Local Wausau News

In just a couple of weeks, the Marshfield Public Library will have a new face, along with a new name.  

About 20 people joined some Wausau police officers Tuesday morning for coffee and conversations.

On a tour of Northcentral Technical College, Gov. Scott Walker talked about his efforts to make college more affordable.

Regular season football can't come any sooner? We've got you covered in the pre-season with an all new Pack Attack.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS (WAOW) - A judge Tuesday ordered a 33-year-old Nekoosa man to stand trial on 13 felonies that accuse him of sexually assaulting three young girls and possessing child pornography. 

Wisconsin's Senate Majority Leader, Scott Fitzgerald, is joining Donald Trump in calling for a special prosecutor to investigate Bill Clinton's charitable foundation.

Texas and four other states are again suing the Obama administration over its efforts to strengthen discrimination protections for transgender people.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana's attorney general has opted not to appeal a recent ruling that overturned a woman's feticide conviction for a self-induced abortion that killed her premature infant. 

Some people who have lost loved ones to drug addiction are speaking out in obituaries as heroin and prescription opioid abuse continue to cause a rising toll of fatal overdoses in Wisconsin and across the nation.

Gov. Jay Inslee has declared a state of emergency for 20 Washington state counties in response to wildfires that threaten homes and natural resources.

The dogs at Camp K9 in Madison enjoyed the weather Tuesday and participated in the dog Olympics. 

HONOLULU (AP) -- Federal regulators are proposing a widespread ban on swimming with Hawaii's spinner dolphins to allow the nocturnal creatures to rest during the day. 

Verizon Wireless is suing the City of Appleton because its Common Council rejected the company's plans for a cell tower. A civil complaint filed by Verizon says the council's decision is in direct conflict with Wisconsin law. The council voted last month to deny Verizon's permit for a tower on the city's north side, despite a warning from the city attorney not to reject it. USA Today Network-Wisconsin says the city has until Sept. 15 to respond to the lawsuit. State law restricts ho...

WAUSAU (WAOW) - For the second time, the sentencing of a Wausau teenager found guilty of first-degree reckless homicide for fatally stabbing another teenage boy is being postponed, according to online Marathon County court records. 

The Granton Community Library will close Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. due to maintenance. The closure affects a books signing for local author Jay Parker who had a scheduled stop at the library Tuesday night. Parker is the author of Granton: A Stop on the Stage Route. The book signing will be moved to the Granton village office Tuesday night from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Green Bay Packers linebackers Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers are expected to meet with NFL investigators Wednesday to discuss doping allegations leveled against the players in a report by Al-Jazeera America, according to media sources.

The state attorney general gave some insight into the state’s plans for a possible retrial for Brendan Dassey.

A drone that flew over Lambeau Field during the Green Bay Packers game last week has been confiscated in a federal investigation.

San Diego police say a man was run over and killed after lying down in front of a car to keep a friend from leaving his birthday party. 

A simple plastic cup of beer has made history by being the first alcoholic drink sold in a small Connecticut town in 81 years.