Local Wausau News

The Dane County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deadly hit and run crash in the town of Oregon Friday morning.

As Brett Favre becomes the 24th Packer to be enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Newsline 9 is taking a look back at the iconic history of the team.

Heavy rains and strong winds flooded streets and brought down trees as a storm system moved through the area Thursday afternoon.

Madison police believe a Cross Plains man has information that could help them solve the 2008 slaying of a University of Wisconsin-Madison student.

House Speaker Paul Ryan's Republican primary challenger says he wants to talk about deporting all U.S. Muslims. 

Republican Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos sys he is embarrassed about Donald Trump being the GOP presidential nominee, calling it a "sad day in America." 

Police in Sheboygan Falls are investigating the death of a toddler. Officers were called to a condominium Thursday afternoon. 

A mysterious clown that seemingly came out of someone’s nightmares has been spotted in Green Bay, according to photos going around social media.

Philadelphia is urging its residents not to swim in dumpsters, after a rented trash bin was filled with fire hydrant water and transformed into a pool during a weekend block party. 

Dylann Roof, the alleged gunman who authorities say is responsible for killing nine people in a Charleston, South Carolina, church last year, was physically assaulted in jail by another inmate, a jail representative said. 

A family of three bears was spotted recently bathing in the waters of Lake Tahoe, California.

President Barack Obama says Islamic State militants will probably continue to be a threat to the U.S. even after the group is ousted from key strongholds in Iraq and Syria.

It's a day Marine veteran Charles Strebel never thought would come.

Thursday night the Hall of Fame Class of 2016 received one of the iconic symbols of their induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Legendary Packers quarterback Brett Favre was one of the former football greats honored Thursday with a gold jacket.

Marathon County Board member Sherry Abitz compared Administrator Brad Karger's actions attending a peace rally in July to those of the Ku Klux Klan.

New documents were released Thursday in the investigation into Marathon County Administrator Brad Karger's attendance at a peace rally in July.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is choosing spaghetti over Donald Trump. 

The Woody the Woodchuck mascot of the Woodchucks baseball team in Wausau was allegedly assaulted by a drunken fan on Tuesday. 

The Community Blood Center hosted its 24th annual "M.A.S.H." themed blood drive in Merrill on Thursday. 

VERNON, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut authorities say an explosion has destroyed a house in the north-central part of the state, and officials say seven people, including a young child, have been taken to hospitals.