WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - A 37-year-old Antigo man has been arrested in connection with a fatal crash that killed two people last September in the Town of Wausau. Adam H. Borchardt was taken into custody on Tuesday, according to WAOW TV, and is being held in the Marathon County Jail on two counts of homicide by intoxica...

MERRILL, WI (WSAU) -- A 59-year-old man has been arrested after officers found multiple pieces of child pornography in his possession on Wednesday. According to a press release from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, officers received a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force about the potential acti...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Two local lawmakers will run for re-election this fall. Brent Jacobson and Pat Snyder have announced that they will run for another term in the state Assembly. In a press release, Jacobson said, "I am proud of the great work I was able to be a part of this past session both within the Republic...

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - The United States will be "out of Iran pretty quickly" and could return for "spot hits" if needed, President Donald Trump told Reuters on Wednesday, hours before he was scheduled to make a primetime addr...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - One night after their first loss of the season, the Brewers bounced back with a 6-2 win on Tuesday. Trailing 2-0, the Brewers got two RBI from Brice Turang and home runs from Gary Sanches and Jake Bauers. Rays starter Shane McClanahan was making his first major league start since 2023. He lasted ...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - A 37-year-old Antigo man has been arrested in connection with a fatal crash that killed two people last September in the Town of Wausau. Adam H. Borchardt was taken into custody on Tuesday, according to WAOW TV, and is being held in the Marathon County Jail on two counts of homicide by intoxica...

MERRILL, WI (WSAU) -- A 59-year-old man has been arrested after officers found multiple pieces of child pornography in his possession on Wednesday. According to a press release from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, officers received a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force about the potential acti...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Two local lawmakers will run for re-election this fall. Brent Jacobson and Pat Snyder have announced that they will run for another term in the state Assembly. In a press release, Jacobson said, "I am proud of the great work I was able to be a part of this past session both within the Republic...

MERRILL, WI (WSAU-WAOW) -- Katelyn Nardi pleaded not guilty to first-degree reckless homicide and neglecting a child at a preliminary hearing in Lincoln County court. The charges stem from the drowning of Nardi's 5-year-old daughter in a bathtub at a Merrill residence. Merrill police and fire department ambulance crews...

STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- The latest artistic light along the Wisconsin River in Stevens Point is much more than a fun piece of public art. Mayor Mike Wiza and other local leaders gathered to dedicate "Tiny Dancer" on Tuesday, a piece dedicated to the memory of 20-year-old Hannah Goman, who was killed in a ...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Bucks ended their four-game losing streak. Milwaukee beat the Dallas Mavericks 123-99 at home. Ryan Rollins posted 24 points, seven rebounds and nine assists in the win and Kyle Kuzma added 20 points of his own. The Bucks will be on the road to play the Houston Rockets tonight at 6:30pm on WS...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - One night after their first loss of the season, the Brewers bounced back with a 6-2 win on Tuesday. Trailing 2-0, the Brewers got two RBI from Brice Turang and home runs from Gary Sanches and Jake Bauers. Rays starter Shane McClanahan was making his first major league start since 2023. He lasted ...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Brewers have lost for the first time this season, falling 3-2 to the Tampa Bay Rays. Nick Fortes doubled in the winning run in the 9th off Trevor Meginn to bring in the winning run. The Brewers had a baserunner in the bottom of the 9th, but failed to get a game-tying hit. William Contrares ga...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Bucks, eliminated from playoff contention earlier this weekend, lost to the LA Clippers, 127-113, on Sunday. Bennedict Mathurin scored 28 points, John Collins 22 and Kawhi Leonard 20.. Gary Trent Jr. had a season-high 36 points for the Bucks, who had only 8 players available. The Bu...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Brewers rallied from 5-runs down to sweep the White Sox 9-7 on Sunday. Milwaukee scored 6 runs in the 8th, capped off by a Christian Yelich three-run homer. It was the first pinch-hit home run of Yelich's career. The Brewers trailed 7-2 after 3 innings. Chicago's Munetaka Murakami homered to ...

MADISON, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - Governor Tony Evers took action on a bill Friday that addresses the crime of grooming a child for sexual activity. Evers signed Assembly Bill 677, now known as the 2025 Wisconsin Act 88, into law. The bill, introduced in November 2025, received bipartisan support. The new law establishes the ...

WASHINGTON DC (WSAU-WAOW) - The Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve Act, introduced by Rep. Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin, has advanced out of the House Committee on Natural Resources with a narrow 20-17 vote. This legislation aims to designate the Apostle Islands as Wisconsin's first National Park. "The Apostl...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - Hannah Dugan, the Milwaukee County judge convicted of obstructing ICE agents last month, has resigned. In a letter to Governor Tony Evers, she wrote: "As you know, I am the subject of unprecedented federal legal proceedings, which are far from concluded but which present immense and complex ...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - Hannah Dugan's felony conviction on Thursday disqualifies her from serving as a Milwaukee County judge, unless it is overturned on appeal. Dugan was convicted of obstructing ICE agents who arrived at the Milwaukee County courthouse to arrest an illegal immigrant who was appearing in her courtroom...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) A federal jury in Milwaukee deliberated for six hours before finding judge Hannah Dugan of obstructing ICE agents. Dugan helped an illegal immigrant leave her courtroom through a private hallway to avoid arrest. She was aquitted on a misdemeanor concealment charge. The conviction is a felony, puni...

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Steve Holland and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will address the nation in a televised speech at 9 p.m. EDT (0100 GMT) on Wednesday as his administration signals it is moving toward a pos...

By Jasper Ward April 1 (Reuters) - Utah officials announced on Wednesday that they were closing a five-decade-old case after finding "definitive proof" that American serial killer Ted Bundy killed a 17-year-old Utah ​girl. The girl, Laura Ann Aime, wen...

By Daniel Trotta April 1 (Reuters) - Local officials in upstate New York on Wednesday ruled the death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar as a homicide, after he had gone missing for several days upon ​being released from jail and into the custody o...

WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. ​Senate ‌on Thursday plans to pass legislation that ‌it ​unanimously ⁠approved last ⁠week to end the partial Department of ​Homeland Security shutdown ⁠since ⁠February 14 ​and fund agency ​...

By Nate Raymond BOSTON, April 1 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to allow the Trump administration to impose new restrictions on billions of dollars in grant funding used to provide permanent housing and other services to homele...

By Trevor Hunnicutt, Steve Holland and Gram Slattery WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will address the nation in a televised speech at 9 p.m. EDT (0100 GMT) on Wednesday as his administration signals it is moving toward a pos...

WELLINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on Thursday appointed Chris Penk as defence ​minister in a Cabinet reshuffle, ‌handing a former naval officer responsibility for the armed forces. Luxon said Penk would enter ...

By Andrew Gray and Trevor Hunnicutt BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte will visit Washington next week for ​what a spokesperson for the military ‌alliance called a "long-planned visit" that comes after President ...

(Refiles to fix mispelling of "conducting" in paragraph 5) MEXICO CITY, April 1 (Reuters) - Mexican Foreign Minister ​Juan Ramon de la Fuente ‌will leave his post due to health reasons, local media outlets reported on Wednesday. Roberto Velasco, curren...

WELLINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - New Zealand and the Cook Islands ​signed a Defence ‌and Security Declaration in Rarotonga on Thursday, New Zealand Foreign Minister ‌Winston ​Peters and ⁠Cook Islands Prime ⁠Minister Mark Brown said. Peters said in a sta...

SEOUL, April 2 (Reuters) - South Korea's consumer inflation quickened less ​than expected ‌in March, data showed on Thursday, amid inflation worries over a ‌surge ​in oil ⁠prices triggered by ⁠the Iran war. The consumer price index rose 2.2% from a ​ye...

LONDON, April 2 (Reuters) - British business confidence has fallen as the Iran war exacerbates worries among employers about costs, according to a ​survey of accountants that chimed with similar ‌concerns from other groups since the start of the U.S.-I...

By David Shepardson April 1 (Reuters) - The head of a group representing nearly all major automakers on Wednesday called for scrapping the U.S. government's 18.4-cent per gallon tax on gasoline and replacing ​it with a vehicle fee to pay for road repai...

April 1 (Reuters) - Amazon is in talks to acquire ​satellite telecommunications ‌group Globalstar, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing ‌people ​familiar with ⁠the matter. Globalstar's ⁠shares rose 24% to $85 in extended trading. The compa...

April 2 (Reuters) - Australia's corporate regulator on Thursday flagged governance weaknesses and risk management failures at the country's market operator ASX in its final ​report following an independent inquiry. The inquiry panel ‌conducted more tha...

April 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday clarified its policies on compounded versions of popular GLP-1 drugs, signaling tighter ​limits on their production as national supply ‌conditions improve. The agency said compounde...

April 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Eli Lilly's oral weight-loss drug, orforglipron, branded as Foundayo, making it the second pill to enter the fast-growing obesity treatment market. Danish rival Novo Nordisk launche...

By Mrinalika Roy April 1 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly shares jumped nearly 6% on Wednesday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its weight-loss pill, Foundayo, marking a significant milestone in the drugmaker's efforts to ​expand its foothold ...

April 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Eli Lilly's weight-loss pill, bringing another oral alternatives to a market dominated by injectables and intensifying competition with Novo Nordisk, which sells oral ​Wegovy. Lilly...

By Leah Douglas and Christy Santhosh April 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. FDA on Wednesday approved Eli Lilly's weight-loss pill, setting up its next battle with rival Novo Nordisk for the millions of Americans seeking highly effective GLP-1 medicines. The Lil...

By Joey Roulette CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, ​April ‌1 (Reuters) - Four astronauts blasted off ‌from ​Florida ⁠on Wednesday ⁠on NASA's Artemis II mission, a ​high‑stakes 10-day ⁠trip ⁠around the ​moon that ​marks the United ‌States' boldest step yet ⁠towa...

By Akash Sriram and Joey Roulette April 1 (Reuters) - NASA's Artemis II mission is shaping up to be more than just the next step in returning humans to the moon - it is a key test of whether the agency's traditional contractor-built systems can remain ...

By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES, April 1 (Reuters) - An Argentine-built microsatellite, the only one from Latin America selected for NASA's return to the moon, will test experimental navigation systems and measure radiation far ​beyond Earth's orbit when ...

By Juby Babu April 1 (Reuters) - SpaceX is gearing up for a stock market debut that could value it at more than $1.75 trillion, as the Elon Musk-led company reaches for the stars in what could be the largest IPO in history. It has confidentially filed ...

By Joey Roulette CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, April 1 (Reuters) - Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA's Artemis II mission, a high‑stakes 10-day trip around the moon that marks the United States' boldest ​step yet toward returning...

April 1 (Reuters) - Amazon is in talks to acquire ​satellite telecommunications ‌group Globalstar, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing ‌people ​familiar with ⁠the matter. Globalstar's ⁠shares rose 24% to $85 in extended trading. The compa...

WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. International Trade Commission said on ​Wednesday that it ‌has opened a Section 337 patent violation investigation into certain Roku and Hisense ‌brand ​display devices, ⁠streaming players and ⁠components. The U...

By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - Messaging service WhatsApp said an Italian surveillance company tricked some 200 users ​into downloading a bogus version of ‌its popular app that was rigged to spy on its victims. In a statement, the Me...

By Joe Brock LOS ANGELES, April 1 (Reuters) - SpaceX on Wednesday filed for an IPO that Elon Musk says will bankroll an effort to turn the rocket maker into an AI powerhouse, launching up to 1 million data‑center satellites into orbit to bypass power a...

April 1 (Reuters) - Data center developer Related Digital is closing in on $16 billion of financing for an Oracle data center in Michigan, ​a source familiar with the matter said ‌on Wednesday. (Reporting by Juby Babu in Mexico City; Editing by Maju Sa...

By Rollo Ross and Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, March 31 (Reuters) - Icelandic-Chinese jazz singer-songwriter Laufey says her mission is simple: get young people to fall in love with jazz. "It's literally all I care ​about as an artist - having people...

By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, March 31 (Reuters) - American actor Jon Hamm said Season 2 of the Apple TV+ dark comedy "Your Friends and Neighbors" will focus on the consequences ​facing his character after beginning a life of ‌crime in Season 1. "S...

PARIS, March 30 (Reuters) - Canadian singer Celine Dion announced on Monday, her birthday, that she will return to the stage this fall with 10 concerts scheduled in Paris, ​spread out over September and October. The much‑anticipated announcement follow...

By Blake Brittain March 30 (Reuters) - Pop megastar Taylor Swift was sued by a Las Vegas performer on Monday who said Swift's latest hit album "The Life of a ​Showgirl" violates her trademark rights. Maren Wade said in the ‌complaint that marketing for...

LONDON, March 30 (Reuters) - British actor and comedian Russell Brand's trial on seven charges of rape and sexual assault relating to ​six women will take place in ‌October, a London judge said on Monday. Brand, once one of Britain's most high-profile ...