Local Wausau News

MERRILL (WAOW) - A fire at a rural dairy farm that destroyed a milking barn and caused about $750,000 in damage killed seven cows, Lincoln County farm agent Dan Marzu said Tuesday.

 MERRILL (WAOW) – A prosecutor recommended Tuesday that a 26-year-old Merrill woman be sentenced to 17 years in prison for driving drunk and killing two of her friends in a rollover crash two years ago.

Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Mary Burke are tweeting photos taken when they ran into each other at the airport in Green Bay.

 Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson will avoid jail time after reaching a plea agreement in his child abuse case.

Police are searching for a suspect after being led on a car chase in Weston Tuesday afternoon, according to Chief Wally Sparks of the Everest Metro Police Department.

WAUSAU (WAOW) - One of two men accused in the baseball bat beating death of a Wausau man two years ago was sentenced to 35 years in prison Tuesday.

 MERRILL (WAOW) – A prosecutor recommended Tuesday that a 26-year-old Merrill woman be sentenced to 17 years in prison for driving drunk and killing two of her friends in a rollover crash two years ago.

As people in Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District flock to the polls, Democratic challenger Kelly Westlund will spend Election Day at the Labor Temple in Wausau.

Democratic candidate for Wisconsin governor Mary Burke will be in Madison to watch the results of the race.

WAUSAU (WAOW)--The race for the 7th district ends tonight as Sean Duffy(R) and challenger Kelly Westlund (D) battle to be elected as the districts congress representative.

WAUSAU (WAOW) - The 39-year-old man accused of breaking into the Wausau police chief's home has pleaded insanity to two felonies, according to online Marathon County court records.

STEVENS POINT (WAOW) – Stevens Point police say a family found a 3-inch needle inside a bite size Snickers candy bar that was collected on Halloween in Stevens Point.

WEST ALLIS (WAOW) - This Election Day, incumbent Republican Governor Scott Walker faces Democrat challenger Mary Burke in the Wisconsin gubernatorial race.

The Government Accountability Board released its list of the top 10 things Wisconsin voters should know for election day on Tuesday.

Wisconsin voters are deciding whether to change the state constitution to prevent transfers of money from the state transportation fund.

Polls have opened in Wisconsin, where voters are deciding close gubernatorial and attorney general races, filling an open congressional seat and telling legislators whether money collected for state roads should be dedicated to that purpose.

Schools in central Wisconsin are working to keep students at the head of the class. International tests show U.S. schools are falling behind other countries in the rankings.

Schools in central Wisconsin are working to keep students at the head of the class. International tests show U.S. schools are falling behind other countries in the rankings.

A wildlife rehabilitation organization in Cato is caring for a white pelican that residents found in a Brillion mobile home park.

A Central Wisconsin gymnastics gym is offering classes, to train little ones to be super heroes and princesses.