Local Wausau News

Saturday was the fourth annual Central Wisconsin Community Garage Sale.

Portage County law enforcement agencies and the Stevens Point Elks Lodge hosted the 7th annual Cops and Bobbers event.

DANNEMORA, N.Y. (AP) -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says two convicted murderers used power tools to cut through steel walls and escape from a maximum-security prison near the Canadian border.

At long last, a Triple Crown!

Eau Claire (WQOW) - An Amber Alert was issued Saturday afternoon for a missing Eau Claire toddler.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A 27-year-old man is accused of abusing a 3-year-old autistic boy who was found with at least 11 bite marks, multiple bruises and brain swelling.

NEW YORK (AP) -- There has not been a Triple Crown champion since Affirmed in 1978.

PARIS (AP) -- Serena Williams wrapped up her third French Open championship with a 6-3, 6-7, 6-2 win over Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic.

Officials with the Vilas County Sheriff's Department say a man drowned in Arrowhead Lake late Friday night.

A Los Angeles Police Department source says the police chief and the department's independent watchdog have found that a fatal close-range shooting of a 25-year-old black man by officers last year was justified.

Vice President Joe Biden will mourn the death of his eldest son during a funeral in Delaware.

Russ Feingold says his campaign to take back a U.S. Senate seat he lost in 2010 will focus on listening to Wisconsin residents.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin says Republican Gov. Scott Walker has compromised the life of Wisconsin residents to advance his own ambitions.

Two Mosinee Middle School teachers are calling it a career. They say it's time to close the books after years of teaching together.

Athletes were put to the test Friday at the Special Olympics Wisconsin summer games.  

One non-profit organization sent Central Wisconsin veterans on a flight they won't soon forget.

The school year wrapped up Friday for the Stevens Point School District

Police in Rome, Wisconsin were called for a quite a situation: a snake!

An Amtrak train headed to Chicago from San Antonio has slammed into a semitrailer at a crossing near the Illinois community of Wilmington.

MERRILL (WAOW) – The Merrill City Council voted Friday to buy the historic Lincoln County Fairgrounds for $1 and accept $1.22 million that will be used to rebuild the grandstand, City Administrator Dave Johnson said.