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Wausau chamber president "is no longer employed"

Wed, 05/04/2016 - 12:44pm
WAUSAU (WAOW) - The Wausau Region Chamber of Commerce is looking for a new president, the board chairwoman said Wednesday. 

Clothing retailer Aeropostale files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Wed, 05/04/2016 - 12:09pm
WAUSAU (WAOW) - Aeropostale, a retail clothing store, including one in the Wausau Center Mall, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Wednesday and announced the closing of 113 stores in the United States and 41 in Canada.

Kasich ends White House bid; clears Trump's path

Wed, 05/04/2016 - 11:43am
WASHINGTON (AP) -- John Kasich plans to end his bid for the White House, making Donald Trump the presumptive Republican nominee for president. Three campaign officials who spoke to The Associated Press said the Ohio governor plans to announce his decision in a statement from his home state later Wednesday. The officials spoke anonymously because they are not authorized to disclose Kasich's decision.

School district's lease of Jesus lunches park to end

Wed, 05/04/2016 - 10:48am
MIDDLETON, Wis. (AP) -- The Middleton City Council has voted to rescind the school district's lease of a park where students meet for lunch and some religious discussion. 

Not guilty plea in fatal drunken driving crash

Wed, 05/04/2016 - 9:01am
A man accused of driving drunk and killing a couple in a Green Bay traffic crash has pleaded not guilty in Brown County Circuit Court.

ANALYSIS: Donald Trump completes takeover of weary Republican Party

Wed, 05/04/2016 - 7:46am
As voting drew near in Indiana, Ted Cruz laid out what Tuesday would determine: “Who are we as a nation.”

No charges for student in UW-Madison anti-racism graffiti

Wed, 05/04/2016 - 7:16am
The Dane County district attorney says a University of Wisconsin-Madison student won't be charged for a series of political graffiti messages spray-painted on campus buildings.

Detroit teachers head back to work

Wed, 05/04/2016 - 5:30am
It's back to class for public school students in Detroit, whose teachers had called out sick Monday and Tuesday.

Garage geniuses: these 'golden inventors' are trying to save the world

Wed, 05/04/2016 - 3:33am
Robert Nepper, 82, and Bill Stevenson, 91, are lifelong inventors who have spent most of their adult lives working as engineers for 3M, the maker of Post-it notes and Scotch tape. 

Kasich campaign vows to continue fight

Wed, 05/04/2016 - 12:07am
WASHINGTON (AP) -- And then there were two. A strategist for Donald Trump's remaining rival, John Kasich, says the Ohio governor will continue his fight for the Republican nomination until the end. 

Sanders beats out Clinton in Indiana primary

Wed, 05/04/2016 - 12:06am
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Bernie Sanders is the winner of Indiana's Democratic primary, scoring a late victory over front-runner Hillary Clinton. 

Government reports drop in overall crime in nation's schools

Wed, 05/04/2016 - 12:01am
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The latest government snapshot of school crime paints a picture of safer schools, with declines in violent crime, bullying and harassment because of sexual orientation. 

Fire crews rescue kittens from burning home

Tue, 05/03/2016 - 11:57pm
TURLOCK, CA (CNN)-- A whole litter of kittens are rescued from a fire in California, and it was all caught on camera. 

No answers in probe of Merrill school leaders

Tue, 05/03/2016 - 11:45pm
There are more questions than answers as an investigation into two Merrill School District officials ends.

Pig attacks, injures 2 people at Massachusetts farm

Tue, 05/03/2016 - 9:54pm
A pig attacked and seriously injured a man at a Massachusetts farm hours after the animal attacked a woman. 

AP source: Cruz exits Republican race for president

Tue, 05/03/2016 - 7:48pm
A senior adviser to Ted Cruz says he has ended his campaign for president, putting Donald Trump on a glide path to claim the Republican Party's nomination. 

Zika virus not detected in Wisconsin, but Lyme disease is on the rise

Tue, 05/03/2016 - 7:28pm
Summer is on the horizon, and with national concerns about disease-carrying mosquitoes and ticks, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services is offering some advice.  

Rate of concussions in children from playground injuries on the rise

Tue, 05/03/2016 - 6:45pm
A thirteen-year study from the CDC found that 10% of all playground accidents that brought kids to the emergency room were for traumatic brain injuries and concussions. 

Artists will decorate orange barrels in Portage County

Tue, 05/03/2016 - 6:11pm
STEVENS POINT (WAOW) - Two groups in central Wisconsin have an idea for those orange construction barrels.

Internet Explorer no longer favorite Web browser

Tue, 05/03/2016 - 3:43pm
  (CNN)-- Internet Explorer is no longer the world's favorite Web browser. 

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