Local Wausau News

A crash on WI 29 at US 51 has closed one lane there, according to the Marathon County Sheriff's Department.

According to drug analysts, Wisconsin is dealing with a heroin epidemic. Just last year Marathon County spent more than $5 million on drug related problems, many of them being tied to heroin.

The first major snowfall of the season and high winds has caused some power outages around Wisconsin.

Mother nature is bringing more trick than treat to the area for this Halloween. Snow came trough overnight and it will remain quite cold through the day.

 A few light showers Thursday afternoon could become light snow showers Thursday night to early Friday.  Then more sun but cold conditions Friday afternoon and Saturday.

Scores, results and highlights from Thursday's high school sports action.

Scores, results and highlights from Thursday's high school sports action.

MARATHON CO. (WAOW)--The heroin problem isn't just someone else's problem. It's Central Wisconsin's.

A Canada-based company announced an agreement to purchase the Biron paper mill in Wood County, according to its website. 

A Canada-based company announced an agreement to purchase the Biron paper mill in Wood County, according to its website. 

 A Dallas nurse who recovered from Ebola will soon be reunited with her dog, which has been sequestered since his owner became ill.

MARATHON CO. (WAOW)--The heroin problem isn't just someone else's problem. It's Central Wisconsin's.

Election day is almost here and races across the state are heating up.

 Police in Everett, Washington, say they're responding to unconfirmed reports of a man with a weapon at the Boeing plant there.

WAUSAU (WAOW) -- With Halloween falling on a Friday this year, police expect there to be more traffic than usual.

WISCONSIN RAPIDS - A judge has sentenced 55-year-old Wisconsin Rapids man to life in prison - just hours after a jury found him guilty of fatally shooting his daughter's ex-boyfriend some six years ago.

STEVENS POINT (WAOW)-- A selfie is gaining attention as authorities use a picture taken on a stolen phone to track down the man suspected of stealing it.

Authorities say they have captured a man accused of killing one Pennsylvania State trooper and seriously injuring another during an ambush outside police barracks.

Authorities say they have captured a man accused of killing one Pennsylvania State trooper and seriously injuring another during an ambush outside police barracks.

STEVENS POINT (WAOW) – Investigators were unable to determine how a 33-year-old Portage County inmate who faced life in prison got a screw that he used to hang himself in jail last summer, according to a Stevens Point Police Department investigation of the incident.