Local Wausau News

MIAMI (AP) -- Cuban-American groups opposed to President Barack Obama's plan to normalize relations with the Castro government plan to protest Saturday in Miami..

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Authorities say more than 70 people have been arrested after marchers protesting the death of a black man shot by Milwaukee police in April blocked traffic on Interstate 43.

 Same-sex weddings may soon begin in Florida after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block them.

 The State Department is warning Americans traveling abroad to be extra cautious over the holidays.

 A pain doctor convicted of manslaughter in two patients' overdose deaths has been sentenced to more than a decade in a New York prison.

Oklahoma's prison system chief says the state has the drugs it needs to execute four inmates early next year and plans to administer the same three drugs used in a botched execution this spring, but with an increased dose.

Wausau West hockey moves into 1st place in WVC with a 3-1 win over SPASH and D.C. Everest girls hoops cruises to an easy win over Wausau East.

WAUSAU (WAOW)--Many people in central Wisconsin are packing up and getting ready to take their holiday trips.

Dozens of demonstrators have been arrested while blocking traffic on Interstate 43 during a march to protest the death of a black man shot by Milwaukee police earlier this year.

WAUSAU (WAOW) -- The Neighbors' Place in Wausau is collecting and giving out hundreds of holiday presents.

The conservative group at the heart of the investigation into Gov. Scott Walker's 2012 recall campaign says the state election board improperly plowed ahead with its probe of the governor.

Family, friends and fans filled Lambeau Field Friday to remember a Packers legend.

More than 100 people celebrated Christmas a little early.

WAUSAU (WAOW) -- Twenty-one tons of potatoes were delivered to The Neighbors' Place in Wausau Friday.The potatoes were donated by the Rotary Club of Wausau.Organizers say the potatoes will be distributed to food pantries throughout Marathon County.People who want to learn more about donating or benefiting from The Neighbors' Place can call (715) 845-1966.

A federal judge has overturned an Obama administration decision to remove the gray wolf population in the western Great Lakes region from the endangered species list.

President Barack Obama says he thinks Sony Pictures Entertainment "made a mistake" by canceling release of "The Interview" movie.

A Wisconsin couple is suing Ashland County officials for putting down their mammoth donkey named Jethro.

Health officials say prepackaged caramel apples are linked to five deaths and more than two dozen illnesses in 10 states.

Officials say floodwaters have receded from Wisconsin Highway 47 in Keshena but the road must still pass an inspection before it reopens.

The story of a 18-month-old Wisconsin boy who was seriously hurt when a grenade landed in his crib will be featured on "20/20" tonight.