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New host of America's Funniest Home Videos announced
America's Funniest Home Videos will have a new host when it returns for its 26th season this fall.
Teacher suspended after showing 'Fifty Shades' to students
A West Virginia teacher has been suspended without pay for showing part of the erotic movie "Fifty Shades of Grey" to students as a reward for good work.
School bus hit in Weston
A school bus was hit by a car after dropping off students at D.C. Everest High School in Weston Wednesday morning, according to an official with the Weston and Rib Mountain Fire Department.
Highlights of education proposals in Wisconsin budget
The Wisconsin Legislature's budget-writing committee early Wednesday approved its long-anticipated funding plan for education in the state over the next two years.
Air bag recall impacts 34 million vehicles
It's the largest auto recall in history and you may be affected. Takata announced Tuesday it's almost doubling the size of its already massive recall due to problems with its airbags.
Why do we have a neon weather 9?
If you've ever driven by our station on Grand Avenue, you may have noticed the colorful 9 on the side of the building.
Takata air bag recall doubles to nearly 34 million
Under pressure from U.S. safety regulators, Takata Corp. has agreed to declare 33.8 million air bags defective, a move that will double the number of cars and trucks included in what is now the largest auto recall in U.S....
FTC: Family raised $187M for cancer, spent it on themselves
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal investigators say that a Tennessee man and his family used much of the $187 million they raised for cancer patients to buy cars, luxury cruises, pay for college tuition and employ family members with six-figure salaries.
High school softball catcher plays with pacemaker
(WAOW) - Playing with heart means a little more to one Shawano County softball player.
Fire destroys Town of Plover wood shed
A wood shed burned down earlier this evening in the Town of Plover.
College students get real police experience with Wausau summer job
There will be some new faces patrolling Wausau for the police department this summer.
Pollen count high, causing trouble for allergy sufferers
Experts say, the pollen count has been high the past several weeks.
Ribbon cutting celebrates new division of Marshfield lab
A lab in Marshfield is celebrating a new division in its building.
Community comes together to help Marshfield girl with rare birth defects
A little girl in Marshfield was born with a number of rare birth defects.
Governor Walker makes a stop in Washington, D.C.
Governor Scott Walker visited Washington D.C. Tuesday, it's the latest stop in his campaign-like schedule.
Power outages in Wausau
More than 2,800 customers are without power in Wausau, according to Wisconsin Public Service.
Waco shooting impacts open carry debate
Just days after a deadly shooting between biker gangs in Texas, state lawmakers are considering a new gun law that would put weapons out in the open.
Wisconsin hunter fined for killing grizzly bear
A Wisconsin man has been ordered to pay more than $2,300 for mistakenly shooting and killing a grizzly bear in northwestern Montana.
Partial plea deal in Forest Co. torture case
CRANDON (WAOW) - A Wabeno man accused in the attack and torture of a badly injured man left in some woods for wolves to devour worked out a plea deal Tuesday to settle some of the charges against him but he will go to trial on three of the more serious counts, according to online Forest County court records.
Shooter was fixated on George Zimmerman, police report says
A police report says a man charged with shooting at George Zimmerman last week had "a fixation" on the former neighborhood watch leader.
