Local Wausau News

A popular Stevens Point ice cream shop opens for the season Saturday and a big crowd of ice cream lovers is expected.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says seven people have been killed in overnight shootings in southeastern Missouri and that the gunman is also dead.

 The co-chairmen of the state Legislature's Joint Finance Committee are pressing the Milwaukee Bucks owners to be specific about how much a new arena would cost.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The new mayor of the nation's capital gave her constituents what they wanted -- the ability to legally grow and share marijuana in private.  But that doesn't mean there won't be consequences for the District of Columbia.

Scores, results and highlights from Thursday's local sports action. Includes scores and highlights from Thursday's WIAC semifinal game and high school boys basketball action.

RIB MOUNTAIN (WAOW) - The Granite Peak Ski Area's potential expansion plan is getting a closer look.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Authorities say a Pablo Picasso painting worth millions of dollars was stolen in France and smuggled into the U.S. by someone who falsely labeled it as an "art craft" worth about $37 when it was shipped.

Governor Scott Walker is making headlines for comparing handling protesters, to handling terrorists.

Jerry Petrowski of Marathon was the lone Republican State Senator to join the Democrats in voting against right-to-work.

The Federal Communications Commission has agreed to impose strict new regulations on Internet service providers like Comcast, Verizon and ATT.

“I messed up in the NFC Championship Game, and trust me, it hurts. I'll probably think about my role in the botched onside kick every day for the rest of my life. It haunts me like a recurring nightmare,” former Packers tight end Brandon Bostick wrote for a recent article for Sports Illustrated.

Likely 2016 presidential candidate Gov. Scott Walker is planning a trade mission to Europe in April.

A federal judge has cleared the way for Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson to be reinstated.

Francisco Rodriguez will be jogging out of the bullpen again for the Milwaukee Brewers.

It's time for another throwback Thursday, as we celebrate 50 years on TV. This week -- we're talking radio wars!

Even though there's snow on the ground greenhouses are busy getting ready for spring.

Mayor Bill de Blasio is defending New York City's tentative agreement with members of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community over a tradition known as oral suction circumcision.

The Wisconsin state Assembly's Labor Committee has scheduled a 10-hour hearing on Monday on the right-to-work bill that's rocketing through the Legislature.

In his most extensive comments on the JonBenet Ramsey case, the former Colorado police chief who led the investigation into the high-profile 1996 slaying of the 6-year-old beauty queen acknowledged online that officers botched the initial handling of the crime scene.

The only Republican state senator who voted against a right-to-work bill says he is not convinced that the law is a good idea.