Local Wausau News

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Milwaukee police say the city just had its deadliest month for homicides in 25 years. 

A former Stanford University swimmer whose six-month sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman sparked national outcry was released from jail Friday after serving half his term.

By the time September rolls around, leaves are beginning to change and the air is starting to feel more crisp. People's minds generally sway away from thoughts of severe weather and tornadoes, but it is not all that uncommon in North Central Wisconsin.

School is back in session, but many student-athletes have already been back at work and it shows.

The rising price of lifesaving EpiPens has some parents wondering how they'll cover the cost of keeping their kids with severe allergies safe as they head back to school this week.

It was an exciting Sports Express A.M. with the students of D.C. Everest High School.

Forecasters say Hurricane Hermine has made landfall over northwest Florida just east of St. Marks.

Rookie quarterback Joe Callahan capped a strong preseason by throwing for 143 yards and a touchdown as the Green Bay Packers lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 17-7 in their preseason finale Thursday night.

The Stevens Point Police Department has a warning for parents on the dangers of BB guns.

Rough terrain complicated efforts to recover the bodies of four Alaskans and a Montana man who were killed when two small planes collided in western Alaska, authorities said Thursday.

When voters in Marshfield and Elcho head to the polls in November, they will be asked to pay more money for schools.

It wasn't your typical school day at Wausau West High School Thursday.  

PHOENIX (AP) -- A man has been indicted on charges of hacking into government websites in Arizona and Wisconsin. 

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Milwaukee police say the city just had its deadliest month for homicides in 25 years.

Two Vietnam War veterans were surprised Thursday with checks to cover the cost of the Never Forgotten Honor Flight.

A major traffic jam was avoided at John Muir Middle School this morning because traffic on Stewart Avenue wrapped up.

UW-Stevens Point freshmen rolled carts full of bedding, clothes, and more into their new dorm rooms on Thursday for move-in day. 

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Kentucky's attorney general is accusing a medical company of Medicaid fraud for allegedly promoting a kidney dialysis product it knew was harmful to patients. 

ORANGE, Calif. (AP) -- Two college students have been sentenced for kidnapping a turkey that had to be euthanized this week, five months after being found reeking of beer with a broken toe and missing feathers. 

GILMAN (WAOW) - Flames shot from windows of Pirates Cove Bowling Thursday in an afternoon fire that severely damaged the Main Street business, authorities said.