After one of the Wausau community's most difficult days, people have stepped up to create real change, for the better. That change includes a group called Wausau Metro Strong.
A Weston organization is sharing how a detective killed in the line of duty, along with his family has inspired a movement to make the community a better place.
Immediately following the March 22 shooting, the spouses and significant others of Everest Metro Police officers banded together to support each other and their families.
Law enforcement agencies in Central Wisconsin are raising money to send as many officers as possible to witness Everest Metro Police detective Jason Weiland's name be added to the law enforcement monument in Washington D.C.
After Sara Quirt-Sann was killed in the March 22 shootings, her co-worker pitched an idea that would make threatening a family lawyer a felony. That turned into "Sara's Law", which is the first of it's kind in the nation.
Law enforcement leaders in central Wisconsin say the relationships their departments share in Marathon County is unique, and made a difference when they responded to the March 22 shootings.
After losing her daughter to a sudden tragedy, mother of Sara Quirt Sann, Gerri Quirt, turned to a hobby that both her and her daughter used to share together.
Thursday will mark the one year anniversary of the March 22, 2017 shooting. Newschannel 7 is looking into how the community has changed since that day.
