Local Wausau News

WAUSAU (WAOW) - A 38-year-old Wausau man was arrested Monday in an arson fire at the Cabaret Bar, Wausau police said. 

WAUSAU (WAOW) - A 26-year-old Mosinee woman pleaded not guilty Monday to 11 felony drug charges following an incident where police were called to a Wausau home for a man passed out in a driveway from a heroin overdose, according to online Marathon County court records. 

NEW YORK (AP) -- An off-duty New York City policeman is credited with alerting Wisconsin law enforcers about online threats to kill an officer.   

One person is dead after a car hit a tree in Forest County.

It was an emotional day for one bride during her Saturday wedding as she was escorted down the aisle by the man who received her father's heart donation 10 years ago.

A 27-year-old woman who worked for Google appears to have been killed in broad daylight Sunday near her mother's home in Princeton, Massachusetts, officials said.

A 5-year-old child died after being hit by a car in a driveway on Monday morning, according to the Oneida County Sheriff's Office.

RACINE, Wis. (AP) -- House Speaker Paul Ryan is being asked about the Green Bay Packers, not his Republican primary, during a campaign swing.

MANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) -- A Michigan man has been charged with felony drug trafficking after 24 people were sickened at an Ohio rap music festival when they ate candy laced with the marijuana ingredient THC.

Authorities in Dane County arrested a Milwaukee man for his 5th-offense OWI after stopping him in Madison over the weekend.

  LONDON (AP) -- It has been almost two decades since Harry Potter emerged from his cupboard under the stairs, and the British Library plans to mark the occasion with an exhibition.   

Manitowoc police say a man they described as a violent sex offender has been caught in Texas, after slipping away from monitoring in Manitowoc last week.

An off-duty New York City policeman is credited with alerting Wisconsin law enforcers about online threats to kill an officer. 

An area insurance company launched it's new look as of Monday. Sentry Insurance out of Stevens Point is one of the largest insurance companies in the country, Pete McPartland Chairman of the Board, president and CEO of Sentry Insurance said the change was made to accurately reflect the company to customers.

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) -- It seems the clerk and customers at a South Carolina tobacco store simply refused to be robbed. 

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio is looking for an expert in growing marijuana who must adhere to its drug-free workplace policy as the state implements a new medical marijuana law. 

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Drivers in New Jersey who drink coffee behind the wheel don't need to worry about getting a ticket any time soon. 

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- A Kentucky coroner's office says an 11-year-old boy has died after being pulled from a pond at The Lexington Cemetery. 

MIAMI (AP) -- The recent announcement that 16 people have been infected with the Zika virus by mosquitoes in Miami's trendy Wynwood area has scared away some visitors, but many remain undaunted. 

Biologists have determined low oxygen levels caused fish kills in the Mississippi River around La Crosse.