WSAW-TV (Wausau, WI)

WSAW-TV is the CBS-affiliated TV station serving North-Central Wisconsin's Northern Highland region. It is based in Wausau and broadcasts a high-definition digital signal on VHF channel 7, using a transmitter located on Rib Mountain. The station is owned by Gray Television and has a sister station, the low-powered Fox affiliate WZAW-LD. Both stations operate from shared studios on Grand Avenue/U.S. 51 in Wausau.

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Marshfield Children’s service dog ‘Dolly Paw-ton’ puts young patients at ease

2 days ago | wsaw.com | Erinn Taylor

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAW) - There’s a celebrity walking the halls of Marshfield Children’s Hospital, but she’s walking on four legs. Dolly Pawton’s handlers say she has been trained since she was a puppy to work in a medical facility. “She is here to provide support to our patients, do meaningful interventions, and really try and do that goal-oriented work with our patients,” said McKenzie Tischauser, a Certified Childlife Specialist at Marshfield Children’s explained. Dolly is a facility dog.
First Alert for potentially strong storms and poor air quality

4 days ago | wsaw.com | Spencer Furman

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Tuesday will be vastly different from Monday. Today will feature widespread showers and storms across the region from the late morning through this afternoon. A couple storms could become strong, featuring wind gusts up to 45-50 MPH and/or hail less than 1″ in diameter. Severe weather is most likely going to stay south of our area. However, these storms will have a decent amount of lightning and also could feature heavy rainfall.
Hello, My Name Is: Teddy Schlindwein

4 days ago | wsaw.com | Ben Helwig

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Teddy Schlindwein has seen all sides of golf. As a freshman, he had a pretty honest evaluation of his first year. “Coming in as a freshman, our team was horrible,” said Schlindwein. “We had a good player in Matt Sitte, and we just fired 350s, which is not good if you know golf.”Schlindwein was not complacent with that. He and the rest of the team made an effort to turn things around.
Spencer girl working to keep brother’s legacy alive

4 days ago | wsaw.com | Sam Dehring

SPENCER, Wis. (WSAW) - A nine-year-old girl from Spencer is raising money for adaptive equipment for parks in her community. Sophia Felix is a young girl with big dreams. She started this inspiring initiative to make sure everyone can do the things they love. Sophia’s brother, Noel, was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder that impacted his mobility. Unfortunately, he passed away in 2021.
D.C. Everest softball walks off in extras, advances to sectional finals

4 days ago | wsaw.com | Ben Helwig

WESTON, Wis. (WSAW) - The D.C. Everest softball team is one win away from a state tournament appearance. The Evergreens came back to beat Chippewa Falls 2-1 in eight innings to secure a place in the sectional finals. The Evergreens and Cardinals got into a pitcher’s duel between Addison Kluck and Violet McIlquham. A scoreless game would carry into the sixth before both teams got runs to make it 1-1.
First Alert Weather: Showers and storms are likely on Tuesday

4 days ago | wsaw.com | Mark Holley

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - Highs are set to top out in the mid to upper-80s, at least a few degrees ahead of our highs so far in 2025. Sunny skies and breezy southwest winds will allow us to warm up. Like the last couple of days, any sunshine will be fairly hazy. The smoke and hazy skies will continue due to the wildfire smoke from Canada. Along with the sunshine, we will be dealing with more Canadian wildfire smoke again today.
First Alert for our warmest day of 2025 so far today, smoke and potentially strong storms in the near future

5 days ago | wsaw.com | Spencer Furman

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - We’ll be experiencing a little bit of everything over the next couple of days in north central Wisconsin. To start out, Monday will be our warmest day of the week (and potentially all year). Highs are set to top out in the mid to upper-80s, at least a few degrees ahead of our highs so far in 2025. Sunny skies and breezy southwest winds will allow us to warm up. Along with the sunshine, we will be dealing with more Canadian wildfire smoke again today.
Edgar High School students restore antique John Deere tractor

5 days ago | wsaw.com | Sam Dehring

EDGAR, Wis. (WSAW) - Students at Edgar High School are using their talents to help restore an antique tractor. They have restored tractors, ranging from the mid 1930’s to the 1970’s. They recently restored a tractor that was donated from a business in the Edgar area. “We’ve done about 13 tractors in 11 years here at Edgar High School,” said Matt Reinders, who is an agricultural instructor and an FFA advisor at Edgar High School. Many of these tractors are donated from farmers around the area.
Boulder police, FBI respond to ‘terror attack’ near Pearl Street Mall with several victims

5 days ago | wsaw.com | Aaron Vitatoe |Lindsey Grewe

BOULDER, Colo. (KKTV) - A man remains in jail Monday morning on a $10 million bond following a brutal attack on peaceful marchers in Boulder over the weekend. According to witnesses and later confirmed by law enforcement, demonstrators walking in solidarity with Israeli hostages were making their way down Pearl Street and approaching the Boulder County courthouse when a man attacked with a flamethrower and a Molotov cocktail.
Woodchucks put up 20 runs in win over Dock Spiders

5 days ago | wsaw.com | Ben Helwig

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The Wausau Woodchucks had runs to spare on Sunday afternoon. The Chucks beat Fond du Lac 20-2 at Athletic Park on Sunday to improve to 4-3 on the season. Both teams got a pair of runs early, but the game really flipped for Wausau in the fifth. The Woodchucks scored six runs in the frame, headlined by a three-run homer off the bat of Christian Smith-Johnson. The Woodchucks also rattled off a ten-run eighth inning to really put the game out of reach.