Author Archives: Thomas Schumacher
Oppenheimer vs Barbie Week Has Arrived And The Reviews Are In; Both Films Expected To Break Box Office Records
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - The movie event of the year has finally arrived, and movie critics from all around the world are weighing in on Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" and Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer". Oppen...
Jul 19, 2023 Marcus Cedar Creek Cinema in Rothschild. Image courtesy: Marcus Theatres
200 U.S. lawmakers agree not to intervene in any UPS strike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of 200 U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday said they have agreed not to intervene in the case workers at UPS go on strike. The world's biggest package delivery firm and the Inte...
Jul 19, 2023
Tonight's Concerts on the Square Moving Indoors Due to Weather
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - Due to the uncertainty of the approaching storms and the weather forecast for this evening, Wausau Events has decided that they will move tonight's Concert on the Square indoors. J...
Jul 19, 2023 Concerts on the Square on Wausau's 400 Block. Image courtesy: WAOW TV
Netflix scraps cheapest ad-free plan to boost ad-tier
(Reuters) - Netflix has removed its basic plan in the U.S. and UK in which users could watch shows and movies without commercials, as the company tries to draw more subscribers to its ad-supported tie...
Jul 19, 2023
Packers Officially Sign USFL MVP Alex McGough
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Packers may have found Jordan Love's new backup quarterback for the 2023 season. According to Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 in Houston, Green Bay has signed quarterback Alex McGough...
Jul 19, 2023 Green Bay Packers
Avelo Airlines Announces Affordable Direct Flights From CWA To Orlando
MOSINEE, WI (WSAU) - Houston-based Avelo Airlines officially announced on Wednesday morning that they will begin offering direct flights from Central Wisconsin to Orlando, FL. "There is tremendous opp...
Jul 19, 2023 Avelo Airlines announces flights from CWA. MWC photo by Mike Leischner
CMT Pulls New Jason Aldean Pro-Police Music Video Off The Air; Aldean Refuses To Apologize For Song
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - Following the pulling of the music video for his new hit song "Try That in a Small Town" from CMT (Country Music Television), renowned country music star Jason Aldean is defending ...
Jul 19, 2023
Police search Nevada home in 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur
By Rachel Nostrant (Reuters) - Nevada police have searched a house outside of Las Vegas in connection with the 1996 killing of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur, who was shot to death in the city nearly three...
Jul 18, 2023
Former Waushara Camp Counselor Receives 7 Years In Prison For Child Sexual Assault
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - Remington Nystrom will serve seven years in prison after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a child. In April, the 34-year-old Wisconsin Rapids resident pled no contest to ...
Jul 18, 2023 Remington Nystrom Mugshot
Packers Workout Quarterback & USFL MVP Alex McGough
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - QB Alex McGough, who won MVP for the USFL's 2023 season, will workout with the Green Bay Packers on Tuesday. KPRC-2 in Houston Aaron Wilson was the first to report the story aft...
Jul 18, 2023 Green Bay Packers
