Local Wausau News

The state Senate is poised to vote on a bill that would clear the way for a 70 mph speed limit on at least some Wisconsin roads.

The interim superintendent for the Stevens Point School District met people from the community and his staff Monday.

Likely presidential candidate Scott Walker is in Michigan telling Republicans that tax cuts grow the economy.

The Brewers fired manager Ron Roenicke and replaced him with former Milwaukee infielder Craig Counsell.Milwaukee, a major league-worst 7-18, lost 40 of its final 56 games under Roenicke.

Wausau Police are looking for two suspects after two 18-year-olds were robbed at knife-point in a park late Sunday night, according to a release from the Wausau Police Department.

It looks like people are planning to shower mothers with lots of love and gifts this year. 

Many people in Baltimore and across the country are praising the decision to arrest six police officers involved in the arrest of Freddie Gray.

The race for president on the republican side is getting a bit crowded. Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina officially threw her hat into the ring Monday morning.

LONDON (AP) -- Prince William and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, have emerged from a London hospital with their newborn baby girl. 

GARLAND, Texas (AP) -- A police spokesman for a Dallas suburb says authorities are searching for explosives in the car of two gunmen who opened fire on a security officer outside a contest for cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad. 

MENASHA - Police in Menasha say four people, including the suspect, are dead after a shooting on the Trestle Tree Bridge Sunday night.

After a 7-18 start, the Brewers have fired manager Ron Roenicke. The team announced the move late Sunday night.

A new roundabout is coming to Plover.

 Recent events in Baltimore helped inspire a march Sunday in Wausau to promote racial equality.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- An eighth case of bird flu virus has been detected in Wisconsin.The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection said Sunday the latest case is in a commercial turkey flock in Barron County.

TOWN OF BELL, Wis. (AP) -- Authorities are investigating a house fire that killed a 95-year-old woman and her adult son in northwestern Wisconsin.

DETROIT (AP) -- Geological experts say a small earthquake centered in southwestern Michigan has been felt around the state and other parts of the Upper Midwest.

According to the Taylor County Sheriff's Department, there was a motorcycle crash in the Township of Medford early Sunday morning.

Baltimore's mayor has lifted a citywide curfew six days after the death of Freddie Gray sparked riots in the city.

 Martin O'Malley often casts Baltimore as a comeback city that recovered from the ravages of drugs and violence during his years as mayor.