Local Wausau News

WAUSAU (WAOW) - Saying only “hard choices” remain for maintaining Marathon County roads, the county board of supervisors considers implementing a $25 wheel tax for one year to generate $3.2 million - and then decide whether to continue it. 

If you love stories about people overcoming adversity, then you’ll love today’s Angie’s List report. It involves a woman whose physical limitations are no match for a contractor who specializes in universal design, and offers inspiration for others facing similar challenges.

GREEN BAY (WAOW) - A 39-year-old Stevens Point man faces up to 20 years in federal prison after he was convicted of robbing six banks or credit unions in a six-month spree last year, U.S. Attorney Gregory Haanstad said Monday. 

A federal judge in Texas has blocked the Obama administration's order requiring public schools to let transgender students use the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity.

Pittsburgh police say a mother left three children under the age of 4 alone at a hotel for up to three days.

  WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) -- John Deere has announced more layoffs at two eastern Iowa plants.   

(CNN)-- Speedo has dropped  U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte. 

A truck carrying fly ash fell off the road in Marathon County Monday morning, dumping the ash onto private land, according to Wisconsin Public Service.

   LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Popular Frank Sinatra tunes in Las Vegas hotel lobbies have been replaced by the likes of Sia and Rihanna. The final tower of the famed Riviera Hotel and Casino has fallen, and the Sands Hotel and Casino is long gone. 

  MILWAUKEE (AP) - Wisconsin's attorney general acknowledged Monday that former Milwaukee police officers, now working for the state Department of Justice, are investigating the fatal shooting of a black man by a Milwaukee officer that triggered two nights of violence.  

(CNN)-- Facebook has launched a new app targeting teens. It's called Lifestage.

UPDATE: A large fire in the Town of Westport is still burning as of 9:30 a.m., but firefighters say the house was slated to be used for a controlled burn anyway.

Wisconsin Attorney Brad Schimel says body camera footage of the officer-involved shooting will not be released until the investigation is over.

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin officials are planning to make an announcement about access to their services.

Hillary Clinton’s focus this week: money. The Democratic presidential nominee is in the midst of a multi-day, high-dollar fundraising blitz across the country.

LAKE HOLCOMBE, Wis. (AP) -- The toddler injured in an apartment fire last week in Lake Holcombe has died of his injuries. The Chippewa County Sheriff's Department says 2-year-old Anthony Harp died at a hospital in Minnesota Saturday night.

Some of the pills taken from Prince's estate in Paisley Park after his death were counterfeit drugs that actually contained fentanyl — a synthetic opioid 50 times more powerful than heroin, an official close to the investigation said Sunday. 

The HPV, or Human Papilloma Virus, vaccine has continued to be seen as controversial. Despite years of recommendations and support from leading medical institutions, parents remain wary about requiring children to receive an HPV vaccination for school admissions, according to a new study. 

A Minnesota man is being held on suspicion of kidnapping and killing a family friend's 5-year-old daughter.

Athletes from across the Midwest - and beyond - hit the Wisconsin River in Wausau Sunday for the final day of the Midwest Freestyle Kayak Championships.