Local Wausau News

Tesla is recalling 2700 Model X SUV's over a safety problem with seats.  

WAUSAU (WAOW) - A 52-year-old homeless man was charged Monday with his eighth drunken-driving offense following a hit-and-run crash in Wausau, according to online Marathon County court records. 

FRIENDSHIP (WAOW) - A 26-year-old Friendship woman died after being accidentally shot by a pellet gun, and a 19-year-old man is in jail in the incident, Adams County Sheriff Sam Wollin said Monday.

WITHEE (WAOW) - A 29-year-old driver was killed when his vehicle struck a driverless horse and buggy head on, the Clark County Sheriff's Department said Monday. 

NEENAH, Wis. (AP) -- A man accused of taking hostages inside a Neenah motorcycle shop, which led to a fatal shooting, has pleaded not guilty to a long list of charges. 

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is claiming to be thrifty in an email asking supporters to help him pay off more than $1 million in presidential campaign debt. 

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Milwaukee police continue to look for a suspect or suspects in a shooting that left one teen dead and three others injured. Authorities on Monday identified the 17-year-old who was killed as Shamaury Young.

The issue of allowing medical marijuana in Colorado schools is being revisited Monday.

Mailing a letter will cost you just a little bit less starting this weekend.

Where have all the airlines gone? Some went out of business in the dark days of Great Recession. Beginning in 2008, U.S. carriers like Aloha, Skybus, ATA and more all called it quits. 

This man must have really been craving a cheeseburger. A man broke into a Five Guys restaurant in Washington, D.C., early Friday not to steal money but to grab a bite to eat. 

In his final year in office, President Obama has spent a significant amount of time emphasizing what he sees as his long list of accomplishments since 2008, but in an interview today he also admitted what he considers to be his "worst mistake. 

Jordan Spieth suffered a monumental collapse on the back nine of the 80th Masters, handing the green back to Danny Willett of Sheffield, England. 

On April 10th, 2011, 65 homes in Merrill were lost to a devastating tornado. 

One of Newsline 9's own, former weather forecaster Sean Cronin, is battling health issues that have taken a toll on him physically and financially. 

Milwaukee police say two teenagers were shot while driving Saturday night.

A nearly 400-year-old collection of William Shakespeare's plays will be on display this fall in Madison.

ALMA, Wis. (AP) -- BNSF Railway says human error caused a train derailment in November that sent more than 20,000 gallons of ethanol into the Mississippi River in Wisconsin.

One person is dead after falling out of a kayak in Oneida County early Sunday morning, according to the Oneida County Sheriff's Office.

The future USS Zumwalt is so stealthy that the Navy tested reflective material to make it visible to mariners during recent sea trials.