Local Wausau News

 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.

 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.

 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.

 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.

ROCKFORD, Mich. (AP) -- A western Michigan couple with 12 sons is expecting baby No. 13 and they say they'll be surprised if their all-boy streak is snapped.

PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) -- Police in central Alabama say a man's own dog helped officers bust him on a drug charge.

WAUSAU (WAOW) - Area politicians took the stage on Wednesday night for the 7th congressional district debate. Incumbent Republican congressman Sean Duffy took on Democratic challenger Kelly Westlund.

WITTENBERG (WAOW) - Some McDonald's customers in Shawano County got a green and gold surprise.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Kemba Walker made a 21-footer from the top of the key with five seconds left in overtime to lift Charlotte to a 108-106 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, providing a winning conclusion for fans celebrating the return of the Hornets name after a 12-year absence. 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Charlotte Hornets fans discovered black tuxedo-themed t-shirts on their seats when they entered the team's downtown arena for the season opener against the Milwaukee Bucks. .

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- A former NBA player convicted in a real estate Ponzi scheme has been denied bail by a federal judge in New Jersey. for the New Jersey Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks.The U.S. attorney's office contends George persuaded pro athletes and othe...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Predators forward Rich Clune has cleared waivers and has been assigned to Milwaukee in the American Hockey League. 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Madison Bumgarner pitched five innings of near-perfect relief and the San Francisco Giants held off the Kansas City Royals 3-2 Wednesday night in Game 7 of the World Series for their third championship in five seasons. 

Kemba Walker made a 21-footer from the top of the key with five seconds left in overtime to lift Charlotte to a 108-106 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.

For the first time in 18 years, the Colby/Abbotsford boys cross country team will be competing at the state championship on Saturday.The back-to-back Cloverbelt champions won a Division 2 sectional title last weekend and the team's success this year has led them to be named the Newsline 9 Athlete's of the Week.

For the first time in 18 years, the Colby/Abbotsford boys cross country team will be competing at the state championship on Saturday.The back-to-back Cloverbelt champions won a Division 2 sectional title last weekend and the team's success this year has led them to be named the Newsline 9 Athlete's of the Week.

 A military jet has crashed into a field near a naval base in Southern California, killing the pilot.

The Democratic candidate for Wisconsin governor is rejecting a claim by the former president of Trek Bicycles that she was fired from her job at the family company.

The Democratic candidate for Wisconsin governor is rejecting a claim by the former president of Trek Bicycles that she was fired from her job at the family company.

Newly released video shows two sides of a rural Wausau man in a confrontation with 24 armed officers who arrived with an armored truck.