Local Wausau News

After the NFL announced the cancellation of its annual Hall of Fame Game between the Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts due to poor field conditions last Sunday, several fans are planning to file a class action suit against the NFL and Pro Football Hall of Fame.

A natural gas leak is suspected to be the cause of an explosion at a Maryland apartment complex on Wednesday that killed two and injured dozens more.  Now, local experts are weighing in on safety precautions when dealing with natural gas.

The Stevens Point Police Department said officers found 30 marijuana plants in a homeowner's backyard on August 3.

LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) -- A Louisiana jury has found a man guilty of murder in the 1962 death of his first wife, who he had claimed accidentally drowned.

Marshfield School District is asking voters in November to raise taxes to generate another $12 million to preserve a high quality education for students.

WAUSAU (WAOW) -- Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps and the spots on his back are bringing worldwide attention to an ancient technique designed to increase blood flow - cupping.

WESTON (WAOW) - If you saw law enforcement officers on rooftops at Dunkin Donuts in Weston Friday morning, don't worry. They were not eating donuts. They were raising $1,300 for a good cause.

ABBOTSFORD (WAOW) - An 84-year-old Abbotsford man was killed Friday when the tractor he was driving to clear brush flipped over crushing him, Taylor County Sheriff Bruce Daniels said. 

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WBAY) – A federal judge in Milwaukee has overturned Brendan Dassey’s murder conviction.

Authorities say a Wisconsin man is charged in connection with the stabbings of four people and a dog during a break-in at a suburban Chicago home.

For four years now Stoney Acres Farm near Athens has been serving up pizza on Friday nights.

A local band is preparing to fill the ears of Wausau's 400 block with a symphonic rock show.

The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office says the woman struck by a hit-and-run driver in Milwaukee died of multiple force injuries. 

  MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Donald Trump plans to return to Wisconsin next week. 

 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- Graceland officials say a new 200,000-square-foot entertainment complex will be built across the street from Elvis Presley's former home-turned-museum.  

Inmates at two prisons in California are helping train puppies to become service dogs for wounded veterans and people with autism.

   MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Milwaukee's archbishop says his guardian angel was working overtime when he had a severe allergic reaction to acetaminophen that could have been deadly.  

A small liberal arts college near Los Angeles is denouncing a Facebook post made by a black student who was seeking out a non-white roommate.

Texas and 12 other states are asking a federal judge to halt an Obama administration directive on bathroom rights for transgender students in U.S. public schools. 

A federal judge has put on hold his requirement that Wisconsin act before the November election to reform its system for helping voters who lack credentials get a photo ID.