Wausau News

Wind speeds of about 14 mph prevented the hot-air balloons from taking off Thursday night, but that didn't stop hundreds of Balloon Rally & Glow attendees from enjoying the festivities.

Summer school students on Tuesday explored the far reaches of space from the comfort of Riverview Elementary School grounds.

A Rib Mountain man is charged with threatening a woman who was hospitalized in Wausau on Monday.

Marathon County sales tax collections have experienced double-digit losses in four of the first six months of 2009, a decline that reflects economic difficulty in the Wausau area and an intensifying squeeze on local government.

A northern Wisconsin district attorney is hosting news conferences Wednesday in Wausau and Hayward in which he is expected to announce a run for Congress.

The Wausau Fire Department says a home escaped damage after a dryer caught fire Tuesday night.

A Marathon County man is in jail, after police say he was arrested for threatening his wife while she was in the hospital.

A fire that ripped through six greenhouses near Merrill on Sunday struck a blow to the J.W. Perry floral company, but owners say the business will go on.

Gov. Jim Doyle is casting the $62 billion, two-year state budget he signed Monday as not only a success in a dire economic situation, but a foundation from which Wisconsin can ride a coming upswing.

Local stakeholders hope to learn more Monday about a long-awaited plan to rebuild the Highway 51 interchange at highways U and K on Wausau's north side.

Jill Falstad will be sworn in today as the newest judge in Marathon County as Gov.

My objection to one of the proposed changes to Old Wausau was to have been two-pronged. The first was intended to consider the short distance being considered.

A Wausau television journalist says her recent trip to Morocco made her appreciate even more the American press freedoms she enjoys.

Residents from across the Wausau area are feeling quite patriotic this July Fourth.

Rochelle Frank knew her job as an administrative assistant at the Weston 4 Power Plant was temporary when she took it in June 2007.

Brandon Miilu enjoyed listening to Arch Allies, the band that rocked Marathon Park on the opening night of the Jaycees Fourth of July Celebration.

While some are praising proposed federal legislation to reduce greenhouse gasses, others worry that the impact of increased energy costs could hurt families and businesses.

Retail food prices have declined slightly in recent months, but costs in grocery stores still have consumers and farmers alike shaking their heads.

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 7:28 a.m. WAUSAU, Wis. a ' Some fireworks retailers in central Wisconsin say the sour economy is affecting their sales heading into the Fourth of July weekend.

When Steve Marten enters a demolition derby, he expects to win. And the 42-year-old Kronenwetter man very often does.