Local Wausau News

For four days each year, the Wausau Downtown Airport is transformed into a huge festival.

A Mosinee family is calling for the police chiefs resignation after his son allegedly peeped in their window last week.

Were learning more about how the budget could impact the U-W system.

MADISON (WKOW) --- Capitol Police are evacuating the State Capitol in Madison due to a bomb threat.Everyone is being asked to walk across the street from the Capitol.

BROKAW (WAOW) - The state Legislature is stepping into Brokaw's financial mess.State. Sen. Jerry Petrowski, R-Marathon, said Wednesday that a provision was added to the next state budget giving the neighboring Town of Maine the option to use a streamlined process to incorporate as a village to help deal with the potential dissolution of Brokaw.

A search is being conducted in northwest Wyoming for three Wisconsin sisters who failed to return from an extended camping trip.

WAUSAU (WAOW) - Vandals using spray paint caused thousands of dollars in damage in Weston and Rothschild during a late-night spree last month.

Trading has resumed on the New York Stock Exchange after an outage of more than three hours caused by technical problems.

Scott Walkers campaign says the Republican governor will hit four early voting states following his official announcement next week that hes in the presidential race.

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WOODRUFF, Wis. (AP) -- A consultant to technology companies plans to run against Republican U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy in northern and central Wisconsins 7th District next year. Stevens Point native Kirk Bangstad launched his campaign Tuesday.

A Minnesota couple has given Lawrence University a $1.5 million gift to establish a professorship in innovation. 

Trading was halted on the New York Stock Exchange in the late morning because of a technical issue.

Microsoft will cut 7,800 jobs and take a $7.6 billion impairment charge to restructure its flagging phone hardware business.

The grounding of all United Continental flights in the United States is coming to an end.

An 18-year-old man is in custody after firing a gun into the air during an argument with a woman, according to Wausau police.

Two people were hurt in a two-car crash Wednesday morning, according to a firefighter with Weston and Rib Mountain Fire District, also known as S.A.F.E.R.

BALTIMORE (AP) - Baltimore police say four people have been shot, three fatally, near the University of Maryland, Baltimore, campus.

 Dozens are without a home after a fire at an apartment complex in Medford over the holiday weekend, according to fire officials.

Wausau Police are investigating the scene around a bar in Wausau called "It's Our Clubhouse."