Sean White
Digital Content Producer
Wausau, WI

Sean White joined WSAW in November of 2022 as a Digital Content Producer.
Sean was born and raised in Fond du Lac before moving to Wausau.
He studied at the University of Arizona Global Campus where he obtained a Journalism and Mass Communications degree during his enlistment the Air Force where he served for the past 8 years.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2023 at 8:20 PM CST
|By Sean White
The Centers for Disease Control has issued another warning for Salmonella linked to containers of pre-cut cantaloupe in U.S. grocery stores after cases across the country continue to rise.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2023 at 8:03 PM CST
|By Sean White
The Wisconsin DNR reminds Wisconsinities that they can harvest a holiday tree from a northern state forest.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2023 at 3:09 PM CST
|By Sean White
The Wisconsin DNR is offering free tree seedlings to every fourth-grade student in Wisconsin as part of the department’s annual Arbor Day tree planting program.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2023 at 2:46 PM CST
|By Sean White
The Wisconsin DNR reminds wild turkey hunters that applications for the 2024 spring season are due by 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 10.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2023 at 3:32 PM CST
|By Sean White
The Wisconsin DNR has announced that the 2024 Keep Wildlife Wild poster contest is now open for students in fourth, fifth, and sixth grades enrolled in public, private, parochial, or home schools in Wisconsin.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2023 at 2:49 PM CST
|By Sean White
Gov. Tony Evers has announced that he has granted another 82 pardons on Wednesday, bringing his total number of pardons granted to 1,111.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2023 at 5:56 PM CST
|By Sean White
The “Healthy Herd, Healthy Hunt” legislative package aims to reduce the impact of Chronic Wasting Disease on Wisconsin’s deer population.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2023 at 3:46 PM CST
|By Sean White
Health officials are working to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to cantaloupes.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2023 at 10:16 PM CST
|By Sean White
Gov. Evers has directed the Wisconsin DOA to submit a formal request to the Republican-controlled JFC to release $2 million in already-approved funding for Tribal Assistance Grants
Updated: Nov. 20, 2023 at 2:25 PM CST
|By Sean White
Beginning Wednesday night, AAA will activate its Tow to Go campaign.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2023 at 5:20 PM CST
|By Sean White and Emily Davies
Marshfield Clinic announced in a letter to employees on Wednesday it will begin making cuts to employee benefits and pay as early as Nov. 26.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2023 at 2:46 PM CST
|By Sean White
A new study has found that the brains of deceased military veterans had higher levels of two abnormal proteins related to Alzheimer’s disease.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2023 at 1:45 PM CST
|By Sean White
The holiday season is here, and as usual, shoppers are looking to score the best deals.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2023 at 2:40 PM CST
|By Sean White
Wisconsin’s Registered Apprenticeship Program has reached a record 16,384 enrolled apprentices.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2023 at 2:12 PM CST
|By Sean White
Attorney General Josh Kaul, joined by Sen. Kelda Roys and Rep. Lisa Subeck, announced new legislation to ensure those convicted of violent offenses related to domestic violence are unable to purchase or possess firearms in Wisconsin.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2023 at 1:25 PM CST
|By Sean White
Fleet Farm’s ‘Orange Friday’ returns for its 12th year with store-wide deals on items hunters may need as they gear up and get ready for firearm deer hunting season.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2023 at 1:10 PM CST
|By Sean White
The Wisconsin DNR reminds hunters to make safety their number one target as they head out into the field this gun deer season which runs Nov. 18-26.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2023 at 4:56 PM CST
|By Sean White
Wisconsin ranked number one throughout the country for the most prescription medications collected during the fall 2023 Drug Take Back.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2023 at 4:36 PM CST
|By Sean White
Steven Zwolfer has been identified as the man arrested in connection with a robbery at the Associated Bank branch in Mercer.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2023 at 4:12 PM CST
|By Sean White
The Green Bay Packers will once again wear their 50s Classic Uniforms for their next home game at Lambeau Field for Week 11.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2023 at 6:29 PM CST
|By Hailey Clevenger and Sean White
If you are adding or changing your Medicare or Healthcare.gov coverage during open enrollment, watch out for unsolicited calls claiming to “help” you find the best deal.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2023 at 3:20 PM CST
|By Sean White
The Wisconsin Senate voted to pass increases for the amount of tax deduction available for a dependent and allow a preborn baby to be claimed as a “dependent” for tax purposes.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2023 at 12:49 PM CDT
|By Sean White
Spearers who are interested in harvesting a lake sturgeon from Lake Winnebago during the 2024 sturgeon spearing season to purchase their license before Oct. 31.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2023 at 11:52 AM CDT
|By Sean White
AG Josh Kaul has announced the efforts of the Wisconsin Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force will continue for another three years with the new grant.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2023 at 2:43 PM CDT
|By Sean White
Gov. Tony Evers has announced that the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is receiving nearly $17 million in new federal funding to enhance operations of the 988 Wisconsin Lifeline.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2023 at 3:54 PM CDT
|By Sean White
The Wood County Sheriff’s Department is asking for people to assist in locating a 61-year-old woman last seen on Aug. 23.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2023 at 6:43 PM CDT
|By Dominique O'Neill and Sean White
The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office has issued a Wisconsin Crime Alert to locate a 34-year-old man associated with a traveling gypsy paving scam operation that operates under the name of Community Blacktop LLC.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2023 at 1:19 PM CDT
|By Sean White
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has announced it was recently awarded $58 million from the U.S. Department of Education to support the Wisconsin Charter School Program.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2023 at 5:48 PM CDT
|By Sean White
The Minocqua Brewing Company, led by its owner Kirk Bangstad, has formally added Oneida County to its lawsuit against the Town of Minocqua and several key public figures, alleging violations of both the United States Constitution and Wisconsin state law.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 12:21 PM CDT
|By Sean White
Gov. Tony Evers, together with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, announced their respective departments of transportation have requested federal funding to help rebuild the John A. Blatnik Bridge between Superior and Duluth, Minnesota.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2023 at 5:22 PM CDT
|By Sean White
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services Public Health Madison & Dane County have confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus in a Wisconsin resident this year.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 at 11:51 AM CDT
|By Sean White
Mall of America® will become the first mall location of the popular cake bakery, Nothing Bundt Cakes® when it opens its doors later this year.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 at 11:11 AM CDT
|By Sean White
The Wisconsin DNR has announced the recent launch of a Drought Resource webpage as a new public source for information related to the drought conditions experienced by 82% of the state.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2023 at 11:53 AM CDT
|By Sean White
Gov. Tony Evers has signed Assembly Bill 233, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 26, allowing members of school boards to serve as volunteer school bus drivers with the appropriate licensure.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2023 at 4:20 PM CDT
|By Sean White
Two people suffered minor injuries after their aircraft crashed in a corn field in the Town of Brooklyn, approximately 30 miles southwest of EAA on Thursday.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2023 at 11:32 AM CDT
|By Sean White
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has announced that Army Cpl. Donald “Donny” L. DuPont, 22, of Alma Center, Wisconsin, killed during the Korean War, was accounted for on Jan. 24, 2023.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2023 at 2:57 PM CDT
|By Sean White
As the hottest days of the summer roll into the area, The National Weather Service has projected that Tuesday through Thursday’s heat index values could approach 100 degrees at times.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2023 at 12:23 PM CDT
|By Sean White
Around 100 law enforcement agencies, including the Wisconsin State Patrol, will join officers from 11 states across the Midwest to step up patrols for Speed Enforcement Day on Wednesday, July 26.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2023 at 10:30 AM CDT
|By Sean White
The Green Bay Packers have announced that the organization has acquired Foamation Inc., the company responsible for creating the original Cheesehead® hat, along with a wide variety of specialty foam products.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2023 at 5:17 PM CDT
|By Sean White
U.S. Senators Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) led a group of twenty-three Republican senators in calling on the DOJ and FBI to commit to protecting agency whistleblowers.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2023 at 5:19 PM CDT
|By Sean White
The Marathon County Sheriff’s Department has released information regarding the drowning death of a 19-year-old UW-Stout student on July 8.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2023 at 2:55 PM CDT
|By Sean White
Bravo Media has announced that Season 21 of “Top Chef” will take viewers and contestants to Wisconsin, joined by new host and former Season 10 champion and renowned chef Kristen Kish.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2023 at 9:07 PM CDT
|By April Pupp and Sean White
The Wisconsin State Assembly passed the 2023-25 State Budget on Thursday evening, sending the bill to Gov. Evers for consideration to either sign or veto it.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2023 at 8:15 PM CDT
|By Sean White
A 30-year-old Wisconsin Rapids man has been arrested following a hit-and-run accident on Friday, June 16 involving a vehicle and a woman and child in the Township of Seneca.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2023 at 3:01 PM CDT
|By Sean White
The Wisconsin DNR reminds outdoor recreators that 2023 state trail passes are available and may be required when exploring Wisconsin’s state trails.
Updated: May. 31, 2023 at 9:07 PM CDT
|By Sean White
The U.S. Department of Justice has sued the Town of Lac du Flambeau as its dispute with the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians continues, arguing the town’s roads trespass on tribal land.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 7:26 PM CDT
|By Sean White
In a Facebook post Wednesday, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the community’s assistance in gathering information about a drive-by shooting that happened back in November on Granton Road in Clark County.
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 5:41 PM CDT
|By Sean White
Congressman Tom Tiffany (R-WI) is considering a run for U.S. Senate in 2024, against likely opponent Sen. Tammy Baldwin.
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 2:44 PM CDT
|By Sean White
Gov. Tony Evers signed four bills Monday, including a bipartisan bill to support farmers and producers in protecting watersheds across the state by expanding eligibility for producer-led watershed protection grants.
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 4:11 PM CDT
|By Sean White
On Wednesday just after 9 a.m., Jesse Koltz, 33, took deputies on a vehicle pursuit in Wisconsin Rapids that covered around 16 miles and speeds which exceeded 100 mph.