Author Archives: Mike Leischner
Foxconn, WEDC negotiating new terms
MADISON, WI (WSAU-WRN) -- Foxconn is said to be nearing a re-worked agreement with the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. The Taiwanese technology manufacturer is apparently willing to accept...
Dec 22, 2020 Robert Geiger / CC
Former State Supreme Court Justice passes away
BERKELEY, CA (WSAU) -- A long-time Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice has passed away. Shirley Abrahamson died at her home in Berkeley, California Sunday at the age of 87. Abrahamson was the first woman ...
Dec 20, 2020 Shirley Abrahamson
Sunset Bank and Savings Acquired by Wausau-based Peoples State Bank
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Peoples State Bank is expanding its footprint in Southeast Wisconsin with the acquisition of Sunset Bank and Savings. PSB Holdings, INC- the parent company of Peoples State Bank- ...
Dec 16, 2020 Peoples State Bank
Waukesha man ordered committed after stabbing family members over Coronavirus
WAUKESHA, WI (WSAU) -- A Wisconsin man who stabbed four family members and a pet because he thought he needed to save them from the Coronavirus will spend the rest of his life committed to a mental he...
Dec 15, 2020 Adam Roth
Nearly 50K Vaccines Marked for Wisconsin
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Governor Tony Evers says the first batch of 49,725 Pfizer-developed COVID-19 vaccines will be sent directly to distribution hubs this week, which will trigger the state's vaccine...
Dec 14, 2020 Covid-19 vaccine. Image courtesy: ThedaCare.
New rould of furloughs, salary reductions coming at UW Madison
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- As the full economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic becomes clearer, officials at UW Madison are announcing a new round of furloughs and salary reductions for top employees. Acc...
Dec 11, 2020 University of Wisconsin at Madison
Wisconsin joins national lawsuit against Facebook
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul has joined a bipartisan alliance of 48 Attorneys General in a lawsuit against social media giant Facebook, claiming the website is depressing...
Dec 09, 2020 Stock Catalog / CC
Madison-based fighter jet crashes in Michigan during routine drills
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- A Madison-based F-16 fighter jet crashed Tuesday evening in Michigan's Upper Peninsula during a routine drill, and officials say the pilot of the jet remains missing. The jet was...
Dec 09, 2020 Image courtesy: Wisconsin National Guard
Hudson stabbing incident kills one, two more hospitalized
HUDSON, WI (WSAU) -- A stabbing incident in the border town of Hudson has left one person dead and two others hospitalized. Officers were called to the downtown area of Hudson early Sunday morning whe...
Dec 06, 2020 Police lights. MWC file photo.
Milladore woman to be sentenced for killing newborn today
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) -- A Central Wisconsin will be sentenced today for charges of killing her child after giving birth in April of 2019. Marylinn Feher of Milladore faces life in prison for on...
Dec 02, 2020 Marylinn Feher and Allen Rice.
