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Former UWSP Frat Brother Pleads Not Guilty to Arson, Reckless Endangerment Charges
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- A former member of a UWSP fraternity has pled not guilty to setting fire to a rental home occupied by some of his former brothers. Eric Blum is accused of setting multiple fires in the home and then leaving. While no one was injured in the fires, several Phi Sigma Phi members lost their belo...
Jun 11, 2024
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North Dakota Gov. & Possible VP Candidate Doug Burgum To Campaign For WI Congressional Candidate Tony Wied
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - One of the rumored favorites to be former President Donald Trump's running mate this fall will be visiting Wisconsin this month to support 8th congressional district candidate Tony Wied. According to WISN's Matt Smith, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will visit Green Bay and meet privately with loc...
Jun 11, 2024
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ICE Announces Arrests Of Eight Individuals Located Across The U.S. With Ties To ISIS Following Sting Operation
NEW YORK, NY (WSAU) - The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency announced that eight Tajikistan nationals with ties to the terrorist organization ISIS were arrested on Tuesday morning following a sting operation. According to the New York Post, which spoke exclusively with two ICE sources familiar with the operati...
Jun 11, 2024
Hunter Biden found guilty. What comes next?
By Tom Hals and Jack Queen WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A jury on Tuesday found U.S. President Joe Biden's son Hunter guilty of making false statements on a gun background check and of illegally possessing a firearm. Here is what happens next. ...
Jun 11, 2024
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Report: Badgers Hockey Teams To Participate In Winter Tournament At Wrigley Field
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - The Wisconsin Badgers men's and women's hockey teams may be heading outdoors this winter for the first time in more than a decade. Both Wisconsin hockey teams are expected to be members of a Big Ten initiative, according to sources who spoke to Badgers Extra, that aims to hold games at Wrigley Fiel...
Jun 11, 2024
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Wisconsin Rapids Man Crashes Into Nepko Lake
PORT EDWARDS, WI (WSAU) -- A 27-year-old Wisconsin Rapids man was treated and released after driving his vehicle off the road and into Nepko Lake. Officers were called to the Nepko Lake bridge at 9 PM for a report of a vehicle that had crossed the center line and crashed through the fencing. The driver managed to get o...
Jun 11, 2024
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Hunter Biden found guilty of lying about drug use to buy gun
WILMINGTON, Delaware, June 11 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden was convicted by a jury on Tuesday of lying about his drug use to buy a gun illegally. A jury in Wilmington, Delaware, federal court found him guilty on all three counts against him, making Hunter Biden the first child of a sitting U.S. pr...
Jun 11, 2024
Explainer-What are tactical nuclear weapons and why is Russia holding drills?
By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) - Russia and its ally Belarus are carrying out exercises to practise the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons. What are these weapons, how might they be used and what do we know about the drills? WHAT ARE TACTIC...
Jun 11, 2024
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Stevens Point considers carbon neutral pledge for 2040
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - A resolution has been proposed that would promise Stevens Point would become carbon neutral and attain 100% clean energy by 2040. However, should it pass, some city leaders are worried about how the promise will be executed. "Many of the people that I've talked to at City Hall and e...
Jun 10, 2024
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Wausau Police Department Warns Public Over Recent Crypto Scam Attempts
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - The Wausau Police Department is warning the public as crypto scam attempts continue to be reported in the area. According to Wausau Detective Nichols Walters, the scam works in a variety of ways but mainly appears as an emergency, saying, "What we've been seeing lately is elderly individuals in...
Jun 10, 2024
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UPDATED: Wausau School District Referendum Survey Results Discussed by School Board
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- The Wausau School Board has heard the data regarding support for a potential operating referendum this fall. Perry Hibner with The Donovan Group says the results of last month's survey showed support for one option that involves no tax hike, but any increase will be a tough sell. That pattern has p...
Jun 10, 2024
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Packers Announce Family Night To Be Held On August 3rd
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Green Bay Packers have set a date for one of their annual pre-season traditions. According to a post on X from the team, the Family Night scrimmage will be held on Saturday, August 3rd, with doors for the event open at 5:30 p.m., with the team taking the field for warmups at 7 p.m. and practi...
Jun 10, 2024
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Report: Doc Rivers To Hire Former LA Lakers Head Coach Darvin Ham As Top Assistant
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Bucks are rehiring one of their former assistant coaches after a stint as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Darvin Ham is joining the Bucks as Doc Rivers' top assistant coach after spending the last two seasons in Los Angeles and recei...
Jun 10, 2024
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Deadly Crash Reported on US 51 in Lincoln County
TOWN OF SKANAWAN, WI (WSAU) -- A 51-year-old Rhinelander man has died after a two-vehicle crash on US 51 in the Lincoln County Town of Skanawan on Sunday. Investigators say an SUV driven by a 20-year-old Crandon woman was heading south when she lost control of the vehicle and crossed into the northbound lanes. Her vehi...
Jun 10, 2024
Hunter Biden indicates he won't testify in gun trial, CNN reports
(Reuters) - Hunter Biden's defense attorney indicated in court on Monday that the U.S. president's son will not testify in his criminal trial on federal gun charges, CNN reported on Monday. Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, agreed to a...
Jun 10, 2024
The 'good' and 'bad' news inside the US jobs report
(Reuters) - The latest U.S. payrolls report did little to settle the debate about where the job market is headed, with ample fodder for both "soft-landing" believers and doubters over whether the Federal Reserve can tame inflation without sending m...
Jun 10, 2024
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Mayors Monday: Wausau's Doug Diny
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Wausau Mayor Doug Diny says he's not concerned about the city losing momentum as Development Director Liz Brodek prepares to take a new state-level role with the Economic Development Corporation. "One of the things that beneficial with having a quality staff is [with succession planning] is no...
Jun 10, 2024
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Wisconsin Democrats field candidate for all state senate races
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - Seeking the benefits of redistricting, Wisconsin democrats say they're recruited candidates to run in all 16 state senate races this fall. Many of the districts are likely to be more competitive because of new voting lines that were approved earlier this year. In the past, Democrats considered so...
Jun 09, 2024
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Mayor's veto likely to be upheld
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - Wausau Mayor Doug Diny's veto of a redevelopment proposal for the area near the city's old water treatment plant is likely to be upheld. The Wausau City County voted 7-4 in favor of hiring a consultant and asking developers for requests for proposals for the property. It takes 8 votes to override th...
Jun 09, 2024
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Possible Trump VP Candidate Tulsi Gabbard Visits Milwaukee Ahead Of RNC Convention
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Republican National Convention is just 38 days away from beginning in the Badger State, and possible VP candidates have already begun talking to voters across the state. On Friday, both former 2020 Democratic candidate for president Tulsi Gabbard and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem were in Wisc...
Jun 08, 2024
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Country Cut Meats Considered A Complete Loss Following Fire
MCKINLEY, WI (WSAU) - The cause of the fire that damaged a popular Taylor County business remains under investigation this weekend by local fire departments. A press release issued by the Sheldon Fire Protection District states that the district was notified of a commercial structure fire at Country Cut Meats in the To...
Jun 08, 2024
Gaza aid through U.S. pier will resume in coming days, Israel says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Humanitarian aid entering Gaza by sea via a U.S.- built pier will resume in the coming days, the Israeli military said on Saturday, after repairs to the structure were completed. "The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) has begun secu...
Jun 08, 2024
Pro-Palestinian protesters to surround White House; fencing put up
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Pro-Palestinian activists demanding an end to the war in Gaza and to American support for Israel plan to surround the White House during a weekend protest, prompting additional security measures, including anti-s...
Jun 08, 2024
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Victims Identified in Marathon County Double Shooting
TOWN OF EASTON, WI (WSAU) -- The victims of a double shooting incident in the Town of Easton have been identified. Patrick J. Eppolite, 63, and 53-year-old Valerie J. McCarthy were found dead from gunshot wounds on May 28th. Officers say the shooting was related to domestic violence, adding both were living in the hom...
Jun 07, 2024
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Latest Bucks Draft Analysis: Experts Believe Milwaukee Will Look To Add Size During This Month's NBA Draft
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The 2024 NBA draft is just 19 days away, and the experts and scouts believe the Bucks will likely target some of the draft's top big men. According to scouts at NBAdraft.net, the Bucks should consider selecting Baylor big man Yves Messi, who stands at 7'0 and is 230 LBS, and is ranked as the 21st...
Jun 07, 2024