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State Of Affairs Ep. 13 Former State Treasurer Candidate Orlando Owens
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -State of Affairs episode thirteen is now available, featuring former Republican candidate for State Treasurer Orlando Owens joining the program to discuss his campaign and issues facing the state. When speaking about the issues and talking to voters on them, Owens says he believes there is a lot of r...
14m ago
Chinese student gets US prison term for threatening pro-democracy activist
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) - A Chinese music student was sentenced on Wednesday to nine months in a U.S. prison for harassing an activist who posted fliers at the Berklee College of Music in Boston supporting democracy in China and threatenin...
13h ago
Wisconsin DOJ Names Park Falls Homicide Suspect
PARK FALLS, WI (WSAU) -- A 50-year-old man is expected to be charged with homicide in connection with the death of a Park Falls woman earlier this month. Christopher Dyer is being held in the Price County jail on a $1 million bond. The State Department of Justice is expected to bring charges against him soon. The arres...
14h ago
WIAA Members Vote Down Plan To Create NIL Amendment For High School Athletes
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - An amendment that would've allowed Wisconsin high school student-athletes to profit off of their name, image, and likeness has failed. The WIAA posted a message on X, just after 11 a.m. that the amendment was voted down. The final vote tally was 170 for, 219 against. Thirty-one other state asso...
16h ago
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Smith-Chamness Found Not Guilty for Exposing a Child to Harmful Materials
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Central Wisconsin man has been found not guilty of one felony count of exposing a child to harmful materials. Keyiondra Smith-Chamness was cleared after a 1.5-day jury trial this week. Court records show both sides made their arguments on Tuesday afternoon. Court recessed that evening, with closi...
16h ago
Local News
State Of Affairs Ep. 13 Former State Treasurer Candidate Orlando Owens
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -State of Affairs episode thirteen is now available, featuring former Republican candidate for State Treasurer Orlando Owens joining the program to discuss his campaign and issues facing the state. When speaking about the issues and talking to voters on them, Owens says he believes there is a lot of r...
14m ago
Wisconsin DOJ Names Park Falls Homicide Suspect
PARK FALLS, WI (WSAU) -- A 50-year-old man is expected to be charged with homicide in connection with the death of a Park Falls woman earlier this month. Christopher Dyer is being held in the Price County jail on a $1 million bond. The State Department of Justice is expected to bring charges against him soon. The arres...
14h ago
Smith-Chamness Found Not Guilty for Exposing a Child to Harmful Materials
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Central Wisconsin man has been found not guilty of one felony count of exposing a child to harmful materials. Keyiondra Smith-Chamness was cleared after a 1.5-day jury trial this week. Court records show both sides made their arguments on Tuesday afternoon. Court recessed that evening, with closi...
16h ago
Teske Enters Plea for Reckless Injury, Vehicle Theft Charges
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Merrill man accused of a Wausau shooting incident and subsequent vehicle theft was in court on Wednesday. Zach Teske entered a not guilty plea to numerous charges including reckless injury, felony bail jumping, and taking a vehicle without consent from the owner. Investigators say he got into an ...
17h ago
Recreation Trails Open in Marathon County This Weekend
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Several outdoor recreation trails will open this Friday in Marathon County. According to a news release from the County, that list includes the following areas: Burma Forest ATV/UTV trails Nine Mile County Forest mountain bike and horse trails Kronenwetter and Leather Camp County Forest horse trail...
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Sports
Brewers Edge Pirates
PITTSBURGH, PA (WSAU) -- The Milwaukee Brewers scored three runs in the 3rd inning and made them stand up in a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night. William Contreras had three hits and an RBI for the Brewers. Rhys Hoskins and Blake Perkins had the other RBIs. Bryan Hudson picked up the win in relief....
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Giannis Antetokounmpo (Calf) Making Progress Toward Return As He Remains Questionable For Friday
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Bucks and their fans are hoping for good news over the next 48 hours as superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to work toward returning to the court for a pivotal Game 3 matchup against the Indiana Pacers. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Giannis "is prog...
14h ago
WIAA Members Vote Down Plan To Create NIL Amendment For High School Athletes
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - An amendment that would've allowed Wisconsin high school student-athletes to profit off of their name, image, and likeness has failed. The WIAA posted a message on X, just after 11 a.m. that the amendment was voted down. The final vote tally was 170 for, 219 against. Thirty-one other state asso...
16h ago
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Bobby Portis Hits Back At Pacers Calling Them "Frontrunners" As Teams Trade Jabs Following Game 2
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Bucks fell to the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night, 125-108, which evened the series up at a game apiece, but that didn't stop players from trading jabs as Bobby Portis took aim at the Pacers during his post-game interview. "I mean, quite frankly, they're frontrunners, bro,"...
19h ago
Tuesday High School Scoreboard
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is Tuesday's scoreboard: Baseball Wausau East 6 Wisconsin Rapids 1 DC Everest 5 Wausau West 4 Mosinee 7 Marshfield 2 Lakeland 10 Tomahawk 0 Wisconsin Dells 9 Nekoosa 4 Rib Lake 6 Abbotford/Colby 4 Iola-Scandanavia 3 Manawa 0 Tigerton 8 Menominee Indian 7 Pittsville 32 ...
Apr 24, 2024
State News
Pocan Concerned that Gaza is Hurting Biden with Wisconsin Voters
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- There's concern that Israel's actions in Gaza are hurting Joe Biden in Wisconsin. "And the reason is we're not just a purple state. I mean we're about as purple as you can get when whoever wins the White House by like 20,000 votes out of the entire state. That's razor thin margins," ...
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No NIL Money for High School Students
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- No outside money for Wisconsin high school athletes. The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association voted on Wednesday to reject a plan that would have allowed students to get endorsements based on their name, image or likeness; similar NIL programs have been allowed in other states and at...
8h ago
Donald Trump Returns To Wisconsin
WAUKESHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Former President Donald Trump is returning to Wisconsin next week. In a news release Wednesday, officials said Trump will deliver remarks May 1 at the Waukesha County Expo Center at 2 p.m. Doors will open at 11 a.m. Trump will reportedly "contrast the peace, prosperity, and security of ...
10h ago
Ukraine Can't Win - Johnson on his No Vote for $95 Billion War Aid Package
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- President Joe Biden has signed a $95 billion war aid measure that includes billions for Ukraine to battle Russia. Wisconsin U.S. Senator Ron Johnson opposed that money, saying Ukraine can't win. "It's going to be a negotiated settlement. I'm not going to like the settlement. The Ukrainian...
12h ago
Kewaskum Officer Charged with Sexual Misconduct now Faces Bestiality Charges
KEWASKUM, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- A school resource officer charged with sexual misconduct with a student now faces multiple charges for molesting animals. Former Kewaskum school resources officer Steven Rosales is now facing three counts of bestiality in Fond du Lac County. The Fond du Lac County District Attorney's office c...
16h ago
National News
Insurers' climate alliance relaunches after member exodus
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) - A global insurance coalition intended to help curb the sector's greenhouse gas emissions has relaunched with a new name and weaker membership requirements in response to companies fleeing over allegations of collu...
1h ago
US Supreme Court weighs Trump's bid for immunity from prosecution
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday confronts a major test of the power of the presidency in arguments over Donald Trump's bid for immunity from prosecution for his efforts to overturn his 2020 ...
3h ago
More than 100 pilot whales stranded in Western Australia, experts say
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Marine wildlife experts were frantically trying to rescue some 140 pilot whales stranded on Thursday in the shallow waters of an estuary south of the state of Western Australia. The whales are stranded at Toby Inlet in Geographe ...
4h ago
US births retreat after pandemic-era growth
By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of births in the United States fell by 2% in 2023 from the previous year, driven in part by a marked birth rate decline among older teenagers and women aged 20-24, according to a report from the CDC ...
5h ago
'Stop arming Israel' Passover protest in Brooklyn harkens back to 1969 Freedom Seder
By Aurora Ellis NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gathered around a banner emblazoned with the words "stop arming Israel," thousands of protesters joined with Jewish-led peace groups in Brooklyn, New York, on Tuesday evening to attend a Passover protest that re...
7h ago
World News
Iran's judiciary confirms rapper Toomaj Salehi death sentence
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's judiciary confirmed the death sentence of well-known Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi but added that he is entitled to a sentence reduction, state media reported on Thursday. Salehi's lawyer Amir Raisian told Sharq newspaper on...
1h ago
Ukraine's Zelenskiy meets Britain's Jeremy Hunt in Kyiv
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday he met British finance minister Jeremy Hunt in Kyiv and called for sanctions against Russia to be tightened to stop Moscow bypassing them. The Ukrainian leader said in a stat...
1h ago
Russian missile damages civilian, railway infrastructure in Ukraine's Cherkasy region, air force says
KYIV (Reuters) - A Russian missile damaged critical infrastructure and injured six people in Ukraine's central Cherkasy region on Thursday, the regional governor said. The attack hit civilian and railway infrastructure in the city of Smila, Ukraini...
1h ago
India's poll panel seeks responses to complaints against Modi, Rahul Gandhi
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Election Commission said on Thursday it has sought responses from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress on alleged violations of poll rules by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and opposition l...
1h ago
Scotland's SNP-Green government coalition collapses - Sky News
LONDON (Reuters) - The Scottish National Party (SNP) will lead a minority government in Scotland after its coalition with the Green Party collapsed on Thursday, Sky News reported. There had been speculation that the Green Party could walk away from...
1h ago
Business News
Toyota pilots EV pickup trucks in key Thai market
By Chayut Setboonsarng PATTAYA, Thailand (Reuters) - Toyota launched a public transport pilot on Thursday with nine fully electric Hilux Revo pickup trucks in Thailand, a key Southeast Asian battleground for electric vehicles where Chinese players ...
A few minutes ago
AI spending worries cast gloom over Alphabet, Microsoft
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Investors appear to be losing patience with Big Tech's prodigious artificial intelligence investments this week after Meta Platforms signaled deeper spending and a long road to profitability. The concession from Meta in i...
A few minutes ago
Biden to announce preliminary deal with Micron for up to $6.14 billion in chip grants
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Syracuse, New York, on Thursday to announce a preliminary agreement with memory chip maker Micron Technology for up to $6.14 billion in subsidies for two chip factories...
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China's largest auto show showcases all-electric future, local brands dominate
By Kevin Krolicki, Zoey Zhang, Sarah Wu and Qiaoyi Li BEIJING (Reuters) - China's largest auto show opened in Beijing on Thursday with the biggest names showing off their latest electric vehicles (EVs), underlining how the world's largest auto mark...
1h ago
Hipgnosis' bidding war intensifies as Concord hikes offer for Shakira music owner
(Reuters) - Shares of Hipgnosis Songs Fund climbed on Thursday after Apollo-backed Concord outbid a proposal by private equity giant Blackstone, launching a bidding war for the owner of music rights of artists including Shakira and Blondie. Concord...
1h ago
Health News
UAE reports illness linked to contaminated water after floods
DUBAI (Reuters) - A small number of people in the United Arab Emirates have shown symptoms associated with contaminated water after heavy rains and floods, the health ministry said. The statement, carried by the state news agency late on Wednesday,...
1h ago
Sanofi Q1 profit slips on generic competition, forex effects
By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) -Sanofi reported on Thursday that its first-quarter operating income declined 14.7%, as unfavourable currency effects and cheap competition to multiple sclerosis drug Aubagio outweighed rising sales of anti-inflammatory drug ...
2h ago
AstraZeneca beats revenue, profit estimates on resilient demand
(Reuters) -AstraZeneca reported quarterly revenue and profit above market estimates on Thursday, buoyed by resilient demand for its oncology and rare blood disorder drugs and steady growth in revenue from partnered medicines. Its pipeline of new drugs,...
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Clinical lab operator Labcorp to buy bankrupt genetic test maker Invitae for $239 million
(Reuters) - Laboratory service provider Labcorp said on Wednesday it will acquire Softbank-backed Invitae Corp's assets auctioned through a voluntary bankruptcy protection process, a few months after the genetic test maker filed for bankruptcy. Lab...
6h ago
Molina Healthcare beats profit estimates aided by higher premiums
(Reuters) - Molina Healthcare beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, aided by higher premiums in its government-backed Medicaid insurance plans for people with low income. The company also reaffirmed its 2024 outlook, w...
7h ago
Science News
Scottish spaceport moves closer to satellite launches
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's SaxaVord Spaceport moved a step closer to being able to send satellites into orbit after regulators granted it a licence to provide safety services, paving the way for its first launch later this year. The Civil Aviatio...
4h ago
Russia, US clash at UN over nuclear weapons in space
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.S.-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution that called on countries to prevent an arms race in outer space, a move that prompted the United States to question if Mo...
10h ago
Huge energetic flare from magnetic neutron star detected
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Magnetars are among the universe's most extreme objects - a class of the compact stellar remnants called neutron stars that possess immensely strong magnetic fields. Once in a while, they produce enormous erupt...
18h ago
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 ...
Apr 24, 2024
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...
Apr 23, 2024
Technology News
AI spending worries cast gloom over Alphabet, Microsoft
By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Investors appear to be losing patience with Big Tech's prodigious artificial intelligence investments this week after Meta Platforms signaled deeper spending and a long road to profitability. The concession from Meta in i...
A few minutes ago
Biden to announce preliminary deal with Micron for up to $6.14 billion in chip grants
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Syracuse, New York, on Thursday to announce a preliminary agreement with memory chip maker Micron Technology for up to $6.14 billion in subsidies for two chip factories...
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Tech companies plug into India's smaller cities for talent
By Sai Ishwarbharath B and Haripriya Suresh MADURAI/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian engineer B. Ramachandran now prefers living in the smaller cities than the major tech hubs of Bengaluru and Chennai. After the pandemic, the 47-year-old moved to Madur...
1h ago
Atos says it will need more cash than expected
By Diana Mandia (Reuters) - Struggling French IT consulting firm Atos on Thursday said a review of its 2024-2027 business plan would lead to an increased need for cash and potentially additional debt reduction, forcing it to update the parameters o...
2h ago
Meta shares plunge 16% in Frankfurt after AI spending, revenue forecast
LONDON (Reuters) - Meta Platforms shares plunged 16% early in Frankfurt on Thursday after forecasts of higher expenses and lighter revenue than expected disappointed investors. Shares in the Facebook parent were down 15.9% by 0614 GMT. Meta shares ...
2h ago
Entertainment News
Hipgnosis' bidding war intensifies as Concord hikes offer for Shakira music owner
(Reuters) - Shares of Hipgnosis Songs Fund climbed on Thursday after Apollo-backed Concord outbid a proposal by private equity giant Blackstone, launching a bidding war for the owner of music rights of artists including Shakira and Blondie. Concord...
1h ago
Ambani's JioCinema cuts subscription prices as India's streaming war heats up
By Aditya Kalra and Kanjyik Ghosh (Reuters) - JioCinema, the streaming platform run by India's Reliance Industries, on Thursday cut prices of its premium offering to as low as 29 rupees ($0.3480) a month, heating up competition for Netflix and Amaz...
10h ago
Young Russians dance to K-pop and watch anime amid Asian culture boom
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A few years ago, Karina Marakshina had to explain what K-pop was when asked to describe the musical style of her Moscow dance studio. Now she says she hears it blasting out from nearly every mall where she shops. Russia shares a ...
20h ago
Eurovision euphoria boosts travel to Sweden's Malmo, eDreams says
(Reuters) - Eurovision fever boosted travel searches for the Swedish coastal city of Malmo by 176% between September 2023 and April 2024, Spanish online travel booking company eDreams ODIGEO said on Wednesday. The Eurovision song contest, the world...
21h ago
Record giant HYBE audits 'NewJeans' label as infighting returns to K-pop
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's largest music company is auditing the management of one of its labels as it suspects they are planning to break away, the latest case of infighting in K-pop, one of the world's most popular and profitable mu...
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