STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- The woman accused of failing to report her sister's murder entered a plea for multiple misdemeanor counts, including failure to report a crime and disorderly conduct. Sara Pientka is accused of withholding information on the death of her sister, Jeanette Pientka, back in July. She's accused ...

By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Tennessee intends to name Nashville International Airport after country music icon Dolly Parton, according to a statement on Friday, after ​the singer died in the country music capital at ‌age 80 earl...

MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU) -- A 26-year-old Marshfield woman was taken into custody on Thursday after a report of domestic disturbance. Officers were called to a home on West 5th Street at about 6:45 PM. About 45 minutes after they arrived, they learned that a woman inside the home was armed and called for a Special Respons...

By Marianna Parraga and Jarrett Renshaw HOUSTON/WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Trump administration officials are working on a deal to secure long-term access to a portion of Venezuela's crude reserves, sources with knowledge of the negotiations said o...

Aug 28 (Reuters) - Walmart has settled a U.S. government lawsuit accusing the retailer of fueling a nationwide opioid epidemic by unlawfully dispensing prescriptions from its pharmacies, the Department of Justice ​said on Friday. Terms were not immedia...

STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- The woman accused of failing to report her sister's murder entered a plea for multiple misdemeanor counts, including failure to report a crime and disorderly conduct. Sara Pientka is accused of withholding information on the death of her sister, Jeanette Pientka, back in July. She's accused ...

MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU) -- A 26-year-old Marshfield woman was taken into custody on Thursday after a report of domestic disturbance. Officers were called to a home on West 5th Street at about 6:45 PM. About 45 minutes after they arrived, they learned that a woman inside the home was armed and called for a Special Respons...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Milwaukee County Executive and Democratic candidate for Governor David Crowley toured Bridge Community Health Clinic on Thursday, promoting his plan to expand access to health care if elected. "It was a great opportunity to learn about the work they are doing around behavioral health, physical...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- The Wausau Fire Department is now equipped with electric hazard detection units after winning a WPS Foundation Rewarding Responders grant. Deputy Chief Justin Pluess says the devices have been a want for the department for years and can take some guesswork out of determining whether an emergency sc...

CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI (WSAU) -- The teen accused of killing his cousin in the spring of 2022 has pleaded guilty to homicide. Carson Peters-Berger entered the plea Wednesday morning and was immediately sentenced to life in prison, with the possibility of parole after 25 years. The now 18-year-old was 14 when he killed Pete...

NEW YORK, NY (WSAU) Jacob Misiorowki got his first career win against the New York Mets on Thursday night. He worked 6 innings and allowed 2 earned runs on two hits, striking out 6. He is now 14-5 for the season. Jackson Chourio went 4-for-5 with two home runs and 4 rbi, raising his batting average to .283. Andrew Vau...

GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Green Bay Packers, as well as the NFL, now know what charges running back Josh Jacobs will face following his arrest back in May. According to Wisconsin Court Records, Jacobs has been charged with misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor criminal damage to property after he and his now ex-girlfrie...

GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Green Bay Packers have signed another tight end to their roster. According to NFL Insider Jordan Schultz, the Packers and former Pro Bowl tight end Jonnu Smith have agreed to a one-year deal after playing for the Steelers and Dolphins the last two seasons. Smith, 31, was a 3rd-round pick in t...

NEW YORK, NY (WSAU) - Brewers pitcher Dustin May left the game in the 1st inning of an 8-1 win over the Mets. May's first pitch was a line drive by A.J. Ewing that hit May in the shoulder. Robert Gasser came into the game and pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing only 1 run. Brice Turano hit a 3-run home run. David Hamilton,...

GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Green Bay Packers may be without one of their top offensive stars to start the season. According to Packers GM Brian Gutekunst, who spoke to the media ahead of Wednesday's practice, he and his staff have been preparing for the league office to place running back Josh Jacobs on the Commissione...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - The governor's race between Republican Tom Tiffany and Democrat David Crowley remains close with 70 days remaining until Election Day. According to the latest Marquette Law poll, Tiffany and Crowley are tied at 44%, while 12% of respondents said they're still undecided about whom they will support o...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The federal government has opened an investigation into Wisconsin's largest public school system after reports surfaced that the district considers race when disciplining students. According to WISN, Milwaukee Public Schools was notified of the investigation earlier this week by the Department of...

OAK CREEK, WI (WSAU) - A popular southern gas station chain is officially coming to Wisconsin. According to WISN, on Tuesday evening, The Oak Creek Common Council voted unanimously to approve a deal with Buc-ee's to not just open its first location in Wisconsin but to rename the road it will be located on from "El...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The 2026 Wisconsin State Fair had an abrupt ending this year after police were called to break up multiple fights that involved dozens of participants. According to the Milwaukee police department and videos posted online by onlookers at the fair, the fights broke out around 10 p.m. on Sunday, wh...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - The first poll of the 2026 Wisconsin general election cycle is out, and it shows that the race between Democrat David Crowley and Republican Tom Tiffany may be a toss-up come election day. According to the newly released Badger Battleground poll on Sunday, Crowley leads Tom Tiffany 48% to 44% with 5...

Aug 28 (Reuters) - British far-right political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos, who has called for ​supermarket ICE checkpoints ‌and summary deportation of anyone failing to prove legal U.S. residency, has been detained by ‌U.S. ​Immigration and ⁠Customs...

By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Tennessee intends to name Nashville International Airport after country music icon Dolly Parton, according to a statement on Friday, after ​the singer died in the country music capital at ‌age 80 earl...

Aug 28 (Reuters) - California on Friday sued the Trump administration and an offshore wind developer over a deal that canceled a planned project off the state's Central Coast in exchange ​for a $120 million federal reimbursement and a commitment to inv...

By Oliver Griffin SAO PAULO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - A new study has challenged the widely held belief that robusta coffee is more resilient to climate change than other varieties, with its lead author in an interview calling it an "internet ​myth" based on...

By Jonathan Stempel and Nate Raymond Aug 28 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court said Kalshi cannot block Nevada gaming regulators from overseeing its prediction markets platform, raising the stakes in a nationwide battle over whether such platforms all...

QUITO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - ​An ‌Ecuadorean court found ‌former ​President ⁠Lenin Moreno ⁠guilty on Friday in ​a ⁠bribery ⁠case ​tied to ​the construction ‌of the Andean ⁠country's largest hydroelectric ⁠plant, ‌the ⁠public ​prosecutor's office ‌said. (...

WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - U.S. officials are backpedaling on ​claims that ‌several government agencies were hacked by Chinese spies, now ‌saying ​that ⁠the organizations were ⁠among the hackers' targets. In a freshly edited statement, the ​Justice...

Aug 28 (Reuters) - Nearly 200,000 people were forcibly returned to Haiti in the first eight months of this year, a U.N. ​official told an emergency meeting of the ‌Security Council on Friday, days after a brutal gang attack killed nearly 50 people in a...

PARIS, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Four French nationals are still missing ​after the devastating ‌flash flood that struck areas near the Nepal-Tibet border earlier this ‌week, ​French ⁠minister delegate for ⁠French nationals abroad Eleonore Caroit said on Frid...

MADRID, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Spain asked on Friday for help from the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) in processing ​migrants in the North African enclave ‌of Ceuta almost a month after tens of thousands rushed across the border from Moro...

By Mehnaz Yasmin Aug 28 (Reuters) - Rising long-term bond yields may reflect investor expectations of an AI-driven productivity boom, rather than just concerns over inflation and swelling government debt, according to Jacob Manoukian, JPMorgan Private ...

By Michael S. Derby and Howard Schneider JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's disdain for signaling anything about the monetary policy outlook appeared to have tempered a bit on Friday in the face of a bond m...

By Lewis Krauskopf, Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Laura Matthews NEW YORK, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Investors were heartened on Friday by new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's stated resolve to tame high inflation, but many on Wall Street remained unclear about ho...

By Kylie Madry Aug 28 (Reuters) - Argentina's booming beef exports to the United States could face a new test after Washington moved to ​widen tariff-free access for suppliers, potentially increasing ‌competition from neighboring cattle powerhouse Braz...

By Marcela Ayres and Paula Laier BRASILIA/SAO PAULO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Brazil's central bank is studying measures to curb the rising debt burden of the country's consumers but plans first to implement limits on lenders rather than a cap on household d...

Aug 28 (Reuters) - Pennsylvania's health department said on Friday the confirmed number of cases linked to a measles outbreak has reached 460 this ​year, an increase of 36 over its ‌update two days ago. Two Pennsylvania residents have died after contra...

Aug 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized the marketing of three new 'JUUL2' e-cigarette products, the latest in ​a series of approvals for nicotine ‌products the agency says may offer a lower-risk alternative to tra...

By Nancy Lapid Aug 28 (Reuters) - After a month-long trial, a Massachusetts jury is deciding the fate of Lindsay Clancy, a mother who killed her three young children in 2023 and then tried to kill herself. Her defense lawyer says her actions were due t...

By Stine Jacobsen and Tim Barsoe COPENHAGEN/NUUK, Aug 28 (Reuters) - A campaign of forced contraception in Greenland that ran primarily in the 1960s and 1970s violated women's human rights but did not meet the legal definition of genocide, two expert r...

Aug 28 (Reuters) - Walmart has settled a U.S. government lawsuit accusing the retailer of fueling a nationwide opioid epidemic by unlawfully dispensing prescriptions from its pharmacies, the Department of Justice ​said on Friday. Terms were not immedia...

By Jacob Bogage, Joey Roulette and Nandita Bose HOUSTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order on Friday creating a U.S. Space Academy, billing it as a new military and civilian institution modeled after West Point and other mi...

By Maria Rugamer Aug 27 (Reuters) - German rocket startup Isar Aerospace has secured about 200 million euros ($233 million) from the European ​Space Agency (ESA) under a programme aimed ‌at boosting Europe's launch industry, the company said on Thursda...

(This August 27 story has been republished to add a video, with no changes to text.) SYDNEY, Aug 27 (Reuters) - A swarm of giant cockroaches may sound like the stuff of nightmares, but Australian researchers say the insects could one day be used by sea...

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - SpaceX unveiled plans on Tuesday to build its largest rocket launch complex yet in southern Louisiana, a $100 billion effort to transform coastal wetlands into a critical base for the company's Starship a...

By Will Dunham Aug 25 (Reuters) - NASA is preparing to launch its next flagship space observatory, one that scientists plan to use to investigate some of the universe's biggest mysteries including dark energy and dark matter, while also testing gravity...

Aug 29 (Reuters) - Honda Motor ​and ‌Nissan Motor are expected to ‌agree ​as ⁠soon as ⁠Monday on developing a shared ​operating system ⁠and ⁠onboard computer ​to go ​into new automobiles ‌as early as ⁠2029, the Nikkei newspaper ⁠reported on ‌Saturday. ...

By Jaspreet Singh Aug 28 (Reuters) - The Canadian government will loan C$195 million ($140.78 million) to Xanadu Quantum for setting up a plant that would make photonic components for quantum ​computers, in the country's largest ever support for the ‌t...

Aug 28 (Reuters) - Smartphones and social media have transformed journalism by producing a torrent of photos and videos of almost anything that happens where people are present, from holidays to hurricanes, celebrations to crises. The swift rise of AI ...

Aug 28 (Reuters) - Shares of French quantum-computing company Pasqal surged around 60% in their Nasdaq ​debut on Friday, signalling strong ‌investor appetite for one of the sector's newest public companies. Pasqal began trading after merging with blank...

BEIJING, Aug 28 (Reuters) - CXMT, China's largest chipmaker by market value, posted a sharp turnaround to profit in ​the first half on Friday ‌in its first earnings release since listing, buoyed by surging prices and sales of its memory products amid r...

By Jayla Whitfield-Anderson and Kaitlin Bender-Thomas CLEVELAND, Georgia, Aug 27 (Reuters) - For 3-year-old Simon Dockery, a trip to the mailbox can mean a new adventure. Since he was a baby, books from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library have ​arrived ...

By Hanna Rantala LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman reunite to reprise the roles of cursed witch sisters Sally and Gillian Owens in "Practical Magic 2," a sequel that arrives in cinemas almost three decades ​after the original ...

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday awarded Blake Lively $407,000 to cover her legal fees and costs after successfully defending against fellow actor Justin Baldoni's defamation lawsuit ​stemming from their mov...

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Dolly Parton, the larger-than-life country singer and songwriter who died on Tuesday at age 80, rose from a self-described "dirt poor" upbringing to build a business ​empire that extended from song royal...

By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Aug 26 (Reuters) - American singer Miley Cyrus said on Wednesday she was heartbroken following the death of her godmother, country music icon Dolly Parton, who died of cancer at ​age 80 on Tuesday. "The feeling of los...