Desiree Fischer
Assignment Editor
Wausau, WI
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Desiree Fischer came to NewsChannel 7 in 2002 as a part time production assistant and now serves as NewsChannel 7’s Assignment Manager.
After graduating from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 2005 with a degree in Communication, she began working full-time in the news department as a Videojournalist.
Desiree lives in Wausau with her husband Bill and son Jack. She grew up in Marathon, Wis.
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Bangstad also filed an appeal to the revocation of his administrative review permit, allowing the brewery to remain open.
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A mechanical failure is said to have caused a ride to malfunction at the Forest County Festival Sunday, leaving eight people stranded upside down for almost four hours.
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The Wood County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the person responsible for a hit-and-run accident in the town of Seneca Friday morning.
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Ledgarding rock band KISS will be bringing its End of the Road Tour to Crandon Internation Raceway on September 1.
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The Wood County Sheriff’s Office is looking for information about a structure fire in the town of Cameron Monday night.
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After a 6 day trial, Derek Goplin was convicted of 1st-degree intentional homicide.
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According to a report from the Wisconsin DNR, an 8-year-old girl died on a public trail in the town of Eisenstein Saturday afternoon
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The incident occurred at the Cenex gas station.
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The Marshfield Police Department is investigating after two people were found dead of apparent gunshot wounds Tuesday morning.
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According to a press release, the body of 41-year-old Jeffery Manley was found in an outbuilding on his property.
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Maier is charged with the murder of Benny Scruggs. Scruggs was found stabbed to death in his bed in his home on July 17, 1985.
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A Wausau teen charged with shooting and injuring another man will head to trial.
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The Grand Rapids Fire Department is mourning the loss of fellow firefighter Riley Huiras.
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The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a body was found in a ditch Saturday morning.
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Brandon Colligan, 26, was last seen June 10 when he met with a friend for coffee in Stevens Point
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A Wood County man is facing multiple drug charges after investigators seized a large amount of methamphetamine at a Port Edwards home Thursday.
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Results of recent water testing in Marshfield found levels of PFAS at the southside booster station. Those levels are above the Wisconsin Department of Health Services recommended advisory levels.
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The Legacies of War Recognition and Unexploded Ordnance Removal Act would also authorize funding for the removal of landmines and unexploded ordnances and victim support programs for people injured by landmines and other legacies of war.
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Diane Postler-Slattery, former president and CEO of Aspirus, and her husband Don died in a plane crash in northwest Florida Tuesday evening.
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The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction recently received more than $17 million in federal funding to help school food authorities that are dealing with challenges created by national supply chain shortages.
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A 19-year-old man is in custody after a series of incidents that started late Monday evening and ended Tuesday morning, with a vehicle crashing into a Marshfield Police squad car.
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A Wisconsin State Patrol cruiser was struck from behind Thursday night near Wausau.
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The Oneida County Sheriff’s Department is working with an anthropologist to determine the origin of a human skull found outside in the town of Cassian.
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Admission stickers and trail passes for Wisconsin’s state parks and forests go on sale Friday.
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The one-vehicle crash occurred just before 9:00 a.m on US Hwy 10 just east of Cty Rd G in the Town of Eau Pleine.
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Nine people were injured after a vehicle hit an Amish buggy in Taylor County Wednesday afternoon.
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Administrators with the Wausau School District have proposed $1 million in stipends as a thank you to staff members.
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A five-day trial is scheduled to begin in March for the suspect in a 1984 homicide case.
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The Wisconsin Department of Justice is investigating after two people were shot in a critical incident in the Village of Maine Friday night.
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A man has been arrested for his alleged role in the murder of Hannah Miller.
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Wisconsin Rep. Tom Tiffany was one of fourteen Republican representatives who voted against a bill making June 19th, or Juneteenth, a federal holiday.
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Six people are facing federal charges in connection to a methamphetamine conspiracy.
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Eightteen USPS mail processing facilities nationwide, including one in central Wisconsin, will close by November 2021.
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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has launched a new hotline to help answer questions regarding the COVID-19 vaccine.
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The Wisconsin DNR has confirmed the first wild deer to test positive for chronic wasting disease in southern Wood County.
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According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, warmer temperatures, gusty winds and dry vegetation resulted in nearly 50 wildfires across the state this week.
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