Local Wausau News

This weekend was the 42nd annual Central Wisconsin Music Festival.

Sunday is a day to celebrate the stars and strips, it's flag day.

Wisconsin State Patrol reports a semi was driving in the right lane heading north on I-39 near Janesville when it went through the median and into the right lane going southbound.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A recent audit finds nearly one in 11 licensed Wisconsin physicians was not in compliance with continuing education requirements.

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- Police say an ice cream truck driver in Maryland was gunned down as he was selling treats to children and a suspect has been arrested.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Dane County medical examiner's office says a Madison woman has died after her bicycle collided with a car last week.

TOWN OF VIENNA, Wis. (AP) -- A woman is in custody following an apparent homicide in south-central Wisconsin.

John S. Carroll, who led the Los Angeles Times to 13 Pulitzer Prizes during a five-year stint as editor, has died. 

Funeral arrangements have been set for a Massachusetts man killed in Syria while fighting the Islamic State group.

As dawn breaks on the ninth day of the hunt for two killers, officials say the search is expanding eastward from the wooded area where they have mostly focused since the prison break in far northern New York.

A man who authorities say opened fire outside Dallas police headquarters from his parked van, with bullets piercing the glass at the entrance and causing damage inside, was the only person killed after the gunfire turned into a street battle and standoff.

Hillary Rodham Clinton is trying to build an organizational edge in Iowa as some of her lesser-known Democratic rivals clamor for attention in the state that tripped up her first presidential campaign.

When Jeb Bush finally says he's running for president on Monday, he'll begin the campaign with much to prove.

The Pacelli softball team took home the crown of WIAA state champions with a 1-0 win over defending champ Oakfield.

Arnold's Strawberries in Rudolph is open for business.

Despite the recent rain, runners in Wisconsin Rapids laced up their gym shoes and hit the streets on Saturday.

BROWNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) -- Three people in a pickup were in the wrong place at the wrong time on a highway in southeastern Minnesota.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- The Milwaukee County medical examiner's office says a 20-year-old Greenfield man has collapsed and died after finishing a half-marathon in Milwaukee.

Empowered Dream Hunts hosted an event to give people in wheelchairs a chance to experience nature like they've never had before.

The Badger State Summer Games are in full swing in Central Wisconsin.