Local Wausau News

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has used the word "rape" when discussing allegations of sexual misconduct involving former President Bill Clinton. 

EgyptAir says an Airbus A320 carrying 59 passengers and 10 crew has disappeared from radar early Thursday morning. 

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.

Authorities are looking for a 79-year-old man who has been missing for 2 days.

Wausau is ranked the 11th drunkest city in the country, according to a new study by the website 24/7 Wall St.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon says two Chinese fighter jets flew within about 50 feet of a U.S. Navy reconnaissance plane Tuesday in international airspace over the South China Sea. 

DECATUR, Ga. (AP) -- Prosecutors in Georgia say a man has been sentenced in a fatal shooting over a $13 debt. 

MESA, Ariz. (AP) -- Authorities say a 16-year-old exchange student from Turkey was one of two people killed when a small World War II-era plane crashed and exploded into flames near a Phoenix-area airport. 

A local Red Cross volunteer is headed south.  Denise Hacker is being sent to Texas to help with flood relief.

STEVENS POINT (WAOW) - A vandal destroyed a brick pizza oven mounted on a 1955 Chevrolet truck at a park.

(CNN) The auction to sell the gun George Zimmerman says he used to kill teenager Trayvon Martin is over. It ended at noon eastern. A bidder identified as John Smith posted a bid of  $138,900-- just seconds before the auction ended. That's known as "sniping" in online auctions. Zimmerman issued a statement in which he thanks god for a successful auction and that it -- quote -- "raised funds for "several worthy causes." But the bid hasn't bee...

A judge says a former New York Assembly speaker sentenced to 12 years in prison in a public corruption case can wait until late August to report to prison.

MERRILL (WAOW)-- The Lincoln County Humane Society has partnered with  "Merrill on the Move"  for a  Dog Walk-a-Thon. Here is the information from the shelter web site:   The community event will be held on Saturday May 21st at the River Bend Trail. Registration begins at 10am, rain or shine.   The entry fee is $5.00 per person and all the proceeds will benefit the Lincoln County Humane Society.    Ask your friends and family t...

Megyn Kelly interviewing Donald Trump couldn't hold a candle to Michael Weatherly leaving "NCIS" Tuesday night.

Democratic Senate candidate Russ Feingold says a new overtime pay rule issued by the Obama administration is "overdue."

GREEN BAY (WAOW) - A 36-year-old resident of the Menominee Indian Reservation was sentenced to six years in federal prison for paying juveniles for sexual activities, U.S. Attorney Gregory Haanstad said Wednesday. 

There is now a confirmed case of zika virus in Wisconsin.

Oakland's new medical marijuana rules include an equity program that is drawing debate.

Charter Communications is closing on its $67 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks.

State wildlife officials want to reduce the number of counties where hunters can shoot only bucks this fall, a sign the herd is beginning to grow.