1+ hour, 55+ min ago  (196+ words) WAUSAU, Wis. (WAOW) " A new Wisconsin law aims to protect homeowners from contractors who exploit storm damage victims. Wisconsin Act 230, signed into law, targets "storm chasers" who follow severe weather looking for repair work and sometimes pressure homeowners into unfavorable…...

2+ hour ago  (334+ words) WAUSAU, Wis. (WAOW) - We're learning new details about the future of the old Grant Elementary School in Wausau. Rolly Lokre acquired the Grant Elementary School property from the Wausau School District on Monday, March 30. According to a news release, in…...

22+ hour, 57+ min ago  (256+ words) TOMAHAWK, Wis. (WAOW) - The city of Tomahawk was one location to have a mayoral race and a city referendum on their ballot last night." The mayoral race was the first time in a decade the city will be voting between…...

20+ hour, 45+ min ago  (236+ words) A batch of light to moderate rain showers will be clearing across the state this evening before moving out early tonight. Totals will be around a quarter inch or less. Thankfully we aren't tracking any mixed precipitation, and it looks…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (634+ words) Recently, a few people have been inquisitive about my reluctance to support more solar and wind "farms". For those of you new to this discussion, I have been writing about these issues for at least a couple of decades. The…...

19+ hour, 59+ min ago  (347+ words) RHINELANDER, Wis. (WAOW) " Beloved K-9 Odin of the Rhinelander Police Department will retire on May 1. His handler, Capt. Chad Brown, is in his 24th year as a police officer. Nineteen of those years have been spent in the city of Rhinelander. "Odin…...

21+ hour, 58+ min ago  (129+ words) BUTTERNUT, Wis. (WAOW) - The Butternut School District's referendum passed by just one vote last night." This will be the third time the district has tried to pass the referendum." "It was exciting. You know it was nerve wreaking," says Carolyn…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (640+ words) A group of birdwatchers met in Hillsborough County to learn how to count a Wood Stork colony. "HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Florida (WFTS) -- A simple look out the window at your favorite bird could do more than brighten the day. In fact,…...

22+ hour, 24+ min ago  (193+ words) WAUSAU, Wis. (WAOW) " A traffic stop on Wausau's west side led to the seizure of more than 780 grams of methamphetamine and two arrests. According to a press release from the Wausau Police Department, officers from the Community Resource Unit conducted…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1381+ words) Riverhead, New York (CNN) " The accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann admitted on Wednesday he strangled eight women and discarded their remains on Long Island, New York, marking the culmination of a case that has haunted local communities for…...