Local Wausau News

School supplies have already hit the shelves at some major retailers.

The deadly shootings at military sites in Tennessee illustrate the threat that FBI officials have warned about: violence directed against a vulnerable government target by a lone gunman with apparent terrorist aspirations.

The Supreme Court's recent ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide has left Americans sharply divided.

Rhode Island authorities say a Wisconsin man who provided a DNA sample after being arrested on drug charges has been linked to a 1999 rape.

Oneida County deputies were called to a two-car crash around 5:45 a.m. on Saturday.

The family of a Lincoln County highway worker is remembering him after his shocking death Tuesday.

Gov. Scott Walker is ordering that flags be lowered to half-staff in honor of a Wisconsin native who was killed at a military site in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Newsline 9 spoke with a central Wisconsin woman who had ties to Sgt. Carson Holmquist.

SHAWANO COUNTY (WAOW)-- A motorcyclist is hurt after a crash with a truck in Shawano County.  

MOSINEE (WAOW) -- The Central Wisconsin Airport maybe small but is about to get an update to look like a major airport. 

A small Central Wisconsin airport is about to get very busy.

INDIANAPOLIS (WAOW) - Five people from Wisconsin, including four from Stratford, were hurt early Friday when the teenage driver of a van fell asleep, it went out of control and then it rolled over on Interstate 70, Indiana State Police reported.x

The 18th annual Airventure Cup Race will begin Sunday with more than seventy different aircrafts crossing the finish line at the Wausau downtown airport.

A mallard in the Medford area has a blowgun far through his beak and an animal group is asking for your help.

One of the Marines gunned down in Chattanooga, Tennessee Thursday was a Wisconsin native.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A 16-year-old boy who was shot and paralyzed in Milwaukee by one of his victim has been sentenced to 20 years for two attempted robberies last year. 

DAMATURU, Nigeria (AP) -- Nigerian officials say suicide bombs have killed at least 64 people in multiple blasts in the northeastern towns of Gombe and Damaturu, scaring people into staying home during the Muslim Eid al-Fitr celebrations.

BENEDICTA, Maine (AP) -- State police say they're searching for a gunman in a stolen logging truck following the shootings of four people in three different communities in northern Maine.

DETROIT (AP) -- A Detroit woman who killed two of her four children and pledged she would do it again has been sentenced to life in prison without a chance for parole. 

Many new parents plan fun ways to surprise their family on birth announcements, but a woman in Texas got some star power help.