Local Wausau News

Police say dozens of people were ejected from Lambeau Field during a concert featuring country music star Kenny Chesney.

All five people trapped at the Woodhaven Lakes campground have been rescued. 

BELLMONT, N.Y. (AP) - Items recovered from a remote hunting cabin have been sent to labs for DNA testing to determine if they are linked to a pair of convicted killers who escaped from a nearby prison more than two weeks ago, authorities said as searchers converged on a wooded area in the hamlet in far northern New York.

The legislative committee that deals with state workers' contracts is set to consider another new deal for state troopers.

Three Republicans are facing off in a special election to replace state Sen. Paul Farrow, who is leaving his Senate seat to work as Waukesha County executive.

BAUCHI, Nigeria (AP) -- A witness says two girls have blown themselves up near a crowded mosque in northeast Nigeria's biggest city, and many people are feared dead. 

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Hip-hop music mogul Diddy has been released on bail from a Los Angeles County jail after an alleged assault at UCLA, where his son plays football. 

In Indiana, a couple is offering up their 6,200 square foot house, complete with an indoor pool and five acres of land. All you have to do is win over the owners with an essay on the topic, "A life well-lived." 

A dead body was found on the 700 block of Washington Street Monday, that's according to a Lieutenant with the Wausau Police Department. 

 Utility crews were busy all day Monday dealing with storm damage from broken tree branches to downed power lines.

Officials in Central Wisconsin are spreading the word about swimming safety.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS (WAOW) - A thief broke into a Wisconsin Rapids home and stole about $2,000 worth of coins, including about $10 in a girl's piggy bank, the Wisconsin Rapids Police Department said Monday. 

Thirty-three of 63 Assembly Republicans have sent a letter to Gov. Scott Walker and Senate GOP leaders saying they will not support cuts in transportation funding that aren't spread out equally across the state.

Gov. Scott Walker says he supports South Carolina's governor's call to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of that state's capitol.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley says the Confederate flag should be removed from the grounds of the state capitol, reversing her position on the divisive symbol amid growing calls for it to be removed.

A woman was hurt when she was hit on the head by a tree branch in Vilas County, according to Wisconsin Emergency Management.

STEVENS POINT (WAOW) - A 58-year-old Bancroft man accused of killing his estranged wife was extremely intoxicated when he was arrested following a four-hour standoff with police, according to a criminal complaint.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker plans to donate to charity money he received in campaign donations from the leader of a white supremacist group cited by the Charleston church murder suspect.

The Sons of Confederate Veterans says it plans to vigorously fight any effort to remove the Confederate flag from the grounds of South Carolina's Statehouse.

Authorities say former Major League Baseball player Darryl Hamilton has been killed in a murder-suicide at a suburban Houston home.