Local Wausau News

Sentencing is underway for a Northwoods teen convicted of killing her mom and step dad in March, 2015. Ashlee Martinson, 18, pleaded guilty to two counts second-degree intentional homicide.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is urging drivers to take caution in the upcoming hot weather. 

Competition is getting underway at the Special Olympics Wisconsin summer games in Stevens Point.

Proposed changes to Wisconsin's long-term care programs that had drawn bipartisan opposition from lawmakers, consumers and other advocates are being shelved. 

(ABC) -- Hockey legend Gordie Howe died Friday, the Detroit Red Wings have confirmed.

(ABC) -- North Carolina sheriff's deputies are investigating threatening incidents at a Hoke County mosque.

(ABC) -- A solar-powered aircraft that can be flown with or without a human on board is being unveiled at a New York site that once made fighter jets for the military.

A 26-year-old man accused in a double homicide in Hobart is being held on a $5 million cash bond after a court appearance Thursday afternoon.

Thousands of California gun enthusiasts hoping to legally carry concealed weapons for personal protection were dealt a setback when a federal appeals court upheld a state law requiring applicants to show a good reason beyond simple safety. 

A North Carolina father has written an open letter to the dad of the former Stanford University athlete whose sexual assault case has stirred up intense debate, and his poignant message in the letter has gone viral. 

The 27th annual Wisconsin Special Olympics kicked off Thursday night at UW Stevens Point.

VIRGINIA (CNN)-- An American man who traveled abroad to join Isis, is charged with providing support to the terror group. 

Former Los Angeles County District Attorney Gil Garcetti says prosecutors didn't know O.J. Simpson had been taking arthritis medication before trying on the famous ill-fitting glove at his double-murder trial. 

After 11 years of planning and construction, a $38 million dollar airport renovation project is complete.

JERUSALEM (AP) -- The U.N. Security Council is condemning the deadly shooting at a popular Israeli tourist spot in the strongest terms and calling for those responsible for "these reprehensible acts of terrorism" to be brought to justice. 

Veterans took to the skies on Thursday as Stevens Point Airport hosted its fifth annual Fly-in featuring the Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation.  

Strawberry picking season is officially underway in central Wisconsin.

BEMIDJI, Minn. (AP) -- A Bemidji man has been charged in the drowning death of his 2-year-old foster daughter. 

 KENILWORTH, N.J. (AP) -- Drugmaker Merck is buying Afferent Pharmaceuticals, a privately held biotechnology company developing a chronic cough medication. 

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Police in Michigan would be allowed to send cellphone alerts to warn the public of mass shooting incidents under a package of legislation sent to Gov. Rick Snyder.