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Weston Leaders Approve Intergovernmental Agreement for Mountain Bay Metro PD
WESTON, WI (WSAU) -- Trustees in Weston have unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Rothschild to create the Mountain Bay Metropolitan Police Department. RELATED: Rothschild, Everest Metro PD Departments Announce Merger Plans The agreement calls for Weston to provide 65% of the departme...
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Trump seeks appeal of Georgia prosecutor disqualification ruling
(Reuters) - Donald Trump on Monday asked a Georgia judge to allow him to appeal a ruling keeping the lead prosecutor on the state's criminal case against the former U.S. president over his attempts to overturn his election defeat. The filing by Tru...
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Plover's Woyak Sports Complex To Receive Upgrades After McCain Foods Announces $100,000 Donation
PLOVER, WI (WSAU) - Plover's Woyak Sports Complex will continue to receive some facelifts in 2024 after a large donation was made to Plover Youth Athletics. According to Board Executive Chris Brooks, the donation from McCain Foods is worth $100,000 and will go toward improving all of the batting cages around the park, ...
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Merrill Teens Suspected of Damaging Mailboxes in Lincoln County
MERRILL, WI (WSAU) -- Two juveniles are facing possible charges after they were caught damaging mailboxes along County Road JJ in Lincoln County. Sheriff's officers received a call from a property owner on Sunday who said their mailbox had just been damaged by a male hanging out the window of a passing vehicle. The cal...
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Former Packers LB De'Vondre Campbell Speaks Out About Being Released & 2023 Defensive Coaching Issues
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - One of the Packers' former anchors on defense and 2023 Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee is speaking out about his release and the issues that occurred inside the Packers locker room last season. According to De'Vondre Campbell's posts on X, he took issue with how the franchise decided to cut...
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Weston Leaders Approve Intergovernmental Agreement for Mountain Bay Metro PD
WESTON, WI (WSAU) -- Trustees in Weston have unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Rothschild to create the Mountain Bay Metropolitan Police Department. RELATED: Rothschild, Everest Metro PD Departments Announce Merger Plans The agreement calls for Weston to provide 65% of the departme...
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Plover's Woyak Sports Complex To Receive Upgrades After McCain Foods Announces $100,000 Donation
PLOVER, WI (WSAU) - Plover's Woyak Sports Complex will continue to receive some facelifts in 2024 after a large donation was made to Plover Youth Athletics. According to Board Executive Chris Brooks, the donation from McCain Foods is worth $100,000 and will go toward improving all of the batting cages around the park, ...
9h ago
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Merrill Teens Suspected of Damaging Mailboxes in Lincoln County
MERRILL, WI (WSAU) -- Two juveniles are facing possible charges after they were caught damaging mailboxes along County Road JJ in Lincoln County. Sheriff's officers received a call from a property owner on Sunday who said their mailbox had just been damaged by a male hanging out the window of a passing vehicle. The cal...
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Marathon County Sheriff's Employee on Leave Amid Felony False Imprisonment Accusations
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A behind-the-scenes worker in the Marathon County Sheriff's Office is facing a felony count of false imprisonment after a woman says he forced her to kiss him and made sexual advances toward her. Michael Evon is accused of making advances towards a female supervisor at another job, then refusing to...
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Mayors Monday: Rothschild Administrator Ryan VanDeWalle
ROTHSCHILD, WI (WSAU) -- It's not just a merger of the Rothschild and Everest Metro Police Departments that's been keeping Administrator Ryan VanDeWalle busy He's also working on a new retail development for Grand Avenue near the Highway 29 interchange. While he's not ready to say who will be filling the space just yet...
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Sports
Former Packers LB De'Vondre Campbell Speaks Out About Being Released & 2023 Defensive Coaching Issues
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - One of the Packers' former anchors on defense and 2023 Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee is speaking out about his release and the issues that occurred inside the Packers locker room last season. According to De'Vondre Campbell's posts on X, he took issue with how the franchise decided to cut...
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Badger Men Fall in Big Ten Title Game, Both Men and Women Earn Postseason Berths
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WSAU-MetroSource) - Wisconsin fell to Illinois 93-87 in the Big Ten tournament final. AJ Storr led the team in scoring with 24 points. The Badgers earned the #5 in the South region of the NCAA tournament and will play 12th-seeded James Madison in Brooklyn on Friday. Tip-off is 8:40 PM CT, with pregame ...
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Bucks beat Suns
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU-MetroSource) - The Bucks have won back-to-back games after outlasting the Suns 140-129 in Milwaukee. Damian Lillard tied for a game-high 31 points and dished out 16 assists for a double-double. Bobby Portis exploded for 31 points off the bench and grabbed 10 rebounds. Milwaukee still leads the Centr...
Mar 18, 2024
Badger Women's Hockey Skates Into NCAA Tournament Today
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- The Wisconsin Badgers will begin their NCAA Women's Hockey National Championship run today at home against St. Lawrence (NY) at LaBahn Arena in the regional round. The Saints, who are primarily a Division III school but play up in both men's and women's hockey, outlasted Penn State 1-0 in overtime...
Mar 16, 2024
Wisconsin Badgers Defeat Northwestern Wildcats 70-61 To Advance To Big Ten Semifinals
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - The Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball defeated the Northwestern Wildcats on Friday afternoon, 70-61, to advance to the Big Ten tournament. The Badgers were led by A.J. Storr, who scored a career-high 30 points, and Wisconsin's offense stayed hot, shooting 46.2 percent from the field and an impress...
Mar 15, 2024
State News
Common Council to Vote Tuesday on "Extraordinary Event Ordinance" for RNC in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- The Milwaukee Common Council will vote Tuesday on a new "extraordinary event ordinance" ahead of this summer's Republican National Convention. Ahead of a Monday committee vote, Omar Flores with the local Coalition to March on the RNC raised concerns. "We don't feel like the po...
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UW Expert says TikTok Ban could Reach Farther than Intended
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- A potential federal ban on the social media app Tiktok could have farther ranging consequences than just removing the app from the U.S. UW-Madison cyber security strategist Dave Schroeder says other companies harvest the same sort of data that TikTok does. "Whether it be , Facebook, Insta...
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Gallagher says TikTok Bill has Goal of Divestiture
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- It's about divestiture, not a ban. Wisconsin Congressman Mike Gallagher says the message to TikTok is a simple one. "There are major ByteDance investors who would welcome a divestiture," said Gallagher. "So I really do think we have a chance to make it happen, and I think that...
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"Wisconsin-Ireland Trade Commission" Bill Ready for Evers to Act
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- A bill to foster closer trade ties between Wisconsin and Ireland is ready for action by the governor. Nothing pairs with a nice glass of Guinness like Wisconsin cheddar, and just in time for St. Patrick's Day, a bill requiring the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation to create a "Wi...
Mar 15, 2024
Hovde Pledges to Donate U.S. Senate Salary
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- A business owner running against Wisconsin U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is promising to donate his Senate salary if elected. Republican Eric Hovde issued the pledge in a campaign ad, promising to donate his salary to a Wisconsin charity. The current annual salary for a U.S. Senator is $174,000. ...
Mar 15, 2024
National News
Activist investor Nelson Peltz to vote for Donald Trump, FT reports
(Reuters) - Billionaire investor Nelson Peltz plans to vote for Donald Trump, citing concerns over 81-year-old President Biden's fitness for office, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. "It will probably be Trump and I'm not happy about that," ...
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More than 60% of US abortions in 2023 were done by pill, study shows
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) - The proportion of U.S. abortions administered by medication rose to more than 60% in 2023, following a dramatic decline in surgical abortion access after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a report said o...
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New York mayor accused of sexually assaulting transit co-worker in 1993
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) - A former New York City employee filed suit on Monday accusing Mayor Eric Adams of sexually assaulting her in 1993, when both worked for the municipal transit police bureau, after she went to him seeking help in navigatin...
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Reddit, YouTube must face lawsuits claiming they enabled Buffalo mass shooter
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Reddit and Google's YouTube were ordered by a New York state judge to face lawsuits seeking to hold them responsible for helping enable the avowed white supremacist who killed 10 Black people in 2022 at a Bu...
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Avalanche in Russia's Kamchatka kills two, authorities say
(Reuters) - An avalanche in Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula killed a 19-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman who were part of a larger ski tourist group, Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations said on Tuesday. "The day before, a registered tour gro...
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World News
Bangladesh, Pakistan and India bottom in air quality rankings in 2023, data shows
By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Pakistan remained one of the world's three smoggiest countries in 2023, as Bangladesh and India replaced Chad and Iran, with particulate matter about 15 times the level recommended by the World Health Organiza...
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Taiwan's vice president-elect makes Czech visit after US trip
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's vice president-elect and former de facto ambassador to Washington, Hsiao Bi-khim, is on a visit to the Czech Republic following a low-key trip to the United States, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Hsiao, who takes ...
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Number of South Korea marriages edges up in 2023 after 11 years of falls
SEOUL (Reuters) - The number of marriages in South Korea rose in 2023 for the first time in more than a decade, lifted by pent-up demand from couples delaying nuptials during the pandemic, but the data did not point to a sustained rebound in a rapi...
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Drones are key to gain advantage over Russia, Ukraine army chief says
(Reuters) - The development of unmanned systems, or drones, is key to give Kyiv an advantage over "a numerically superior" Russian forces, Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said late on Monday. "The development of the use of unmanned s...
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Indonesia fishing village grapples with piles of trash brought in by tides
By Willy Kurniawan TELUK, Indonesia (Reuters) - Solikah, an Indonesian housewife living in the fishing village of Teluk, was in tears as she pointed to piles of trash strewn on a beach close to her home of 40 years. Teluk, in the Indonesian provinc...
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Business News
Analysis-Nvidia's dizzying rally spurs rush into AI-themed ETFs
By Suzanne McGee (Reuters) - The fervor around artificial intelligence has sparked a gold rush into AI-themed ETFs, as investors seek fresh ways to play the burgeoning technology following breathtaking rallies in market darlings such as Nvidia. The...
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China seen leaving benchmark lending rates unchanged in March
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China is widely expected to leave benchmark lending rates unchanged on Wednesday, a Reuters survey showed, as the central bank kept a key policy rate steady last week at a time when the broad economy is starting to sh...
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Bank of Japan ends negative interest rate policy
(Reuters) -The Bank of Japan ended eight years of negative interest rates and other remnants of its unorthodox policy on Tuesday, making a historic shift away from a focus of reflating growth with decades of massive monetary stimulus. COMMENTS: KYLE RO...
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Australia's central bank holds rates as expected, waters down tightening bias
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's central bank held interest rates steady on Tuesday and watered down its tightening bias, signalling greater confidence that inflation is moving back to its target as the economy slows. Wrapping up its two-day March po...
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Yen weakens, Japan stocks see-saw after BOJ stimulus exit
TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen weakened while Japan's Nikkei share average swung between small gains and losses after the Bank of Japan on Tuesday announced an end to its long-running ultra-accommodative stimulus programmes, as widely expected. The cent...
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Health News
Kroger to sell specialty pharmacy business to Elevance Health's CarelonRx
(Reuters) - Grocer Kroger said on Monday it had entered a definitive agreement for the sale of its specialty pharmacy business to CarelonRx, a unit of U.S. health insurer Elevance Health. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The reta...
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US CDC urges measles vaccinations amid rising cases
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday issued a health advisory urging people, particularly children and international travelers, to get vaccinated against measles due to the increase in cases this year. The...
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US approves first gene therapy for rare genetic disease
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday it had approved UK-based Orchard Therapeutics' gene therapy for the treatment of children with a rare hereditary disease called metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD). (Reporting by Mari...
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EPA to ban last form of asbestos used in US
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday finalized a rule that would ban using and importing cancer-causing asbestos, a material still used in some vehicles and in some industrial facilities in the U.S., the first c...
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Musk defends his ketamine use as beneficial for investors in new video
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - CEO Elon Musk said his ketamine prescription was beneficial for Tesla's investors in a video interview with former CNN anchor Don Lemon posted online on Monday. Musk said the drug helps him manage a "negative chemical sta...
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Science News
FAA to oversee SpaceX-led investigation into Starship mishap
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it will oversee a SpaceX-led investigation into a mishap involving both the booster and the Starship vehicle. SpaceX's Starship rocket, designed to eventually send astronauts to ...
Mar 14, 2024
Chemicals in plastics far more numerous than previous estimates, report says
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) - At least 3,000 more chemicals are in plastics - from food packaging to toys to medical devices - than previously estimated by environment agencies, a report published on Thursday found, raising questions over pol...
Mar 14, 2024
South Korea scientists tout 'beef rice' as source of protein for the future
By Hyun Young Yi and Daewoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean researchers have grown beef cells in rice grains in what they say is a major step towards achieving a sustainable, affordable and environmentally friendly source of protein that could...
Mar 14, 2024
Study documents headaches experienced by astronauts in space
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Research in the expanding field of space medicine has identified many ways in which a microgravity environment and other factors can meddle with the human body during space missions. A new study has added to th...
Mar 14, 2024
China launch of DRO-A/B satellite on Wednesday not successful - state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's launch of a DRO-A/B satellite from Xichang satellite launch centre on Wednesday was not successful, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday. The satellite did not enter the designated orbit, Xinhua said. (R...
Mar 14, 2024
Technology News
China's Longi says it will lay off about 5% of employees
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Longi Green Technology Energy, the world's largest solar manufacturer, will lay off about 5% of its employees, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. It added that a media report saying the company had plans to lay ...
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Nvidia's new software tools meant for companies adding AI to business
By Anna Tong and Stephen Nellis SAN JOSE (Reuters) - Nvidia on Monday unveiled software aimed at making it easier for businesses to incorporate artificial intelligence systems into their work, broadening the chipmaker's offerings. The release highl...
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Trading app Robinhood drops margin investing in UK launch
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - Trading platform Robinhood has "paused" its plan to lend to UK-based customers to allow them to make leveraged trades pending further talks with regulators, as it launches its UK business, the company said. ...
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Nvidia launches cloud-based research platform for 6G research and testing
(Reuters) - Nvidia on Monday unveiled an AI-powered software platform that allows research into 6G technology through simulating communications environments in the cloud. The new technology for communications known as 6G - the successor to 5G - is ...
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Nvidia expands ties with Chinese EV makers as auto AI race heats up
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) - Nvidia said on Monday it is expanding its collaborations with BYD and other Chinese automakers that are racing to build self-driving vehicles and AI-augmented infotainment technology to compete in global markets....
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Entertainment News
Rita Moreno revels in 'mean snake of a woman' role in 'The Prank'
By Omar Younis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Rita Moreno, flush with first-hand experience, had no problem channeling a hard-as-nails high school physics teacher in the film "The Prank." "She is based on all the bitches who were mean to me when I...
Mar 15, 2024
Beyoncé makes her mark on country music, shining light on genre's Black roots
By Kat Stafford and ALEXANDRA SARABIA (Reuters) - Texas native and singer-songwriter Denitia was deeply moved when she heard the first notes of Beyoncé's hit country song, "Texas Hold 'Em." But it was more than the exhilarating, catchy thrum of th...
Mar 15, 2024
'Squid Game' actor O Yeong-su gets suspended sentence in sexual harassment case
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean actor O Yeong-su, who starred in the first season of the hit Netflix series "Squid Game", was convicted on Friday on charges of sexual harassment and handed a suspended prison sentence, a court official ...
Mar 15, 2024
Alec Baldwin asks judge to dismiss charges in 'Rust' shooting
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Actor Alec Baldwin's lawyers on Thursday asked a judge to dismiss manslaughter charges against him for the 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during filming of the Western movie "Rust," alleging pros...
Mar 15, 2024
'Road House' remake honors Patrick Swayze, says Jake Gyllenhaal
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Celebrating the legacy of late actor Patrick Swayze was essential in remaking his 1989 hit movie "Road House," says the new film's star Jake Gyllenhaal. In the 2024 version Gyllenhaal plays former Ultimate Fighti...
Mar 15, 2024