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State Senators to Override Governor Evers' Vetoes of Four Bills
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate will vote to override four recent vetoes by Democratic Governor Tony Evers. Senator Mary Felzkowski of Tomahawk and Cory Tomczyk of Mosinee made the announcement at Wausau City Hall on Monday as part of a series of statewide press conferences. Felzkowski says the...
13h ago
Buffalo on the loose
OGDENSBURG, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - A buffalo is on the loose in Waupaca County north of Ogdensburg, according to the Waupaca County Sheriff's Office. In a Facebook post the sheriff's office said: The buffalo has been spotted on County Highway E North of Ogdensburg. Use caution when driving on the roadway in the area. If you ...
15h ago
Wausau Man Found Guilty of His 7th OWI
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Wausau man will serve prison time after he was found guilty of his 7th OWI earlier this month. Dennis Campbell was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison and another 5.5 years on extended supervision for the August 2022 incident, which started when Campbell crashed his vehicle near the intersection of ...
16h ago
Wausau River District Names New Executive Director
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- The Wausau River District has named a Wausau native as its next Executive Director. Callie Wulk will take over the position after it was vacated by Blake Opal-Wahoske earlier this spring. Wulk previously served as Director of Outreach for the Lincoln County Economic Development Corporation, a posit...
20h ago
Wisconsin Rapids VFW Looking For Volunteers To Help Place Flags At Cemeteries
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) - Volunteers are needed by the Wisconsin Rapids VFW to place flags at over 3,300 cemeteries before Memorial Day. On Saturday, May 18, at 9:45 a.m., volunteers are asked to gather at Forest Hill Mausoleum to place American flags on veterans' headstones in three of the bigger Wisconsin Rapids ...
21h ago
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Local News
State Senators to Override Governor Evers' Vetoes of Four Bills
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate will vote to override four recent vetoes by Democratic Governor Tony Evers. Senator Mary Felzkowski of Tomahawk and Cory Tomczyk of Mosinee made the announcement at Wausau City Hall on Monday as part of a series of statewide press conferences. Felzkowski says the...
13h ago
Buffalo on the loose
OGDENSBURG, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - A buffalo is on the loose in Waupaca County north of Ogdensburg, according to the Waupaca County Sheriff's Office. In a Facebook post the sheriff's office said: The buffalo has been spotted on County Highway E North of Ogdensburg. Use caution when driving on the roadway in the area. If you ...
15h ago
Wausau Man Found Guilty of His 7th OWI
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Wausau man will serve prison time after he was found guilty of his 7th OWI earlier this month. Dennis Campbell was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison and another 5.5 years on extended supervision for the August 2022 incident, which started when Campbell crashed his vehicle near the intersection of ...
16h ago
Wausau River District Names New Executive Director
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- The Wausau River District has named a Wausau native as its next Executive Director. Callie Wulk will take over the position after it was vacated by Blake Opal-Wahoske earlier this spring. Wulk previously served as Director of Outreach for the Lincoln County Economic Development Corporation, a posit...
20h ago
Wisconsin Rapids VFW Looking For Volunteers To Help Place Flags At Cemeteries
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) - Volunteers are needed by the Wisconsin Rapids VFW to place flags at over 3,300 cemeteries before Memorial Day. On Saturday, May 18, at 9:45 a.m., volunteers are asked to gather at Forest Hill Mausoleum to place American flags on veterans' headstones in three of the bigger Wisconsin Rapids ...
21h ago
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Sports
Monday High School Schedule
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is Monday's scoreboard: Baseball Menominee 6 Wausau East 2 Pacelli 10 Almond-Bancroft 4 Rib Lake 8 Marathon 7 Edgar 2 Spencer 1 Northland Lutheran 9 Tigerton 1 Abbotsford/Colby 9 Loyal 0 Shiocton 11 Iola-Scandanavia 1 Shiocton 7 Iola-Scandanavia 2 Port Edwards 17 Tri-...
2h ago
Pirates Top Brewers
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- The Pittsburgh Pirates built a 5-0 lead and held off a Milwaukee rally to earn an 8-6 win over the Brewers on Monday night at American Family Field. Jake Bauers hit his 4th homer of the season and had 4 RBIs. Willy Adames drove in the other two Milwaukee runs. Colin Rea took the loss. It was a r...
3h ago
Bucks Refuse Pistons Request To Interview Jon Horst For President Of Basketball Operations Position
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Bucks have refused a division rival's request to interview their GM Jon Horst. According to NBA Insider Marc Stein, the Bucks denied Detroit's request "this week to grant permission to the Pistons to interview Michigan native Jon Horst in Detroit's search for a new president of...
21h ago
Packers Decline Eric Stokes' Fifth Year Option Following Injury Filled 2023 Season
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Green Bay Packers are allowing a former first-round pick to earn a new deal following the upcoming 2024 NFL season. According to Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, the Green Bay Packers will not pick up cornerback Eric Stokes' fifth-year option. If Stokes' fifth-year option had been exercised by t...
May 03, 2024
Friday & Saturday High School Scoreboard
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here are the scoreboard from Friday & Saturday: Friday Baseball DC Everest 2 Menominee 1 Merrill 9 Wausau West 6 Port Edwards 6 Nekoosa 5 Edgar 18 Chequamegon 5 Marathon 8 Phillips 0 Stratford 7 Rib Lake 0 Abbotsford/Colby 10 Neillsville/Granton 4 Gilman 14 Greenwood 6 M...
May 13, 2024
State News
UW-Madison Professor Says Non-Compete Clause Ban from FTC will Strengthen Economy
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- A ruling by the Federal Trade Commission that would ban non-compete clauses could mean better wages for workers. UW-Madison management professor Martin Ganco says non-competes allow companies to lock employees in place without offering competitive wages. "We know based on research, that i...
12h ago
SCOWIS Hears Drop Boxes Arguments
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- Ballot drop boxes may be back in Wisconsin elections. The 4-3 liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court appears willing to overturn a ruling restricting their use. That decision was handed down in 2022, when conservative justices held a 4-3 majority on the court. That ruling allowed for ...
12h ago
Evers Sues Legislature to Release Student Literacy Funding
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- Governor Tony Evers is once again suing the Wisconsin State Legislature. The governor is making the move over what he calls a refusal to release a critical investment aimed at improving K-12 student literacy. According to Evers, The move comes as Republican lawmakers on the Republican-controll...
14h ago
Pro-Palestinian UW-Milwaukee Students to Meet with UWM Foundation
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- Pro-Palestinian protesters at UW Milwaukee expect to meet with the UWM Foundation Tuesday. Student organizers say that meeting is meant to achieve disclosure of UWM investments in, and connections, to Israel. "We're going into this meeting with intentions with full disclosure, and if we...
16h ago
Pro-Palestinian Protesters to Clear Encampment after Reaching Agreement with UW-Madison
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Nearly two weeks after demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war began at the University of Wisconsin, a resolution has been reached between campus leaders and protest organizers. On Friday, the university announced details of the agreement that will end the encampment on Library Mall which be...
May 10, 2024
National News
As pollution kills, Africa needs billions for climate-ready stoves
By Bukola Adebayo LAGOS (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Despite her well-honed sales pitch, Aanu Ajayi is often met by scepticism when out selling energy-efficient stoves in the Nigerian city of Lagos - highlighting some of the hurdles Africa faces ...
2h ago
The water tanker drivers who keep 'India's Silicon Valley' Bengaluru going
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Basavaraj, a water tanker driver in India's tech hub Bengaluru, has to leave home by 6:30 a.m. each day to collect enough water for his customers, who now depend on his services for a very basic need. Residents of the southern...
2h ago
Countries make late bid to salvage EU's nature law
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A group of 11 countries, led by Ireland, has made a last-ditch attempt to approve the EU's flagship policy to restore damaged nature, amid concerns the law could be shelved following EU elections in June. The law...
2h ago
US opens probe into Alphabet's Waymo over performance of self-driving vehicles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. auto safety regulators said Tuesday they have opened an investigation into the performance of Alphabet's Waymo self-driving vehicles after reports of its robotaxis exhibiting driving behavior that potentially violated tr...
2h ago
Biden sharply hikes US tariffs on billions in Chinese chips, cars
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a bundle of steep tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports including electric vehicles, computer chips and medical products, risking an el...
3h ago
World News
Two French prison guards killed, inmate escapes in ambush; manhunt launched
PARIS (Reuters) - At least two French prison guards were shot dead and three others seriously injured on Tuesday after heavily armed men ambushed a prison van to free an inmate, French police said, triggering a major manhunt. The orchestrated attac...
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Belousov says Russia must win in Ukraine while minimising troop losses
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's main task is to achieve victory on the battlefield in Ukraine with the minimal loss of troops, Andrei Belousov, Russian President Vladimir Putin's nominee for defence minister, said on Tuesday. Russia should employ all a...
8m ago
Several people feared trapped in collapsed building in Nairobi
(Reuters) - Several people were feared trapped under the rubble of a building that collapsed as it was being demolished in the Mathare neighbourhood of Kenya's capital Nairobi on Tuesday, the Kenya Red Cross said. (Reporting by George Obulutsa; Wr...
47m ago
World Court to hold hearings over Israel's Rafah attacks
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) -The U.N.'s International Court of Justice will hold hearings on Thursday and Friday to discuss new emergency measures sought by South Africa over Israel's attacks on Rafah during the war in Gaza, the court...
47m ago
Germany needs strong military recruitment, Scholz says in conscription debate
By Rachel More and Andreas Rinke BERLIN/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Germany must find ways to convince people to sign up for a career in the military, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday, as the country looks at conscription as a possible way to boos...
48m ago
Business News
P&G plans to downplay its corporate name in ads during Paris Olympics
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) - What is missing from the Paris 2024 Olympics? A tear-jerking corporate advertising campaign from Procter & Gamble saluting the mothers of athletes. The consumer products maker, one of the world's biggest ad ...
8m ago
Chevron tops Tesla as most-shorted stock in April, says Hazeltree
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) - Oil company Chevron was the most shorted U.S. stock in April, overtaking long-standing top target Tesla as short-sellers up their bets on weaker energy prices, according to a monthly report by data and tech firm...
47m ago
OPEC sticks to oil demand view, sees potential economic upside
LONDON (Reuters) - OPEC stuck to its forecast for relatively strong growth in global oil demand in 2024 on Tuesday and said there was a chance the world economy could do better than expected this year. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Co...
47m ago
Analysis-A US-China EV trade war threatens Biden's clean-car agenda
By Joseph White, Chris Kirkham and Nora Eckert DETROIT (Reuters) - The Biden administration's plan to slap heavy new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and batteries would provide temporary protection for U.S. auto jobs, potentially at the expens...
1h ago
Home Depot posts bigger-than-expected quarterly comparable sales drop
(Reuters) -Home Depot posted a bigger-than-expected drop in quarterly same-store sales on Tuesday as cautious homeowners shelled out less for big-ticket purchases while focusing on small-scale repairs. Customers are cutting back spending on discretiona...
1h ago
Health News
US FDA declines to approve expanded use of Dynavax's hepatitis B vaccine
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve the expanded use of Dynavax Technologies' hepatitis B vaccine in patients undergoing hemodialysis, the company said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Christy Santhosh and Pratik Jai...
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Bayer's Q1 adjusted profit beats analyst consensus
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bayer on Tuesday reported a 1.3% decline in adjusted earnings in the first quarter, beating analysts' forecasts on better-than-expected performance at its prescription drugs and agriculture divisions. Quarterly earnings before...
6h ago
Wegovy weight loss sustained for four years in trial, Novo Nordisk says
By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) - Patients taking Novo Nordisk's popular Wegovy obesity treatment maintained an average of 10% weight loss after four years on the treatment, the company said on Tuesday. Novo presented the new long-term data at the ...
12h ago
US reclassification could drive fresh research funding into pot sector
By Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) - The U.S. pot sector could see an influx of medical research funding from healthcare investors amid renewed interest from pharmaceutical firms, should a proposal to reclassify cannabis as a lower-risk substance be approv...
19h ago
Denmark faces Wegovy shortage due to rising demand, medicines agency says
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -The Danish medicines agency on Monday warned of a supply shortage for two separate doses of Novo Nordisk's hugely popular weight loss drug Wegovy due to increasing demand. Wegovy is given by weekly injection and belong to a class ...
21h ago
Science News
For elephants, like people, greetings are a complicated affair
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - People greet each other in a variety of ways. They might say "hello," "guten tag," "hola," "konnichiwa" or "g'day." They might shake hands, bump fists, make a fist-and-palm gesture or press their hands together with a gen...
18h ago
New breast cancer genes found in women of African ancestry, may improve risk assessment
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - Twelve breast cancer genes identified in women of African ancestry in a large study published on Monday may one day help better predict their risk for the disease and highlights potential risk differences from women of Eu...
20h ago
Musk sees fourth flight of SpaceX's Starship in 3-5 weeks
(Reuters) -SpaceX's Starship rocket, a futuristic vehicle designed to eventually carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, will probably have its fourth flight in 3-5 weeks, the company's Chief Executive Elon Musk said in a post on social media platform...
May 11, 2024
Astronomers finally detect a rocky planet with an atmosphere
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have searched for years for rocky planets beyond our solar system with an atmosphere - a trait considered essential for any possibility of harboring life. Well, they finally seem to have located one...
May 08, 2024
SpaceX's unit Starlink secures Indonesia operating permit
JAKARTA (Reuters) - The satellite unit of Elon Musk's SpaceX, Starlink, has secured a permit to operate in Indonesia, its communications minister told Reuters on Wednesday. Starlink had obtained a permit to operate as an internet service provider f...
May 08, 2024
Technology News
Shopee-owner Sea tops quarterly revenue estimates on e-commerce strength
(Reuters) - Southeast Asian technology firm Sea Ltd beat estimates for first-quarter revenue on Tuesday, driven by strong performance of e-commerce unit Shopee, sending U.S.-listed shares of the company up 7% in premarket trading. Analysts have sai...
8m ago
TSMC says it could design its A16 chip-making technology without ASML's new machine
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC does not necessarily need to use ASML's next generation "High NA EUV" machines for its new chip manufacturing technology called A16, which is under development for 2027, an executive said on Tuesday. The Hi...
47m ago
China's Alibaba beats quarterly revenue estimates, profit drops
(Reuters) -China's Alibaba Group Holding beat analysts' estimates for fourth-quarter revenue on Tuesday, as a focus on low-cost goods in response to cautious consumer spending helped boost domestic e-commerce sales in the three-month period. Its U.S.-...
2h ago
US opens probe into Alphabet's Waymo over performance of self-driving vehicles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. auto safety regulators said Tuesday they have opened an investigation into the performance of Alphabet's Waymo self-driving vehicles after reports of its robotaxis exhibiting driving behavior that potentially violated tr...
2h ago
China's Tencent posts strong revenue growth as ad sales, business services shine
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) -China's Tencent Holdings posted a 6% rise in first-quarter revenue on Tuesday, beating analyst expectations, as business services and advertising sales deliver strong revenue growth. The world's largest video gam...
3h ago
Entertainment News
Factbox-Cannes 2024: Who are the jury members presided by Greta Gerwig?
CANNES (Reuters) - Almost as prestigious as winning the Palme d'Or, the Cannes Film Festival's top prize, is being on the jury that picks the winner. Artists from around the world who have made a name for themselves in their respective field are pi...
48m ago
Cannes festival director laments focus on controversies rather than cinema
CANNES (Reuters) - Cannes Film Festival director Thierry Fremaux lamented on Monday an increased focus in recent years on political and social issues in the movie industry, which he said came at the expense of the actual films. "In the past, people...
16h ago
Director Mohammad Rasoulof flees Iran ahead of Cannes premiere
CANNES (Reuters) - Mohammad Rasoulof, a celebrated Iranian director whose latest film is competing in the Cannes Film Festival, has fled Iran after being sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging. In a statement dated Sunday, Rasoulof said he...
16h ago
'Downton Abbey' to return with a third movie
LONDON (Reuters) - The fictitious Crawley family and their servants running a sprawling English country estate in the early 20th century are returning for a third "Downton Abbey" movie, which will feature old and new faces. The award-winning "Downt...
20h ago
Eric Clapton's 'Wonderful Tonight' guitar up for sale, cigarette burns included
LONDON (Reuters) - For sale, vintage guitar with proven heritage. At least one not-so careful owner. The acoustic guitar that auctioneers say Eric Clapton used to compose his hit ballad "Wonderful Tonight" is going under the hammer next month with ...
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