Marathon County officials are considering closing the juvenile jail in Wausau and using the money saved to fund a new 911 dispatch channel.

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The Marathon County Health Department has issued an overdose alert. The health department says the ...

WAUSAU, Wis. — The Marathon County jail is unsafe and needs a wholesale culture change, according to a citizen review panel formed after a corrections officer was injured in an attack.Among the ...

WAUSAU, Wis. — The Marathon County jail is unsafe and needs a wholesale culture change, according to a citizen review panel formed after a corrections officer was injured in an attack. Among the ...

WAUSAU − A 26-year-old Marathon County inmate died June 8 following an apparent suicide attempt earlier this month. On the evening of June 1, fellow inmates alerted correctional staff to an ...

Marathon County has experienced periodic spikes in overdose activity in recent years, often linked to the presence of ...