Local Wausau News

The National Railroad Museum in Green Bay is raising money for a $20 million expansion project. 

Jimmy Walker shot a bogey-free, 3-under-par 67 Sunday to win the PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club, becoming the fourth first-time major champion this year. 

The Hodag For President campaign is in full swing in Rhinelander to help promote local businesses to residents and tourists in the downtown area. Brooke Johnson is the owner of the Rhinelander Cafe and Pub and said it's a unique way to get people to come to the area. 

Around 550 riders riders crossed the finish line on Saturday for the Wausau 24 endurance mountain bike race at the Nine Mile Recreation Area in Wausau.  

 Kenosha police say three teenagers were shot and wounded during a block party.

Three people are dead following an early morning shooting at a residence in south Florida. 

Milwaukee police say a 3-month-old baby is dead after his father walked into a pond with the infant. 

The board that monitors Wisconsin doctors has adopted a new set of guidelines for prescribing opioids. 

The winning numbers for the Powerball are 11-17-21-23-32 and Powerball 5.

A man was found dead late Friday night in Wausau, according to the Wausau Police Department.

Skydiver Luke Aikins has become the first person to jump from a plane into a net on the ground without the benefit of a parachute.

Downtown Wausau was rocking and rolling Saturday during the 2nd annual 400 Block Party.

Police have arrested a 44-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting a woman in Eau Claire.

Around a dozen protesters gathered at the Portage County Courthouse on Saturday in response to a recent sentencing handed down by a Portage County judge.  

A Milwaukee man will spend 10 years in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed a 3-year-old girl who was in the car.

The Madison City Clerk's office is scrambling to prepare for next month's primary after flooding and humidity damaged the city's voting equipment.

Crews noticed an engine problem during a flight from the Wisconsin convention Friday evening.

LOCKHART, Texas (AP) -- Authorities say it is likely there are no survivors after a hot air balloon carrying at least 16 people caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas.

SPARTA, Wis. (AP) -- Monroe County authorities are investigating the death of a 69-year-old jail inmate.

Three people are dead and one injured following a shooting at a house party in Mukilteo,Washington, a suburb of Seattle located about 25 miles north of the city, police said early Saturday morning.