A fight, a motorcycle chase and an arrest | The Wausau Tavern Report

Wausau and other jurisdiction police calls for the month of April 2026

A man led police on a motorcycle chase following a fight at Homestead on 52 on April 16, a Thursday.

According to police reports, Kristopher Kowalski, 47 of Wausau, entered Homestead on 52 while inebriated and a woman he knew there was not happy that he’d made an appearance. She tried to drive him home and they got into a fight in the parking lot, reports say. Bar patrons who were outside smoking managed to calm the situation, police say. She then left.

But when he tried to get on his motorcycle and a patron stopped him, he became angry and attacked the guy, officers say. Someone else tried to intervene and Kowalski attacked him too. The second man then pushed Kowalski down. After the altercations, Kowalski left on his motorcycle, according to police reports.

Police located him and attempted to stop him, but those attempts were unsuccessful, the report says. Police interviewed the victims of the fight, then went to Kowalski’s home where they arrested him, reports say.

Kowalski faces a felony charge of fleeing an officer, plus misdemeanor charges of battery and disorderly conduct, according to court records.

Tavern Calls

A real knockout: Police responded to a report of a fight at 6:47 pm April 21 at Pregame Pub that resulted in a man being knocked out. Police located the man away from the tavern, who gave conflicting reports including that the fight took place outside the tavern and that he ran into a tree. Police got the man some medical attention, and video provided by staff members corroborated that the fight took place outside the tavern. Police were unable to locate a suspect.

Tavern calls, Wausau and beyond continues below, along with demerit point updates and new liquor license news.