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Wednesday night, Wausau city council approved the purchase of homes on Thomas Street.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Police say a man who climbed partway up the facade of Trump Tower in New York City had posted a video online saying he did it because he wanted "a private audience" with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

The Mosinee branch of the Marathon County Public Library offered free foot soaks as part of their "Relax with Aromatherapy for Teens" event. 

Following two deadly attacks on female joggers in Massachusetts and New York, Wausau Police and area runners offer safety tips. 

Marathon County has 107 precincts, and comparing the number of votes shows where the area is leaning. 

Marshfield city leaders and residents reacted Wednesday to the failure of a road repair referendum from Tuesday's primary.

GRANTVILLE, Ga. (AP) -- Authorities say three suspects have been arrested in the attempted robbery of an 83-year-old Georgia woman who was badly burned and critically injured. 

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- California officials say a hot tub's faulty wiring is to blame for one of the state's most destructive wildfires, a blaze that killed four people and destroyed more than 1,300 homes last year. 

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- About a third of Wisconsin voters still don't have an opinion of incumbent Republican Sen. Ron Johnson with just three months to go before the election. 

STEVENS POINT (WAOW) - Thieves are stealing utility trailers in Portage County and the victims of one of the crimes are disabled vets.

A new poll finds most Wisconsin voters are against the approach Gov. Scott Walker wants to take to deal with a nearly $1 billion budget shortfall for road projects.

WAUSAU (WAOW) - Travelers on one of Wausau's busiest streets can expect traffic delays beginning Thursday, according to the city's Department of Public Works. 

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Most Wisconsin voters still don't like presidential nominees Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton very much as Clinton widens lead heading into November. 

 A woman accused of stabbing her four young children has waived her preliminary hearing, meaning a grand jury will decide whether to indict her in the killings...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- An appeals court has stayed a federal judge's ruling which carved out an exception to a Wisconsin law that requires all voters to show photo IDs at the polls, but added the district court's decision is likely to be reversed on appeal. 

More than 1,000 people are getting ready for Race For The Cure in Wausau.

At least two law enforcement officers were shot Wednesday in Sebastian County, Arkansas, according to ABC affiliate KHBS-TV.

Now with Wisconsin's largely perfunctory primary over, the table is set for the hotly contested Senate race between Republican Sen. Ron Johnson and Democrat Russ Feingold.

A Madison man who lost his parents, his brother and his ability to move from the chest down when a drunken driver hit their car has won a Democratic primary for the Wisconsin state Assembly.