Local Wausau News

The Portage County Sheriffs Department is asking for the public's help in finding a suspect in an armed robbery, according to a news release.

Wet wipes are clogging area sewage systems.

Wisconsin accents are very familiar to some, butforeign to others, and an area researcher said there is a science to the Sconnie speech.

(WAUSAU) -- The Wausau Public Library held a fun event on Friday for a good cause.

Milwaukee police say they have arrested a 13-year-old boy in connection to the shooting death of another boy of the same age.

Two men accused of exchanging gun fire outside of a Wausau bar have been charged.

Minnesota lawmakers are worried about cell phone cases designed to look like handguns.

Faith and past family backcountry camping experiences helped three sisters survive for more than four days while they were lost in a Wyoming wilderness area.

Governor Scott Walker has unveiled what hes calling the official campaign logo on Twitter Friday.

Volunteer dog handlers are helping sheriffs officials search for a missing doctor in Door County.

Harry, a neglected Chow Chow without a nose, came into a Missouri animal shelter with heartbreaking story that quickly evolved into a happy ending.

Folks in the Wausau area will spot hot air balloons in the air this weekend.

The FBI says its background-check system failed, allowing the man who allegedly opened fire inside a South Carolina church last month to purchase the gun he used in the rampage.

The head of the governments personnel office has resigned in the wake of a massive data breach on her watch.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- The latest on the Confederate flag in South Carolina (all times local): ------10:09 a.m.The Confederate flag has been removed from a flagpole on the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse, where it has had a presence for 54 years.The rebel banner was taken down Friday morning by a Highway Patrol honor guard in a ceremony attended by thousands who cheered at the removal, many yelling USA, USA and Hey, hey, hey, goodbye!A van will take the flag to a nearby museum...

ATLANTA (AP) -- A Georgia appeals court heard arguments Thursday about whether the state violated the Ku Klux Klans constitutional rights by refusing its application to a highway cleanup program.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- The Confederate flag is coming off the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A Secret Service agent has testified that a Wisconsin man charged with threatening to kill President Barack Obama said he planned to carry out an assassination with a slingshot.

The Northwoods has become the hub of country music.

Police have released new surveillance video from Wednesdays early-morning shootout. New details are also being revealed to how this bar is impacting the Wausau community.