Local Wausau News

 FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against a Kentucky clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.    

   MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Gov. Scott Walker is meeting with Milwaukee authorities to discuss public safety issues.    

(CNN)-- Florida Governor Rick Scott has confirmed an area of Miami Beach is the second zone where the transmission of the Zika virus is occurring.  .

 BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Carlos Vives, who recently recorded a song about a bicycle with Shakira, has jokingly apologized to his fellow Colombian singer for being unable to give her a ride on his bike after it was stolen. 

(CNN)--  Ever wonder how long you're going to live?  Your parents might have the answer.  

WAUSAU (WAOW)-- The Wisconsin Department of Transportation wants to remind motorists about an upcoming road construction project on WIS 54 that will include a detour. 

MARSHFIELD (WAOW) - Rocky, a bighorn sheep ram at Wildwood Zoo, has died - the second sheep death in about two weeks, the zoo said Friday. 

WAUSAU (WAOW) - The state Department of Natural Resources needs more "detailed materials" from Granite Peak Ski Area before regulators can recommend whether to lease another 150 acres within Rib Mountain State Park to build more runs, chairlifts and other skier services, a spokesman said. 

U.S Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte has apologized for his behavior surrounding a late-night incident at a Rio de Janeiro gas station, saying he should have been more “careful and candid” about how he described what happened.

A vandalism spree Wednesday night in Bangor caused anger and bewilderment among residents.

   SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Twitter has announced two new settings that will allow users to control what they see in their feeds and what notifications they receive.  

Newsline 9's Sports Express AM traveled to Marshfield Friday morning to feel the Tiger pride as students prepared for their first football game of the season.

WAUSAU (WAOW) - A 38-year-old man who admitted his role in robbing a bank inside a Wausau grocery store was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday, according to Marathon County online court records. 

Wisconsin voters may be able to start casting ballots for November's general election as early as next month if an appeals court doesn't act before then on a federal judge's ruling that struck down a host of Wisconsin election laws.

A fire broke out Friday morning at a home on Wiczek Road in the Town of Buena Vista in Portage County.

Milwaukee police say a confrontation between three men outside a south side precinct station ended with fatal gunfire. 

Authorities have removed dozens of dead cats from the freezer of a home in southern Wisconsin. 

U.S. Olympic swimmer Jimmy Feigen agreed to make an $11,000 donation to a Brazilian charity in an effort to resolve a dispute over claims of being robbed in Rio de Janeiro that authorities say were made up. Feigen's lawyer in Rio, Breno Melaragno Costa, announced the agreement early Friday morning, hours after he sat down with a judge and officials from the prosecuting ministry at a police station in Rio for four hours on Thursday.

The U.S. Olympic Committee Thursday night apologized to Brazil for the "distracting ordeal" stemming from what Brazilian authorities call a fabricated claim of a gunpoint robbery by a group of swimmers in Rio de Janeiro.

WAUSAU (WAOW)-- The Marathon County Board has decided not to reconsider the suspension of its administrator.