Local Wausau News

The World Health Organization has released new guidelines on how to treat three sexually transmitted infections due to the growing threat of antibiotic resistance. WHO issued the new guidelines for chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis, which are all caused by bacteria. 

Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar weighed in on the controversy surrounding Colin Kaepernick's decision to sit during the national anthem, in an op-ed published today in The Washington Post, portraying his protest as "highly patriotic." 

After recently receiving multiple reports of clowns trying to lure children into woods in Greenville, South Carolina, authorities are increasing patrols and launching an investigation, according to the Greenville County Sheriff's Office (GCSO).

While some kids are ready with a brand-new outfit and a fresh set of No. 2 pencils, others dread the first day back to school after a summer of fun.

Packerland Plus is leaving the Wausau Center Mall.

The Badgers last two neutral site season-openers haven't been very neutral. Even though LSU is expected to travel well, the Badgers expect a "home game" atmosphere at Lambeau Field on Saturday.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- About 10 people have been arrested in Milwaukee after dozens gathered near where a black man was fatally shot by police earlier this month. 

Authorities are searching the Wisconsin river near Mosinee

The Taco John's restaurant in the Wausau Center Mall is officially closed, according to the mall's manager. The location closed last Thursday.

A colorful array of umbrellas paint the sky above Wausau's 300 Block. They went up Monday.

A Langlade County man has been charged with swindling around $500,000 from victims as he posed as a professional athlete.  24-year-old Zachary McKinnon is being held on $50,000 cash bond on charges that include felony theft.  

As the Labor Day weekend approaches and more people are hitting the roads, the threat of an accident will also be on the rise.  

The Wausau Police Department hosted a picnic on Tuesday, to thank the community for their support in recent months. 

The attorney for a Stevens Point veteran who died of a drug overdose at the Tomah Veterans Administration Medical Center says his widow filed a wrongful death lawsuit because an earlier claim for damages was ignored.

The Packers have released veteran punter Tim Masthay and placed five players on injured reserve.

HULL, Wis. (AP) -- Investigators in central Wisconsin have given new attention to the 2006 death of a pharmacist found in his home with two gunshot wounds to his chest. 

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin election officials are questioning how the Department of Transportation will get voting credentials to people who lack photo identification on Election Day. 

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater went down with an injury in practice on Tuesday, causing the team to cut short its session after 25 minutes.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has cut short the sentences of 111 federal inmates in another round of commutations for those convicted of nonviolent drug offenses Obama has long called for phasing out strict sentences for drug offenses, arguing they lead to excessive punishment and incarceration rates unseen in other developed countries. 

WAUSAU (WAOW) - Mayor Robert Meilke said Tuesday the city hopes to buy the former Sears store attached to the financially troubled Wausau Center Mall by September because "I don't want an empty building" that may be unable to pay taxes.