Local Wausau News

President Barack Obama says he guarantees that evidence, not politics, will dictate the outcome of the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's handling of emails as secretary of state. 

Former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith was shot and killed late Saturday after a traffic accident. 

Many families in Central Wisconsin headed to Marathon Park on Saturday afternoon for the 43rd annual Children's Festival.

On April 9th, 1976, the first Hmong family moved to Marathon County from Laos. 

A former New Berlin West High School teacher has pleaded not guilty to having sex with a student.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department is investigating a sexual assault that was reported near Memorial Union.

Authorities say a police officer fatally shot a hatchet-wielding woman inside a western Wisconsin Wal-Mart store.

Senior military leaders take their political neutrality seriously. 

An early morning crash involving four vehicles caused both northbound lanes of I-39 to be blocked for hours, according to the Portage County Sheriff's Office.  

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- House Speaker Paul Ryan is being challenged in the Republican primary by a Wisconsin businessman who says he once volunteered for the congressman but now feels betrayed. 

North Korea says it has successfully conducted an engine test of a new intercontinental ballistic rocket it claims will strengthen its ability to stage nuclear strikes on the United States. 

CHICAGO (AP) -- Federal prosecutors say when they questioned Dennis Hastert about his large cash withdrawals the former House speaker told them he was being extorted by someone making a false claim of sex abuse. 

A Wisconsin court has struck down the state's right-to-work law championed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker, calling it unconstitutional.

If your home is more than 30 years old, it likely has asbestos in it. 

MARSHFIELD (WAOW) - How a 36-year-old Marshfield woman died remained a mystery Friday but she had a history of drug use, Marshfield Police Chief Rick Gamza said.

A black bear was spotted at Aspirus Wausau Hospital Friday morning.

Maple syrup season is in full swing.

On April 10th, 2011, a tornado ripped through homes, neighborhoods, and businesses in Merrill and left mass devastation through the city.

Two Paris police officials have confirmed that a key suspect in the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris has been arrested in Belgium.

A Wisconsin woman is suing a Rochester funeral home and Mayo Clinic after her husband's body was accidentally cremated.