WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) – After months of hard work and restoration, a local hangout in town has finally re-opened it’s doors.

An extremely dangerous heat wave is underway for the eastern half of the United States as a potent heat dome reaches its peak, bringing the hottest temperatures of ...

Wisconsin's state capitol building features the only granite dome in the US, according to Travel Wisconsin. On top of the dome, a gilded bronze statue by Daniel Chester French is aptly named ...

Building Rubin Observatory in Chile spanned three decades and as many continents. Important support came from right here in Wisconsin.

Starting Thursday, June 19, the first of two rounds of extreme heat is expected to roast the eastern U.S., with a brutal heat dome building through the weekend and into next week.

There have been reports of roads buckling due to extreme heat in multiple states, including Wisconsin, Missouri, and Delaware ...

New York’s Central Park tied a record high of 96 degrees for the date Monday, which was set in 1888. In neighboring New Jersey, 16 people were sent to the emergency room following a sweltering ...

In Missouri, a car launched into the air after driving over a large bump in a buckled road. It's just one of many incidents ...

However, thunderstorms tend to erupt on the edges of the heat dome, as the high pressure area is weakest in these areas, allowing columns of air to rise and form towering clouds and gusty downpours.

History buffs and architecture aficionados alike will appreciate a stop at the Wisconsin state Capitol. Constructed between 1906 and 1917, the building is an iconic fixture in the Madison skyline.

— NWS Weather Prediction Center (@NWSWPC) June 18, 2025 Forecasters say the most dangerous conditions will hit the Midwest, including wide stretches of Nebraska, Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa. A ...