Local Wausau News

A wildlife expert says a Republican bill aimed at allowing Wisconsin residents to feed deer may have fatal implications for the animals.

A new report suggests that giving your child a sip of beer or wine every once in a while is not a good idea.

The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh is the third campus to offer voluntary retirement buyouts for faculty and staff as the UW System faces possible budget cuts.

German airline Lufthansa says the co-pilot of the passenger plane that crashed in the French Alps last week informed his flight school in 2009 that he had had a "serious depressive episode."

Milwaukee Brewers mascot Bernie Brewer is heading to the Big Apple to appear on Good Morning America!

Police say a Pennsylvania man turned his mother's day care center into a heroin den once the kids left for the day.

Several hundred Detroit-area property owners hope to enter payment plans and avoid losing their homes to tax foreclosure.

An improving job market drove U.S. consumer confidence higher this month after a dip in February.

You can't have french fries without them -- March 31 is National Tater Day, dedicated to all things potato.

Who says boys and girls can't both like rocket ships and dinosaurs? Shoreline, Washington, moms Jennifer Muhm and Malorie Catchpole are the co-founders of buddingSTEM, a science-themed clothing line for girls between 18 months old and 8 years old.

A funeral service is scheduled for the Marinette County man authorities say was killed by a bank robbery suspect who later fatally shot a state trooper.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) -- Police in northern Virginia have locked down a hospital and closed area roads while they search for a prisoner they say is armed and dangerous after he escaped custody. 

Police in northern Virginia have locked down a hospital and closed area roads while they search for a prisoner they say is armed and dangerous after he escaped custody.

Accidents do happen but sometimes the end result can turn out better than expected. That was the case for one Seattle man who's story has gone viral.

WAUSAU (WAOW) -Leaders from two local communities gathered Monday night to talk about the financial problems in the Village of Brokaw.

MARATHON COUNTY (WAOW) - Final Four frenzy is here in central Wisconsin.

Wisconsin senior Frank Kaminsky is a unanimous selection for the 2014-15 AP All-America team while Duke freshman Jahlil Okafor received all but one first-team vote.

 DeMarre Carroll scored 23 points and Kyle Korver put on quite a shooting display in the third quarter, carrying the Atlanta Hawks to a 101-88 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night.

The SPASH softball team was out in the rain on Monday preparing for the upcoming season.

Wood County is dealing with another crash. Saturday's crash involved six people, all under the age of 20.