The Wausau Woodchucks wrapped up their 2026 season Friday night at Athletic Park, falling to the Minnesota Mud Puppies 8-6 in a season finale that had fans on their feet — right up until the final out.
Republican congressional candidate Kevin Hermening visited the Wisconsin Valley Fair on Saturday to meet voters in the 7th Congressional District, days before Tuesday’s primary election.
For one brief, electric moment in the bottom of the ninth, it felt like the Wausau Woodchucks might pull off the impossible.
Down 8-4 and staring at the final out of their season, the Chucks scratched and clawed their way back, plating three runs to make it a one-run game and sending the crowd into a frenzy. But the Mud Puppies slammed the door, holding on for an 8-7 win — and just like that, the Woodchucks’ playoff hopes were over.
Wausau East head football coach Tyler Kramer is entering his fourth season leading the Lumberjacks, and the program’s senior class is matching his commitment — organizing their own player-only practices all summer to prepare for the year ahead.
Kramer, a Wausau East alumnus, has sent 10 players to the college level in his first three seasons as head coach. He said watching those players move on is one of the most meaningful parts of the job.
The co-owner of Anchor Bay Bar and Grill has raised the price of his fish fry by $2, citing repeated supplier cost increases since he and two friends took over the business in January.
For the first time since December, the stands at Lambeau Field will be filled with fans Friday night as the Green Bay Packers hold their annual Family Night practice — a tradition that dates back more than two decades.
Jason Fowler, who has about 6,000 Facebook followers who contact him about animal rescues, responded to the call and transported the owl to the Raptor Education Group in Antigo.
A 23-year-old Weston man accused of shooting another man in the back outside a Wausau bar and later leading police on a chase made his first court appearance Friday afternoon.
The Wisconsin Valley Fair continues Friday and into the weekend with a full schedule of events, including the rodeo on Friday and Saturday nights and a livestock auction on Saturday morning.
After asking for the public’s help, the Portage County Sheriff’s Office has identified the skateboarder who was critically injured after a hit-and-run crash Thursday night.
Show animals at the Wisconsin Valley Fair aren’t limited to ones you’ll find in a barn. Some 4-H participants are learning life lessons while raising rabbits.
Those with the Wisconsin Head Start Association are expressing concern as the Department of Health and Human Services proposed changes to the Head Start program.
Every football season brings a new chapter, and for the Wausau West Warriors, this one belongs to the seniors stepping out of the shadows and into leading roles.
Wisconsin Badgers football opened fall camp Thursday, with sophomore linebacker Mason Posa among the players drawing attention heading into the new season.
Breastfeeding can lower a baby’s risk for respiratory illnesses and infections while also providing health benefits for mothers, according to a lactation consultant at Marshfield Children’s Hospital.
With the school year about a month away for many students, UW Health Kids says now is a good time to start shifting children back to a school-appropriate sleep schedule
The dream lasted one more night, but it ended in Madison.
The Wausau Ignite fell to the Madison Night Mares 7-1 in Game 2 of the Northwoods League Softball championship series Wednesday, closing out the best-of-three series and ending the most successful season in franchise history. A year after winning just 12 games in their inaugural season, the Ignite reached the championship — a run that head coach Jasmin Estrada said was built on something bigger than wins and losses.
The D.C. Everest Evergreens are back at Stiehm Stadium for a third season under head coach Braden Mitchell, carrying the weight of two straight Wisconsin Valley Conference championships — and the sting of a first-round playoff loss.
The latest campaign finance reports show Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany raised more than $4.6 million in the Wisconsin governor’s race in July.
