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NewsChannel 7′s very own Mark Holley has once again, grown a giant pumpkin to compete in the River Prairie Ginormous Pumpkin Festival.
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Wisconsin leads the nation in deadly falls for people who are age 65 or older.
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As a new year begins, nearly all -- if not all -- public water systems in Wisconsin will have results showing whether their drinking water supplies are contaminated by per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS compounds.
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HealthFirst in Wausau has officially broken ground on its new mental health expansion.
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Little did Lt. Wayne Kropidlowski and the rest of the Portage County Sheriff’s Office know, their request would trigger an investigation that would expose a messy and deceitful family tree leaving authorities questioning what really happened on a rural property so many years ago.
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The Boys and Girls Club in Wausau is getting a big donation, thanks to AT&T which donated $10,000 to the local club.
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On August 20, 1999, two women and a toddler were last seen at a babysitter’s on the outskirts of Nekoosa, Wisconsin, but it would take years for an investigation to begin.
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There’s still time to register for the Mark Zelich Golf Classic taking place next weekend at Greenwood Hills Country Club.
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October 2015 — a 14-year-old girl disappeared from the safety of her home in Marathon County.
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In January, Gov. Tony Evers declared 2023 as the year of mental health, calling it a “burgeoning crisis.” He laid out roughly $500 million in mental health budget priorities, many focused on supporting kids. However, many of those requests have been reduced or cut as the budget moves through the legislature.
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In honor of World Refugee Day, Worzalla in Stevens Point is donating books to the Refugee and Immigrant Support and Empowerment Program, or RISE.
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Helping provide students with resources to have an equal opportunity to succeed is nothing new for schools. However, in 2023 there are more needs, particularly mental health deficiencies, needing to be addressed than even a few years ago.
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Knowing what to say or how to connect with kids to let them open up about the difficulties they are facing can be challenging, but doing so is important to support kids’ mental wellness.
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In December of 2000, Duane Rudolph of Medford got a letter in the mail that would change his life forever.
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It has taken over a month for racist graffiti to be cleaned up after a Stevens Point couple reported a series of strange events in April.
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In honor of Memorial Day, students and staff at D.C. Everest Junior High School created a visual tribute to veterans on Thursday.
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Kids do not always verbally express what is going on with them, especially if they do not know how. This can lead to behaviors adults find to be difficult, but educators say the behaviors are a form of communication themselves. Often they are symptoms of more troubling issues impacting students' mental well-being.
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Teens refuse to stand by without a say when it comes to mental health in schools, especially on this Children’s Mental Health Day.
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It all started with a 9-1-1 call. Norman and Cindy Jones lived in a quiet Wausau neighborhood on the city’s west side with their three kids who were four, seven, and eight at the time.
This is Forgotten: Wisconsin Cold Cases. Every month we'll take you back to the moment a person around northcentral Wisconsin went missing, and take a deeper look into these often-forgotten cases and people.
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The Wausau Chamber of Commerce is right on track with renovations for its new home in the historical Train Depot.
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A mural is being painted in honor of the Native Americans buried on the grounds of UW-Stevens Point.
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Miracles were happening at the ‘Children’s Miracle Network’ Hospital in Marshfield Thursday in a special event honoring two very important groups of people.
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Child care professionals and advocates say maintaining the Child Care Counts program is the most urgent of the priorities under the child care requests, even if it is just for a little while.
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Some birthdays come with identifiable milestones: at age 16, you can get a driver’s license; at 18, you can vote and become a legal adult. Age 45 is the year most people are recommended to get a colonoscopy.
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It’s something we don’t like to think about, it’s really a sad reality, but workplace violence does happen.
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The residents at Primrose Retirement Community delivered some enlightening gifts to some Northcentral Technical College students on Thursday.
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Everest Metropolitan Police Chief Clay Schulz told 7 Investigates that 44 people have made complaints against a hair salon in Schofield since January. The investigation is ongoing.
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Wausau’s skate park will soon get a makeover and the city wants to know the communities’ input on how it should look.
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For anyone trying to figure out why there aren’t enough good things happening in the world, you’re likely not alone. It’s also why Random Act of Kindness Day, happening this Friday, was created.
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During this Valentine’s Day, instead of a box of chocolates or a fancy night out on the town, some people in Wausau donated life-saving blood.
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Donations collected in central Wisconsin over the past week are expected to be on their way to help the survivors in Turkey.
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Valentine’s Day has a long-standing tradition of being the busiest day of the year for florists and it is no different at Evolutions in Design in Wausau.
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Pothole damage can be costly for drivers, but those who make a claim can expect a tough road ahead to get those claims approved.
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After a year of building a resettlement agency and setting up new lives for 160 people seeking refuge, the Multicultural Community Center - Wausau is celebrating those lives and the community that has supported those efforts.
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Friday, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined city officials from Wausau and Rib Mountain to tour the new Wausau Water Treatment Plant. She also highlighted the over $3.3 million in federal funding Sen. Baldwin secured for PFAS remediation for the City of Wausau and the Rib Mountain Sanitary District.
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As people dug out of their homes, the Wausau Fire Department was asking that they dig out their nearest hydrant too.
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Less than a week away from the August primary, the candidates are sharing their thoughts on the issues facing their jurisdiction. Jerry Petrowski is not seeking reelection for the state senate seat he has held for the last ten years, meaning it is up for grabs this election.
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People enjoying the warmest day of the year so far on the 400 block all had different ideas for how to spend the day.
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Several clerks around north-central Wisconsin are preparing for a local primary election Tuesday. It is the only upcoming election that absentee voters can submit their ballots, with certainty, through a ballot dropbox.
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Both city and private snow removal services have enjoyed the manageable of snowfall so far this winter.
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PFAS was detected in all city wells at levels that are less than the USEPA Health Advisory level of 70 parts per trillion (ppt) but exceed the proposed WDNR future drinking water standard of 20 ppt based on a recommendation from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
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America’s involvement in Afghanistan stretches back decades and that involvement has shaped the lives of the people finding refuge in central Wisconsin.
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Several educators from around north-central Wisconsin have expressed to 7 Investigates that this school year so far is almost harder than the first full school year in the COVID-19 pandemic. The reason, they say, is due to layers of factors the previous year and existing challenges in education laid before the school year even started, along with expectations that did not pan out the way they anticipated.
It has been nearly a month since the first two families from Afghanistan to be resettled in Wausau arrived at the Central Wisconsin Airport. Those few weeks have been busy as they reestablish a new life in a new community and country.
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The first two families from Afghanistan to be resettled in Wausau are about to hit a milestone in their resettlement process.
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After two weeks of being in their new homes, the children of the first two Afghan refugee families to arrive in central Wisconsin are beginning school.
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An overnight storm and continuing strong winds have impacted the power grid throughout north-central Wisconsin, including lines that power schools.
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For the first time, a formal refugee resettlement agency has an office and a director in Wausau, and he is sharing the plans for the agency and more about the refugees first with NewsChannel 7.
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Without a voice, but not voiceless. A unified patient voice demands change towards progress.
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