Local Wausau News

 The fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao is being called the boxing match of the century, but people hoping to see the match at a central Wisconsin bar are finding they might be out of luck.

Authorities are searching for a 36-year-old man after he led officers on a high speed chase in a stolen car in Taylor County, according to the sheriff's department.

Before they were collegiate stars in the Big Ten, Melvin Gordon and Trae Waynes spent Friday nights in Red Devils uniforms at Bradford high school. 

The value of Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's pay package surged last year, mostly due to gains in the Internet company's stock price that came despite concerns about the overall health of Yahoo's business.

By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer 1:05 p.m. (2:05 p.m. EDT)

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- School officials say a kindergartner and a first-grader took two handguns -- one of them loaded -- to an eastern Kentucky elementary school.

The Marine Mammal Center has safely captured a male sea lion pup that apparently wandered on to the streets in the Marina District of San Francisco.

The state Senate's transportation committee has approved a bill that would clear the way for a 70 mph speed limit.

Republicans are moving a bill through the Wisconsin Legislature that would prohibit drivers from using cellphones in construction zones.

Wisconsin Rapids police are looking for a man who shot a bullet into the air during a confrontation with another man late Wednesday evening, according to authorities.

It's becoming more and more common to leave at least a 20 percent tip when dining out, but one man left his waitress a pretty unheard of gratuity: nearly 7,000 percent.

WAUSAU (WAOW)-- The new Eastbay Sports Complex in Wausau is opening for the first time Thursday afternoon.

A 20-year-old moped driver died after a crash with a pick-up truck in Marshfield Wednesday evening, according to a post on the Marshfield Police Department's Facebook page.

A 20-year-old man led police on a high speed chase through rural parts of Marathon County early Thursday morning, reaching speeds of more than 100 miles per hour, according to a post on the Marathon County Sheriff's Department Facebook page.

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- Rescuers have pulled a teenage boy alive from the rubble of a Kathmandu building that collapsed around him five days ago during Nepal's massive earthquake. 

WESTON (WAOW)-- Some Weston Elementary School students had some slime-filled fun, all for a good cause.

RIB MOUNTAIN (WAOW) - Rib Mountain residents will have to wait a little longer for a decision on the proposed Kwik Trip.

WAUSAU (WAOW)- Marathon County Crime Stoppers is asking for your help to find out who mailed a threatening letter with powder in it to a Wausau community leader. 

 Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says that 11 million immigrants in the country illegally should have an opportunity to stay.

 A spokesman for Bill Clinton says a chartered plane carrying the former U.S. president had to land unexpectedly after one of its engines developed a problem during a flight over Tanzania.