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Arrest Warrant Issued for Minocqua Brewing Company Owner
RHINELANDER, WI (WSAU) -- An arrest warrant has been issued for Minocqua Brewing Company founder Kirk Bangstad in connection with a civil case that dates back to 2021. The Democratic activist was found to be in contempt after he failed to appear in Rhinelander for a hearing on Wednesday. The hearing was tied to a defam...
7h ago
Brewers Knock Off Padres in Pitcher's Dual
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- The Milwaukee Brewers broke up a no-hit bid in the 7th to score a 1-0 win over San Diego on getaway day for both clubs. Willy Adames reached base on a single into shallow right field for the Crew's first hit of the game. Milwaukee would then string together hits from Brice Turang and Blake Perki...
8h ago
US watchdog to look into FAA's oversight of Boeing 737, 787 manufacturing, Semafor reports
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Transportation's watchdog is looking into the Federal Aviation Administration's oversight of Boeing's manufacturing of 737s and 787s, Semafor reported on Wednesday. "It's very healthy for the (Office of Inspector ...
11h ago
New Marquette Law Poll: U.S. Senate Candidates Tammy Baldwin & Eric Hovde Tied As Presidential Race Remains Close
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - The latest Marquette Law poll is out as Wisconsinites weigh in on the issues and races that will have major ramifications for voters nationwide. According to the poll, Eric Hovde and incumbent Tammy Baldwin are tied among likely voters, which is three points in favor of Hovde since their last poll. ...
12h ago
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UPDATED: Former Assumption High School Teacher Accused of Producing Child Porn, La Crosse Diocese Issues Statement
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU-WAOW) -- A former teacher and coach at Wisconsin Rapids Assumption High School is accused of producing and storing child pornography, including some images of students. WAOW TV reports that Seth Milkey is now facing ten felony counts for capturing an intimate representation, charges that coul...
15h ago
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Arrest Warrant Issued for Minocqua Brewing Company Owner
RHINELANDER, WI (WSAU) -- An arrest warrant has been issued for Minocqua Brewing Company founder Kirk Bangstad in connection with a civil case that dates back to 2021. The Democratic activist was found to be in contempt after he failed to appear in Rhinelander for a hearing on Wednesday. The hearing was tied to a defam...
7h ago
New Marquette Law Poll: U.S. Senate Candidates Tammy Baldwin & Eric Hovde Tied As Presidential Race Remains Close
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - The latest Marquette Law poll is out as Wisconsinites weigh in on the issues and races that will have major ramifications for voters nationwide. According to the poll, Eric Hovde and incumbent Tammy Baldwin are tied among likely voters, which is three points in favor of Hovde since their last poll. ...
12h ago
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UPDATED: Former Assumption High School Teacher Accused of Producing Child Porn, La Crosse Diocese Issues Statement
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU-WAOW) -- A former teacher and coach at Wisconsin Rapids Assumption High School is accused of producing and storing child pornography, including some images of students. WAOW TV reports that Seth Milkey is now facing ten felony counts for capturing an intimate representation, charges that coul...
15h ago
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Small Grass Fire Reported in Marshfield
MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU) -- Crews in Marshfield responded to a small grass fire outside a home on East Heritage Drive. The fire started in a pile of garbage on Tuesday afternoon and was doused in less than five minutes. Investigators say the fire was accidental, and was contained to the area of origin. No buildings were d...
15h ago
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Wisconsin Rapids Officially Swears In Mayor Matt Zacher
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) - The city of Wisconsin Rapids has a new mayor. Mayor Matt Zacher was sworn in by the city council on Tuesday night, along with Jeff Penzkover, who will take over the District 4 Alder seat from Tom Rayome, and Madalyn Palmquist, who was seated in District 8, taking over the seat formerly hel...
21h ago
Sports
Tuesday High School Scoreboard
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is Tuesday's scoreboard: Baseball DC Everest 7 Wausau East 2 Abbotsford/Colby 11 Athens 4 Abbotsford/Colby 14 Athens 2 Port Edwards 19 Bowler 3 Wild Rose 15 Tigerton 10 Witt/Birn 13 Gillet/Suring 5 Phillips 10 Chequamegon 1 Marathon 12 Stratford 8 Nekoosa 9 Westfield ...
21h ago
Padres Knock Off Brewers, Miley Hurt
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- The San Diego Padres scored four times in the first inning and held off the Milwaukee Brewers 6-3 on Tuesday night at American Family Field. The Brewers also lost starting pitcher Wade Miley who left the game in the 4th inning after being struck on the kneecap by a line drive. William Contreras ...
21h ago
Brewers Star Christian Yelich Sent To 10-Day IL; Owen Miller Recalled from Triple-A Nashville
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Brewers will be without one of their top hitters for at least another week as Christian Yelich has been placed on the 10-day IL. According to a post on X from the team, Yelich is still dealing with complications from a lower back strain, and infielder/outfielder Owen Miller will be ...
Apr 16, 2024
Brewers Knock Off Padres in Pitcher's Dual
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- The Milwaukee Brewers broke up a no-hit bid in the 7th to score a 1-0 win over San Diego on getaway day for both clubs. Willy Adames reached base on a single into shallow right field for the Crew's first hit of the game. Milwaukee would then string together hits from Brice Turang and Blake Perki...
8h ago
Bucks, Pacers First-Round Playoff Schedule Finalized
NEW YORK, NY (WSAU) -- The NBA has finalized the playoff schedule for all first-round series, including Milwaukee's matchup with the Indiana Pacers. The best-of-seven series begins Sunday at 6:00 PM CT at Fiserv Forum. Game two will also be in Milwaukee on Tuesday, April 23rd with tip-off at 7:30 PM. Games three and fo...
14h ago
State News
Wisconsin General Fund to Drop Billions of Dollars, still in decent shape says Wisconsin Policy Forum
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...
8h ago
Wisconsin Senators React to Dismissal of Mayorkas Impeachment
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin's U.S. senators are weighing in on the dismissal of articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Sen. Ron Johnson (R) Today Senate Democrats abdicated their constitutional duty and did great harm to the U.S. Senate by cavalierly dismissing the serious charges ...
9h ago
Rain Drops Fire Danger to Low, Winds Rip Roof off Historic Beloit Building
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- All 72 Wisconsin counties have low wildfire danger. That follows rainfall Tuesday night into Wednesday. It's a significant improvement from earlier in the week, when all but 2 counties had high or very high fire danger. It's not all good news though. High winds from Tuesday night's severe weat...
10h ago
Wisconsin Leads Nation for Fatal Wrong-Way Crashes
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- Wisconsin leads the nation when it comes to fatal crashes involving wrong-way drivers. From 2013 to 2022, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says just over 9% of fatal crashes in Wisconsin involved wrong way drivers. That compares to the national rate of 3.5%. A study a few yea...
11h ago
Wisconsin Part of Initiative to Investigate Unfair Airline Practices
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- Wisconsin is partnering with 14 other states to investigate airlines and protect passengers. The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Tuesday the initiative will allow the Biden administration to give precedence to cases of misconduct if state attorneys general find that airlines or tic...
16h ago
National News
Deadly heat in West Africa warns of climate change-driven scorchers to come, says report
By Boureima Balima and Abdel-Kader Mazou NIAMEY (Reuters) - On a hospital bed in Niger, a 96-year-old woman lay motionless attached to a drip - one of thousands of possible victims of West Africa's worst heatwave in living memory, which a report sa...
1h ago
Exclusive-JDE Peet's sees coffee industry struggling to meet EU deforestation law
By Maytaal Angel and Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) - JDE Peet's, one of the world's largest coffee companies, said the global coffee industry is finding the timing very tight to comply with a new EU law banning the import of commodities and related ...
1h ago
Analysis-Carbon price fall deprives Europe's green funds of billions
By Kate Abnett, Riham Alkousaa and Susanna Twidale FLORENCE/BERLIN (Reuters) - A drop in the European Union's carbon price this year could mean that a fund intended to be among the world's biggest schemes for new green technologies will be smaller ...
2h ago
Indonesian volcano eruption forces evacuations, airport closure
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia shut a provincial airport and evacuated hundreds of people from the vicinity of the Ruang volcano after it belched explosive plumes of lava, rocks and ash for days, officials said on Thursday, declaring the highest ale...
2h ago
Australian regulator sues Clorox over false claims on 'ocean plastic' bags
(Reuters) -The Australian competition regulator has taken legal action against U.S. bleach maker Clorox's local unit for falsely claiming that a brand of its kitchen and garbage bags were partly made of recycled "ocean plastic", it said on Thursday. Cl...
2h ago
World News
UAE and Costa Rica sign trade deal, UAE president says
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates and Costa Rica have signed an agreement that will help improve bilateral trade and investment ties, UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan said on Thursday. The Middle Eastern and Central Americ...
1h ago
Russian drone attack in Ivano-Frankivsk region targeted critical infrastructure, governor says
(Reuters) - A Russian drone attack on Ukraine's western Ivano-Frankivsk region targeted critical infrastructure on Thursday, with debris causing fires, the governor said. Ivano-Frankivsk Governor Svitlana Onyshchuk said on the Telegram messaging ap...
1h ago
Papua New Guinea to host China, Australia high level visits
By Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - China's foreign minister is expected to sign an economic cooperation deal on a visit to Papua New Guinea on Saturday, just days before Australia's prime minister arrives to mark historical defence ties by walking a fam...
1h ago
Japan 'two-faced' for seeking closer ties while warning of China threat, Chinese state media says
BEIJING (Reuters) - An editorial in a Chinese state-controlled newspaper on Thursday admonished "two-faced" Japan for inaccurately portraying it as a regional security threat while chasing more stable bilateral ties, warning of Chinese measures if ...
1h ago
Philippines says decision to strengthen ties with Japan, US a 'sovereign choice'
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines' decision to ramp up ties with Japan and the United States is a "sovereign choice", its foreign ministry said on Thursday, urging China to "reflect upon its own actions" in the South China Sea. "The source of tens...
2h ago
Business News
UK airline easyJet cuts winter losses, says demand builds for summer
LONDON (Reuters) - British airline easyJet said it had reduced its winter losses by more than 50 million pounds ($62.34 million) compared with last year and demand for its flights and holidays was building for the key summer season. ($1 = 0.8021 po...
1h ago
Greek economy surges after decade of pain
By Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) - A decade ago, Greece was in the throes of a devastating debt crisis marked by years of austerity, hardship and unrest. Now, officials and investors say 2024 could be the year its rebound is finally complete....
1h ago
Early Easter causes EU new car sales to drop 5.2% in March, says ACEA
By Alessandro Parodi and Greta Rosen Fondahn (Reuters) - New car sales in the European Union fell by 5.2% year-on-year in March, marking the first decline this year and the biggest since July 2022, Europe's auto industry body said on Thursday, citi...
1h ago
Reuters poll: Short bets on Asian currencies mount as firm dollar dents confidence
By Sameer Manekar (Reuters) - Bearish positions on most Asian currencies firmed, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday, intensifying steadily from the start of the year as repricing of rate cut bets after strong U.S. economic data pushed the dollar hig...
1h ago
'Amazonia' bonds in 2024 seen a tough sell for some
By Marc Jones, Simon Jessop, Jake Spring and Marcela Ayres LONDON/SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A political push to raise the first-ever "Amazonia Bond" has ramped up during talks to agree a "roadmap", yet the chance of a deal this year faces technical hur...
1h ago
Health News
23andMe CEO Wojcicki considering taking firm private, filing shows
(Reuters) - 23andMe co-founder and chief executive Anne Wojcicki is considering making an offer to buy the genetics testing company in a potential go-private transaction, a regulatory filing on late Wednesday showed. Last week, Wojcicki notified me...
4h ago
FDA classifies recall of Boston Scientific device as 'most serious'
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday classified a recall of Boston Scientific's device used to block blood flow during excessive bleeding or hemorrhaging as "most serious". An investigation showed that Boston's device, Obsidio ...
11h ago
Italy's ruling coalition accused of attacking abortion rights
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's right-wing ruling coalition faces opposition accusations of trying to limit abortion rights with a parliamentary amendment that could make it easier for anti-abortion groups to operate in publicly-run family clinics. Prime ...
14h ago
Vanda Pharmaceuticals rejects takeover proposal from Future Pak
(Reuters) - Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc on Wednesday said it is rejecting a takeover proposal from Future Pak, a privately-held contract manufacturer and packager of pharmaceuticals, as it significantly undervalues the company. Shares of Vanda jumped...
17h ago
Most doses of Lilly's Mounjaro and Zepbound in limited availability, US FDA says
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration website showed that most doses of Eli Lilly's diabetes drug Mounjaro and weight-loss drug Zepbound would be available in limited amounts through the second quarter of this year due to increased dema...
17h ago
Science News
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...
13h ago
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...
15h ago
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
Genome study reveals prehistoric Ethiopian origins of coffee
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - You might call it a cup of Joe, java, mud, brew, mocha, or your morning jolt. Coffee undoubtedly is a big part of global culture, and the kind made from the Arabica bean is the most appreciated by coffee drinke...
Apr 16, 2024
Australia's Juukan Gorge yields up rare Tasmanian Devil tooth
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Archaeologists surveying the Juukan Gorge rock shelter in Western Australia that was destroyed by Rio Tinto in 2020 have unearthed major finds including the tooth of a Tasmanian Devil that has not been recorded on the mainland...
Apr 16, 2024
Technology News
TSMC Q1 profit rises 9%, beats market expectations
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC posted a 9% rise in first-quarter net profit on Thursday that beat market expectations as it rides a wave of demand for semiconductors used in artificial intelligence applications. Taiwan Semiconductor Ma...
1h ago
Apple plans to invest more than $250 million to expand Singapore campus
By Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Apple Inc plans to invest more than $250 million to expand its regional campus or operations in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore, according to a company statement dated April 17. Two buildings acquired in 2022, located...
1h ago
Nokia's Q1 comparable operating profit grows less than expected
(Reuters) -Finnish telecom gear maker Nokia reported on Thursday a first-quarter comparable operating profit that missed market expectations, with net sales falling 19% as operators' spending on 5G technology slows. Nokia said its comparable operating ...
2h ago
China's Huawei to start selling Pura 70 smartphones
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese technology conglomerate Huawei said it would start selling Pura 70 ultra and Pura 70 Pro smartphones later on Thursday. Sales of Pura 70 Pro+ and Pura 70 phones will begin on Monday, the company said in a post on its off...
4h ago
South Korea's LG Electronics plans to raise up to $1 billion with dollar bonds, sources say
By Scott Murdoch and Joyce Lee SYDNEY (Reuters) - South Korea's LG Electronics is aiming to raise up to $1 billion in a dollar bond deal, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the matter. The company has mandated investment banks to w...
4h ago
Entertainment News
Bon Jovi docuseries allows peek at band's private history
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Rockers Bon Jovi open up about their 40-year career in the new docuseries "Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story". In the four-part show, archival footage and personal videos and photos are intertwined with pr...
9h ago
British actor Hugh Grant settles privacy lawsuit against publisher of the Sun - court documents
LONDON (Reuters) - British actor Hugh Grant has settled a lawsuit against the publisher of The Sun tabloid newspaper over claims journalists used private investigators to tap his phone and burgle his house, his lawyer said in court documents on Wed...
20h ago
Statue to Tony Blair honours "Tonibler" cult in Kosovo
By Fatos Bytyci FERIZAJ, Kosovo (Reuters) - As sculptor Agon Qosa put some of the finishing touches to a statue of Tony Blair, he thought about what the former British prime minister had done for Kosovo a quarter of a century ago. Qosa and other et...
Apr 16, 2024
Russia adds director and playwright to 'terrorists and extremists' list
LONDON (Reuters) - Russian theatre director Zhenya Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk have been added to an official list of "terrorists and extremists" as they await trial on charges of "justifying terrorism". The pair were arrested in M...
Apr 15, 2024
Ritchie's tale of ungentlemanly warfare aims to be fun
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - With his latest movie "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare", which is inspired by a real World War Two mission, director Guy Ritchie aims to shine a light on a historically significant event yet still make it f...
Apr 15, 2024