Local Wausau News

Sen. Charles Schumer says Congress should return to Washington to take up emergency funding to combat the Zika virus. 

Police have arrested a Madison man for allegedly live streaming threats to kill an officer. 

Construction workers have discovered an old artillery round in a small western Wisconsin city. Police in Galesville said the workers found the shell in the city's downtown on Saturday afternoon. 

A sheriff's deputy has killed a man following a standoff.

Authorities have called off a search for a woman who they say drowned in the Mississippi River earlier this week.

Fans, former teammates and even Brett Favre himself aren't sure what to expect of tonight's Hall of Fame acceptance speech.Favre: "I think my speech will be much like I played. So, who knows?"

The Boys and Girls Club of Portage County teamed up with local businesses to bring back its annual fundraising bike race on Saturday morning in Stevens Point.  Around 300 riders turned out for the race. 

The 37th annual Woodson YMCA Triathalon took place early Saturday morning at Sunnyvale Park in Wausau.  

An actor says photos of someone dressed up as a scary clown holding black balloons in Green Bay is part of a marketing ploy for a short horror film.

Poll workers in Dane County will have to recopy votes from thousands of defective absentee ballots on Election Day next week. 

Auburndale's football team went just 3-6 in season one under head coach Eric Custer, but there's a lot promise for Custer's Apaches in year two with 16 of 22 starters returning to the line up, though, under center is where the Apaches may own an advantage over the rest of their conference. 

In other sports, .500 isn't that bad. In golf, it's par. In baseball or basketball, it's considered above average; but on the gridiron, it's mediocre, which is the last thing the 2016 Marshfield Tigers want to be.

Scientists say they've discovered a new virus during an investigation into a largemouth bass die-off in Forest County's Pine Lake.

Donald Trump is accusing President Barack Obama of lying to the American people about the circumstances surrounding a $400 million payment to Iran. 

A new poll shows most young adults across racial and ethnic groups support tighter gun polices including background checks, stricter penalties for gun law violations, and banning semi-automatic weapons.

A Crivitz man is accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill his son and daughter-in-law. 

"There's no doubt how I'll be remembered, and that's as a Packer," the 46-year-old QB said. "As it should be. I wouldn't trade my 16 years in Green Bay for anything."

Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Mike Pence, make a campaign stop in Green Bay.

Even in the final hours before he's enshrined as a first-ballot Hall of Famer, Packers legend Brett Favre says he's still in disbelief.

PARIS (AP) -- A fire has swept through a bar in northern France, killing at least 13 people and injuring six others.