LAS VEGAS, NV (WSAU) The Brewers rallied in the 12th inning for a wild 15-14 win over the A's in Las Vegas. The teams combined for 11 home runs. Andrew Vaughn finished the game with 4 hits and 4 RBI, including a 2-run double in the 9th to send the game into extra innings. The Brewers took the lead for good when Christ...

By Matt Silverstein IRVINE, California, June 8 (Reuters) - United States captain Tim Ream urged his teammates to embrace the pressure of a home World Cup on Monday, saying the tournament represents a once-in-a-career chance for the squad ahead of their...

SEOUL, June 9 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and China's Xi Jinping held a ​summit on Monday in Pyongyang ‌and agreed to expand cooperation between the two countries in various sectors, North Korea's state media KCNA said on Tuesday. The ‌...

TOWN OF PINE RIVER, WI (WSAU) -- The Pine River Fire Department was called to a barn fire on State Highway 64 Monday morning. Crews were called at about 5:45 AM and arrived to find the structure fully engulfed with flames coming from all sides, and the roof partially collapsed. They managed to get the fire under contro...

June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump ​told ‌Axios in an interview published on Monday ‌that ​he ⁠warned Israeli Prime ⁠Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he might ​find himself fighting ⁠alone if ⁠he went ​back to ​war with Iran. "I said, 'Bibi...

TOWN OF PINE RIVER, WI (WSAU) -- The Pine River Fire Department was called to a barn fire on State Highway 64 Monday morning. Crews were called at about 5:45 AM and arrived to find the structure fully engulfed with flames coming from all sides, and the roof partially collapsed. They managed to get the fire under contro...

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) -- One person suffered minor injuries in a car versus building crash in Wisconsin Rapids this morning. According to the Wisconsin Rapids Fire Department, a Mercury SUV drove through the front door of the BP on Baker Street at about 7:30 AM. One person suffered minor injuries. The store and v...

STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- A Portage County man suspected of causing significant injuries to a child will go to trial in late August. David Schmies is accused of abusing a three-month-old child, who showed significant brain and bone injuries. Those included broken bones in various stages of healing and poor color. Tha...

MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU) -- A member of the Marshfield City Council has announced her resignation. District 3 Alder Natasha Tompkins and her family will be moving out of the area, according to a news release from the City. "We thank Natasha for her service to the residents of District 3 and the City of Marshfield,&qu...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A site selection team was in Wausau last week to analyze more than 70 acres of developable land in the industrial park for future development. Mayor Doug Diny and Community Development Director Randy Fifrick joined the group for a walk-through, highlighting the infrastructure investments the city h...

LAS VEGAS, NV (WSAU) The Brewers rallied in the 12th inning for a wild 15-14 win over the A's in Las Vegas. The teams combined for 11 home runs. Andrew Vaughn finished the game with 4 hits and 4 RBI, including a 2-run double in the 9th to send the game into extra innings. The Brewers took the lead for good when Christ...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) - The Wisconsin Badgers had a busy weekend, adding two more top recruits to their 2027 class. According to posts on their personal X accounts, high three-star wide receiver Steele Harris and four-star defensive lineman Yahzeen Zion are moving them into 247 Sports' top 15 rankings nationally. Harris, ...

STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) - A central Wisconsin native is reportedly on the short list to become the head coach of one of the NHL's most historic franchises. According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, former Wisconsin Badger and SPASH graduate Joe Pavelski, 41, is being described as a "Martin St. Louis-style candi...

DENVER, CO (WSAU) The Brewers completed a sweep of the Rockies with a 12-4 win on Sunday. Rookie pitcher Shane Drohan worked into the 7th inning to earn the win. Gary Sanchez hit his first home run since April, as the Brewers tallied 10 extra-base hits. The Brewers put the game out of reach with a 7-run 6th inning. Th...

DENVER, CO (WSAU) Jacob Misiorowski threw a 103.7 mph pitch, a new record, while striking out eight in a Brewers 7-1 win over the Rockies. The Muz allowed just one unearned run through 7 innings and improved his record to 7-2 and lowered his ERA to 1.50. His record-breaking velocity was on a fastball in the 3rd inning;...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) - Wisconsin Senate Republicans are leaving the door open for another try to approve the proposed surplus relief package, which failed by a slim margin last month. According to a press release from Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, "Fifteen of 18 Senate Republicans supported the plan to prov...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) A bill that would have spent-down about two-thirds of the state surplus on a combination of tax rebates and school funding failed in the state senate, 15-18 last night. The compromise proposal between Governor Tony Evers and GOP leaders in the legislature is dead. Several candidates for governor wer...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- A deal has been reached to disburse Wisconsin's budget surplus, including a plan to boost Special Education payments to school districts and provide direct payments to those who filed a Wisconsin tax return in 2024. According to a news release from the Governor, the deal includes education funding...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Governor Tony Evers has signed Assembly Bill 601, opening the door for sports betting apps to operate in Wisconsin. The bill allows users to place wagers on games through mobile apps, as long as the bet runs through servers operated on tribal land. Evers says this brings an opportunity for increas...

MADISON, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - Governor Tony Evers took action on a bill Friday that addresses the crime of grooming a child for sexual activity. Evers signed Assembly Bill 677, now known as the 2025 Wisconsin Act 88, into law. The bill, introduced in November 2025, received bipartisan support. The new law establishes the ...

June 8 (Reuters) - A new $4.7 billion bridge connecting ​Detroit and ‌Windsor, Ontario is on track to open ‌in ​the coming ⁠weeks despite ⁠a threat made in February by U.S. President ​Donald Trump, a bridge ⁠authority ⁠said on ​Monday. A formal ribbon ...

By Nichola Groom June 8 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge vacated a Trump administration policy implemented last year that made it harder for wind and solar energy projects to claim federal tax subsidies, ​according to court documents. The decision is the lates...

June 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said ​on Monday that 19 ‌additional medical schools pledged to require at least 40 hours of nutrition education, or ‌an ​equivalent competency ⁠requirement, for students ⁠starting in f...

June 8 (Reuters) - A Miami federal judge on Monday ordered Donald Trump's lawyers to explain why they should not be ​penalized for missing a Friday deadline ‌to respond to the BBC's motion to dismiss the U.S. president's $10 billion defamation lawsuit ...

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's approval rate held near the lowest levels of his political career in recent days as most Americans said they expected gasoline prices to keep rising amid the Iran war, according to ...

June 9 (Reuters) - Three people were killed in a Russian attack on the town of Chuhuiv in Ukraine's northeastern ​Kharkiv region, regional governor Oleh ‌Syniehubov said on the Telegram messaging app on Tuesday, with emergency services working to extin...

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, June 8 (Reuters) - Spending on nuclear weapons by the world's ​nine nuclear-armed states rose by ‌almost a fifth in 2025 to $119 billion, a report by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons ‌said ​on Tuesday....

By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE, June 8 (Reuters) - The International Criminal ​Court's chief prosecutor Karim ‌Khan has been suspended pending a vote by member states on his fate, the ‌court's ​governing body said ⁠on Monday following ⁠a probe int...

SEOUL, June 9 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and China's Xi Jinping held a ​summit on Monday in Pyongyang ‌and agreed to expand cooperation between the two countries in various sectors, North Korea's state media KCNA said on Tuesday. The ‌...

ABUJA, June 8 (Reuters) - Armed bandits in northwest Nigeria abducted dozens of villagers whom they invited to a meeting about potential peace negotiations, authorities ​and residents said on Monday, highlighting the ‌region's worsening security. Poli...

SEOUL, June 9 (Reuters) - South Korea's economy grew ​in the ‌first quarter at a stronger pace than ‌previously ​estimated in ⁠April, revised ⁠central bank data showed on Tuesday. Gross domestic product ​grew 1.8% in the ⁠January-March ⁠quarter from ​t...

June 8 (Reuters) - OpenAI said on Monday it confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering recently, joining rival Anthropic in a push toward the stock market as investors seek exposure to the artificial intelligence boom. The ChatGPT-maker ​s...

LONDON, June 9 (Reuters) - The Confederation of British Industry cut its forecast for the country's economic growth on Tuesday and predicted unemployment ​would rise to its highest in more ‌than a decade as the Iran war pushes up energy prices and sque...

LONDON, June 9 (Reuters) - Consumers in Britain increased their spending in May after reducing it in April, but their expenditure on travel dropped for a third ​month in a sign of caution over the ‌economic impact of the Iran war, surveys showed on Tue...

By Noel Randewich June 8 (Reuters) - Index provider MSCI confirmed on Monday it will apply existing rules for early inclusion of large IPOs in its Global Standard Indexes, likely clearing ​the way for SpaceX to join, which will fuel ‌demand from passiv...

By Nancy Lapid June 8 (Reuters) - Use of GLP-1 drugs for diabetes or obesity early in the first trimester of pregnancy, before a woman realizes she is pregnant, is not a cause for alarm, a large ​new data analysis suggests. These medications, which inc...

DAKAR, June 8 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday said confirmed Ebola deaths had climbed to 101 and that the presence of armed groups was continuing ​to hinder the response in the hardest-hit province. The outbreak ‌of the Bundibugyo st...

By Maggie Fick LONDON, June 8 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca said on Monday that patients lost 10.5% of their body weight after 26 weeks in a mid-stage trial of its experimental obesity pill, as the drugmaker seeks to challenge Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly in t...

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON, June 8 (Reuters) - The global vaccine group Gavi said on Monday it hopes to use $600 million in soon-to-be-restored U.S. funding to boost malaria and other vaccination efforts, as it also meets U.S. conditions ​over phasing ou...

KAMPALA, June 8 (Reuters) - The director-general of the World Health Organization said on Monday that Uganda should ​reconsider its decision to close ‌its border with Democratic Republic of Congo because of an Ebola outbreak. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom G...

ROME, June 8 (Reuters) - Divers removing abandoned fishing nets from the central Mediterranean, between Italy and North Africa, have captured what they believe is the ​first-ever underwater footage of an adult great white ‌shark in the region. The sigh...

June 8 (Reuters) - Space infrastructure company Quantum Space said on Monday it would go public through ​a merger with special purpose ‌acquisition company Inflection Point Acquisition in a deal that values the combined company at about $1.2 billion. T...

ROME, June 8 (Reuters) - Genes linked to antibiotic resistance are present across multiple ocean basins, including remote waters, according to findings released on Monday from an Italian-led ​research project that analysed seawater samples worldwide. T...

By Manya Saini June 8 (Reuters) - Elon Musk is bringing his pioneering business style to the IPO world this week when his rocket and satellite maker SpaceX goes public, in ways that no other company has. Here is how SpaceX is breaking Wall Street tradi...

By Akash Sriram and Echo Wang June 8 (Reuters) - When SpaceX goes public on Friday with what is expected to be a record-setting IPO, it will cap two decades of founder and CEO Elon Musk's ambition to transform rocketry, satellite communications and hum...

June 8 (Reuters) - OpenAI said on Monday it confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering recently, joining rival Anthropic in a push toward the stock market as investors seek exposure to the artificial intelligence boom. The ChatGPT-maker ​s...

June 8 (Reuters) - ChatGPT-maker OpenAI confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering on Monday, joining rival Anthropic in a push toward the stock market as investors seek exposure to the artificial intelligence boom. OpenAI did not disclose...

By Katie Paul NEW YORK, June 8 (Reuters) - Meta is investing $115 million to stand up a new training program for data center technician jobs, as the social media giant races to build the infrastructure ​to power its AI ambitions. The cost-free program,...

June 8 (Reuters) - Applied Digital has signed a 15-year lease with a U.S.-based hyperscaler at its Delta Forge 2 site which is ​expected to generate about $5.2 billion in revenue ‌over the period, sending the company's shares up 8.7% in extended tradin...

June 8 (Reuters) - Apple unveiled its long-awaited overhaul of Siri, introducing a new AI-powered version of the personal assistant alongside expanded child-safety tools and software updates across its ecosystem at its annual Worldwide Developers Confe...

PARIS, June 8 (Reuters) - French singer and actor Patrick Bruel has been placed ​in police custody in ‌connection with an investigation into sexual assault allegations, the Nanterre prosecution office said on Monday. Bruel, one ‌of ​France's best-selli...

June 8 (Reuters) - Fox will air National Football League games on its platforms in Mexico starting ​with the 2026 season under ‌a multi-year agreement announced on Monday. The deal comes as media companies continue betting on live events to boost viewe...

June 8 (Reuters) - Polish horror game developer Bloober Team announced two new games - "Saw: Genesis" and "Star Trek: Shadow Frontier" - over the weekend ​at the Summer Game Fest event ‌in Los Angeles. The company also announced a DLC, additional downl...

June 7 (Reuters) - Here is a list of winners in all-capital letters along with other nominees in major categories of the 2026 Tony Awards announced on Sunday night: BEST PLAY "The ​Balusters" "Giant" "LIBERATION" "Little Bear Ridge Road" BEST MUSICAL "...

NEW YORK, June 7 (Reuters) - Bess Wohl's "Liberation," a drama examining ​the legacy ‌of the 1970s women's liberation movement, won the Tony Award for ‌best ​play on ⁠Sunday, adding ⁠to its 2026 Pulitzer Prize for drama. The play follows a ​group of wo...