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City Council Approves Parking Lot Fencing for Wausau PD
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- The Wausau Police Department's parking lot will get ornamental fencing later this year to protect officers. Chief Matthew Barnes says it's unfortunate that the department needs to take these measures, but it puts them in line with others across the state and region. "Any modern, new police dep...
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Wausau Finance Committee Approves Room Tax Funding for Fireworks Show
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- The Wausau Finance Committee has approved an $8,500 contribution to a proposed multi-jurisdictional Independence Day Fireworks Show planned by Wausau Events for 2024. Board President Pete Valiska says they plan to launch the show from the Wausau Airport, which will also be used for the Wings over W...
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Trial Scheduled for Wausau Man Accused of Armed Burglary
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Marathon County judge has scheduled a three-day jury trial for a Wausau man accused of breaking into an east-side home in June of 2023 and beating the occupants. T'Eliq Whitelow is accused of breaking into the home through a basement window and then threatening a man with a gun. Officers say he a...
14h ago
Milwaukee Brewers Set Date To Induct Former MVP Ryan Braun Into Walk Of Fame
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Brewers have announced that one of their all-time great players will be inducted into the franchise Walk of Fame. According to a post on X, on Sunday, July 28th, when the Brewers host the Miami Marlins, former MVP and Rookie of the Year Ryan Braun will receive the honor, making him ...
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Former President Trump Criticizes President Biden Over Pro-Hamas Protests At College Campuses
WASHINGTON D.C. (WSAU) - Former President Trump has taken aim at President Biden over protests occurring at college campuses across the Northeast. According to the Post Millennial, Trump told the media outlets covering his trial in New York City that the president's tone on the Isreal-Hamas conflict has caused protests...
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Local News
City Council Approves Parking Lot Fencing for Wausau PD
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- The Wausau Police Department's parking lot will get ornamental fencing later this year to protect officers. Chief Matthew Barnes says it's unfortunate that the department needs to take these measures, but it puts them in line with others across the state and region. "Any modern, new police dep...
10h ago
Wausau Finance Committee Approves Room Tax Funding for Fireworks Show
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- The Wausau Finance Committee has approved an $8,500 contribution to a proposed multi-jurisdictional Independence Day Fireworks Show planned by Wausau Events for 2024. Board President Pete Valiska says they plan to launch the show from the Wausau Airport, which will also be used for the Wings over W...
11h ago
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Trial Scheduled for Wausau Man Accused of Armed Burglary
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Marathon County judge has scheduled a three-day jury trial for a Wausau man accused of breaking into an east-side home in June of 2023 and beating the occupants. T'Eliq Whitelow is accused of breaking into the home through a basement window and then threatening a man with a gun. Officers say he a...
14h ago
High-Speed Chase in Nekoosa Injures Six Teens
NEKOOSA, WI (WSAU) -- A high-speed chase in Nekoosa ended with a crash that injured six occupants in the vehicle. The incident began Sunday at 1:45 AM when officers attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle that ran a stop sign at a high rate of speed. The driver ignored the officers and continued from Nekoosa into the Tow...
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Greenheck Expands To Knoxville, TN
SCHOFIELD, WI (WSAU) -- A Central Wisconsin HVAC company is adding a manufacturing and distribution campus in Knoxville, Tennessee. Greenheck Group announced the plans in a press release on Tuesday. Construction on the new campus is expected to be completed in stages, with the $300 million facility coming online during...
20h ago
Sports
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 ...
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Brewers Lose Tight One With Pirates
PITTSBURGH, PA (WSAU)-- The Milwaukee Brewers got a quality game from emergency starter Tobias Myers but fell to the Pirates 2-1 on Tuesday night. Myers, called up from the minors this week, went five innings giving up one run on four hits with four strikeouts. The Pirates scored in the first inning and added a run in ...
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Pacers Beat Bucks, Even Series At 1-1
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- The Indiana Pacers responded to their opening playoff game loss by beating the Milwaukee Bucks 125-108 on Tuesday night at Fiserv Forum. Pascal Siakim led the Pacers with 37 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. Tyrese Haliburton had a double-double with 12 points and 12 boards. The Bucks were le...
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Milwaukee Brewers Set Date To Induct Former MVP Ryan Braun Into Walk Of Fame
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Brewers have announced that one of their all-time great players will be inducted into the franchise Walk of Fame. According to a post on X, on Sunday, July 28th, when the Brewers host the Miami Marlins, former MVP and Rookie of the Year Ryan Braun will receive the honor, making him ...
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Packers Host South Carolina Receiver Xavier Legette For Official Visit
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Green Bay Packers have hosted their second top wide receiver for this draft cycle. According to Justin Melo of The Draft Network, the Green Bay Packers hosted South Carolina wide receiver Xavier Legette for a top 30 visit ahead of this week's 2024 NFL draft. Legette who played in 53 games and...
22h ago
State News
Restraint Incidents Down In Wisconsin Schools
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-METRO) - The number of kids in Wisconsin who had to be physically separated or restrained in school is down from a year ago. The state's Department of Public Instruction yesterday released its annual report on seclusion and restraint. The report shows schools used seclusion over five thousand times du...
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Maxwell Anderson Pleads Not Guilty in Sade Robinson Case
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- In Milwaukee County Court on Monday, 33-year-old Maxwell Anderson pleads not guilty for the murder of Sade Robinson. Court Commissioner Barry Phillips granted Anderson's request to waive his preliminary hearing and proceed to trial. Monday's court appearance was Anderson's first since body p...
Apr 23, 2024
Evers on State's Trillion Trees Pledge
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- 100 million trees planted by 2030. That's the ambitious goal announced on Earth Day by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Governor Tony Evers. "The stuff that the trees do is right on right on target, they take heart carbon dioxide in and release oxygen to the air and seque...
Apr 23, 2024
Evers Discusses Security for WEC Administrator Meagan Wolfe
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- Governor Tony Evers isn't ruling out stepped up security for Wisconsin's Elections Administrator. At an Earth Day event near Madison, Evers was asked about that, as Donald Trump has spread falsehoods about Meagan Wolfe "f it gets bad enough, certainly we must," said Evers. "I me...
Apr 23, 2024
VP Harris Announces new Federal Rules for Nursing Homes During Stop in La Crosse
LA CROSSE, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- The Biden administration announces new minimum staffing levels for federally funded nursing homes. Vice President Kamala Harris in La Crosse on Monday said: "75% of those nursing homes are understaffed," said Vice President Kamala Harris. "That means that there may be no one ...
Apr 22, 2024
National News
World Bank suspends Tanzania tourism fund over abuse allegations
By Nuzulack Dausen DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - The World Bank has suspended new disbursements from a $150 million fund to expand a national park in southern Tanzania, a spokesperson said on Wednesday, after the lender received allegations of killings...
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US mandates new airline fee disclosure, refund rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Transportation Department is finalizing on Tuesday new rules that require upfront disclosure of airline fees and mandate refunds for delayed baggage or inoperative services like onboard Wi-Fi. The...
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Need a US hotel for Graduation Day? Good luck
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) - If you think getting tickets to a Taylor Swift concert or the World Series is tough, try booking a hotel room in an American college town for Graduation Day. Toni Milbourne faced this before her daughter's gradu...
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US Supreme Court weighs Idaho's strict abortion ban in medical emergencies
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday wades back into the battle over abortion access in arguments pitting Idaho's strict Republican-backed abortion ban against a federal law that ensures that pa...
2h ago
Trump lawyer Todd Blanche draws judge's ire as historic trial gets underway
By Luc Cohen and Andrew Goudsward NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's attorney Todd Blanche took a risk giving up a plush career at a New York law firm to become the first attorney in history to defend a former U.S. president at a criminal trial, a...
2h ago
World News
Explainer-How the West might use Russia's frozen reserves to help Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) - The G7 group of nations are looking to use nearly $300 billion worth of Russian financial assets frozen by sanctions since 2022 to help support Ukraine, but how it will be done remains highly complex given it would set a controve...
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Northern Ireland's Donaldson charged with rape, other sexual offences
NEWRY, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - The former leader of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) Jeffrey Donaldson faces 11 historical sex offence charges, including one count of rape, prosecutors told a Northern Irish court on Wednesday...
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Gaza could surpass famine thresholds in six weeks, WFP official says
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) - The Gaza Strip could surpass famine thresholds of food insecurity, malnutrition and mortality in six weeks, an official from the World Food Programme said on Wednesday. "We are getting closer by the d...
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Explainer-Why you should care about the European Parliament election
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union citizens will vote on June 6-9 in elections to choose 720 new members of the European Parliament (MEPs) for the next five years. WHY IT IS IMPORTANT The European Parliament is one of the three main EU institution...
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Russia will expand Ukraine 'buffer zone' if Kyiv gets longer range missiles, says Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia would further expand its "buffer zone" inside Ukraine if Kyiv takes delivery of longer-range ATACM missiles from the United States that allow it to strike deeper inside Russia. The United...
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Business News
Toymaker Hasbro posts quarterly profit beat, slower sales decline
(Reuters) - Hasbro reported a smaller-than-expected drop in first-quarter sales and handily beat profit estimates on Wednesday, as leaner inventories and steady digital gaming revenue helped cushion a drag from softer demand for toys. The Play-Doh ...
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Korean Air in talks to buy Boeing 777X jets, sources say
(Reuters) - Korean Air is in talks over the purchase of at least 10 Boeing 777X jetliners in a potential tilt back towards its traditional U.S. supplier after placing a major order with European rival Airbus, two industry sources said. The sources ...
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JAL president says plans to use both Boeing and Airbus aircraft
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Airlines will continue using both Airbus and Boeing aircraft, President Mitsuko Tottori said on Wednesday. Tottori told reporters that JAL does not plan to depend only on Airbus aircraft even after it announced a plan last m...
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German debt ratio likely to rise slightly in 2024 - finance ministry
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German debt-to-GDP ratio is likely to rise slightly this year but then fall steadily until 2028, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry expects the debt-to-GDP ratio at 64% in 2024, according to projections for ...
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Analysis-NYCB faces tough choices on CRE loans, balance sheet diversification
By Niket Nishant and Manya Saini (Reuters) - New York Community Bancorp will have to lure buyers for its commercial real estate (CRE) loans with steep discounts and diversify its revenue as it races to shore up its finances. The bank's new managem...
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Health News
Boston Scientific raises annual profit forecast on strong demand for heart devices
(Reuters) -Medical device maker Boston Scientific raised its annual profit forecast on Wednesday as the company banks on resilient demand for its heart devices, with post-pandemic elective surgical procedures picking up pace. The company's shares rose ...
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Biogen beats quarterly profit estimates, Alzheimer's drug sales jump
(Reuters) - Biogen beat Wall Street estimates for first-quarter profit on Wednesday, helped by a series of cost-cutting measures as older drugs face fierce competition. The company also said its Alzheimer's drug Leqembi, developed with Japanese par...
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Humana beats first-quarter profit estimates on strength in Medicare business
(Reuters) -Humana beat first-quarter profit expectations on Wednesday, helped by strength in its government-backed insurance business for older adults and boost from certain valuation adjustments in some strategic partnerships. The health insurer also ...
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US Supreme Court weighs Idaho's strict abortion ban in medical emergencies
By John Kruzel and Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday wades back into the battle over abortion access in arguments pitting Idaho's strict Republican-backed abortion ban against a federal law that ensures that pa...
2h ago
Congo Republic declares mpox epidemic
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) - Republic of the Congo has declared an epidemic of mpox after 19 cases were confirmed across five departments, including the capital Brazzaville. No deaths have yet been recorded, Health Minister Gilbert Mokoki said in a stat...
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Science News
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 ...
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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...
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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
Technology News
Texas Instruments' upbeat Q2 forecast pushes chip stocks higher
(Reuters) - Texas Instruments jumped 7% in premarket trade on Wednesday, sparking a rally in chip stocks as its strong second-quarter revenue forecast fanned optimism that chip demand was picking up after a years-long slump. The company is seen as ...
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Factbox-EU probes on Chinese subsidies and imports
(Reuters) - The European Union launched an investigation into China's procurement of medical devices on Wednesday in a latest effort to protect home-grown manufacturers. It has also launched several probes into whether Chinese clean tech producers ...
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Tesla jumps as Musk's promise of 'more affordable' cars eases growth fears
(Reuters) - Tesla shares surged 10% on Wednesday after the electric-car maker eased some worries about growth with a prediction that sales would rise this year and said it would roll out more affordable models in early 2025. The news cheered up inv...
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Taiwan chipmaker UMC warns of muted auto, industrial demand
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwanese chipmaker UMC said on Wednesday it expected a rise in wafer shipments in the second quarter as inventory levels for computing, consumer and communications segments improved, but warned of muted auto and industrial deman...
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SK Hynix to invest $3.86 billion in DRAM chip production base in South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix said on Wednesday it plans to invest 5.3 trillion won ($3.86 billion) in a new dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chip production base in South Korea. ($1 = 1,371.8400 won) (Reporting by Jo...
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Entertainment News
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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John Lennon's lost 1960s acoustic guitar to go up for auction
By Lisa Keddie and Will Russell LONDON (Reuters) - A previously lost 12-string acoustic guitar that belonged to the late John Lennon will go up for sale at an auction in May after it was recently found in the attic of a home in Britain. The auction...
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Germany's RTL acquires Nickelodeon rights for children's TV network
BERLIN (Reuters) - Super RTL, a children's television network belonging to Bertelsmann's RTL Group, has struck a deal to acquire Nickelodeon series in Germany, the group said in a statement on Tuesday. Under the agreement, Super RTL will acquire a ...
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Brazilian DJ Alok infuses his dance music with indigenous songs
By Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Brazilian DJ and producer Alok is setting aside his traditional modern electronic dance music to focus on something even more traditional - indigenous songs from his country. His new album "The Future is Ancest...
Apr 23, 2024
Silicon Valley and Hollywood worlds collide as David Ellison bids for Paramount
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - David Ellison, 41, would not be the first rich guy to arrive in Hollywood with a fat bank account and dreams of making movies, though the son of billionaire Oracle founder Larry Ellison boasts the rarest of attribute...
Apr 23, 2024