Marshfield News-Herald - Thu Nov 26

An 18-year-old Wisconsin Rapids woman allegedly sexually assaulted at a Wood County mental health facility said staff members refused to report the incident to police until she threatened to inform the news media, according to a claim for damages filed Wednesday with the Wood County Clerk.

Marshfield News-Herald - Thu Nov 26

The city's Community Development Authority board of directors accepted the resignation of its executive director Wednesday, as part of an agreement reached less than three months after criminal and personnel investigations were initiated into the CDA.

Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune - Thu Nov 26

A 34-year-old Wisconsin Rapids man pleaded not guilty in Wood County Circuit Court to charges that he led authorities on a high-speed chase through south Wood County.