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Motorcyclist Dead After Crash in Wisconsin Rapids
Wausau, WI (WSAU)- The Wisconsin Rapids Police Department is investigating a deadly crash that occurred around 7:00 P.M, Friday evening. According to a press release, the accident happened on State Highway 54 at the intersection of Washington Street, as a vehicle turned west towards Bakers Drive. The car was travel...
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Dale's Weston Lanes Named Host Venue for 2025 USBC Junior Gold Championships
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Wausau-area bowling alley will be one of eight venues that will host the 2025 US Bowling Congress Junior Gold Championships. The Visit Wausau Convention and Visitor's Bureau made the announcement on Friday, two days after the USBC formally awarded the tournament to the Green Bay area. The Ashwaub...
May 18, 2024
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Astros Top Brewers
HOUSTON, TX (WSAU) -- The Brewers took a 4-2 lead after the 4th inning but couldn't hold on as they fell to the Houston Astros 5-4 on Friday. Jake Bauers opened the scoring with a solo home run in the first inning. He came across to score again in the 4th on a three-run homer from Joey Ortiz. Ortiz led all batters with...
May 18, 2024
Man who attacked Pelosi's husband sentenced to 30 years in prison
By Joseph Ax (Reuters) - The man who broke into former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home in 2022 and assaulted her husband with a hammer was sentenced on Friday to 30 years in prison, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. In a politically moti...
May 17, 2024
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Commencement Weekend at UWSP
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- More than one thousand students will join the rank of alumni this weekend at the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point. According to the University 1,200 students will earn their associate, bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degrees in two separate ceremonies. One begins at 9:30 AM, the othe...
May 17, 2024
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Motorcyclist Dead After Crash in Wisconsin Rapids
Wausau, WI (WSAU)- The Wisconsin Rapids Police Department is investigating a deadly crash that occurred around 7:00 P.M, Friday evening. According to a press release, the accident happened on State Highway 54 at the intersection of Washington Street, as a vehicle turned west towards Bakers Drive. The car was travel...
7h ago
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Dale's Weston Lanes Named Host Venue for 2025 USBC Junior Gold Championships
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Wausau-area bowling alley will be one of eight venues that will host the 2025 US Bowling Congress Junior Gold Championships. The Visit Wausau Convention and Visitor's Bureau made the announcement on Friday, two days after the USBC formally awarded the tournament to the Green Bay area. The Ashwaub...
May 18, 2024
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Commencement Weekend at UWSP
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- More than one thousand students will join the rank of alumni this weekend at the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point. According to the University 1,200 students will earn their associate, bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degrees in two separate ceremonies. One begins at 9:30 AM, the othe...
May 17, 2024
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Stevens Point Area School District looks for donations to pay off lunch debt
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - $25,000 dollars is a lot of money, and that's the amount of lunch debt students in Stevens Point are facing. The school district has been running a program called Money for Meals for the last two years to try to bring that number down. An area business called Express Employment Professi...
May 16, 2024
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Bowen Released on Bond Following Court Hearing
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) -- Riverside Fire Department Chief Robert Bowen has posted a $15,000 cash bond and is now free while he awaits formal charges for child enticement. WAOW TV reports that Bowen appeared in front of Judge Rick Cveykus on Thursday for a probable cause hearing. Details of the criminal complaint have a...
May 16, 2024
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Astros Top Brewers
HOUSTON, TX (WSAU) -- The Brewers took a 4-2 lead after the 4th inning but couldn't hold on as they fell to the Houston Astros 5-4 on Friday. Jake Bauers opened the scoring with a solo home run in the first inning. He came across to score again in the 4th on a three-run homer from Joey Ortiz. Ortiz led all batters with...
May 18, 2024
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Lambeau Field Rated Top U.S. Sports Stadium; American Family Field Ranked 10th
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - Wisconsin has two of the top ten sporting stadiums in the U.S., according to a new analysis. According to a press release, the analysis was done by Gambling.com which took a deep dive into venues across the country, and all stadiums were scored out of five on Google, Tripadvisor, and Facebook and...
May 17, 2024
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Thursday High School Scoreboard
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is Thursday's scoreboard: Baseball Wausau East 3 Marshfield 1 Merrill 6 DC Everest 5 Stevens Point 7 Wisconsin Rapids 3 Laona/Wabeno 9 Prentice 2 Auburndale 9 Athens 1 Marshfield Columbus 11 Loyal 1 Mauston 15 Adams-Friendship 5 Lakeland 4 Northland Pines 1 Amherst 10 ...
May 17, 2024
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Report: Bucks Head Coach Doc Rivers Will Heavily Pursue Former Bucks Guard Sam Cassell To Join Staff
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - As Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers looks to rebuild his coaching staff, a former Bucks player has become one of his top targets. According to NBA Insider Marc Stein, Rivers "plans to make an aggressive push" to sign Sam Cassell as an assistant coach. Cassell is in his first season...
May 16, 2024
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Badgers Land 2025 Four-Star Receiver Cameron Miller
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -The Wisconsin Badgers announced on Wednesday night that they received a commitment from one of their top 2025 offensive targets. According to a post on X, four-star athlete Cameron Miller will play as a wide receiver for the Badgers next season, despite other programs viewing him as more of a corner...
May 16, 2024
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Legalize Marijuana in Wisconsin; Says Milwaukee Mayor Johnson
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- The Biden Administration has reclassified marijuana from a Schedule I drug, the most dangerous classification, to a Schedule III drug. Now, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson would like to see Wisconsin allow legal sales. "Those are dollars that could be taxed, that could be then going to...
May 17, 2024
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Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson Talks with Secret Service About Protesting Zone for Milwaukee GOP Convention
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- Concerns from the nation's capital about protesting at Milwaukee's Republican National Convention. Wisconsin U.S. Senator Ron Johnson discussed those with the head of the Secret Service Tuesday. Johnson says demonstrations for this July's convention will differ from when Milwaukee was slated...
May 15, 2024
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Dem Press Conference Slams Senate Veto Override Session
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- At the Capitol on Tuesday, state Senate Republicans overrode several of Governor Tony Evers vetoes - and then called it a day. They were blasted by Democrats in a post session press conference. Minority Leader Diane Hesselbein wanted the chamber to take up bills passed by the Assembly "Th...
May 14, 2024
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Wisconsin Gears Up for Near-Record Memorial Day Travel, Second Highest Since 2019
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsinites will be hitting the road for the unofficial start of summer. AAA forecasts near-record numbers for this year's Memorial Day weekend with more than 816,000 Wisconsin residents traveling 50 miles or more. That's over 30,000 more holiday travelers than last year, and second only to the all-tim...
May 14, 2024
UW-Madison Professor Says Non-Compete Clause Ban from FTC will Strengthen Economy
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- A ruling by the Federal Trade Commission that would ban non-compete clauses could mean better wages for workers. UW-Madison management professor Martin Ganco says non-competes allow companies to lock employees in place without offering competitive wages. "We know based on research, that i...
May 14, 2024
National News
Baltimore workers to move crashed cargo ship that downed bridge
(Reuters) - Workers in Baltimore were preparing to clear a crashed cargo ship nearly as long as the Eiffel Tower from the channel it is blocking, officials said on Sunday, almost two months after the vessel downed the Francis Scott Key bridge, para...
5h ago
Sean 'Diddy' Combs apologizes after video depicting attack on ex-girlfriend
By Katharine Jackson (Reuters) - Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs posted an apology to social media on Sunday, two days after the release of hotel surveillance video that appeared to show him attacking his ex-girlfriend. "I'm truly sorry," Combs said...
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Factbox-High-profile US trials where defendants took the stand
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) - Donald Trump's lawyer said last week the former U.S. president had not decided whether to testify at his criminal trial stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, which would be an uncommon and risky move that some high...
11h ago
Biden speaks to Morehouse grads after season of campus unrest over Gaza
By Trevor Hunnicutt ATLANTA (Reuters) - Joe Biden on Sunday delivers a commencement address at Morehouse College, a venue offering the U.S. president an election-year opportunity to address anger over his support for Israel and to repair bonds with...
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Eruption of Indonesia's Mt Ibu forces seven villages to evacuate
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A volcano on the remote Indonesian island of Halmahera has spectacularly erupted, spewing a grey ash cloud into the sky, and people from seven nearby villages have been evacuated, authorities said on Sunday. Mt. Ibu erupted on S...
20h ago
World News
New Taiwan president to take office facing angry China
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Lai Ching-te takes office as Taiwan's new president on Monday facing an angry and deeply suspicious China which believes he is a "separatist", and a fractious parliament with an opposition chomping at the bit to challenge him. La...
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Islamic State claims attack in Afghanistan that killed three Spaniards
CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State on Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack by gunmen on tourists in Afghanistan's central Bamiyan province, the group said on its Telegram channel. Three Spanish tourists were killed and at least one Spaniard was...
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Reactions to the crash of the Iranian president's helicopter
(Reuters) - Following are reactions from foreign governments and officials to the news that a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed as it flew over mountain terrain in heavy fog on Sunday. U.S. STATE D...
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Iranian President Raisi: a hardliner on morality, protests and nuclear talks
(Reuters) - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, whose helicopter crashed in mountainous terrain on Sunday, has become a contender to be Iran's next supreme leader with a clampdown on morality questions and a bloody crackdown on the nationwide protests...
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Israel seeks bipartisan US support against establishment of a Palestinian state
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel called for bipartisan support on Sunday from the United States against the establishment of a Palestinian state, which it said would be a reward for Hamas and its backer Iran. European Union members including Ireland, S...
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Business News
Asking prices for UK homes hit record high, Rightmove says
LONDON (Reuters) - Prices of homes being put up for sale in Britain have hit record highs despite still expensive mortgage costs, but the pace of gains has slowed, according to data from property website Rightmove. The average asking price for resi...
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Japan and ASEAN plan joint strategy on auto production, Nikkei reports
(Reuters) - Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plan to create their first joint strategy on automobile production and sales within the Southeast Asian bloc to counter China's increasing presence in the electric vehicle mar...
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Morning Bid: China clouds darken market mood
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Broadly speaking, the global backdrop for Asian markets is still bright, with investors confident that the Fed will soon cut U.S. interest rates keeping the dollar, bond yields...
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EQT in advanced talks to buy Keywords Studios for $2.8 billion
(Reuters) -European private equity group EQT is in advanced discussions to buy Dublin-based video game services company Keywords Studios for 2.2 billion pounds ($2.79 billion), the companies said in a statement. EQT is negotiating over a possible cash ...
8h ago
U.S. regulators reconsider capital hike for big banks, WSJ reports
(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve and two other U.S. regulators are moving toward a new plan that would significantly reduce a nearly 20% mandated increase in capital for the country's biggest banks following lobbying efforts by industry CEOs like JP...
10h ago
Health News
US race-neutral lung assessments to have profound effects, study finds
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - A guideline for U.S. doctors to ignore race in assessing lung health will likely have profound effects beyond the intended improvements in medical care, such as increasing disability payments and disease diagnoses for Bla...
10h ago
Bird flu found in western China as US combats cattle outbreak
BEIJING (Reuters) - Cases of bird flu have been confirmed among wild fowl in western China, the agriculture ministry said on Saturday, as concerns grow over a U.S. outbreak infecting cattle herds. Two counties in Qinghai province confirmed 275 case...
May 18, 2024
Pfizer wins $107.5 million from AstraZeneca in US cancer drug patent trial
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) - AstraZeneca owes Pfizer $107.5 million in damages, a Delaware federal jury said on Friday after finding that AstraZeneca's blockbuster lung cancer drug Tagrisso violated its Wyeth unit's patent rights. The jury agreed ...
May 17, 2024
J&J-backed startup Rapport files for US IPO
(Reuters) - Biopharmaceutical company Rapport Therapeutics, backed by the venture capital arm of Johnson & Johnson, filed for an initial public offering in the United States on Friday. Rapport, which develops small molecule medicines for patients s...
May 17, 2024
Ontario reports first death from measles in over a decade
TORONTO, (Reuters) - An Ontario child under the age of five has died of measles making it the first such case in more than a decade, according to the provincial health agency. The child required hospitalization and was not vaccinated against the hi...
May 17, 2024
Science News
Bezos' Blue Origin to launch first crew to edge of space since 2022 grounding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jeff Bezos' space firm Blue Origin is scheduled on Sunday to launch its first crew of humans to the edge of space since the company's suborbital New Shepard rocket was grounded in 2022, resuming its space tourism business. Si...
9h ago
Comet fragment lights up sky over Spain and Portugal 'like a movie'
By Catarina Demony and Ana Cantero LISBON (Reuters) - A bright comet fragment lit up the skies over parts of Spain and Portugal late on Saturday, according to the European Space Agency (ESA), with one Lisbon resident saying the dazzling display "f...
10h ago
Boeing Starliner's debut crewed flight delayed again to check helium leak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA and Boeing delayed the launch of Boeing's Starliner crew capsule again on Friday, giving them four more days to assess a helium leak before attempting to launch the spacecraft's first two astronauts into space, the spac...
May 18, 2024
A fox on stilts? Argentine long-legged maned wolf returned to the wild
By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine conservationists have returned a rare and unusual-looking animal, a maned wolf, to the wild around Buenos Aires, with its long black legs and red-fur making the creature look like a fox on stilts o...
May 17, 2024
Sea otters get more prey and reduce tooth damage using tools
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Humans are not alone in the use of tools. Chimpanzees, for instance, crack nuts with stones and use sticks to get at tasty termites. Dolphins are known to employ sponges to protect their beaks while foraging. And a Galapa...
May 16, 2024
Technology News
Didi co-founder Liu steps down after decade at helm of Chinese ride-hailing company
By Liam Mo and Sarah Wu BEIJING (Reuters) - Didi Global Inc's co-founder Jean Liu has stepped down from her roles as president and board director of China's biggest ride-hailing firm to take on a new role, according to an internal company memo. Did...
11h ago
Musk arrives in Indonesia's Bali for planned Starlink launch
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Tycoon Elon Musk arrived on the Indonesian island of Bali on Sunday ahead of the planned launch of SpaceX's Starlink internet service, which the Indonesian government hopes will boost internet penetration and health services in ...
19h ago
Britain's M&S sorry after website and app hit by 'technical issue'
LONDON (Reuters) - British retailer Marks & Spencer apologised to customers on Saturday after its website and app went offline for several hours due to a "technical issue". Visitors to the group's site were from around lunchtime greeted with the me...
May 18, 2024
US, TikTok seek fast-track schedule, ruling by Dec. 6 on potential ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department and TikTok on Friday asked a U.S. appeals court to set a fast-track schedule to consider the legal challenges to a new law requiring Chinese-based ByteDance to divest TikTok's U.S. assets by Jan. 1...
May 17, 2024
Apple set to release slimmer iPhone in 2025, the Information reports
(Reuters) - Apple is developing a slimmer version of the iPhone that is likely to be launched by 2025, the Information reported on Friday, citing three people with knowledge of the project. The potential thinner version is likely to be priced highe...
May 17, 2024
Entertainment News
Demi Moore says Cannes body horror 'The Substance' demanded full vulnerability
By Mike Davidson CANNES, France (Reuters) - Movie star Demi Moore said the vulnerability required for her role in body horror film "The Substance," which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, was both demanding and exciting. Moore stars ...
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Selena Gomez relieved focus on Cannes entry 'Emilia Perez,' not personal life
By Alicia Powell CANNES, France (Reuters) - Selena Gomez said that she was relieved focus had shifted to her role in the new Mexican cartel musical "Emilia Perez" rather than her personal life, the singer told Reuters on Sunday. "It's a relief. I'd...
3h ago
Kevin Costner frets about financing 'Horizon: An American Saga'
By Hanna Rantala and Miranda Murray CANNES, France (Reuters) - Kevin Costner premiered his film "Horizon: An American Saga" at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday night, aiming to make it into a four-part series even though he's not sure how he'll f...
3h ago
Sean 'Diddy' Combs apologizes after video depicting attack on ex-girlfriend
By Katharine Jackson (Reuters) - Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs posted an apology to social media on Sunday, two days after the release of hotel surveillance video that appeared to show him attacking his ex-girlfriend. "I'm truly sorry," Combs said...
6h ago
Director Paul Schrader knew from start that 'New Hollywood' would change cinema
CANNES, France (Reuters) - Director Paul Schrader said on Saturday that he knew back in the late 1960s that he and contemporaries in the "New Hollywood" movement, several of whom are also at this year's Cannes Film Festival, were changing the indus...
May 18, 2024