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2 weeks ago | 
wsaw.com | Tom Zurawski |Sean White
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Local organizations are seeing the benefits from this year’s Help for the Homeless Hygiene Drive. The Neighbors’ Place gathered donated supplies and stocked its shelves on Friday for people in need. The Family Radio Network Inc. partners with area homeless and crisis agencies and communities to donate products.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
weau.com | Emily Davies |Tom Zurawski
(WSAW) - When outsiders characterize north central Wisconsin during elections, it is often painted red, but many of the counties in the region had a majority of votes go to former Pres. Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, and then gave a victory to former Pres. Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020. A few others voted for Trump three times and Obama once. Vilas and Taylor counties were the only ones in the region to vote majority Republican.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
y1065.com | Kassandra Sepeda |Sean White |Tom Zurawski
For years, the Vilas County Sheriff’s office has worked to learn what they can about the 1990 disappearance and death of Susan Poupart.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
wsaw.com | Dale Ryman |Tom Zurawski
MILWAUKEE (WSAW) - The biggest fashion statement of the week has been people wearing white bandages over their right ear. That’s their show of support for Trump who’s wearing a bandage over his right ear where he was shot. For the tens of thousands who have made their way to Milwaukee this week, it’s a chance to show off their team pride. “This has been ages in the making, at least one year, but this is from 2020 so this is previous elections,” said Christi Svatek-Whitson from Michigan.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
wsaw.com | Dale Ryman |Tom Zurawski
MILWAUKEE (WSAW) - In a few hours, Milwaukee will close the chapter on the Republican National Convention. For the most part, everything has gone pretty smoothly. The first day was a bit of a headache as far as getting into the perimeter as it took more than two hours, but since then, organizers cleaned it up, and getting inside has taken 15-20 minutes tops. Chair of the Milwaukee RNC Host Committee Reince Priebus says it’s been a great week.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
wsaw.com | Dale Ryman |Tom Zurawski
MILWAUKEE (WSAW) - The Republican National Convention will be wrapping up business today in Milwaukee. On the fourth and final day, former President Donald Trump will accept the party’s nomination. The latest NewsChannel 7 heard since our crews arrived inside the perimeter on Thursday is that Trump wrote his entire speech himself. It’s believed he took his original speech and ripped it up after last week’s assassination attempt.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
wsaw.com | Tom Zurawski
WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wausau Downtown Airport is prepped and ready for Wings Over Wausau this weekend. On Friday, spectators will fill the airfield for airshows, food vendors, and games. Now in its third year, organizers have added more demonstrations to the air show and other activities to do. They anticipate a busy weekend with large crowds and have ways to ease your access to get to and from the airport.
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
wsaw.com | Tom Zurawski
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - Today, Pope Francis hosted 100 comedians from 15 different countries including Jimmy Fallon, Conan O’Brien, and more. According to UW-Stevens Point Religious Studies Professor Shanny Luft, many people think of comedians as making fun of religion, but that’s not so much the case anymore. Right now, he’s working on an academic article about religion and stand-up comedy. Comedy, Luft says, has more in common with religion than you may think.
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
wsaw.com | Alicia Schumacher |Tom Zurawski
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - The United Way of Portage County is wrapping up its Diaper Drive on Father’s Day this weekend. Businesses have already started delivering their donations early. Donations of diapers and money have been collected at 28 local businesses since Mother’s Day. Through that generosity, the United Way can provide wipes, formula, and diapers to families in need. Volunteers are even going a bit further this time. “They’re going to be packing diaper bags.
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
wsaw.com | Emily Davies |Tom Zurawski
FIFIELD, Wis. (WSAW) – The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services and the Wisconsin Guild of Midwives are bringing back a more formal collaboration. It comes after a Price County family’s experience reporting complaints about their midwife’s care highlighted gaps in the systems meant to protect patients. In 2006, the state licensing agency, now called Wis. DSPS, partnered with the guild.
