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Wausau Man Accused of Breaking Into Neighbor's Apartment While Wielding a Knife
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Wausau man is facing a felony count of armed robbery after police say he broke into a neighbor's apartment in late April. Police say Robert Carey snuck into the woman's apartment during the early morning hours on April 24th. The woman and her son were sleeping, but she woke up after hearing a sou...
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Trump warns he may not accept Wisconsin election results
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump said he may not accept the 2024 election results in Wisconsin, a key battleground state in his matchup with President Joe Biden, leaving open the possibility of post-election turmoil. In an inte...
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Damian Lillard Will Return For Game 6 vs Indiana Pacers; Giannis Antetokounmpo Set To Be Out
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Bucks will be getting a boost in Thursday night's game six against the Pacers as star point guard Damian Lillard returns to action in hopes of extending the series to a game seven. According to Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report and TNT, Damian Lillard is anticipated to participate in ...
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Wausau East Staff & Students Honor K9 Therapy Dog Badge During Retirement Ceremony
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - Students, staff, and Wausau East High School gathered on Thursday afternoon to celebrate and honor their K9 therapy dog Badge. Badge has been working at the school with School Resource Officer Nick Stetzer for the last seven years, and the retirement ceremony included a slideshow presentation of stu...
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Fanklin Pleads Not Guilty to Homicide by Delivery of Drugs
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Central Wisconsin man accused of providing the drugs that led to a fatal overdose in 2020 has pled not guilty to homicide and manufacturing or delivering designer drugs. Otha Franklin entered the plea on Thursday in Marathon County court. Investigators say he and the victim were snorting pills to...
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Local News
Wausau Man Accused of Breaking Into Neighbor's Apartment While Wielding a Knife
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Wausau man is facing a felony count of armed robbery after police say he broke into a neighbor's apartment in late April. Police say Robert Carey snuck into the woman's apartment during the early morning hours on April 24th. The woman and her son were sleeping, but she woke up after hearing a sou...
2h ago
Wausau East Staff & Students Honor K9 Therapy Dog Badge During Retirement Ceremony
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - Students, staff, and Wausau East High School gathered on Thursday afternoon to celebrate and honor their K9 therapy dog Badge. Badge has been working at the school with School Resource Officer Nick Stetzer for the last seven years, and the retirement ceremony included a slideshow presentation of stu...
4h ago
Fanklin Pleads Not Guilty to Homicide by Delivery of Drugs
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Central Wisconsin man accused of providing the drugs that led to a fatal overdose in 2020 has pled not guilty to homicide and manufacturing or delivering designer drugs. Otha Franklin entered the plea on Thursday in Marathon County court. Investigators say he and the victim were snorting pills to...
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Madison's Comedy On State Cancels Jewish Comedian Michael Rapaport's Thursday Show Due To Protests
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - A popular Madison comedy club has canceled Thursday night's sold-out show featuring a celebrity comedian. According to a post on X, which was confirmed by comedian Michael Rapaport, who is Jewish and has been a well-known actor for decades starring in popular shows and movies such as Deep Blue Sea,...
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Congressman Derrick Van Orden's VETT Act Hopes To Improve Veteran's Experience In Higher Education
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - Veteran suicide rates peak in the first two years after active service, and Congressman Derrick Van Orden believes that this is partly due to their inability to transfer to education following duty smoothly; the VETT ACT seeks to change this. "The federal government can make things ...
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Sports
Brewers Handle Rays As Murphy Serves Suspension
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- Willy Adames stayed hot and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-1 on Wednesday afternoon at American Family Field. Adames homered for the second straight day, this time nailing two long balls including a three run blast in the 7th. He had four RBIs on the day. William Contreras had t...
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Damian Lillard Will Return For Game 6 vs Indiana Pacers; Giannis Antetokounmpo Set To Be Out
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Bucks will be getting a boost in Thursday night's game six against the Pacers as star point guard Damian Lillard returns to action in hopes of extending the series to a game seven. According to Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report and TNT, Damian Lillard is anticipated to participate in ...
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Badgers Land Former Missouri Guard John Tonje As Program Continues Rebuild
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - The Wisconsin Badgers landed their third portal transfer in the last week as former Missouri guard John Tonje committed to Wisconsin as a sixth-year senior. According to Badgers 247 Evan Flood, After starting his career at Colorado State, Tonje played for the Rams for four seasons before finishing ...
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Big Ten Conference Announces MBB Opponents for 2024-'25 Season
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- The Big Ten Conference has announced the makeup of the 2024-'25 men's basketball schedule. Wisconsin will only play three home-and-home series against protected rivals Minnesota, Illinois, and Iowa next year, accounting for six of their 20 conference games. The Badgers will then play a single game...
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Packers Quarterback & Former USFL MVP Alex McGough Switching Positions To Receiver
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Green Bay Packers wide receiver got a little deeper on Thursday as the team has now begun listing former USFL MVP and 2023 third-string quarterback Alex McGough as a wide receiver opening a possible roster spot for 2024 7th round selection Michael Pratt on the 53-man roster. According to the ...
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State News
Police and Protesters Clash at UW Madison
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- A chaotic confrontation between protesters and police at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Wednesday morning. After repeated warnings that the tents were there illegally, UW Madison police and other law enforcement agencies, including the State Patrol, moved onto the Library Mall and forcibl...
May 01, 2024
Mt Horeb School Shooting Under Investigation
MT HOREB, WI (WTAQ-WRN) - The investigation is underway into Wednesday morning's school shooter incident in Dane County. Mount Horeb Police used deadly force when they responded to a report of a person with a weapon outside the middle school. "The subject in this case never gained entry to the school building duri...
May 01, 2024
Trump Promises Mass Deportations at Waukesha Rally
WAUKESHA, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- On a break from his porn star hush money trial in New York, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump held a rally in Waukesha on Wednesday. Trump promises to get tough on the southern border, and said America will "have the largest deportation in the history of our country." &...
May 01, 2024
Man Charged After Threat to Hovde Campaign Office
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- A Dane County man is charged with sending a threatening message to the campaign office of Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde. Authorities say the message from 72 year old Joseph Quade indicated the campaign office "might blow up". Quade admitted to police he sometimes gets "...
Apr 29, 2024
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," ...
Apr 25, 2024
National News
Pro-Palestinian encampments at US universities
(Reuters) - Pro-Palestinian protests demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and divestment from companies linked to Israel have spread across U.S. universities in the two weeks since Columbia University administrators called in police to dismantle an encamp...
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US court lifts order blocking $655 million clean-energy transmission line
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday lifted a lower court's order blocking a land exchange needed before developers can build a major clean-energy transmission line through a Mississippi River wildlife refuge. A three-judge...
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California boat captain gets prison term for fire deaths of 34 people
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The captain of a dive boat that caught fire and sank off the California coast in 2019, killing 34 people in one of the state's deadliest maritime disasters, was sentenced on Thursday to four years in prison for his conviction on ...
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Trump warns he may not accept Wisconsin election results
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump said he may not accept the 2024 election results in Wisconsin, a key battleground state in his matchup with President Joe Biden, leaving open the possibility of post-election turmoil. In an inte...
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Maryland estimates bridge replacement cost at $1.7 billion - $1.9 billion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The state of Maryland said on Thursday it estimates it will cost $1.7 billion to $1.9 billion to rebuild a collapsed Baltimore bridge and anticipates it will be completed by fall 2028. The Maryland Department of Transportatio...
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World News
Students erect pro-Palestinian encampments across major Canadian universities
By KyawSoe Oo and Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - Quebec Premier Francois Legault said on Thursday the encampment at Montreal's McGill University should be dismantled as more students erected pro-Palestinian camps across some of Canada's la...
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Pro-Palestinian encampments at US universities
(Reuters) - Pro-Palestinian protests demanding a ceasefire in Gaza and divestment from companies linked to Israel have spread across U.S. universities in the two weeks since Columbia University administrators called in police to dismantle an encamp...
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Soccer-Maradona's children call for moving body to mausoleum for safety and tribute
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Diego Maradona's children filed a request with the Argentine Courts on Thursday to move the former football great's body "to a much safer place" and for fans "to pay tribute" in a mausoleum. Maradona's remains lie in a priv...
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US and Saudi Arabia nearing agreement on security pact, sources say
By Humeyra Pamuk, Alexander Cornwell and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) - The Biden administration and Saudi Arabia are finalizing an agreement for U.S. security guarantees and civilian nuclear assistance, even as an Israel-Saudi normal...
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Israeli strike hits Syrian security building outside Damascus, security source says
(Reuters) - An Israeli strike hit a building operated by Syrian security forces on the outskirts of Damascus late on Thursday, a security source in the alliance backing Syria's government told Reuters. There was no immediate report of a strike by S...
2h ago
Business News
Ferrari appeals to traditional base with two new V12 cars
MILAN (Reuters) - Luxury sports car maker Ferrari has unveiled two new models, the 12Cilindri and the 12Cilindri Spider, appealing to lovers of its most powerful roaring petrol engines. The two cars, showcased at an event in Miami on Thursday eveni...
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Live Nation's revenue beats estimates as boom in concerts drive ticket sales
(Reuters) - Ticketmaster parent Live Nation Entertainment beat estimates for first-quarter revenue on Thursday, driven by the popularity of live events such as concerts, sending its shares up more than 3% in aftermarket trading. High ticket prices ...
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Apple sales fall less than expected, CEO sees return to growth
By Stephen Nellis, Max A. Cherney and Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) -Apple on Thursday reported a smaller than expected decline in quarterly revenue, and Chief Executive Tim Cook told Reuters the company expects a return to sales growth in the current quarter...
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Australia's Macquarie posts 32% fall in full-year profit
(Reuters) - Australia's Macquarie Group posted a 32% drop in its full-year profit on Friday due to weaker performance across its commodities, global markets and asset management businesses. The financial conglomerate's profit attributable for the y...
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Egan Jones recommends Ancora's board nominees in Norfolk Southern proxy fight
(Reuters) - Proxy advisory firm Egan Jones said on Thursday that it recommended Norfolk Southern shareholders vote for activist investor Ancora's nominees to the company's board and backed a CEO change at the railroad. The advisory firm said it fav...
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Health News
Brazil declares country foot-and-mouth disease-free without vaccination
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil declared itself on Thursday as free of foot and mouth disease without vaccination, and will request World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) to recognize that status as it seeks to open more markets for its meat expo...
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DaVita gains after upbeat quarterly profit prompts annual forecast raise
(Reuters) - DaVita raised its annual profit forecast on Thursday banking on strong demand for its kidney dialysis services, sending its shares up 3.7% in trading after the bell. The healthcare services provider raised the lower end of its 2024 adju...
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Amgen first-quarter profit dips 1%, revenue rises 22%
By Deena Beasley (Reuters) - Amgen reported a slightly lower first-quarter profit on Thursday, citing higher operating and interest expense from its recent acquisition of rare disease drugmaker Horizon Therapeutics, partially offset by double-digit...
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GSK knew about Zantac cancer risk, attorneys tell jury in first trial
By Diana Novak Jones (Reuters) - U.S. attorneys for a woman who claims her colon cancer was caused by the now discontinued heartburn drug Zantac on Thursday told a jury in Chicago that pharmaceutical companies GSK and Boehringer Ingelheim knew the ...
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Bird flu outbreak in dairy cows fails to deter US raw milk sellers
By Lisa Baertlein, Julie Steenhuysen and Tom Polansek LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. sellers of raw milk appear undeterred by federal health warnings for consumers to avoid drinking unpasteurized milk in light of a bird flu outbreak that has ...
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Science News
Scientists discover possible hammerhead shark nursery in Ecuador's Galapagos
QUITO (Reuters) - A team of researchers has discovered a potential breeding ground for smooth hammerhead sharks off an island in Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago, in what would be a "very rare" sighting, the national park said in a statement on Thur...
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Orangutan's use of medicinal plant to treat wound intrigues scientists
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - In June 2022, a male Sumatran orangutan named Rakus sustained a facial wound below the right eye, apparently during a fight with another male orangutan at the Suaq Balimbing research site, a protected rainforest area in I...
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Scientists explore how to improve crop yields - on Mars
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - For future human bases or colonies on Mars to be self-sustaining, a reliable source of home-grown food will be a must. It simply would be too costly and risky to rely upon rocket deliveries to meet the food needs of colon...
May 01, 2024
Explainer-The Eta Aquariid meteor shower: When is it and what to expect?
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Meteors will be streaking across the sky as Earth passes through dusty debris in space left by Halley's Comet in the annual Eta Aquariid meteor shower, with peak activity in early May. Here is an explanation of this meteo...
May 01, 2024
T. rex is at the center of a debate over dinosaur intelligence
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Surmising even the physical appearance of a dinosaur - or any extinct animal - based on its fossils is a tricky proposition, with so many uncertainties involved. Assessing a dinosaur's intelligence, considering...
Apr 30, 2024
Technology News
Apple sales fall less than expected, CEO sees return to growth
By Stephen Nellis, Max A. Cherney and Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) -Apple on Thursday reported a smaller than expected decline in quarterly revenue, and Chief Executive Tim Cook told Reuters the company expects a return to sales growth in the current quarter...
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Expedia lowers full-year revenue forecast on slow B2C growth
(Reuters) - Online travel agency Expedia cut its 2024 revenue growth forecast on Thursday, as gross bookings were hit by poor performance in its business-to-consumer segment. Shares of the company were down about 8% after the bell. "Given the Vrbo ...
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Cloudflare reports wider first-quarter operating loss, shares slide
(Reuters) - Cloudflare reported wider first-quarter operating loss on Thursday as sales and marketing costs jumped in the period, sending shares down 12% in trading after the bell. High interest rates have hurt enterprise budgets as businesses expe...
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Fortinet projects quarterly billings below estimates as competition heats up
(Reuters) - Fortinet forecast second-quarter billings below Wall Street estimates on Thursday, hurt by muted enterprise spending and stiff competition from companies that act as one-stop shops for cybersecurity tools. Shares of the Sunnyvale, Calif...
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Coinbase posts soaring profit on jump in crypto prices
(Reuters) - Coinbase Global posted a sizable jump in profit in the first-quarter, helped by an uptick in cryptocurrency trading following the launch of the first U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds in January. The company on Thursday reported a...
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Entertainment News
Universal Music Group first-quarter core earnings beat forecast
(Reuters) - Universal Music Group on Thursday posted first-quarter adjusted core profit that beat expectations, helped by the success of its star Taylor Swift. The world's biggest music label posted adjusted core earnings (EBITDA) of 591 million eu...
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John Cleese says farce best in theatre as he brings 'Fawlty Towers' to stage
By Natasha Mulenga LONDON (Reuters) - John Cleese says farce is best seen in the theatre as he brings a new stage version of his classic 1970s comedy show "Fawlty Towers" to London's West End. "Fawlty Towers The Play" has been adapted by Cleese, wh...
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Jewish community anxious ahead of Sweden Eurovision anti-Israel protests
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Planned protests against Israel taking part in this year's Eurovision Song Contest have made members of the Jewish community in Swedish host city Malmo anxious, a representative of the community ...
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Universal Music Group reaches new licensing agreement with TikTok
By Dawn Chmielewski and David Shepardson (Reuters) - Universal Music Group and TikTok said on Thursday that they had reached a new licensing agreement that will restore the label's songs and artists to the social media platform. TikTok began removi...
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Harvey Weinstein expected in New York court after rape conviction overturned
By Brendan Pierson and Jack Queen (Reuters) - Harvey Weinstein is due to appear in state court in Manhattan on Wednesday for the first time since New York's highest court threw out his 2020 rape conviction last week. The hearing before Judge Curtis...
May 01, 2024