Local Wausau News

A Milwaukee man accused of tossing a container of soup from an SUV onto a woman's parked car, driving past her home and fatally hitting her has been sentenced.

A spring storm sweeping across Central and Southern California has sent water and mud flowing into one of the state's main freeways and flooded some city streets.

Sometimes pitched arguments are breaking out between protesters and supporters of Donald Trump outside a rally in Eugene, Oregon, by the presumptive GOP nominee. 

Big changes are coming to tobacco regulations, and those changes could have a big affect on local vaping businesses.

Parents of students at Edison Middle School in Janesville say there were warning signs about a teacher who has been arrested for sexually assaulting a student.

Wisconsin is under an energy emergency as of Friday.    

As the weather warms up, more people will be boating. 

The ice is finally gone, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's safe to dive in.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Court documents recently unsealed show that authorities are investigating the 1998 disappearance of a University of Wisconsin, Green Bay student as a murder.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The University of Wisconsin System's public relations and lobbying director is leaving the post at the end of next week to lead a prominent real estate organization. 

WAUSAU (WAOW) - A search of a 49-year-old Wausau man's computer found thousands of images and videos consistent with child pornography, according to a criminal complaint filed Friday. 

A Massachusetts woman who has been living in a tiny house she built as a college student is leaving town after voters rejected a proposal that would have made her dwelling legal.

Authorities say a young girl is recovering after she struck by a bullet shot through the wall of her Minneapolis home by someone outside.

SHAWANO, Wis. (AP) -- A decision by several Wisconsin communities to fine parents whose children repeatedly bully classmates is an idea that's generating some buzz across the globe. 

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Russ Feingold is calling his opponent's support of Donald Trump "irresponsible." Sen. Ron Johnson has long said he will support the Republican nominee, even if it's Trump. 

Authorities say a suspect in three fatal shootings in the Washington, D.C., area has been taken into custody.

Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel says two police officers who shot and killed a hostage during an incident at a motorcycle shop won't face criminal charges.

WAUSAU (WAOW) - Mayor Robert Mielke said Friday the announcements of two more national recognized stores closing in the Wausau Center Mall make it clear it must change to be successful. 

Police in Maryland say three people are hurt after a shooting outside a mall in the Washington suburbs.

Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel is in Neenah on Friday to announce an update on the officer-involved shooting death of Michael Funk.