Local Wausau News

Lightning hit a home in Kronenwetter Monday morning, according to Kronenwetter police.

A the line of storms that moved across Southern Wisconsin this morning is weakening as it continues to move east, but it left quite a bit of damage in Grant County.

A thunderstorm carrying high winds knocked down several trees in southern Wisconsin, and also knocked out power to some areas.

Close to 1,500 customers are without power in the Northwoods, according to Wisconsin Public Service.

Wausau Police are looking for a man accused of stealing gas numerous times throughout the past six months, according to a post on the department's Facebook page.

A Republican state legislator says it's past time for the Confederate flag to be removed from South Carolina's Statehouse grounds.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Police say the Taliban have launched an attack outside the Afghan parliament, setting off four large bombs as lawmakers were meeting inside.

PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) -- Apple says it's bowing to concerns raised by pop superstar Taylor Swift.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is using the N-word to make his case that America is not cured of racism. 

WONEWOC, Wis. (AP) -- Small dairy farms are struggling in Wisconsin, but supporters are hoping for a comeback.

Almost 300 people attended a Father's Day breakfast at the VFW in Wausau.

Sunday was the second annual car show on the 400 block of Wausau.

 A Wausau-based snack manufacturer has placed its Wausome Wafers product in stores from Connecticut to California and of course, Wisconsin.

Thousands came out to the Cranberry Blossom Festival in Wisconsin Rapids this past week. 

MERRILL (WAOW)-- Authorities say they are searching for a 13-year-old boy who disappeared while swimming in the Wisconsin River Sunday afternoon.

A pilot has survived an emergency plane landing in eastern Wisconsin after his engine lost power.

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) -- A 19-year-old Waukesha woman is the new Miss Wisconsin.Miss New Berlin, Rosalie Elizabeth Smith, was crowned Miss Wisconsin 2015 Saturday night in Oshkosh.

FRIENDSHIP, N.Y. (AP) -- Investigators tracking two murder convicts who escaped from a northern New York prison are scouring a rural area near the Pennsylvania border after possible sightings shifted the search across the state.

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- A Green Bay firefighter has died while on duty at a station house.

TOWN OF WILSON, Wis. (AP) -- A pilot has survived an emergency plane landing in eastern Wisconsin after his engine lost power.