Local Wausau News

The rainy weather is doing wonders for area crops - but not farmers' wallets.

A violent storm system that swept across the Northwoods on Monday night forced the collapse of a large section of Highway 13 in Ashland County.   

"Hillary for Wisconsin" offices opened across the state Tuesday, including one on 3rd Avenue in Wausau.

Two pitbulls were dumped in a ditch outside of the Walmart parking lot in Rib Mountain on Monday, and one of them has died.

TOWN OF NEW DENMARK, Wis. (AP) -- Authorities say the motorist suspected of driving drunk and causing a Brown County crash that killed two people and injured three others is 17 years old. 

MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A legislative committee has extended emergency rules allowing captive deer farmers to opt out of the state's chronic wasting disease monitoring program without upgrading their fences. 

LITCHFIELD, Minn. (AP) - One person in northern Wisconsin has died because of severe weather. 

WAUSAU (WAOW) - People lined up early Tuesday to buy individual tickets to shows at The Grand Theater for the season that starts in October.

 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A Rhode Island city has been ordered to pay more than $20,000 in legal fees racked up by a saxophone player who challenged its policies on street performers.

Newsline 9's Jordan Betts caught up with country stars in Rhinelander during the Hodag Country Festival.

A judge sentenced 27-year-old Andy Follen, Tuesday, to three years probation for sexual assault of a student.

LITCHFIELD, Minn. (AP) -- Emergency officials in Wisconsin are trying to rescue nearly three dozen people that severe storms left trapped on a Lake Superior island. 

Former President George W. Bush says that Americans should "remember their shared commitments for common ideals" as a means of bridging divisions.

Jordan on the Job is back! Newsline 9's Jordan Betts takes on odd jobs across the state of Wisconsin.

The deaths of black men at the hands of police and the increasing attacks on law enforcement officers have given rise to two movements that profess similar goals but appear to be increasingly at odds with each other. 

Strong storms with torrential rain have washed out sections of highways in northern Wisconsin and closed other roads. 

Gov. Scott Walker is scheduled to speak at a conservative summit in Florida over Labor Day weekend. Americans for Prosperity Florida has added Walker as a speaker at its Defending the American Dream summit in Orlando.

Bernie Sanders has endorsed Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, saying `she must become our next president' . 

States across the country are making strides in getting children onto health insurance rolls, but Wisconsin's rate of uninsured children is stagnant. 

Summer is time for beaches, barbecues, and brews from the Badger State.