Local Wausau News

 Police in suburban Pittsburgh say a man fired a rifle at his neighbor hanging Christmas lights and then held police at bay for several hours inside his home before he was arrested.

A Georgia judge has denied bond for a man and woman charged with child cruelty and false imprisonment after police found the man's 13-year-old son hidden behind a false wall in the couple's metro Atlanta home.

A Georgia judge has denied bond for a man and woman charged with child cruelty and false imprisonment after police found the man's 13-year-old son hidden behind a false wall in the couple's metro Atlanta home.

 Police say a 19-year-old inspired by a scene in "Gangster Squad" tossed Molotov cocktails in a suburban New York community.

 Police say a 19-year-old inspired by a scene in "Gangster Squad" tossed Molotov cocktails in a suburban New York community.

 A convicted drug dealer linked to The French Connection heroin smuggling ring that spawned an Oscar-winning film of the same name is facing sentencing in another drug operation.

 Bill Cosby is still performing at a suburban New York venue next weekend but the embattled comic is offering refunds to ticket holders who don't want to go.

Thanksgiving travel took its toll at Chicago's Midway International Airport, creating unusually long security lines.

For fans, Sunday's tight win over the New England Patriots served to reinforce the belief that the Packers can win it all.

 A Florida man is charged with murder after he told police he shot his mother with a gun and a bow-and-arrow then stabbed her.

President Barack Obama will discuss the situation in Ferguson, Missouri, Monday with his Cabinet, civil rights leaders, law enforcement officials and others.

After a busy holiday weekend in shopping malls, millions of Americans are expected to log on and keep shopping on the day dubbed Cyber Monday.

Police say a missing Ohio State football player who disappeared shortly after sending a text message about his concussions was found dead Sunday in a dumpster, apparently of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY has been issued for about the northwest half of Wisconsin Monday morning from 3 a.m. to 10 a.m. for wind chills of -10 to -25 degrees.  Please dress appropriately to avoid frostbite.  Luckily the cold spell will be brief with improvement with a few days.   It also looks like mainly dry weather this week.

WAUSAU (WAOW) -- The nine-day Wisconsin gun deer hunt has come to an end. While some hunters bagged a buck, others went home empty handed.Austin Frafjord, a hunter from Stevens Point, says he looks forward to "the aadrenalinrush when you see a big deer," every year.Many hunters didn't get to experience that rush or take home a buck this year."I seen one deer the whole time I was out there," said Nick Seitz from Marshfield.Dylan Worthen from Weston said he didn't see many deer either. "What I ...

Leading by five with time winding down, the Packers defense held the driving Patriots, and the Packers ran out the clock to claim a 26-21 win over the AFC-best Patriots.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A newspaper is reporting that a former state Division of Criminal Investigation supervisor has acknowledged that he built and sold guns without a federal firearms license.

The Packers lead the Patriots 23-14 at halftime of today's showdown at Lambeau Field. Aaron Rodgers has thrown for 282 yards, and Green Bay moved the ball well in the first half, but had to settle for three field goals deep in New England territory.

Nick Perry is active for Green Bay for Sunday's game against New England, bolstering the Packers' pass-rushing unit against the Patriots' potent offense. The linebacker missed last week's 24-21 win over Minnesota with a shoulder injury.

Very cold and breezy into Monday with wind chills well below zero.  It will moderate the rest of the week and be mainly dry.