Local Wausau News

WAUSAU (WAOW)-- The Grand Theater held a sneak peak Wednesday night for a select audience.

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) -- One of the girls charged with trying to kill a friend to please a fictitious horror character will be given limited Internet access.

A central Wisconsin company is hiring. Crystal Finishing Systems has 100 openings at both of its locations in Marathon County.  

WESTON (WAOW)- Someone stole a one-of-a-kind trailer that was for sale outside a Weston business. 

 A 64-year-old woman received a traffic citation for failure to yield right of way while making a left turn after a two-car crash Wednesday afternoon, that's according to a press release from the Shawano County Sheriff's Office.

MERRILL (WAOW)-- While you're enjoying that tasty meal of scrambled eggs and Wisconsin cheese curds at a dairy breakfast, you're not really thinking about all the time and effort communities put into serving up those meals. 

There's a new princess in Waushara County and she's only 11-years-old.

The Stevens Point City Council's Finance Committee recently recommended about $40,000 be spent to renovate the police department, but nearly half of it would be spent confidentially. 

The author of a state budget provision that would allow people who lack bachelor's degrees to teach without any specialized training says she will re-draft the proposal.

The private sparring among Wisconsin Supreme Court justices is spilling over into public during an open meeting to discuss court rules.

A 53-year-old Platteville man was charged today for his ninth OWI.

A pizza shop employee was sprayed in the face with pepper spray and slammed against a wall during an early morning robbery on Monday, according to the Stevens Point Police Department.

HATLEY (WAOW) – The Marathon County Sheriff's Department says deputies responded to a reported shooting near Hatley early Wednesday afternoon. It was reported as accidental but no other details were immediately released, the agency said.

Gov. Scott Walker says in an opinion column that there's "no reason" changes he championed to public education in Wisconsin can't be pushed nationwide.

MARSHFIELD (WAOW) - A 43-year-old Marshfield landlord tried to strangle a tenant after the tenant threw some dog feces at his truck during an argument about the cleanliness of the property, Police Chief Rick Gramza said Wednesday. 

A northwestern Wisconsin woman is being charged with her ninth drunken driving offense after authorities say she was found unresponsive with her foot on the brake of an SUV with two little girls in back.

The White House says the United States will send up to 450 more troops to Iraq to boost the training of local forces.

A teenager accused of fatally shooting a man during an attempted robbery in Superior last year has pleaded guilty and avoided a jury trial.

New York's highest court has ruled that medical examiners don't have to return to families all organs from autopsied bodies or even tell them parts are missing.

Hillary Rodham Clinton and her Democratic presidential rivals are holding a series of private meetings with labor leaders in hopes of landing union endorsements that would bring organizational muscle and money to their 2016 campaigns.