Local Wausau News

  MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- U.S. Senate hopeful Russ Feingold is refusing to say whether he voted for Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders in Wisconsin's Democratic presidential primary earlier this month. 

NEENAH, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin police chief says a dashcam video appears to show that officers who fatally shot an armed hostage in December gave no warning before they fired outside of a motorcycle shop.

 (CNN)-  Senator John McCain is not holding back his criticism of one of the military's largest acquisition programs.    

 TOWSON, Md. (AP) -- Hall of Fame infielder Cal Ripken Jr. and Kelly Ripken are divorced after being married nearly 30 years, and aren't saying why.    

(CNN)- Ford Motor's profits more than doubled during the first three months of this year, giving the 113-year old automaker its best first quarter in history.   

(CNN)- 'American Idol" may be over, but Ryan Seacrest is staying plenty busy.  

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Children's Hospital of Wisconsin says one of its patients has been diagnosed with the bloodstream infection Elizabethkingia. The child is in the neonatal intensive care unit at Children's in metro Milwaukee.

The ferry connecting Wisconsin and Michigan has received an overhaul in anticipation of its 13th season.

The Milwaukee Brewers have placed second baseman Scooter Gennett on the 15-day disabled list with right oblique tightness.

A Georgia couple is suing Snapchat, claiming that the social media app's "speed filter" tempted a woman to drive too fast and to cause a crash that injured the husband.

A soldier returning from deployment got quite a sweet surprise thanks to a clever plan from his father.

The Department of Education has launched a new website to help people with student loans find a repayment option that best suits their needs.

A couple is suing Snapchat, claiming that the social media app's "speed filter" tempted a woman to drive too fast, causing a crash. 

Authorities say an inmate at the Dane County Jail locked a deputy in a cell and made threats with a weapon he had made from a Scrabble game. 

Prescription drugs were found in Prince’s possession and at his home, law enforcement sources told ABC News.

Want to be a cheerleader at the University of Washington? Make sure not to wear too much makeup or distracting fingernail polish. 

A Minnesota judge has determined that Prince died "intestate" or without a will, which means his sister and five surviving half-siblings stand to inherit his multimillion dollar estate. 

Already a trailblazer, Army Captain Kristen Griest became the Army’s first female infantry officer when, on Monday, the Army approved her request to transfer from the military police unit she had been serving in. 

Single servings of alcohol may be going away at Green Bay liquor and convenience stores.

ST. FRANCIS, Wis. (AP) -- Authorities say at least a half-dozen snakes and other animals were seized from a Milwaukee-area home after a snake bit the animal's owner.