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Wausau Committee Discusses Environmental Justice Resolution By Liz Holbrook WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — A second committee discussed a resolution regarding environmental justice. Wausau’s Parks and Recreation Committee discussed a Resolution to Support Environmental Justice that was reviewed by the Public Health and Safety Committee at the end of June. The committee held about a 40-minute discussion on the resolution but took no action as it was voted on by Public Health and Safety. The discussion began with District 3 Alder Tom Killian explaining the resolution and its background. Killia...

City, County Discuss Combining Diversity Committees By Liz Holbrook Jul 8, 2021 | 6:47 PM WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — Two local government groups with focuses on diversity met for an initial discussion this week. Thursday afternoon a joint meeting was held between the Marathon County Diversity Affairs Commission and the City of Wausau’s Liberation and Freedom Committee. The two committees met to discuss joining together to work on diversity efforts. Diversity Affairs Commission Chair Yee Leng Xiong started the discussion by explaining the history of the Commission. “In the past when the...

Wausau City Council Approves Sponsorship of the Taste N Glow Balloon Fest By Liz Holbrook Apr 27, 2021 8:52 PM WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — A retooled local event will receive some additional sponsorship money from a familiar source. Tuesday evening the Wausau City Council considered a resolution to modify the City’s 2021 budget to approve a $10,000 sponsorship with the Taste N’ Glow Balloon Fest. The balloon rally and food festival is similar to Wausau Events annual Balloon and Rib Fest but is being held by independent organizers after Wausau Events cancelled their 2021 event. The spons...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Rice University graduate student Grant Gorman at work in Rice's Ultracold Atoms and Plasmas Lab. view more  Credit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 1, 2021) - Rice University physicists have discovered a way to trap the world's coldest plasma in a magnetic bottle, a technological achievement that could advance research into clean energy, space weather and astrophysics. "To understand how the solar wind interacts with the Earth, or to generate clean energy from nuclear fusion, one has to understand how plasma -- a soup of electrons and ions -- beh...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- While a first dog park is in the works for Wausau, some are already thinking about the next potential park. Monday afternoon Waus...