Wausau mayor, police chief clarify snowball ordinance amid viral exposure
Wausau police, Deputy Chief Matt Barnes and Mayor Robert Mielke took the fun approach in “clearing up some misconceptions” about a city ordinance preventing throwing of…
US gains a robust 266,000 jobs; unemployment falls to 3.5%
Hiring in the United States jumped last month to…
Area Pearl Harbor survivor to release book detailing his life story
Will Lehner, a prominent veteran in central…
Ginseng Board of Wisconsin holds Gold Standard Days
WAUSAU, Wis. (WAOW)– The Ginseng Board of…
Fox Theatre deconstruction to begin Friday
Deconstruction of the historic Fox Theatre is set…
New SNAP rule could impact thousands of Wisconsinites
Nearly 700,000 Americans could lose access to…
Wisconsin corn harvest is second slowest on record
More tough news for farmers as the state’s corn…
School bus crash in Marathon Co.
A school bus crashes in the town of Holton early Thursday…
Sexually violent person living in Antigo no longer under state supervision
The Antigo Police Department took to Facebook to clear up some mis-information into a sexually violent person moving into the…
Governor: All 3 crew killed in Black Hawk helicopter crash
All three Minnesota National Guard soldiers were killed when the Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed Thursday, Gov. Tim Walz…
Iron Co. snowmobile trails open
Snowmobile trails have now opened in Iron County, according to the Iron Co. Forestry and Parks…
Marathon man has more charges piled on in child sex assault case
MARATHON COUNTY, Wis. (WAOW) – A Marathon man, already working through two different cases of alleged repeated child sexual assault, now has a third…
Anti-Vaping campaign brings a cash reward for students
Crime Stoppers launched their pilot program this week for a select group of Marathon County…
Drop in birth rates causing UW to push for more adult students through online classes
Just before Thanksgiving, the CDC released a report that said the number of births in the U.S. dropped for the fourth year in a row — and the…
Still dealing with slippery sidewalks and driveways?
WAUSAU, Wis. (WAOW)– Wisconsin plow trucks, working overtime and using more salt than usual for this time of year. “The last three snows that have…
School psychologist reacts to need for mental health help
(WAOW)- Governor Tony Evers is calling for action now after a violent week in our Wisconsin schools. We have seen it happen across the country where…
Bobcat family caught on camera in Adams Co.
A landowner in Adams County got a bit of a surprise after reviewing trail camera footage in late November. “I’ll see them once maybe every other…