Local Wausau News

A seven-year-old girl in California got a big publishing company to change the title of a series of its books.

The police chief of Chippewa Falls says an officer followed standard protocol by stopping a speeding car carrying a passenger who was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.

The state Supreme Court is set to rule on whether a judge violated a jail inmate's rights when he ordered him to open his mouth to display his platinum teeth to verify a detective's testimony.

Each week, we welcome a different Packers player to join us on Pack Attack! The show tapes Mondays at 6:30 p.m. and airs Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.

NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. health officials say the benefits of circumcision outweigh the risks, so parents of baby boys should consider it and health insurers should pay for it.

Scattered snow showers which delivered brief but quick accumulations Tuesday afternoon will sweep away from our region Tuesday night.  Be careful traveling with scattered slippery areas.   Cool and dry weather returns Wednesday and Thursday.  It should be milder Friday and beyond.

Scattered snow showers which delivered brief but quick accumulations Tuesday afternoon will sweep away from our region Tuesday night.  Be careful traveling with scattered slippery areas.   Cool and dry weather returns Wednesday and Thursday.  It should be milder Friday and beyond.

Scattered snow showers which delivered brief but quick accumulations Tuesday afternoon will sweep away from our region Tuesday night.  Be careful traveling with scattered slippery areas.   Cool and dry weather returns Wednesday and Thursday.  It should be milder Friday and beyond.

Highlights from Wisconsin Rapids boys basketball and Antigo/SPASH hockey, plus other local scores.

Highlights from Wisconsin Rapids boys basketball and Antigo/SPASH hockey, plus other local scores.

Kyrie Irving scored 28 points, LeBron James added 26 with 10 assists and Mike Miller provided a much-needed spark off Cleveland's bench, leading the Cavaliers to their fourth straight win, 

The tough winter at the beginning of the year and the early snow storms this past month are taking a toll on snow budgets for highway and public works departments in central Wisconsin.

A missing man has been found by officials Tuesday, the Marathon County Sheriff's Department said.

MADISON (WAOW) - Preliminary figures indicate hunters killed 191,550 deer during the nine-day gun season, the fewest since 1982 and down 25 percent from a year ago, the state Department of Natural Resources said Tuesday.

The Marathon County Sheriff's Department is reaching out to the public for help to find a missing man.

CLEVELAND (AP) -- LeBron James hasn't tossed his chalk toss.Although he's skipped a popular pregame ritual lately in which he scoops talcum powder off the scorer's table and throws it into the air above his head, the Cavaliers star said Tuesday he hasn't completely abandoned the routine. 

Some light snow in Wausau made a mess for some drivers during the rush hour commute.

Some light snow in Wausau made a mess for some drivers during the rush hour commute.

A big event in baseball is coming to central Wisconsin next year. 

State transportation officials say a northbound lane of Highway 51 is closed due to a crash.