News across Marathon County
Weston keeps Kennedy Park ice rink, scraps election-day survey
The ice stays. Weston officials have dropped plans for an election-day survey on the Kennedy Park rink, saying the cost savings from closing it would be small and skaters are still showing up.
Wausau’s police chief stands by Flock as the company rewrites its contract terms
Wausau's police chief told a city commission that Flock has not violated the city's contract and warned against believing everything in the news. Flock has rewritten its standard contract terms twice this year, at one point closing the budget exit some Wausau alders now want to…
Have you seen these Trump ads? Turns out, you’re paying for them
The ads are being funded with $20 million from the Department of Homeland Security, drawing concerns from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers over whether federal money should be used for the spots.
Wausau police, fire widen recruiting as openings mount and budget tightens
Wausau police expect to hire eight or nine officers over the next year, yet budget pressure means two jobs will sit empty for months. The fire department just welcomed nine apprentices and still has six openings. Here's what the Police and Fire Commission heard Monday.
Cooke campaign sends cease-and-desist to Congressman Van Orden over AI deepfakes
Here’s what’s behind the escalating dispute in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. ?
Tiffany more than doubles Crowley on cash, fueled by 3 megadonors
MADISON – Republican candidate for governor Tom Tiffany has raised more than two times what Democratic opponent David Crowley has brought in since July after receiving about $24 million from three GOP megadonors via the state GOP. According to newly filed campaign finance…
Wausau citywide leaf collection begins Oct. 12
Citywide leaf collection is scheduled to begin Monday, Oct. 12. Residents should check the city’s leaf collection map carefully to find the scheduled pickup date for their neighborhood.
A high-stakes fight for state political power heats up, with Trump’s agenda on the line
Wisconsin could be one of the biggest political battlegrounds of the 2026 midterms — and the stakes go well beyond the governor’s race.
Daily Poll for October 1, 2026: PFAS Cleanup
With PFAS contamination impacting drinking water systems across the country, a critical question remains: who pays for the cleanup? Weigh in on whether the financial burden belongs to corporate polluters, federal and state government, or local ratepayers
Diny’s budget plan keeps Flock cameras funded as two alders push to cut the $50,000 payment
Mayor Doug Diny's 2027 budget keeps the $50,000 payment for Wausau's Flock cameras. Alder Andrew Wiskowski wants the money cut, which the contract allows without penalty. The Finance Committee chair says the discussion belongs with another committee. Flock's invoices raise…
States are lifting gas taxes to ease pain at the pump, but not Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s 30.9-cent-per-gallon gas tax remains in place — but an unlikely point of agreement has emerged in the governor’s race over another state law affecting fuel prices.
US can deport the leader of Wisconsin’s largest mosque on foreign policy grounds, judge rules
BREAKING: An immigration judge has ruled that the Palestinian-born leader of Wisconsin’s largest mosque can be deported from the U.S. on foreign policy grounds — while rejecting allegations that he lied on his green card application.