ALLEGES WAUSAU POLICE CHIEF of racial bias

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Wausau Police Chief Jeff Hardel is facing allegations of anti-Hmong bias in a federal lawsuit filed by the owners of a former Wausau nightclub. The lawsuit, filed in early May by I.C. Willy’s owners Tom and Sue Nowell, accuses Hardel of “over-policing” and “hostility based on anti-Hmong animus,” according to federal court documents. I.C. Willy’s,

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Marathon County tax rates are expected drop again

A harvest fest, a bike race, a one-man band and more this weekend

Committee OKs planning option with Wangard Partners for RiverLife

Riverlife Briq’s in Wausau won’t reopen next year

Musicals, Ben Folds and more events in Wausau this weekend

Work underway on Westside Battery affordable housing site

Skate jam, book festival and more this weekend

Chicago Stylez is providing a soul food option on the UWSP-Wausau campus

Blossom of Lights, food trucks and more this weekend

Police investigating bus crash in Elderon

Artrageous Weekend, Purging Paradise and more this weekend

Multi-jurisdiction chase leads to Grand Avenue crash, arrests

Bluegrass, jazz, architecture, and so much more this weekend

Greenheck Turner facility to host World Horseshoe championship

Here are five Wausau events to check out this weekend

City looking to buy water meters to make sure it’s not losing money

Blues, Buckcherry and more Wausau events this weekend

Lead service line contractor working toward 2024 replacement goals

Andy and Cathy Adrian say their new Adventure Awaits building is suited to CrossFit success

LogJam, August Kickbusch and more Wausau events this weekend

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