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WI Rapids Considers Regulating Adult Businesses

Updated: 8:07 PM Wausau and many other Wisconsin communities already regulate where adult businesses can exist, like away from schools and churches. Wisconsin Rapids doesn't, but some people are trying to change that.

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Tomahawk Ride Raises $117,000 for MDA

Updated: 1:03 PM The annual Tomahawk ride was down a bit from 2004, but still raised $117,000 for Jerry's Kids. It also pumped $140,000,000 into the local economy.

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Put Your Lights On!

Updated: 12:44 PM Driving without your headlights on at the proper time is against the law, and as the hours of daylight dwindle in the fall, it's not always easy for drivers to see.

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War on Plants

Updated: 9:07 AM Exotic plants are causing problems at military bases across the country, including in our state.

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From Anchorman to Senator?

Updated: 9:05 AM You may have seen him on our sister station WEAU-TV in Eau Claire. Now you'll see him on the ballot for state senator.

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Sentencing Day for Nyberg

Updated: 12:43 PM Luke Nyberg is going to be punished Tuesday (October 18, 2005). He was found guilty this summer of armed battery.

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Giving Hope and Work After Plant Fire

Updated: 9:25 AM Just days after a fire that killed a man, injured another and destroyed almost half of their plant, American Wood Fiber is looking ahead to the future and giving their employees hope and work.

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Train-Car Crashes Up in WI

Updated: 12:42 PM The Federal Railroad Administration reports that car-train crashes are up 26 percent in Wisconsin, and Marathon County is leading the state in the number of crashes.

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Bus Crash Kills Five Near Osseo

Updated: 12:56 PM A bus carrying dozens of Chippewa Falls High School band students, plus their chaperones and teachers, crashed on I-94 near Osseo Sunday (10/16) morning, killing five people.

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"The Nightmare" Revealed

Updated: 12:47 PM Most haunted houses are meant to get us into the spooky spirit of Halloween, but one in our area is also helping to teach some tough real-life lessons. We bring you behind the scenes of the "The Nightmare" in Marshfield.

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Worker Died in Schofield Plant Explosion

Updated: 9:36 PM Thirty-three-year-old Billy Smith, a husband and father of four, died in the explosion Friday morning at the American Wood Fibers plant, not in the fire as officials first thought.

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Hazardous Waste Collection Cancelled

Updated: 1:30 PM Because of the Schofield fire, Marathon County's hazardous waste collection scheduled for this weekend has been cancelled.

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Volunteers Extend a Helping Hand

Updated: 1:29 PM No insurance, no problem. No money, that's also not a problem, thanks to volunteers and donations. Thanks to generous volunteers, people who can't afford healthcare were able to get it Saturday.

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Fall Color Peak Brings Tourists to Rib Mountain

Updated: 10:25 PM We've had a beautiful stretch of weather, and this weekend will be one of our last chances to check out the fall colors at their peak. It's also a great chance for tourists to come to our area.

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Schofield Fire Kills Worker

Updated: 9:35 PM An explosive fire early Friday (10/14) destroyed a Schofield business and killed one worker. A second worker was taken to a local hospital with burns.

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Cutting the Rug... Ballroom Style

Updated: 10:24 PM It's on TV, in the movies and has even become a competitive sport. It's ballroom dancing, which is enjoying a big comeback in American pop culture right now. Some dancing schools are reporting a 20 percent boost in people enrolling in classes, and it's not just folks old enough to remember dancing in the 1940s who are tripping the light fantastic.

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