Local Wausau News

Tropical Storm Julia is causing severe weather for Southern East Coast states as it moves slowly along the Atlantic Ocean with wind gusts up to 40 mph.

Sentry Insurance announced Wednesday it will build a new state-of-the-art complex to house 500 claims adjusters.

Twelve days after a nine-year-old Spencer girl told police that a man or woman wearing a black ski mask and black gloves tried to abduct her, investigators have no suspects, Police Chief Shawn Bauer said Wednesday.

More than 100 exhibitors will gather for the 16th Annual Wisconsin River Woodcarvers Show and Sale in Stevens Point this weekend.

A seven-woman, six-man jury was picked Wednesday to decide whether a 57-year-old Wisconsin Rapids man killed his brother two years ago.

New testimony reveals that inmates at Wisconsin's troubled juvenile prison in Irma swarmed the corrections secretary during a 2015 visit to complain that they were being harmed by staff.

There are plenty of steps to take into account when learning to walk your new dog.

New data shows just how many people in Wisconsin are undergoing financial hardships.

Documents that have been sealed by the Wisconsin Supreme Court have been leaked to The Guardian, which the publication has now posted online.

A new bat species has been discovered in Wisconsin for the first time in more than 60 years.

UPDATE: A Shawano County man has been arrested after a police pursuit through Dane County.

Resale ticket prices for the Minnesota Vikings game against the Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium have hit new highs, prompting a warning from the home team about scammers.

A coroner says a heart found in a plastic bag on the ground next to an Ohio gas station appears to be human.

Community members in Mattoon are trying to create their own school district.

Wausau's newest pizza joint is seeing early success.

As the Wausau School Board deliberates how to proceed with guidelines regarding transgender students, parents in the community share their thoughts.

The mother of Wausau veteran Brian Rossell, who was found dead in Lake Wausau last week, said that veterans should receive more therapy care at the Tomah VA, and less prescriptions. 

WASHINGTON (AP) --  Hillary Clinton will resume campaign travel Thursday following a bout of pneumonia. 

Senator Ron Johnson is calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs to launch an independent, transparent investigation into the Tomah VA, after he received reports from whistleblowers that the medical care facility is understaffed.

It seems like every day, political candidates take verbal swings at each other. Now, someone is attacking campaign signs put up by the Democratic Party in Portage County.