Local Wausau News

MOSINEE (WAOW)  - A man tried to go through security at Central Wisconsin Airport with ammunition in his carry-on Monday.

ELMONT, N.Y. (AP) -- A New York high school valedictorian accepted at all eight Ivy League universities has picked Harvard.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's yearly unemployment benefit payments have fallen by more than half since 2010, pulling the trust fund out of a $1.3 billion deficit.

MERRILL (WAOW) - School Superintendent Wally Leipart and Assistant Superintendent Michele Jahnke resigned Monday, nearly two weeks after being placed on administrative leave for undisclosed reasons, according to a school board statement. 

RHINELANDER (WAOW) - A special education student with autism was elected prom king at Rhinelander High School. James Michniak was named to the honor late Saturday night as the prom got underway. 

WAUSAU (WAOW) -- A judge ruled Monday the trial of a Wisconsin prison inmate accused of killing a Wausau woman and burying her body more than five years ago will be heard from a jury outside Marathon County. 

(CNN)-- A sequel to "Space Jam" is in the works, and basketball superstar Lebron James is set to lead.    

 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan is suing Gawker again, saying the gossip website leaked sealed court documents that quoted him making racist remarks. 

 (CNN)-- Are you feeling lucky?  The current Powerball jackpot is now at $348 million dollars and getting closer to breaking in to the top ten biggest payouts of all time.     

(CNN)--J-K Rowling is apologizing to Harry Potter fans for killing off an important character in the series.  

The judge in the trial of a Georgia man accused of intentionally leaving his toddler son in a hot SUV to die has granted a defense request to move the trial.

WAUSAU (WAOW) - Sears is closing its store and auto center in downtown Wausau and the final day for customers will be in early August, the company announced Monday.

Madison Police have arrested a Madison man they say abused his girlfriend's six-month-old child while he was taking care of him over the weekend. 

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) -- While state agents investigate a fatal shooting by police in Wausau, the city's mayor is weighing in on the incident.

Could you be spending money on expired food at the grocery store, and not even know it?

Authorities say a manhunt for a suspect in a fatal shooting in West Allis ended with a chase and shootout on a Wisconsin highway.

If you want to share your voting experience on social media, you'll have to find some way other than taking a photo in the voting booth. 

Nineteen monkeys made a break from a compound on the South Carolina coast, but freedom was fleeting. 

The Wisconsin Valley Fair announced its Friday act, Monday on Wake Up Wisconsin.

A judge is expected to consider whether to move the trial of a Georgia man accused of intentionally leaving his toddler son in a hot SUV to die.