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City Council Approves Parking Lot Fencing for Wausau PD
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- The Wausau Police Department's parking lot will get ornamental fencing later this year to protect officers. Chief Matthew Barnes says it's unfortunate that the department needs to take these measures, but it puts them in line with others across the state and region. "Any modern, new police dep...
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Wausau Finance Committee Approves Room Tax Funding for Fireworks Show
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- The Wausau Finance Committee has approved an $8,500 contribution to a proposed multi-jurisdictional Independence Day Fireworks Show planned by Wausau Events for 2024. Board President Pete Valiska says they plan to launch the show from the Wausau Airport, which will also be used for the Wings over W...
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Trial Scheduled for Wausau Man Accused of Armed Burglary
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Marathon County judge has scheduled a three-day jury trial for a Wausau man accused of breaking into an east-side home in June of 2023 and beating the occupants. T'Eliq Whitelow is accused of breaking into the home through a basement window and then threatening a man with a gun. Officers say he a...
5h ago
Milwaukee Brewers Set Date To Induct Former MVP Ryan Braun Into Walk Of Fame
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Brewers have announced that one of their all-time great players will be inducted into the franchise Walk of Fame. According to a post on X, on Sunday, July 28th, when the Brewers host the Miami Marlins, former MVP and Rookie of the Year Ryan Braun will receive the honor, making him ...
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Former President Trump Criticizes President Biden Over Pro-Hamas Protests At College Campuses
WASHINGTON D.C. (WSAU) - Former President Trump has taken aim at President Biden over protests occurring at college campuses across the Northeast. According to the Post Millennial, Trump told the media outlets covering his trial in New York City that the president's tone on the Isreal-Hamas conflict has caused protests...
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Local News
City Council Approves Parking Lot Fencing for Wausau PD
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- The Wausau Police Department's parking lot will get ornamental fencing later this year to protect officers. Chief Matthew Barnes says it's unfortunate that the department needs to take these measures, but it puts them in line with others across the state and region. "Any modern, new police dep...
1h ago
Wausau Finance Committee Approves Room Tax Funding for Fireworks Show
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- The Wausau Finance Committee has approved an $8,500 contribution to a proposed multi-jurisdictional Independence Day Fireworks Show planned by Wausau Events for 2024. Board President Pete Valiska says they plan to launch the show from the Wausau Airport, which will also be used for the Wings over W...
2h ago
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Trial Scheduled for Wausau Man Accused of Armed Burglary
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Marathon County judge has scheduled a three-day jury trial for a Wausau man accused of breaking into an east-side home in June of 2023 and beating the occupants. T'Eliq Whitelow is accused of breaking into the home through a basement window and then threatening a man with a gun. Officers say he a...
5h ago
High-Speed Chase in Nekoosa Injures Six Teens
NEKOOSA, WI (WSAU) -- A high-speed chase in Nekoosa ended with a crash that injured six occupants in the vehicle. The incident began Sunday at 1:45 AM when officers attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle that ran a stop sign at a high rate of speed. The driver ignored the officers and continued from Nekoosa into the Tow...
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Greenheck Expands To Knoxville, TN
SCHOFIELD, WI (WSAU) -- A Central Wisconsin HVAC company is adding a manufacturing and distribution campus in Knoxville, Tennessee. Greenheck Group announced the plans in a press release on Tuesday. Construction on the new campus is expected to be completed in stages, with the $300 million facility coming online during...
11h ago
Sports
Monday High School Scoreboard
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is Monday's scoreboard: Baseball Wausau East 12 Adams-Friendship 0 Rosholt 15 Tri-Cpunty 0 Pacelli 25 Wild Rose 1 Edgar 4 Prentice 2 Medford 14 Chequamegon 0 Antigo 7 Rhinelander 5 Merrill 8 Mosinee 6 Rib Lake 6 Marshfield Columbus 1 Stratford 19 Loyal 3 Pittsville ...
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Bucks-Pacers Game 2 Tonight
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- The Milwaukee Bucks will try and make it two in a row in their playoff series with the Indiana Pacers tonight at Fiserv Forum. The Bucks took game one on Sunday 109-94 with a stellar defensive effort and a monster game from Damian Lillard. The Bucks forced 13 turnovers and held the Pacers to jus...
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Pirates Beat Brewers
PITTSBURGH, PA (WSAU) -- A three run sixth inning led to a 4-2 win for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night. Jared Jones got 25 swinging strikes and seven K's for the Pirates. ONeill Cruz had 2 RBIs and Andrew McCutcheon had a home run. Rhys Hoskins had both Brewer RBIs including his fifth ...
18h ago
Milwaukee Brewers Set Date To Induct Former MVP Ryan Braun Into Walk Of Fame
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Brewers have announced that one of their all-time great players will be inducted into the franchise Walk of Fame. According to a post on X, on Sunday, July 28th, when the Brewers host the Miami Marlins, former MVP and Rookie of the Year Ryan Braun will receive the honor, making him ...
8h ago
Packers Host South Carolina Receiver Xavier Legette For Official Visit
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Green Bay Packers have hosted their second top wide receiver for this draft cycle. According to Justin Melo of The Draft Network, the Green Bay Packers hosted South Carolina wide receiver Xavier Legette for a top 30 visit ahead of this week's 2024 NFL draft. Legette who played in 53 games and...
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State News
Maxwell Anderson Pleads Not Guilty in Sade Robinson Case
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- In Milwaukee County Court on Monday, 33-year-old Maxwell Anderson pleads not guilty for the murder of Sade Robinson. Court Commissioner Barry Phillips granted Anderson's request to waive his preliminary hearing and proceed to trial. Monday's court appearance was Anderson's first since body p...
Apr 23, 2024
Evers on State's Trillion Trees Pledge
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- 100 million trees planted by 2030. That's the ambitious goal announced on Earth Day by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Governor Tony Evers. "The stuff that the trees do is right on right on target, they take heart carbon dioxide in and release oxygen to the air and seque...
Apr 23, 2024
Evers Discusses Security for WEC Administrator Meagan Wolfe
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- Governor Tony Evers isn't ruling out stepped up security for Wisconsin's Elections Administrator. At an Earth Day event near Madison, Evers was asked about that, as Donald Trump has spread falsehoods about Meagan Wolfe "f it gets bad enough, certainly we must," said Evers. "I me...
Apr 23, 2024
VP Harris Announces new Federal Rules for Nursing Homes During Stop in La Crosse
LA CROSSE, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- The Biden administration announces new minimum staffing levels for federally funded nursing homes. Vice President Kamala Harris in La Crosse on Monday said: "75% of those nursing homes are understaffed," said Vice President Kamala Harris. "That means that there may be no one ...
Apr 22, 2024
House Advances Aid Bills for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WTAQ-WRN) -- On Capitol Hill, foreign aid bills for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan advance to likely House votes on Saturday. "Ukrainians are fighting for democracy, theirs and ours," said Massachusetts Democrat Jim McGovern. "And they have been set back as a result of Republican extremis...
Apr 19, 2024
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National News
NASA chief asks nations to work together on climate change
By Stefanie Eschenbacher MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - NASA is hoping that nations will work together more closely in the future on topics such as climate change, including greenhouse gas emissions, the space agency's head, Bill Nelson, said on Tuesday. ...
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US Senate has enough votes to pass Ukraine, Israel aid bill, voting continues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate backed a $95 billion foreign aid package on Tuesday providing security assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, with enough votes to send the measure to the White House for President Joe Biden to sign into l...
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Tennessee lawmakers pass bill allowing teachers to carry guns in schools
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - Tennessee lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow the state's teachers to carry concealed handguns at school, as protesters yelled their opposition from the gallery. The bill was approved in a 68-28 vote in th...
4h ago
Factbox-Biden administration races to safeguard environmental rules from congressional axe
(Reuters) - The Biden administration is racing to finalize a slew of major environmental regulations to help safeguard them from potential reversal should former President Donald Trump win the 2024 presidential election. Agency rules completed and ...
5h ago
Senators hope TikTok will remain in business in US under new owner
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators said they hope TikTok will remain in business in the U.S. under a new owner as the chamber prepared to vote on Tuesday on legislation requiring Chinese owner ByteDance to divest the popul...
5h ago
World News
Fire, evacuation after Ukraine drone attacks on Russia's Smolensk, Lipetsk
(Reuters) -Fire broke out at energy facilities in Russia's Smolensk region after a Ukraine-launched drone attack and people were evacuated from parts of Lipetsk in Russia's southwest after a drone there fell on an industrial park, regional officials sa...
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Musk targets Australian senator, gun laws in deepening dispute over X stabbing content
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Elon Musk said an Australian senator should be jailed and suggested the country's gun laws were meant to stop resistance against its "fascist government", escalating his battle over a court order to remove video pos...
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Solomon Islands' Sogavare says he runs security amid tense wait for new government
By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manesseh Sogavare said he narrowly won his seat and still exercises power over security in the Pacific Islands nation, as he vies with opposition parties to form government after an elect...
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Venezuela's Maduro says he is open to receiving UN rights envoy
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday he is willing to receive an envoy from the United Nations' human rights office, after his government asked staff to leave the South American country earlier this year. "I recei...
3h ago
Haiti police bolster security around palace ahead of transition
By Steven Aristil and Harold Isaac PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian police deployed tear gas to move people back from a security perimeter around the National Palace while soldiers gripping rifles patrolled the international airport's diplomatic ...
3h ago
Business News
Asahi Kasai to build EV battery component plant in Canada to supply Honda, Nikkei reports
TOKYO (Reuters) - Asahi Kasei plans to spend about 200 billion yen ($1.3 billion) to build a battery component factory in Canada, the Nikkei newspaper said on Wednesday. The plant is being built primarily to supply Honda Motor's electric vehicle pr...
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China's Huawei launches new brand for intelligent driving
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese tech giant Huawei unveiled a new brand for intelligent driving on Wednesday. The new brand Qiankun intends to empower intelligence in the driving chassis, audio and driver's seat, and provide ultimate user experience, Ji...
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Capital A chief Fernandes defers retirement, renews contract for 5 years
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Capital A's Tony Fernandes said on Wednesday he has agreed to put aside retirement plans and has signed a new five-year contract to continue as chief executive of the company, the operator of budget airline group AirAsia. F...
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Asian shares rise on tech boost; yen on intervention watch
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street, as an after-hours surge in shares of EV maker Tesla following its promise of new models, and upbeat earnings from some U.S. companies lifted risk sentimen...
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Standard Chartered lowers Vietnam 2024 growth forecast to 6.0%
HANOI (Reuters) - Standard Chartered has cut its forecast for Vietnam's economic growth this year to 6.0% from 6.7%, the bank said on Wednesday, citing lower-than-expected growth in the first quarter and global trade headwinds. "Trade, a key source...
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Health News
US FDA says commercial milk safe despite bird flu virus presence
By Manas Mishra and Jasper Ward (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that it had found bird flu virus particles in some samples of pasteurized milk, but said commercial milk supply remains safe. The FDA said that because the...
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Italy passes contested plan to 'support motherhood' in abortion clinics
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Senate gave final approval on Tuesday to a contested government plan to allow groups who "support motherhood" into abortion clinics to try to deter women terminating pregnancies. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of ...
7h ago
US CDC warns of harmful reactions to fake Botox injections
(Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday alerted clinicians about risks of counterfeit versions of AbbVie's Botox that were given to consumers for cosmetic purposes in multiple states. A total of 22 people from 11...
10h ago
Quest Diagnostics raises 2024 profit and revenue forecast on strong demand
(Reuters) - Laboratory operator Quest Diagnostics raised its 2024 profit and revenue forecast on Tuesday after beating first-quarter estimates on robust demand for its diagnostic tests. Demand for routine diagnostic health checkups has grown over t...
13h ago
Pfizer vs Moderna battle over COVID vaccine patents begins in UK
By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) - Pfizer and BioNTech asked a London court to revoke rival Moderna's patents over technology key to the development of vaccines for COVID-19, as the latest leg of a global legal battle began on Tuesday. Pfizer and its ...
13h ago
Science News
Factbox-Shenzhou-18 caps over two decades of Chinese human spaceflight
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will send three astronauts into low-Earth orbit on Thursday in the country's 13th crewed mission to space, marking more than two decades of Chinese human spaceflight. Of the 13 crewed missions, half were visits to China's ...
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US, Russia set for a showdown at UN over nuclear weapons in space
By Michelle Nichols and Joey Roulette UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Russia are set to face off over nuclear weapons in space on Wednesday at the United Nations Security Council, which is due to vote on a U.S.-drafted r...
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Three Russians parachute from stratosphere to North Pole
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Three Russians set a world record for parachuting from the Earth's stratosphere to the North Pole last week in a mission that also served as a test of a new prototype communications system for use in the Arctic, an organiser of t...
Apr 19, 2024
Fossils of colossal snake Vasuki unearthed in India mine
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fossil vertebrae unearthed in a lignite mine are the remains of one of the largest snakes that ever lived, a monster estimated at up to 49 feet (15 meters) in length - longer than a T. rex - that prowled the sw...
Apr 18, 2024
Gigantic marine reptile's fossils found by British girl and father
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - A fossil jawbone found by a British girl and her father on a beach in Somerset, England belongs to a gigantic marine reptile dating to 202 million years ago that appears to have been among the largest animals ever on Eart...
Apr 17, 2024
Technology News
Tesla offers zero down payments on Model 3, Model Y in China
BEIJING (Reuters) - Tesla Inc has offered zero down payments on its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in China, a notice on its social media account showed. (Reporting by Liz Lee and Beijing newsroom; Editing by Tom Hogue)
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Explainer-What happens now that US TikTok bill has been passed?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed legislation giving TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, about nine months to divest the U.S. assets of the short-video app, or face a nationwide ban. President Joe Biden said he will to sign th...
18m ago
Musk targets Australian senator, gun laws in deepening dispute over X stabbing content
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) - Elon Musk said an Australian senator should be jailed and suggested the country's gun laws were meant to stop resistance against its "fascist government", escalating his battle over a court order to remove video pos...
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Tesla could start selling Optimus robots by the end of next year, Musk says
By Akash Sriram (Reuters) - Tesla's humanoid robot is still in the lab, but it may be ready to sell as soon as the end of next year, chief executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday. Several companies have been betting on humanoid robots to meet potentia...
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LG Energy Solution to license out battery patents to block tech infringement, exec says
By Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) - LG Energy Solution said on Wednesday it would launch a new business model of licensing out its battery technologies next month, as infringements of the South Korean company's patents surge with competition to supp...
3h ago
Entertainment News
John Lennon's lost 1960s acoustic guitar to go up for auction
By Lisa Keddie and Will Russell LONDON (Reuters) - A previously lost 12-string acoustic guitar that belonged to the late John Lennon will go up for sale at an auction in May after it was recently found in the attic of a home in Britain. The auction...
7h ago
Germany's RTL acquires Nickelodeon rights for children's TV network
BERLIN (Reuters) - Super RTL, a children's television network belonging to Bertelsmann's RTL Group, has struck a deal to acquire Nickelodeon series in Germany, the group said in a statement on Tuesday. Under the agreement, Super RTL will acquire a ...
13h ago
Brazilian DJ Alok infuses his dance music with indigenous songs
By Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Brazilian DJ and producer Alok is setting aside his traditional modern electronic dance music to focus on something even more traditional - indigenous songs from his country. His new album "The Future is Ancest...
15h ago
Silicon Valley and Hollywood worlds collide as David Ellison bids for Paramount
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - David Ellison, 41, would not be the first rich guy to arrive in Hollywood with a fat bank account and dreams of making movies, though the son of billionaire Oracle founder Larry Ellison boasts the rarest of attribute...
15h ago
Ryan Gosling's 'The Fall Guy' is a love letter to stunt performers
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - After serving "Kenergy" with "Barbie", actor Ryan Gosling turns the spotlight on the movie-makers whose job is to shine on screen while remaining invisible in "The Fall Guy". The film is inspired by the popular 1...
Apr 22, 2024