Local Wausau News

Authorities say a Kentucky state senator was charged with driving under the influence about nine hours after the legislative session opened.

What happened to an Appleton man Sunday night could be classified as a night of drinking gone terribly wrong.

The Wausau Police Department is welcoming Rex, its newest police dog.

MARATHON (WAOW) - The search is on for thieves who stole thousands of dollars worth of prized ginseng from a business near Marathon.

With no school and frigid temperatures, people headed indoors Wednesday to have some fun.  

WISCONSIN RAPIDS (WAOW) – A Tennessee-based papermaker said Wednesday it has completed a $1.4 billion purchase of NewPage, which includes mills in Wisconsin Rapids, Stevens Point and Biron.

Governor Scott Walker is taking a pot shot at New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and his love of the Dallas Cowboys.

WAUSAU (WAOW) - A 68-year-old Dorchester farmer accused of killing eight Blue Heeler mix puppies with a sledgehammer pleaded not guilty after a judge refused to dismiss the charges, according to online court records.

A couple married for 69 years died eight hours apart in hospice care in northwest Ohio, and their son says it wasn't surprising for a pair who did everything together.

The oldest time capsule discovered in the country that dates back to 1795 was opened Tuesday in Boston as history buffs waited to get a glimpse of items from the nation's infancy.

Everything is going hi-tech and your car is no different. 2015 could be the year of the smart car, as gadgets and electronics make your commute easier.

A French police official says 11 people are dead in a shooting at a satirical weekly newspaper in central Paris.

PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia (AP) -- Indonesia's search and rescue chief says divers and an unmanned underwater vehicle have spotted the tail of the missing AirAsia plane in the Java Sea, the first confirmed sighting of any wreckage 11 days after Flight 8501 disappeared with 162 people on board.

TORONTO (AP) -- A scandal-plagued Bill Cosby returns to the stage Wednesday night for the first time since November and his reception is certain to be mixed, with some planning protests, others vowing not to show up and still others saying they will heckle the comedian.

EL PASO, Texas (AP) -- Officials say a gunman opened fire at a veterans' medical clinic in West Texas, killing one other person.

Scores, results and highlights from Tuesday's local sports action.

A decades-old business in Wausau is shutting down.

WAUSAU (WAOW) - More than 50 school districts in central and northern Wisconsin are canceling school on Wednesday due to the extreme cold.

Hooksetters fishing guide Adam Rasmussen says tells me this is the earliest year he's been able to ice fish."I was on the ice 4 days before deer season. 

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Markieff Morris scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 102-92 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night.