Local Wausau News

A national pediatrician group is calling for the medical community and government leaders to make major changes to reduce the amount of lead to which children can be exposed. 

Paris Jackson is pushing back against criticism that she should have remembered her father, the late Michael Jackson, on social media Sunday.

Former Vanderbilt football player Brandon Vandenburg was found guilty this weekend in the rape of an unconscious woman in his dorm room and is expected to face a minimum of 15 years in prison.

WAUSAU (WAOW)-- Alcohol might soon be banned on Wausau's 400 block. 

Two people were injured in a car crash Monday morning in Shawano County.

Stevens Point City Council appointed five people to decide how hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax money will be spent next year.

Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy says it's up to President Obama to prevent terror attacks like the mass shooting in Orlando, not Congress.

MARATHON COUNTY (WAOW)-- June 20th marked the first official day of Summer, and people in Central Wisconsin are thrilled.

RIB MOUNTAIN (WAOW-- A huge restoration project began Monday at the Bluegill Bay Park in Rib Mountain. 

Local businesses teamed up at the Wausau Country Club to host the 5th annual Tees for Kids event.  

The Wausau Whitewater Canoe Corporation launched a new fundraising effort on Monday to give Wausau's Whitewater Park a brand new look.  

 STEWARTSTOWN, N.H. (AP) -- The stepfather of an 11-year-old New Hampshire girl found dead in a river in 2011 has been charged with her murder. 

PRESTON, Minn. (AP) -- Authorities say a Minneapolis woman has died in a canoeing accident in southeastern Minnesota over the weekend. 

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- An airline passenger accused of groping a 13-year-old girl on a flight from Dallas to Portland will remain in jail for now.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- One of two men accused of killing a drug informant has pleaded guilty. 

TOWNSHIP OF MAYVILLE (WAOW)-- A 21-year-old man is seriously hurt after losing control of his truck, hitting two trees, and landing in a ditch in Clark County. 

The Federal Bureau of Investigation released details with the timeline of events during the Orlando nightclub shooting.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has tapped Department of Health Services Deputy Secretary Tom Engels to serve as interim secretary following the death of Secretary Kitty Rhoades this weekend. 

A special naturalization ceremony is being held in New York's Central Park in honor of World Refugee Day. Twenty people from 12 different countries are being sworn in as new Americans on Monday evening. 

Wisconsin officials plan to spend $5 million to help homeless veterans find housing by covering security deposits, first month's rent and utility bills.