Local Wausau News

Some North Central Wisconsin veterans are getting ready to take a memorable trip to our nation's capital thanks to a generous donation.

WAUSAU (WAOW)-- A fire broke out in a Wausau home Sunday evening, that's according to the Marathon County Sheriff's Department.

 Doctors, nurses and employees of Marshfield Clinic put more than 70 works of their own art on display in the clinic's lobby Sunday.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Milwaukee police are investigating two shootings that left a 23-year-old man dead and two other people injured.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin lawmaker is set to introduce seven bills increasing penalties for drunken driving in the only state where a first-time offense is not a crime.Republican Rep.

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- The official number of dead from Saturday's Himalayan earthquake has topped 2,500 and may continue to rise as remote areas near the epicenter are searched.

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (AP) -- Coast Guard officials say two bodies have been found in Alabama waters after a powerful storm capsized several sailboats participating in a regatta near Mobile Bay.

BALTIMORE (AP) -- A protest over the death of a man who was injured while in the custody of Baltimore police Gray started peacefully with thousands marching through downtown streets.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Two Wisconsin men climbing Mount Everest have survived an avalanche set off by a powerful earthquake in Nepal.

The United States is sending a disaster response team and $1 million in aid to Nepal following a devastating earthquake felt in neighboring countries.

 Former Olympian Bruce Jenner reached an audience of just under 17 million people for his declaration in an ABC News interview that he identifies as a woman.

 President Vladimir Putin, who marks 15 years in power this year, has said in a new documentary that Russia had proof that the United States helped separatists in the North Caucasus in the 2000s.

Hundreds came together in Marshfield to raise money for multiple sclerosis research.

A Stratford man who was killed in a crash last week was remembered Saturday night as St. Mary's Oratory in Wausau.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin egg company executive says a Lake Mills facility will become productive again after they euthanize all 800,000 chickens due to a highly contagious avian influenza virus.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin man climbing Mount Everest has survived a powerful earthquake that shook Nepal.

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- The death toll continues to climb following a powerful earthquake in Nepal.

Starbucks says a computer outage that affected registers at 8,000 company-operated stores in the United States and Canada has been resolved.

Officials say a Southwest Airlines flight traveling from Las Vegas to Milwaukee was diverted to Denver Friday night after reporting "pressurization issues."

Officials say a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in a densely populated area of Nepal has killed more than 700 people across a swath of four countries, with the death toll expected to keep climbing.