Local Wausau News

A Taylor County woman accused of fatally hitting a bicyclist while texting and driving pleaded not guilty in Marathon County Court on Thursday.

Authorities have released new details about racing legend, Dick Trickle's, missing race car, the Purple Knight. It was found Wednesday in the Town of Grand Rapids.

A Kronenwetter native fell 100 feet down a cliff last week.

BOSTON (AP) -- The feds have a warning for beachgoers in New England over Memorial Day weekend: Don't take selfies with the seals. 

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Alaska police say a man used a stolen front-end loader to break into a liquor store and then led officers on a low-speed chase early Thursday. 

ROSHOLT (WAOW) - Decked out in caps and gowns, seniors at Rosholt High School paraded through their school one last time Thursday - to cheers, high fives and waving pompoms.

WAUSAU (WAOW) - A judge ordered a 34-year-old Stratford man jailed on $1 million bail Thursday after he was accused of trying to kill his estranged girlfriend, according to online Marathon County court records. 

The son of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has taken a job working for North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory.

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says he has obtained data that proves university tenure means a job for life.

The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in New Mexico now owns a rarely seen painting by the artist who helped usher in American modernism.

Johnny Depp has asked a court to determine that he should not pay spousal support to his estranged wife Amber Heard, who filed for divorce after 15 months of marriage.

A federal study says small fish can be trapped in water currents created by commercial barges and pulled through electric barriers designed to prevent invasive Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes.

 Donald Trump has reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination for president. His triumph completes an unlikely rise that has upended the political landscape and sets the stage for a bitter fall campaign.

All lanes of a Marathon County Highway are blocked, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders is asking his donors to support Russ Feingold's U.S. Senate bid. Sanders campaign officials issued a news release Thursday saying they have sent an email to Sanders' national fundraising list asking for donations to Feingold.

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Ty Montgomery and his mom are working together to show the benefits of foster parenting through a new effort.

As Memorial Day approaches, the WakeUp Wisconsin crew got an education on grilling for the big weekend. 

A central Wisconsin middle school was tasked with the 22 push-up challenge, and they are not backing down.

Bond has been set at $1 million for a Brown County man accused of killing his live-in girlfriend.

A coach bus caught fire on an area highway early this morning. Officers say it happened around 1:15 on US 51 and state highway 29 overpass When authorities arrived the driver was outside of the vehicle, which was on the side of the road.