Local Wausau News

Candidates in four of Wisconsin's eight congressional districts look headed for primaries on Aug. 9. Nomination papers aren't due until Wednesday, but here's an early look at the probable match-ups.

Sheriff's authorities say two people have died and two others have been injured in a head-on collision in Columbia County at the end of the Memorial Day weekend.

A report on a yearlong investigation into painkiller abuse at Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center is due to be released.

In a 1996 incident at an Illinois zoo, a female gorilla cradled a 3-year-old boy who fell nearly 20 feet into her enclosure, resulting in a much different outcome than a similar incident in Cincinnati over the weekend. 

If there’s one thing we’ve learned about Adele, it’s that she doesn't shy away from expressing herself. 

Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura says he won't run for president. 

Hundreds are expected to march through Wausau tomorrow in support of a teen convicted of stabbing another teen to death.

A piece of Wausau history rolled down the tracks once again this Memorial Day. 

On Saturday, Cincinnati Zoo officials had to shoot and kill a 450-pound silverback gorilla after a four year-old boy fell in its exhibit, and on Monday, Wildwood Zoo visitors in Marshfield weighed in on the incident. 

Veterans from all over the state gathered in the small town of Neilsville on Monday to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country for Memorial Day. 

A Delavan couple and their toddler were among those killed in a multi-vehicle crash Walworth County.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Candidates in four of Wisconsin's eight congressional districts look headed for primaries on Aug. 9. Nomination papers aren't due until Wednesday.

The Secret Service says the White House has returned to normal operations after being placed on lockdown early Monday afternoon.

A stripper who fled the U.S. more than six years ago on the eve of her trial for armed assault of a fellow exotic dancer has been apprehended in the Dominican Republic.

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says Edward Snowden performed a "public service" in stoking a national debate about secret domestic surveillance programs, but that he should still return to the U.S. to stand trial.

Authorities have pulled a body from Pike Creek in Kenosha.

Authorities say one of the FBI's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives has been captured on the border with Mexico, a man wanted in the death of his pregnant girlfriend.

A memorial is being dedicated in Wausau to honor Hmong and Lao veterans who supported the United States during the Vietnam War.

Animal rights activists plan a Memorial Day vigil for the gorilla killed at the Cincinnati Zoo after a 4-year-old boy slipped into an exhibit and a special zoo response team concluded his life was in danger.

Officials say normal operations are expected at John F. Kennedy Airport's Terminal 7, one day after a computer outage caused massive check-in delays.