Updated: 7:47 PM For those of you who are selling a home in the near future, there is good news. Interest rates are still low, and people are looking to buy. The sales success is especially true in our area.

Updated: 3:50 PM Microsoft says the cord to the X-Box video game poses a fire hazard. The company is recalled 14,000,000 of them.

Updated: 3:53 PM Wausau West High School teacher and coach Mitchell King waived his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday (2/17/05). His attorney says he will plead not guilty.

Updated: 3:30 PM It's an infection that can cause blindness and severe brain damage in newborn babies, but it's still not routinely screened for and some doctors say that needs to change.

Updated: 2:41 PM He's been at the center of some of the highest profile court cases in the state. Now, Gerald Boyle is being called on to defend a Wausau West teacher and coach accused of sexually assaulting a student.

Updated: 8:51 PM Construction is moving along smoothly at the Jefferson Street Inn in Wausau after a few construction setbacks delay the opening.

Updated: 12:55 PM Referendums passed Tuesday mean two school districts in our area will get some much needed repairs along with some other new additions.

Updated: 2:43 PM A lethal and toxic drug is making its way through central Wisconsin only to destroy the lives of our children and kill some of its users. Its crystal meth, or methamphetamine, and the battle against the drug, its users, and its producers is keeping officers busy.

Updated: 5:20 PM Opening up and shutting down a business is all in a day's work for some area high school students.

Updated: 1:42 PM Voters in the DC Everest and Marathon School Districts make decisions on four referenda questions. Residents in Antigo, Mosinee and Schofield whittle down candidates for mayor.

Updated: 7:39 PM Processor recalls ground beef feared contaminated with hydraulic fluid.

Updated: 7:34 PM The man convicted of shooting another man, firing a shot at a sheriff's deputy then hiding out in the woods for three weeks is getting out of prison and returning to Wausau.

Updated: 7:40 PM It was a day that could have turned tragic, but a brave young woman decided to put her lifesaving skills into action instead.

Updated: 5:19 PM The Stevens Point School District will set a referendum asking taxpayers to approve major cuts, raise taxes and close an elementary school.

Updated: 1:18 PM Consumers spent $313 million on dating websites in 2003. That figure is expected to jump to $642 million by 2008, so why is it so popular?

Updated: 1:09 PM Voters will head to the polls Tuesday to cast a ballot for the spring primary elections. The general election is April 5. Here's a list of the major races.

Updated: 1:19 PM Love is in the air on this Valentine's Day, and so is the smell of flowers. That kept local florists busy all day long.

Updated: 4:15 PM A decision on whether to let traffic back into Wausau's pedestrian mall is on hold for a at least a few more weeks. The first City Council committee to look at the idea is still taking input on the proposal. On Monday, they heard from dozens people who packed City Hall to voice their opinions.

Updated: 4:10 PM More than 60 women from five local chapters of the Red Hat Society met for lunch in Merrill to celebrate Valentine's Day.

Updated: 5:56 PM The owner of "Darling Gifts" is suing the Town of Hazelhurst and Oneida County, saying his rights were violated when they yanked his permit.

Updated: 5:15 PM The move goes well beyond what the state requires and comes after a deadly accident with one of its rescue squads.

Updated: 5:02 PM A Douglas County Board vote barring American Transmission Company from some of its land is forcing ATC to move part of the powerline planned from the Wausau area to Duluth.

Updated: 1:20 PM Alderman Dick Johns replaces Kevin Jenkins who resigned suddenly last week.

Updated: 12:47 PM A Rhinelander man is dead in a weekend police shooting.

Updated: 5:18 PM Watching basketball in a jam packed gymnasium isn't your typical mom's idea of a perfect family night out, but for one local woman, she wouldn't have it any other way.