Wisconsin Rapids News

A Wisconsin Rapids-based charitable foundation has agreed to contribute as much as $55,000 to a help expand Wisconsin Public Radio's audience in central Wisconsin by almost 250,000 listeners.

In a difficult economy, Kim Dirkes has seen numerous children being raised in families that are struggling financially.

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Everyone makes mistakes, but when those mistakes lead to jail, people often struggle to put their lives back in order.

More than 200 people who depend on opportunities offered by a Wisconsin Rapids-based organization could lose their jobs starting next year because of a proposed policy change at the state level.

A Wisconsin Rapids businessman filed the necessary paperwork to become a registered GOP candidate for the state's top executive office.

A Wisconsin Rapids businessman said he will seek the Republican nomination for governor.

Gannett Wisconsin Media received the following statement this afternoon from Wisconsin Rapids financial adviser Scott Paterick, explaining his recent decision to run for governor: Statement from Scott Paterick on his bid for governor My decision to run for Wisconsin Governor is based on a deep desire to give back to my community as well as my ...

WISCONSIN RAPIDS -- As soon as final financing is complete, officials at a Wisconsin Rapids-based manufacturer intend to break ground on a plant they say will create about 600 jobs.

Wisconsin Rapids will invest $5.3 million in a 350,000-square-foot manufacturing plant project that would create about 600 local jobs, if the Common Council approves the measure at its Tuesday meeting.

NEKOOSA -- People are enjoying Tai Chi and all its benefits in Nekoosa and Wisconsin Rapids.

The Wisconsin Rapids Common Council will consider a $5.3 million investment tonight for a local manufacturer that wants to create about 600 jobs.

Sheriff's deputies looking for a 50-year-old Wisconsin Rapids man facing federal embezzlement charges found his body Monday inside his vehicle.

A statewide office that recently contributed to a renewable energy project in the Wisconsin Rapids area will garner as much as $350,000 in stimulus funds, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today.

A 26-year-old Wisconsin Rapids man convicted of sexually assaulting a toddler was sentenced this morning to 40 years in prison.

Unlike Stevens Point school administrators, south Wood County-area schools won't seek additional tax revenue through a referendum Tuesday.

Brookfield Central's Will Casey nears the finish line of the WIAA Division 1 state cross country meet on the Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids on Oct.

Lindsay Lobner still was trying Sunday to absorb the idea that she is the 2010 Miss Wisconsin Rapids Area.

Lindsay Lobner was crowned the winner of this year's Miss Wisconsin Rapids Area Scholarship Pageant.

Amateur radio operators from across the state provided extra protection Saturday night for some central Wisconsin trick-or-treaters. About 28 volunteers from as far away as St.