MADISON, Wis. (WAOW) - Gov. Tony Evers has appointed Gerard Ritter as the new Vilas County Sheriff. Ritter will take over ...

Cross country ski areas in the Western Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin are getting some special recognition.

The Villages of Weston and Rib Mountain are also in talks of a spring referendum for their combined fire district. The beginning of the holiday season is typically a busy time of year for areas like ...

CONOVER, Wis. (WAOW) – One person is dead after a crash in Vilas County, Saturday. The sheriff's office says a semi cab ...

CONOVER, Wis. (WAOW) – One person is dead after a crash in Vilas County, Saturday. The sheriff's office says a semi cab ...

The Marathon County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. A single-vehicle ...

The Marathon County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that happened on Saturday, November 22, ...

While much of the month of November has been above average in the temperature department, we will not end the month that way, ...

Tonight, we are only dropping down to the mid-30s with clear skies that will become partly cloudy. Then we will see continued ...

We will see varying cloud cover in northern Wisconsin with mostly sunny skies across the rest of the state. This will let our ...

MERRILL, Wis. (WAOW) — The City of Merrill will unveil an honorary street sign for Dolores Kelly this Monday, November 24, ...

STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WAOW) - More than a dozen fire departments were called out to an apparent house fire in Portage County, ...