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Badgers & Men's Basketball Head Coach Greg Gard Agree To Five Year Extension; Mike Hastings Also Extended
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - One of the Badgers' most well-known coaches will be staying in Madison for the long haul. According to a press release from the university, men's basketball head coach Greg Gard will be staying with the university through May 31st, 2029, and men's hockey coach Mike Hastings got the same five-year d...
12h ago
Raatz Trial Scheduled for October
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A four-day trial has been scheduled for a Marathon County man accused of three counts of child sexual assault. Martin Raatz will go to trial from October 7th through the 10th for the felony counts, which could land him in prison for 180 years. The 26-year-old is accused of inappropriately touching ...
14h ago
Person engulfed in flames outside NY courthouse where Trump trial underway, says CNN
(Reuters) -A person was covered in flames outside the New York courthouse where former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial is underway, CNN reported on Friday. Representatives for New York's fire and police departments as well as the may...
14h ago
D.C. Everest Stays In-House for Next GBB Coach
WESTON, WI (WSAU) -- A former D.C. Everest girls basketball player and current teacher will take over as varsity coach next season. Lauren Bullis will take over the program this summer after serving as a 7th-grade coach and varsity assistant for the Evergreens last season. She currently serves as a physical education t...
16h ago
US House advances $95 billion Ukraine-Israel package toward Saturday vote
By Makini Brice and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives advanced a $95 billion legislative package on Friday providing aid to Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific in a broad bipartisan vote, overcoming hardline ...
16h ago
Local News
Raatz Trial Scheduled for October
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A four-day trial has been scheduled for a Marathon County man accused of three counts of child sexual assault. Martin Raatz will go to trial from October 7th through the 10th for the felony counts, which could land him in prison for 180 years. The 26-year-old is accused of inappropriately touching ...
14h ago
Two Finalists Named in Wisconsin Rapids School Superintendent Search
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) -- The Wisconsin Rapids Public School District has named two finalists for their Superintendent position, including one internal candidate. According to the district's superintendent search website current Luxemburg-Casco Superintendent Jo-Ellen Fairbanks-Schutz and Lincoln High School Princ...
Apr 18, 2024
Former Wisconsin Governor Candidate Timothy Ramthun Announces State Senate Bid
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - A former Wisconsin Republican candidate for governor is returning to the spotlight by announcing his bid for the state Senate. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Timothy Ramthun, who placed third in the 2022 governor election, will challenge Republican Sen. Dan Feyen for the 20th Senate D...
Apr 18, 2024
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Child Abuse Awareness Event held at Marathon County Courthouse
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - On a gloomy Thursday afternoon, a small group of people took their stand against child abuse at the Marathon County Courthouse. As part of Strengthening Families month, the county hosted its annual "Hands Around the Courthouse" event, inviting people to join their hands together durin...
Apr 18, 2024
Explosion Levels Rural Wood County Home
TOWN OF SARATOGA, WI (WSAU) -- Crews in Wood County were called to a home explosion and fire in the Town of Saratoga on Wednesday. It happened at 7840 Pinehaven Court at 9:45 PM where a home was fully engulfed in flames. The homeowner confirmed that no one was in the building at the time, and crews managed to extinguis...
Apr 18, 2024
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Sports
Thursday High School Scoreboard
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is Thursday's scoreboard: Baseball Wausau West 5 Marshfield 4 Marshfield 6 Wausau West 3 Wisconsin Rapids 3 Merrill 1 Mosinee 11 Lakeland 4 Wautoma 8 Nekoosa 4 Medford 6 Tomahawk 1 Pacelli 5 Almond-Bancroft 1 Port Edwards 12 Tri-County 0 Witt/Birn 6 Amherst 4 Softbal...
23h ago
WIAA To Consider High School NIL
STEVENS POINT, WI (WAOW -WSAU) -- Name, image and likeness (NIL) could soon make its way to the high school level. This is a topic the WIAA has been discussing for three years, and one that 31 state associations across the country have already implemented. "We've finally got to the point where the scale has tipped...
23h ago
Badgers & Men's Basketball Head Coach Greg Gard Agree To Five Year Extension; Mike Hastings Also Extended
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - One of the Badgers' most well-known coaches will be staying in Madison for the long haul. According to a press release from the university, men's basketball head coach Greg Gard will be staying with the university through May 31st, 2029, and men's hockey coach Mike Hastings got the same five-year d...
12h ago
D.C. Everest Stays In-House for Next GBB Coach
WESTON, WI (WSAU) -- A former D.C. Everest girls basketball player and current teacher will take over as varsity coach next season. Lauren Bullis will take over the program this summer after serving as a 7th-grade coach and varsity assistant for the Evergreens last season. She currently serves as a physical education t...
16h ago
GoFundMe Set Up To Help Marshfield Police Officer's Family After His Wife's Unexpected Passing
MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - A Marshfield Police Department officer's wife, a mother of three young children, died unexpectedly, but the community has stepped up to help. A GoFundMe page has been created, and it has already raised more than $25,000 in less than a day. According to the GoFundMe page, Rodi, the wife of M...
17h ago
State News
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...
16h ago
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Wisconsin Residents Warned Against Outdoor Burning Due to Severe Wildfire Risk
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- As Wisconsin goes through another dry spell, officials are asking the public to avoid outdoor burning this weekend. Warm temperatures, low humidity and breezy conditions are in the forecast for this weekend and although recent rain has improved conditions in some areas, much of the state's vegetation is ...
17h ago
Barca Enters Race in 1st Congressional District
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- A long-time Wisconsin Democratic politician is running for Congress. Peter Barca is challenging Republican Congressman Bryan Steil in his bid for a fourth term representing the 1st Congressional District. Barca is a veteran of Wisconsin politics and his announcement was not unexpected, after h...
Apr 18, 2024
Body Parts Found Along Lake Michigan Beach 'Believed to Be' Those of Sade Robinson
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Body parts that washed ashore along a remote stretch of a Lake Michigan beach in south Milwaukee are "believed to be" those of Sade Robinson. The remains, which included a torso and an arm, were found Thursday morning near 5th and Marina, police say. Robinson, 19, was killed and d...
Apr 18, 2024
Wisconsin General Fund to Drop Billions of Dollars
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- A new report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum shows the state's general fund will be dropping significantly from record highs following the pandemic. Researcher Jason Stein says the fund will be dropping from over $6 billion to under $4 billion. "The state going forward does need to be cir...
Apr 17, 2024
National News
Poland to get $266 million from World Bank for Clean Air program, finance minister says
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland has signed a 250-million-euro ($266.35 million) agreement with the World Bank to help finance its Clean Air programme, Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski said late on Friday. "With the president of the World Bank, Ajay Bang...
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US Senate has agreement on FISA reauthorization, will vote on Friday night, Schumer says
By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate has reached an agreement to approve the reauthorization of a controversial surveillance program and plans to vote on it on Friday night, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said. If the Senate ...
5h ago
USC scraps outside speakers at commencement after canceling Muslim student's speech
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) - The University of Southern California announced there will be no outside speakers and honorees at this year's main commencement ceremony after canceling its valedictorian speech from a Muslim student who said she was s...
7h ago
Climate targets group's CEO seeks to ease concerns over carbon offset plan
(Reuters) - The CEO of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) on Friday sought to reassure critics' concerns over the global nonprofit's plan to allow companies to use carbon credits to offset greenhouse gas emissions from their value chain. L...
9h ago
Five high school students wounded in Maryland shooting
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - Gunfire broke out at a park in Greenbelt, Maryland, where hundreds of high school students had gathered while skipping school on Friday, wounding five males aged 16 to 18, police said. One victim was in critical conditi...
9h ago
World News
Russia's Smolensk governor says Ukrainian drone sets fuel depot ablaze
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The governor of Russia's western region of Smolensk said on Saturday that a Ukrainian drone hit a fuel depot overnight, setting it on fire, while an attack on the regional centre has been repelled. Ukraine has stepped up its atta...
1h ago
Taiwan president congratulates Taiwanese queen for winning Drag Race
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Saturday offered her congratulations to the Taiwanese drag queen Nymphia Wind for winning RuPaul's Drag Race, the first person from East Asia to take the crown. Tsai and her ruling Democratic Prog...
1h ago
Fighting flares at Myanmar-Thai border as rebels target stranded junta troops
(Reuters) - Fighting raged at Myanmar's eastern frontier with Thailand on Saturday, witnesses, media and Thailand's government said, forcing about 200 civilians to flee as rebels pressed to flush out junta troops holed up for days at a bridge borde...
3h ago
X vows to 'robustly challenge' Australia order to remove stabbing posts
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Social media platform X said on Saturday it would challenge in court an order from an Australian regulator demanding the company remove some posts related to the stabbing of a bishop in Sydney. Police charged a boy, 16, with a te...
3h ago
Solomon Islands leader Sogavare keeps seat, vote count continues
By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has retained his parliamentary seat, results showed on Saturday, but it will be days before vote counting determines whether his OUR party can form the next government. ...
5h ago
Business News
Central banks of Turkey, Brazil sign cooperation deal
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's central bank said on Saturday it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Brazil's central bank to lay groundwork for enhanced cooperation. The memorandum was signed by the governors of the banks in Washington on Fr...
1h ago
Tesla cuts US prices of Models Y, X, S by $2,000
By Nilutpal Timsina (Reuters) - Tesla cut the U.S. prices of its Model Y, Model X and Model S vehicles by $2,000 each on Friday, days after the first-quarter deliveries of the world's most valuable automaker missed market expectations. Elon Musk's ...
3h ago
China's March germanium, gallium exports yet to recover year-ago level
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's exports of gallium and germanium products in March declined from year-ago levels, customs data showed on Saturday, underlining the impact of export controls in place since last August. China announced in early July 2023 ...
3h ago
UAW clinches watershed union victory at Volkswagen Tennessee factory
By Nora Eckert CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (Reuters) - Workers at Volkswagen's Tennessee plant have voted to join the United Auto Workers, the union said on Friday, calling victory after an unofficial tally showed a majority of eligible workers had cast...
7h ago
Brazil's Embraer delivers 25 jets in Q1; backlog hits 7-year high
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian planemaker Embraer said on Friday it delivered 25 aircraft - seven commercial planes and 18 executive jets - in the first quarter of 2024, a 67% increase on a yearly basis. Embraer, the world's third-largest planemak...
9h ago
Health News
USDA confirms cow-to-cow transmission a factor in bird flu spread
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said this week that cow-to-cow transmission is a factor in the spread of bird flu in dairy herds, but it still does not know exactly how the virus is being moved around. Farmers...
14h ago
Butler Hall Capital urges Vanda to engage in sales discussions
(Reuters) - Hedge fund manager Butler Hall Capital said on Friday it is urging Vanda Pharmaceuticals to form an independent special committee to engage with Future Pak over its takeover offer and run a full sales process. On April 17, Vanda rejecte...
15h ago
Eating disorders still a "huge problem" in climbing, gold medallist Garnbret says
PARIS (Reuters) - Eating disorders remain a "huge" issue in climbing, Olympic gold medallist Janja Garnbret said, even as new regulations meant to stop dangerously underweight athletes competing came into effect earlier this month. The Internationa...
19h ago
WHO says wider alert on contaminated J&J cough syrup 'likely'
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization is likely to issue a wider warning about contaminated Johnson and Johnson-made children's cough syrup found in Nigeria last week, it said in an email. Nigeria's regulator recalled a...
20h ago
Explainer-How freezing embryos plays a crucial role in IVF
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The practice of freezing embryos as part of in vitro fertilization (IVF) was thrown into chaos in Alabama this year, when the state supreme court ruled that such embryos should be considered children, exposing clinics to ...
21h ago
Science News
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
Head of Russian space agency says work under way on modernised Angara rocket
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is working on a modernised Angara-A5M rocket capable of launching manned spacecraft, and plans to launch it in 2027, the head of its Roscosmos state space agency said on Wednesday. "Already now, by order of Roscosmos, a mo...
Apr 17, 2024
Astronomers detect Milky Way's second-largest known black hole
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers have discovered a black hole with a mass about 33 times greater than that of our sun, the biggest one known in the Milky Way aside from the supermassive black hole lurking at the center of our galax...
Apr 16, 2024
Technology News
Musk says Tesla's Full Self-Driving may enter China very soon
(Reuters) - Tesla chief Elon Musk on Saturday said the electric-vehicle (EV) maker may make Full Self-Driving (FSD) available to customers in China very soon. Musk said "It may be possible very soon" while replying to an X post by a user asking whe...
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Tesla's Elon Musk postpones India trip, aims to visit this year
By Aditi Shah, Aditya Kalra and Sarita Chaganti Singh NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Elon Musk postponed a planned trip to India where he was to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, citing obligations at his Tesla automaker and saying he aimed to reschedule the vi...
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Skydance expects to more than double its revenue in coming years, WSJ reports
(Reuters) - Skydance Media, which is in exclusive merger talks with Paramount Global, expects to more than double its revenue and triple its adjusted earnings in the coming years, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. Skydance expects to make...
9h ago
Amazon advertising chief steps aside for new role
By Greg Bensinger (Reuters) - Amazon.com's advertising chief Colleen Aubrey, who has held that role for nearly three years, is moving to a new undisclosed position at the company. Spokeswoman Kristin Mariani said Aubrey's new position would be anno...
15h ago
Apple's offer to open up tap-and-go tech to be approved by EU next month, sources say
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Apple's offer to open its tap-and-go mobile payments system to rivals is set to be approved by EU antitrust regulators as soon as next month after it tweaked some of the terms, people familiar with the matter sa...
16h ago
Entertainment News
Taylor Swift surprises with extra tracks on 'Tortured Poets Department' album
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Taylor Swift surprised fans with her new record "The Tortured Poets Department" on Friday, revealing it was a double album featuring songs about heartbreak and a period described as "the saddest story" of th...
23h ago
Sony, Apollo discuss joint bid for Paramount, says source
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - Sony Pictures Entertainment and Apollo Global Management are discussing making a joint bid for Paramount Global, according to a person familiar with the matter. The companies have yet to approach Paramount, which is ...
Apr 19, 2024
Netflix handily beats subscriber targets but misses on revenue forecast
By Lisa Richwine and Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Netflix blew past Wall Street expectations on new customers for the second straight quarter on Thursday but signaled the positive surprises could be over, forecasting revenue growth slightly ...
Apr 18, 2024
NBA's exclusive TV rights talks with Disney, Warner likely to end without deal, CNBC reports
(Reuters) -The National Basketball Association's exclusive media rights negotiating period with current partners Walt Disney and Warner Bros Discovery is likely to expire without a new deal on Monday, CNBC reported on Thursday. NBA will be able to eng...
Apr 18, 2024
Alec Baldwin's criminal case hinges on a Wild West revolver
By Andrew Hay TAOS, New Mexico (Reuters) - A Colt .45 "Peacemaker" revolver, a symbol of the American Wild West, is at the center of actor Alec Baldwin's fight to avoid criminal prosecution for the 2021 fatal shooting of "Rust" cinematographer Haly...
Apr 18, 2024