Local Wausau News

A Wisconsin Rapids man has turned snow into a work of art. 

 You could say these cows were on the MOO-ve.

 You could say these cows were on the MOO-ve.

 You could say these cows were on the MOO-ve.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS (WAOW) - A 26-year-old Auburndale man was sentenced to three years in prison Friday for his role in a traffic stop in Marshfield in which 12 pounds of marijuana and some marijuana-laced chocolate candy were seized, a court official said.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS (WAOW) - A 26-year-old Auburndale man was sentenced to three years in prison Friday for his role in a traffic stop in Marshfield in which 12 pounds of marijuana and some marijuana-laced chocolate candy were seized, a court official said.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS (WAOW) - A 26-year-old Auburndale man was sentenced to three years in prison Friday for his role in a traffic stop in Marshfield in which 12 pounds of marijuana and some marijuana-laced chocolate candy were seized, a court official said.

MARSHFIELD (WAOW) - A Marshfield woman "passionate about animals" and working to build the first-ever permanent animal shelter in town wins the Jefferson Award for December.

MARSHFIELD (WAOW) - A Marshfield woman "passionate about animals" and working to build the first-ever permanent animal shelter in town wins the Jefferson Award for December.

MARSHFIELD (WAOW) - A Marshfield woman "passionate about animals" and working to build the first-ever permanent animal shelter in town wins the Jefferson Award for December.

Gov. Scott Walker is refusing to say he would veto a right-to-work bill should it pass the Wisconsin Legislature, but he says he's prefer lawmakers not take the issue up at all.

Gov. Scott Walker is refusing to say he would veto a right-to-work bill should it pass the Wisconsin Legislature, but he says he's prefer lawmakers not take the issue up at all.

Gov. Scott Walker is refusing to say he would veto a right-to-work bill should it pass the Wisconsin Legislature, but he says he's prefer lawmakers not take the issue up at all.

Wausau is gearing up to host its annual holiday parade.

Wausau is gearing up to host its annual holiday parade.

Wausau is gearing up to host its annual holiday parade.

Wausau is gearing up to host its annual holiday parade.

Police say a New York doctor choked a woman inside a home and forced her to swallow a pill that could cause an abortion after she told him she was pregnant.

Police say a New York doctor choked a woman inside a home and forced her to swallow a pill that could cause an abortion after she told him she was pregnant.

Federal and state regulators have launched separate investigations into the death of a Winona State University student who died while working at a restaurant in western Wisconsin.