Local Wausau News

The Stevens Point School District says it's amping up security in the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting.

Portage County is dealing with space issues in several facilities including the jail and courthouse.

Harrison Ford was inside a small plane that crashed on a golf course near Santa Monica, California, today, according to sources.

Wausau Events is under new leadership.

Elephants have always been part of The Ringling Bros. and Barnum Bailey Circus, ever since showman P.T. Barnum brought Jumbo, "a massive 12-foot African elephant," to America in 1882 to star in the "Greatest Show on Earth."

 Stephen Curry shook off a rough shooting night to make three straight 3-pointers early in the fourth quarter to help the Golden State Warriors beat the Milwaukee Bucks 102-93 on Wednesday night in their return from a season-high, six-game road trip.

The public is being removed from the galleries inside the state Assembly chamber in the opening minutes of the debate over right to work.

Wisconsin state Capitol Police say about 300 people have gathered to protest the passage of a right-to-work bill.

STEVENS POINT (WAOW) - Two central Wisconsin school administrators with close ties to the Stevens Point Area Public School District are finalists for the job as superintendent.

Democrats want the state Assembly to apologize for comments Republican Gov. Scott Walker made comparing his standing up to union protesters to his ability to confront international terrorists.

WAUSAU (WAOW) - The Friends of Rib Mountain are hosting a candlelight snowshoe walk at Rib Mountain State Park on Friday.

A judge has declared a mistrial in the Jodi Arias sentencing retrial after jurors deadlocked on whether the convicted murderer should be executed or sent to prison for life for killing her lover in 2008.

Wisconsin Democrats are meeting in private before debate of the right-to-work bill.Democrats said Thursday they plan to meet until about 11 a.m. and then return to the Assembly.

BAYFIELD, Wis. (AP) -- The popular ice caves in northwestern Wisconsin are set to reopen after a temporary closure.

ST. FRANCIS, Wis. (AP) -- Middle school students in St. Francis have created a prosthetic hand for a 6-year-old California girl using a 3-D printer.

WAUSAU (WAOW) - Union leaders in Wausau are making a stand to protect unions. Wednesday evening, they gathered to speak out against the right-to-work bill.

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Former major league All-Stars Frank Viola and Lance Berkman are among eight players and coaches selected for the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.

WAUSAU (WAOW) - World Read Aloud Day was celebrated at the Marathon County Library on Wednesday.

After a second-place finish in the Wisconsin Valley this season, the Merrill boys basketball team is now poised for a postseason run. And their team leader, senior Chaz Mootz, is already picking up postseason awards.

A crash in Portage County has closed lanes on Highway 54 eastbound.