Local Wausau News

WAUSAU (WAOW) - The headlines on illnesses spread by mosquitoes now focus on the Zika virus.  

MARATHON COUNTY (WAOW)-- A baby boy in Marathon County has died from what state officials are calling a case of alleged abuse.

WAUKESHA (WISN)-- Bail for one of the girls accused in the "Slender Man" stabbing will remain at $500,000. 

An area fast food restaurant destroyed by fire Is back open Thursday.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- New preliminary data indicates Wisconsin's unemployment rate dipped slightly last month. 

(CNN)-- Your future Uber ride may not have anyone behind the wheel.     

WAUSAU (WAOW) - North Central Health Care Center has pinpointed where a false alarm originated that indicated a person with a gun was in the building but not how it was triggered, a spokeswoman said Thursday. 

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A Milwaukee custard shop owner is defending his English-only ordering policy. 

Carrie Sapp teased her husband, Brad, about being afraid of ghosts when he said he heard someone whisper "get out of here" while he was sorting cans at his Iowa recycling business.

A Massachusetts man's wife, newborn daughter and sister have died within days of each other. 

The Louisiana House has agreed to block strip clubs from hiring dancers under the age of 21, but only after a joke from one lawmaker provoked outrage about the treatment of women. 

A convicted thief who became widely known as the teenage "Barefoot Bandit" as a result of a series of car, boat and plane thefts says his mother has died. 

A high school student has returned a missing puppy to a man who was a spokesman for former House Speaker John Boehner. 

(ABC) -- A masked thief smashed through the glass door of GTX Guns in Georgetown, Texas early in the morning of May 9. In just 7 seconds he was off with an armful of guns. This past April in Hampton, Virginia, crooks used a stolen car to crash through the front door of Treasure Chest Pawn and Gun. Several guns were gone in less than 45 seconds. In early Mach, a dramatic smash and grab played out in Houston, where as many as 10 suspects used chains to rip the metal bars off the ...

Students in the Winter School District will have a unique opportunity to visit with their hometown astronaut Jeff Williams who's currently aboard the International Space Station.

A study done for a highway safety group says U.S. motorcycle deaths spiked 10 percent last year, topping 5,000 for the first time since 2008.

For four long, difficult years, this North Hollywood, California couple tried to get pregnant. Now they've finally got their bundle of joy -- an adopted baby daughter named Finley. 

A photo of a police officer in North Carolina, sitting on the ground and soothing an autistic and potentially suicidal teenager has sparked wide appreciation on the internet. 

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans controlling the House have pushed through a $622 million bill to battle the Zika virus, setting up challenging and high-stakes negotiations with the GOP-controlled Senate and the White House.

WESTON (WAOW)-- Area students took a trip back in time Wednesday.