Top News
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...
37m ago
New Study: Most Top Female Athletes Oppose Trans-Identified Athletes Competing In Women's Sports
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - A new study has polled female athletes from around the world who compete at the highest level of their respective sports on the issue of trans-identifying biological men competing in women's sports leagues, with most saying they oppose the policy. According to the study published in the Journal of S...
57m ago
FS-Stock / Depositphotos.com
Report: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Calf) Could Miss 2 To 4 Weeks
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Bucks could be without Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf) for the entire series against the Indiana Pacers, dealing a possible major blow to the team's championship aspirations. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, Antetokounmpo could miss two to four weeks because of ...
2h ago
GM and Ford count on gas-powered trucks as EV growth slows
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. automakers General Motors and Ford face a challenge in common when they report first-quarter results next week: Explaining to investors where profit growth will come from in the months ahead as EV growth slo...
6h 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...
17h ago
Local News
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...
17h ago
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...
19h ago
Paul Sableman / CC
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...
19h ago
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...
23h ago
liz west / CC
Bangstad Issues Statement Regarding Missed Court Appearance
MINOCQUA, WI (WSAU) -- Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad says he had dates mixed up, causing him to miss a court appearance on Wednesday. In a lengthy post to Facebook, Bangstad says he has been required to turn over documents related to his personal finances and the brewery, even though his insurance compan...
Apr 18, 2024
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...
6h 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...
7h ago
Packers Agree To Deal With Veteran Offensive Tackle Andre Dillard As Draft Approaches
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Green Bay Packers have agreed to a deal with a former first-round pick offensive tackle as the team looks to rebuild their offensive line. According to a post from the team on X, Andre Dillard, who spent last season with the Tennessee Titans and was formally with the Philadelphia Eagles, will...
20h ago
Former Badgers Guard A.J. Storr Set To Transfer To Kansas; Chucky Hepburn Enters Transfer Portal
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - Former Wisconsin Badgers star A.J. Storr has decided on where he will play basketball this upcoming season, moving from the Big Ten to the Big 12. According to On3, Storr has committed to the Kansas Jayhawks after considering numerous teams, including Arkansas, Illinois, and Texas, based on potenti...
22h 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...
37m ago
State News
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 ...
27m 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...
20h ago
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...
21h ago
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
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 ...
Apr 17, 2024
National News
US designates PFAS chemicals as Superfund hazardous substances
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated a pair of widely used industrial chemicals as hazardous substances under the country's Superfund program, accelerating a crackdown on toxic compounds known a...
2h ago
Spanish hospital enlists therapy dogs to boost ICU patients' morale
By Guillermo Martinez BARCELONA (Reuters) - Joel Bueno shed tears of joy as his four-legged guests entered the intensive care unit where he had been admitted due to a blood clot. Bueno, 34, said being showered with affection by therapy dogs Vida an...
3h ago
Blinken says U.S. not involved in "any offensive operations" when asked about Iran
CAPRI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken repeatedly declined to confirm a reported Israeli attack on Iran on Friday, saying Washington has not been involved in any offensive operations and it was committed to de-escalating tensions ...
3h ago
US House Speaker Johnson risks fellow Republicans' wrath with Ukraine vote
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson looks set to push forward this weekend on a $95 billion aid bill for Kyiv, Israel and other allies, despite a firestorm of protest from hardline Republicans that could lead to a...
6h ago
Lawyers aim to wrap up jury selection in Trump criminal trial
By Luc Cohen, Jack Queen and Andy Sullivan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers in Donald Trump's criminal trial are expected on Friday to wrap up the painstaking process of selecting a jury that will for the first time in U.S. history determine whether a ...
6h ago
World News
Russian missiles hit port infrastructure in Odesa region, Ukraine says
(Reuters) - Russian missiles hit the port of Pivdennyi in Ukraine's southern Odesa region on Friday, damaging Ukrainian and Singaporean facilities at the site, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. "... they hit the Sea Port Pivdennyi. Several missil...
A few moments ago
Ex-Karabakh official held by Azerbaijan is on hunger strike
TBILISI (Reuters) - Ruben Vardanyan, a former top official in the ethnic Armenian administration of Nagorno-Karabakh, has been on hunger strike for the past two weeks in Azerbaijan, where he is imprisoned and awaiting trial, his family said on Frid...
A few moments ago
Israel's Iran attack carefully calibrated after internal splits, US pressure
By Samia Nakhoul, Parisa Hafezi and James Mackenzie DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's apparent strike on Iran after days of prevarication was small and appeared calibrated to dial back risks of a major war, even if the sheer fact it happened at ...
A few minutes ago
DR Congo should file complaint against Rwanda with ICJ, says Belgian envoy
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo should file a complaint with the International Court of Justice over Rwanda's failure to respect its border, Belgium's ambassador to Congo said on Friday at a meeting to assess the deepening crisis ...
A few minutes ago
US slaps sanctions on entities that raised funds for West Bank settlers
By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on two entities that it said helped raise tens of thousands of dollars for two violent extremists in the West Bank already targeted with U.S. sanctions, the Treasur...
1h ago
Business News
Column-Powell's 'restrictive' emphasis maximizes Fed flexibility: McGeever
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Central bankers choose their words carefully, so recent comments from the Federal Reserve's two most senior policymakers that U.S. monetary policy could stay "restrictive" rather than "higher" for long...
A few minutes ago
Hedge funds turn bearish in April, Goldman says
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) - Hedge funds globally have turned the most bearish they've been on equities this year, a Goldman Sachs note said, as sticky inflation and renewed geopolitical concern have dragged stock markets lower. They ditche...
A few minutes ago
Fed policy on hold because of 'stalled' progress on inflation, Goolsbee says
By Ann Saphir (Reuters) -Progress on bringing down inflation has "stalled" this year, Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said on Friday, becoming the latest U.S. central banker to drop an earlier focus on the coming need for interest rat...
1h ago
Morgan Stanley consumer IPO banker Passi leaving the bank, sources say
By Echo Wang and Abigail Summerville NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley's North America head of consumer and retail equity capital markets (ECM) Tilli Dias Passi will leave the bank, according to people familiar with the matter. Passi is taking an...
1h ago
US equity funds see sharp outflows as investors brace for extended high rates
(Reuters) - U.S. equity funds suffered sharp outflows in the seven days to April 17 as investors anticipated prolonged restrictive interest rates amid stubborn inflation in a resilient U.S. economy. Conflict escalation in the Middle East following ...
1h ago
Health News
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...
2h 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...
3h 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 ...
4h ago
EU Commission seeks feedback on Vifor's commitments in rival's disparagement case
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union antitrust regulator said on Friday it was seeking feedback on the commitments offered by drug maker Vifor Pharma in a case of alleged anti-competitive disparagement of iron deficiency medicine made by its riv...
6h ago
Blackstone nears deal to sell S.Korean pharma wholesaler to MBK Partners, sources say
By Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Private equity firm Blackstone Inc is nearing a deal to sell its controlling stake in South Korean wholesale drug distributor Geo-Young to North Asian buyout fund MBK Partners for over $1 billion, three sources said...
8h 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...
8h ago
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
China moves to boost foreign investment in domestic tech companies
BEIJING (Reuters) - China published measures on Friday aimed at promoting overseas investment in its technology sector, in a latest bid to attract foreign investors amid signs some are considering shifting away from the world's second-largest econo...
1h ago
Dutch privacy watchdog recommends government organisations stop using Facebook
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch privacy watchdog AP on Friday said it was recommending that government organizations should stop using Facebook as long as it is unclear what happens with personal data of users of the government's Facebook pages. "P...
1h ago
Nigerian court adjourns Binance and executives' tax evasion trial to May 17
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) - A Nigerian court on Friday adjourned a tax evasion trial against cryptocurrency exchange Binance and two of its executives to May 17 after the matter was stalled because the exchange has not been formally served w...
3h ago
India's Wipro beats Q4 revenue estimates
By Sai Ishwarbharath B (Reuters) - Wipro, India's fourth-largest software company, posted a bigger-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue on Friday, aided by firmer profit margins and a recovery in its consulting business. The company's consolidated ...
4h ago
Pornhub, XVideos, Stripchat face strict EU rules, Commission says
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Adult content companies Pornhub, Stripchat and XVideos will have to do risk assessment reports and take measures to address systemic risks linked to their services to comply with new EU online content rules, the...
4h 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...
6h 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 ...
15h ago
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 ...
19h ago
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...
20h ago
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