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School Threats Reported in Wausau, Merrill
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A pair of school threats were deemed not credible on Thursday. According to the Wausau School District, numerous parents expressed concerns about an unspecified threat at Horace Mann Middle School. Communications Coordinator Diana White said the information was "immediately investigated, with ...
3h ago
Gary Sanchez's 8th Inning Home Run Lifts Brewers Past Pirates 7-5
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - Gary Sánchez hit a pinch-hit, two-run home run in the eighth inning that lifted the Brewers past the Pirates for their second straight win. Milwaukee's offense got going early, with William Contreras hitting a leadoff home run to left center, continuing his streak as one of the hottest hi...
4h ago
Sen. Baldwin Calls for Action to Contain Avian Flu Outbreak in Dairy Cattle
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WSAU) -- A Wisconsin Senator is calling on the US Department of Agriculture to take further action to contain the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly known as bird flu, in dairy cattle. "Wisconsin's dairy industry supports thousands of good paying jobs, drives our rural e...
5h ago
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Khris Middleton (Sprained Ankle) Misses Practice On Thursday; Giannis Continues Making Progress
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Bucks may miss two of their superstars for Friday's Game 3 against the Indiana Pacers. According to the Athletics' Eric Nehm, Middle missed practice as he continues to rehab his right sprained ankle injury that he suffered on Tuesday night in the 1st quarter against the Pacers. When...
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Trump Announces Rally in Waukesha Next Week
WAUKESHA, WI (WSAU) -- Former President and current Presidental candidate Donald Trump will hold a rally in Wisconsin next week. Trump will give remarks at the Waukesha County Expo Center on Wednesday, May 1st. The event will start at 2:00 PM, doors will open at 11:00 AM. Tickets for the event are free but must be rese...
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Local News
School Threats Reported in Wausau, Merrill
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A pair of school threats were deemed not credible on Thursday. According to the Wausau School District, numerous parents expressed concerns about an unspecified threat at Horace Mann Middle School. Communications Coordinator Diana White said the information was "immediately investigated, with ...
3h ago
Sen. Baldwin Calls for Action to Contain Avian Flu Outbreak in Dairy Cattle
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WSAU) -- A Wisconsin Senator is calling on the US Department of Agriculture to take further action to contain the spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly known as bird flu, in dairy cattle. "Wisconsin's dairy industry supports thousands of good paying jobs, drives our rural e...
5h ago
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Trump Announces Rally in Waukesha Next Week
WAUKESHA, WI (WSAU) -- Former President and current Presidental candidate Donald Trump will hold a rally in Wisconsin next week. Trump will give remarks at the Waukesha County Expo Center on Wednesday, May 1st. The event will start at 2:00 PM, doors will open at 11:00 AM. Tickets for the event are free but must be rese...
8h ago
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Full Riverfront Rendezvous Lineup Announced
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- City leaders in Stevens Point have announced the full lineup for this year's Riverfront Rendezvous festival. The festival begins Thursday, July 4th in Pfiffner Pioneer Park and features three days of musical entertainment, ending with a fireworks show over the Wisconsin River. Support acts f...
9h ago
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...
15h ago
Sports
Badgers Land 2025 Three-Star Offensive Lineman Cam Clark
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - The Badgers offensive lineman rebuild is continuing as they've landed a key commitment for their 2025 recruiting class. According to Badgers 247, Cam Clark, an offensive tackle from Dexter, Michigan, committed to Wisconsin on Thursday. He'd made his decision after seeing the Badgers in action durin...
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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....
15h ago
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...
Apr 24, 2024
Gary Sanchez's 8th Inning Home Run Lifts Brewers Past Pirates 7-5
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - Gary Sánchez hit a pinch-hit, two-run home run in the eighth inning that lifted the Brewers past the Pirates for their second straight win. Milwaukee's offense got going early, with William Contreras hitting a leadoff home run to left center, continuing his streak as one of the hottest hi...
4h ago
Khris Middleton (Sprained Ankle) Misses Practice On Thursday; Giannis Continues Making Progress
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Bucks may miss two of their superstars for Friday's Game 3 against the Indiana Pacers. According to the Athletics' Eric Nehm, Middle missed practice as he continues to rehab his right sprained ankle injury that he suffered on Tuesday night in the 1st quarter against the Pacers. When...
6h ago
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...
22h 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 ...
Apr 24, 2024
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...
Apr 24, 2024
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...
Apr 24, 2024
National News
'Planet of the Apes' franchise looks to the future with new film 'Kingdom'
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes", the latest installment in the sci-fi franchise, is both a sequel and a prequel, its director, Wes Ball, says. The action-adventure is the tenth "Planet of the Apes" movie and ...
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Trump compares campus Israel protests to 2017 white nationalist rally
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Thursday criticized the mostly peaceful protests on U.S. college campuses over Israel's war in Gaza, describing them as "tremendous hate," while saying that the violence at a white nationalist rally in Vi...
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At US Supreme Court, clashing views presented on presidential immunity
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - During arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Donald Trump's claim of presidential immunity from prosecution, two starkly different views of the consequences were on display on Thursday. Trump's lawyer, D. ...
43m ago
South America weather experts see La Nina, El Nino frequency rising
LIMA (Reuters) - The climate phenomena known as El Nino and La Nina, which bring waves of heat, cold, rain or drought, will be more frequent and extreme in coming years, after South America suffered the most intense El Nino in decades, weather expe...
43m ago
US states sue over agency rule on protections for workers who get abortions
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A group of Republican-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block a federal rule that gives workers who had abortions the same legal protections as workers who are pregnant or recently gave birth. The...
48m ago
World News
Colombia arrest warrants suspended for nine Segunda Marquetalia leaders
BOGOTA (Reuters) - The Colombian attorney general's office has suspended arrest warrants for nine leaders of the illegal armed group Segunda Marquetalia, it said on Thursday, as part of a process to start peace talks between the group and the gover...
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US states sue over agency rule on protections for workers who get abortions
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A group of Republican-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block a federal rule that gives workers who had abortions the same legal protections as workers who are pregnant or recently gave birth. The...
48m ago
USC cancels main commencement, citing safety measures
(Reuters) - The University of Southern California (USC) said on Thursday it has called off its main-stage graduation ceremony this year, one week after canceling the valedictorian speech by a Muslim student who said she was silenced by anti-Palesti...
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North Korea leader Kim Jong Un inspects test-firing of multiple launch rockets, KCNA says
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday inspected the test-firing of 240 mm multiple launch rockets manufactured by a newly established defence industry unit, the North's KCNA news agency reported on Friday. The report did not...
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Indigenous people protest Brazil not protecting ancestral lands
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Several thousand Indigenous demonstrators marched chanting to drum beats on Thursday to the seat of power in Brazil's capital to protest against the government's failure to protect their ancestral lands. The a...
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Business News
Inflation in Japan's capital slows more than expected, slides below BOJ goal
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Core inflation in Japan's capital slowed much more than expected in April and fell below the central bank's 2% target, data showed on Friday, complicating its decision on how soon to raise interest rates. The readi...
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BHP shares fall 3.6% after making $39 billion bid for rival Anglo American
(Reuters) - BHP Group shares fell 3.6% on Friday in the first day of trading since revealing a $38.8 billion bid for smaller rival Anglo American in a deal that would forge the world's largest copper miner. (Reporting by Scott Murdoch in Sydney; E...
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Global economy set to stay on a roll for the rest of the year - Reuters poll
By Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) - The global economy is likely to carry its solid momentum for the rest of the year and into 2025, defying earlier expectations of a slowdown, according to a Reuters poll of economists who said stronger growth tha...
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Japan is concerned about weak yen's negative effects, Finance Minister says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday he is concerned about negative effects of the weak yen as the currency has continued to slide this year. The dollar hovered around 155.58 yen on Friday morning after surpass...
36m ago
FICO posts higher profit on scores business strength
(Reuters) - Credit scoring giant Fair Isaac Corp posted a rise in second-quarter profit on Thursday, helped by robust demand for its scores and software businesses. The seven-decade-old company is best known for its FICO Score, the standard measure...
38m ago
Health News
Healthpeak Properties increases 2024 FFO forecast owing to higher demand
(Reuters) - Healthpeak Properties raised its annual funds from operations (FFO) forecast on Thursday, banking on resilient demand for its medical office and life science properties. The U.S. healthcare-centric real estate investment trust (REIT) ma...
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ResMed tops quarterly profit estimates on strong demand for sleep apnea devices
(Reuters) - ResMed beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday due to strong demand for its sleep apnea devices, sending shares 9% higher in extended trading. The California-based company reported adjusted profit of $2.13 per share...
45m ago
Edwards Lifesciences first-quarter profit beats estimates on heart devices strength
(Reuters) - Edwards Lifesciences Corp on Thursday reported upbeat first-quarter profit due to strong demand for its artificial heart valves and other medical devices. The California-based company now expects annual sales growth to be at the higher ...
45m ago
US states sue over agency rule on protections for workers who get abortions
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) - A group of Republican-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block a federal rule that gives workers who had abortions the same legal protections as workers who are pregnant or recently gave birth. The...
48m ago
Cigna to offer Humira rivals with $0 copay at specialty pharmacy
By Patrick Wingrove and Amina Niasse (Reuters) - Cigna plans to make close copies of AbbVie's blockbuster arthritis drug Humira available with no out-of-pocket payment to eligible patients in the U.S. using its specialty pharmacy beginning in June...
2h ago
Science News
Argentine scientists find speedy 90-million-year-old herbivore dinosaur
By Miguel Lo Bianco BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Paleontologists from Argentina announced the discovery of a new medium-sized herbivorous dinosaur, which was a fast runner and lived about 90 million years ago in the Late Cretaceous period in present da...
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China sends astronauts to Chinese space station for six-month stay
BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Thursday sent three astronauts to its permanently inhabited space station for a six-month stay, in a regular rotation of Chinese astronauts onboard the "Tiangong" orbiting high above the Earth's atmosphere. The spacecra...
9h ago
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...
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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...
Apr 24, 2024
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...
Apr 24, 2024
Technology News
KLA Corp projects quarterly revenue above estimates as AI fuels chip demand
(Reuters) - KLA Corp forecast fourth-quarter revenue above analysts' expectations on Thursday, anticipating strong demand for its chip-making tools from semiconductor makers looking to tap into a surge in demand for use in AI applications. Shares o...
2h ago
Juniper misses revenue estimates on weak networking gear demand
(Reuters) - Juniper Networks missed Wall Street estimates for first-quarter revenue on Thursday, hit by sluggish demand for the networking gear maker's products in an uncertain economy. Weak demand from inflation-hit wireless carriers and cable ope...
2h ago
Western Digital tops profit expectations on demand from cloud-computing customers
(Reuters) - Western Digital surpassed expectations for quarterly revenue and profit on Thursday, riding on a surge in demand for its data storage products from cloud service providers. The results are the latest sign that demand for memory chips is...
2h ago
Verisign's Q1 revenue rises on demand for internet services
(Reuters) - Internet services firm VeriSign reported a 5.5% rise in its first-quarter revenue on Thursday, helped by steady demand for domain name registrations as businesses beef up their online presence. More and more enterprises are nowadays cho...
2h ago
Microsoft beats quarterly revenue estimates
By Yuvraj Malik, Anna Tong and Stephen Nellis (Reuters) -Microsoft beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue on Thursday, driven by gains from AI adoption across its cloud services and business software products. Revenue rose 17% to $61.9 bi...
4h ago
Entertainment News
'Planet of the Apes' franchise looks to the future with new film 'Kingdom'
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes", the latest installment in the sci-fi franchise, is both a sequel and a prequel, its director, Wes Ball, says. The action-adventure is the tenth "Planet of the Apes" movie and ...
27m ago
Streaming device maker Roku beats quarterly revenue estimates
(Reuters) -Roku beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly revenue and forecast second-quarter sales above estimates on Thursday, buoyed by strong ad sales and the ongoing shift to streaming from cable TV . Shares of the company were flitting between gai...
4h ago
Amazon Prime Video to exclusively stream two NHL seasons in Canada
(Reuters) - National Hockey League (NHL) and its digital broadcast rights owner Rogers Communications on Thursday signed a deal to stream the hockey tournament's next two seasons exclusively on Amazon.com's Prime Video for Canadian audiences. Amazo...
6h ago
K-Pop group ITZY showcases individuality on second world tour
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Members of the K-pop supergroup ITZY are looking to show a new side of themselves as the band takes its "Born to Be" tour to fans around the world. The tour, which sees the girl band perform in 18 countries across Asia, Austral...
9h ago
Pet Shop Boys say new album Nonetheless 'one of our most melodic'
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - British electro-pop duo Pet Shop Boys say their new album "Nonetheless" is one of their most melodic from their four-decade-long career, featuring songs about solitude, freedom and looking for a new bohe...
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