Local Wausau News

 John Muir Middle School students in Wausau have spent months raising money for a race chair for children with disabilities, and on Tuesday, it was revealed.

A 140 year-old home in the Town of Berlin is gone after a devastating fire, and now a Wausau West counselor and her family are trying to recover.

A hiker is recovering a little closer to home tonight.

The newly-constructed DICK'S Sporting Goods in Quincy is scheduled to open June 17 and the celebration will feature a familiar face. Former St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Vince Coleman is expected to make an appearance June 17 from noon to 2 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to 20 years after pleading guilty to charges in connection with a 2013 church van crash that killed the van's driver and injured several passengers. 

MERRILL (WAOW) - A Merrill woman accused of putting a plastic bag over a 78-year-old man's head, trying to kill him, entered insanity pleas Tuesday to four felonies, including attempted first-degree intentional homicide and aggravated battery, according to online Lincoln County court records. 

NEW YORK (AP) -- General Mills is recalling about 10 million pounds of its flour over a possible link to an E. coli outbreak in 20 states. 

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- A Florida man who threw an alligator through a drive-thru window was sentenced to a year of probation after throwing himself at the mercy of the court.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- A federal appeals court in Virginia says police don't have to get a search warrant to obtain records about cellphone locations in criminal investigations. 

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A sharp-eyed boy who collects antique radios is taking umbrage with the vintage radio on display inside gangster Al Capone's cell at a historic Philadelphia prison. 

Starbucks will be introducing their newest cold drink, the "Nitro Brew," this summer in 500 Starbucks locations, according to CNN.

Milwaukee police are looking for two suspects who were in a stolen vehicle that crashed into a car and killed two people, including a young boy.

Wisconsin Democrats are accusing U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of using a prescription drug scandal at the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center to score political points as he faces a tough re-election battle against Democrat Russ Feingold.

CINCINNATI (AP) -- A prosecutor's office says police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a 4-year-old boy entering a gorilla's exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo and the animal being shot to death to protect the child. 

WAUSAU (WAOW) - A Wausau teenager found guilty of first-degree reckless homicide for fatally stabbing another teenage boy about 15 months ago has a new attorney. 

A woman who ran onto a road in Racine County to retrieve her dog has been struck by a semi and killed.

A Delavan couple and their toddler son were killed in a crash while they were on their way to a wedding.

TOMAHAWK (WAOW) - A policeman jumped into the Wisconsin River to rescue a 10-year-old autistic boy who was scrambling in the water, Police Chief Al Elvins said Tuesday. 

A U.S. Senate committee probe of health care problems at the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center in western Wisconsin has turned up "systemic failures" in an inspector general's review of the facility.

Officers with the UW Madison Police Department helped seven ducklings.