GRAND FORKS, ND (WSAU) -- Multiple reports indicate that the Northwoods League is finalizing plans to add a 6th softball franchise in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The Grand Forks Herald reports that the team will play at Albrecht Field on the campus of the University of North Dakota. No official announcement has been mad...

STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- The City of Stevens Point and the Wisconsin DNR have confirmed the presence of blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, in the Wisconsin River. City leaders and the DNR have placed warning signs at all Wisconsin River access points informing users of the algae and its risks. While the blooms are ...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Multiple Sources are confirming that Democratic Governor Tony Evers will not seek a third term in the state's highest office. Evers made the announcement in a video on X, saying, "For the last six years, you have welcomed me into your Churches, businesses, classrooms, farms, hospitals, and co...

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) -- A man accused of killing his roommate in Marshfield, then dumping her body in Price County, has reached a plea deal with the state. Court records show Deyvin Castro Gutierrez will return to a Wood County Courtroom on August 19th for a plea and sentencing hearing. He faces one count of fir...

GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) -- The Green Bay Packers have released images of their new throwback uniforms that will be worn for one home game this season. According to a press release from he team, the jersey features navy blue jerseys with dark gold numbers and dark gold stripes, tan pants, and navy socks. The helmet design ...

(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker made a series of social media posts Thursday that have some people questioning if he's considering another gubernatorial bid. It comes on the same day that current Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced he is not seeking re-election after serving two terms. Evers, a Democr...

(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Governor Tony Evers granted another 204 pardons Friday, bringing his total number of pardons granted to 1,640. "I am proud to have given a second chance to over 1,600 individuals over the last six years," said Gov. Evers. "These folks have worked to build lives for themselves beyond their ...

WISCONSIN (WTAQ-WRN) -- Following Thursday's announcement from Governor Tony Evers stating that he will not be seeking a third term in the 2026 election, Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez is hoping to succeed him. Rodriguez is the first democrat to officially announce candidacy for Wisconsin's 47th governor. Washingt...

MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The father of the teenage girl who opened fire inside her Madison school last year has been bound over for trial on charges related to the shooting. Jeffrey Rupnow, 43, appeared in court Thursday for a preliminary hearing, 11 weeks after his arrest on May 8. He posted a $20,000 bond the follo...

WISCONSIN (WTAQ) Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has announced that he will not seek reelection for a third term. Evers announced his decision in a video Thursday, and says he is looking forward to spending more time with his family. "For five decades, my family has sacrificed to give me the gift of service," ...

(Reuters) -Two flight attendants on a Southwest Airlines flight departing from Burbank, California were injured and being treated on Friday after pilots took evasive action to avoid another aircraft, the airline said. Southwest Flight 1496 sharply desc...

By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's administration agreed on Friday to pause efforts to block immigrants who are living in the U.S. illegally from accessing certain federally funded social services in 20 Democratic-led state...

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Several social media companies should not be held liable for helping an avowed white supremacist who killed 10 Black people in 2022 at a Buffalo, New York grocery store, a divided New York state appeals court ruled on Fri...

By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) -About 100 NFL players and two dozen employees from several teams face fines for selling this year's Super Bowl tickets for more than face value, a source told Reuters on Friday, activity that violated a long-standing ...

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Justice Department that accused the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago of unlawfully interfering with President Donald Trump's crackdown on ille...

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) -Voters in Taiwan were casting ballots on Saturday on whether to recall one-fifth of the island's parliament, all from the major opposition party, in a move supporters hope will send a message to China and opponents say is...

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday the United States and Pakistan were "very close" to a trade deal that could come within days, but comments from the U.S. after Dar met with Secretary of State M...

(Reuters) -Two flight attendants on a Southwest Airlines flight departing from Burbank, California were injured and being treated on Friday after pilots took evasive action to avoid another aircraft, the airline said. Southwest Flight 1496 sharply desc...

(Reuters) -The United States on Friday designated a group it said is tied to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro for allegedly supporting the Tren de Aragua gang and Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel, which the U.S. has named so-called foreign terrorist organiza...

ATHENS (Reuters) -Six workers at Greece's largest port Piraeus, arrested for allegedly participating in a gang smuggling cocaine hidden in shipping containers from Latin America, were jailed pending trial on Friday, legal sources said. The case is the ...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- The Milwaukee Brewers are back home and will play this afternoon against the Miami Marlins at American Family Field. Freddy Peralta is scheduled to start for Milwaukee. He is 12-4 with a 2.85 ERA in 21 starts this season. You can hear the game on WSAU...pre game show at 2:35. Meanwhile, injured ...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- The American Legion baseball regional tournaments continued on Thursday. As a result of Stevens Point beating Wisconsin Rapids last night and DC Everest beating Wausau earlier, DCE earns a trip to the AAA State Tournament that will be played next week in Stevens Point. Stevens Point is already in t...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- The Wausau Woodchucks bats continued to boom on Thursday night as they rolled over the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters 17-4 at Athletic Park. The Rafters took a 2-0 lead in the firrst inning and led 4-2 in the 6th when the Chucks erupted for 15 unanswered runs over the last three innings. Noah Malone home...

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) -- The AAA American Legion baseball Region 2 tournament continued on Wednesday. here is the scoreboard & today's schedule: Marshfield 11 Plover 3 Wisconsin Rapids 5 Wausau 1 (11 innings) Stevens Point 5 DC Everest 4 Thursday Marshfield vs Wisconsin Rapids (elimination game) 2:3...

SEATTLE, WASH (WSAU) -- After having their 11 game winning streak snapped on Tuesday, the Milwaukee Brewers bounced back for a 10-2 win over the Mariners on Wednesday afternoon. Brice Turang was 3-5 with three RBIs. William Contreras and Blake Perkins drove in two each. Quinn Priester went seven innings to pick up the ...

Jose Leclerc has been shut down by the Athletics, and the veteran reliever will require season-ending right shoulder surgery. Brian Schulman, the club's director of sports medicine and performance, said Friday that Arlington-based Dr. Keith Meister wi...

The Tampa Bay Rays placed shortstop Ha-Seong Kim on the 10-day injured list prior to Friday night's game against the Cincinnati Reds. Kim injured his lower back during Monday's 8-3 loss to the Chicago White Sox and hasn't played since. The move is ret...

Boston Red Sox rookie Marcelo Mayer was placed on the 10-day injured list on Friday, retroactive to Thursday, as the infielder suffered a right wrist sprain. Infielder David Hamilton, who has played 62 games for the Red Sox in 2025, was recalled from ...

The Cincinnati Bengals and rookie defensive end Shemar Stewart agreed to a four-year, fully guaranteed $18.97 million contract Friday, per multiple reports. Stewart, drafted 17th overall out of Texas A&M, was the final first-round selection that remai...

Mookie Betts did not travel with the Dodgers and will not play Friday night when Los Angeles faces the host Boston Red Sox as he deals with a personal matter, manager Dave Roberts told reporters Friday. However, Betts is expected to arrive in Boston a...

By Noel Randewich (Reuters) -The S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched record high closes on Friday, lifted by optimism the U.S. could soon reach a trade deal with the European Union, while Deckers Outdoor surged following a strong quarter for the maker of UGG bo...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A federal appeals court on Friday struck down 2023 regulations adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on funding a comprehensive market surveillance system, finding that Wall Street's top regulator had not provided...

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) -Investors are hopeful a potential trade deal between the U.S. and European Union could bring more certainty to markets ahead of next Friday's tariffs deadline. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wa...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Paramount Global said on Friday it expects to complete its merger with Skydance Media by August 7, following government approval for the $8.4 billion deal. After the deal closes, the company will be renamed Paramount Skydance Cor...

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(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it was investigating the death of an eight-year-old boy who received Sarepta Therapeutics' muscular disorder gene therapy Elevidys. The death occurred on June 7, the agency said. (Reporti...

(Reuters) -Atai Life Sciences and its partner Recognify Life Sciences said on Friday their experimental drug did not meet the main goal in a mid-stage trial for patients with cognitive impairment linked to schizophrenia. U.S.-listed shares of atai fell...

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) -Over five years after the COVID-19 outbreak, Honduras has reinstated mandatory mask wearing in public spaces amid a spike in respiratory illnesses and as a variant of the virus spreads through the Central American country. Hondur...

By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) -Wall Street regained confidence in Medicaid insurers after Centene said on Friday it expects to be able to raise rates charged to states for 2026 health plans for low-income Americans and strengthen profit margins. I...

ABUJA (Reuters) -At least 652 children died from malnutrition in the Nigerian state of Katsina in the first six months of 2025, Mèdecìns Sans Frontières said on Friday, an outcome it said it was due to funding cuts by international donors. Katsina, in ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -About 20% of the employees at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration are set to depart the space agency, a NASA spokesperson said on Friday. Around 3,870 individuals are expected to depart, but that number may chan...

(Reuters) -Aerospace group Thales Alenia Space (TAS) and Italian Space Agency ASI said on Friday they have signed a contract to develop the first human lunar outpost, an important step in the NASA-led Artemis moon exploration programme. The Artemis pro...

(Reuters) -Iranian telecommunications satellite Nahid-2 was carried into space on Friday aboard a Russian Soyuz launcher, Iranian media reported. The locally made satellite was successfully launched from a cosmodrome in Russia, the media said. (dubai....

SARAJEVO (Reuters) -South African businessman Errol Musk, the father of billionaire Elon Musk, visited Bosnia this week to assess its potential as a location for a research institute on gravity, space-time and longevity, months after saying he planned ...

PARIS (Reuters) -Efforts to set up a European space project alliance involving Italy's Leonardo, France's Thales and Airbus and aimed at challenging Elon Musk's Starlink are making progress, said France's industry minister on Thursday. "It's a project ...

By Echo Wang NEW YORK (Reuters) -Meta Platforms has appointed Shengjia Zhao, co-creator of ChatGPT, as chief scientist of its Superintelligence Lab, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Friday, as the company accelerates its push into advanced AI. "In this role...

(Reuters) -Tesla said on Friday it had received a number of shareholder proposals regarding the company's plan to invest in CEO Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI. Musk ruled out a merger between Tesla and xAI earlier in July, but said he ...

(Reuters) -Intel is planning to separate its networking and communications unit into a stand-alone company and has begun the process of identifying investors, the chipmaker said on Friday, as new CEO Lip-Bu Tan looks to streamline its operations. Tan's...

(Reuters) -Microsoft is investigating whether a leak from its early alert system for cybersecurity companies allowed Chinese hackers to exploit flaws in its SharePoint service before they were patched, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. A security patc...

By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -A startup founded by U.S. Navy veterans aiming to help the U.S. military use artificial intelligence to decipher data gathered by submarines has raised its first round of outside capital. Washington-based Spea...

By William Schomberg LONDON, 2025 -British jazz singer Cleo Laine, who performed with musical greats including Frank Sinatra and starred as an actor in London's West End and on Broadway, has died aged 97, the Guardian newspaper reported on Friday, cit...

VIENNA (Reuters) -A teenage friend of the man suspected of planning a foiled attack on a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna last year was given a two-year prison sentence on Friday for being a member of Islamic State, the teenager's lawyer and a court offi...

By Rollo Ross and Danielle Broadway SAN DIEGO (Reuters) -This year's Comic-Con may not be featuring as much star power as usual, but attendees dressed up for opening day on Thursday were just as pumped as ever to be there. Richard Cao, 38, from San Die...

By Arafat Barbakh LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A colossal $80 popcorn container shaped like Marvel's planet-devouring villain Galactus is offering a unique twist on movie snacks. During its unveiling in Los Angeles, the container drew excited fans to the TCL...

By Dawn Chmielewski and David Shepardson (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved the merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media, clearing the way for an $8.4 billion sale of some of the most prominent names in...