WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Marathon County has issued a request for proposals for the redevelopment of the UWSP Wausau campus. Officials are looking to transfer ownership of seven buildings by the end of the year, with the goal of redeveloping the campus in a way that will "serve the community in meaningful ways," ...

STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- An 11-member search committee has selected three finalists for the Chancellor's position at UW-Stevens Point. The list includes two external candidates and the current Interim Chancellor, Pratima Gandhi, who has also served as the school's Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration. The ...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Senator Patrick Testin is one of 16 Republicans who have signed on to a proposed state tax rebate. The proposal would give direct payments of $500 to individual filers and $1,000 to married couples that file a joint return. Testin says the proposal would return some of the state's multi-billion do...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- North Central Health Care is introducing a new team dedicated to protecting seniors and other vulnerable adults from financial scams. The Financial Abuse Specialist Team, or FA$T, is based on a concept that's been successful in other areas. "It is a community outreach program [bringing togethe...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Four of Marathon County's six snowmobile trail zones will close on Friday. According to a news release from the County's Parks, Recreation, and Forestry department, zones two and five will remain open; the rest will close on the following schedule: Zone 1 - Closing Friday, February 13th at 6 AM. Z...

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...

MADISON, WI (WSAU-WAOW) A $4.25 million multistate settlement has been reached with Menards, over allegations of deceptive marketing practices. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and Attorney General Josh Kaul announced the settlement, which resolves claims related to Menards' mercha...

BOSTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday ​blocked U.S. ‌President Donald Trump's administration from ending temporary protections from ‌deportation ​that had ⁠allowed hundreds ⁠of South Sudanese nationals to live and work in ​the United S...

By Ted Hesson Feb 12 (Reuters) - The top Republican and Democrat on a U.S. Senate committee played video showing the lead-up to the shooting of U.S. citizen Alex Pretti to Trump immigration officials at a hearing on Thursday, sharply questioning whethe...

By Richard Cowan, David Morgan and Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday blocked legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security past a Friday deadline, as Democrats ​pressed to rein in the Trump ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration faced harsh criticism ​from senators over ‌a litany of failures before the January 2025 collission of a American Airlines ‌regional ​jet and ⁠Army helicopter that ⁠killed 67 people. Sen...

By Douglas Gillison WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Wall Street's top regulator is working to restore some of its workforce following last year's deep cuts at the behest of the White House, the agency's chief told Congress ​on Thursday. "We have gaps in...

DHAKA, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Bangladesh Nationalist ​Party crossed ‌the halfway mark to win the parliamentary ‌election ​on ⁠Friday, a ⁠local TV station showed, as ballots were ​counted in a ⁠pivotal vote ⁠that is ​expected to ​restore political stabi...

BRUSSELS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - NATO states have announced hundreds ​of millions ‌of dollars of support for the Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) ‌initiative ​to supply ⁠Ukraine with U.S. ⁠weapons, NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Thursday. The NA...

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will announce a multi-billion dollar reconstruction plan for Gaza and detail plans for a U.N.-authorized stabilization force for the Palestinian enclave at the first formal meeting ...

CALGARY, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Separatists in Alberta are ramping up a petition campaign aimed at triggering an independence vote in the western province that has long complained its economy is being held back by the rest of Canada. Volunteer canvassers a...

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Germany will deliver five additional ​PAC-3 missile interceptors to ‌Ukraine if other countries donate a total of 30, German Defence Minister Boris ‌Pistorius ​said on Thursday. PAC-3, ⁠or Patriot ⁠Advanced...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is Tuesday's scoreboard: Boys Basketball Roncalli 49 Wausau West 36 DC Everest 74 Chippewa Falls 54 Marshfield 74 Eau Claire Memorial 53 Eau Claire North 71 Wisconsin Rapids 62 Bonduel 79 Wausau East 49 Merrill 50 Antigo 49 Marathon 72 Stratford 20 Wausau Newman 62 Edgar...

ORLANDO, FLA (WSAU) -- The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Orlando Magic 116-108 on Wednesday night at Kia Center in Florida. It was the second game at Orlando this week. The Magic made 20 3-pointers in the game while the Bucks were 24-24 from the free throw line. It was the first win for the Bucks against a team with a winni...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is Tuesday's scoreboard: Boys Basketball DC Everest 62 Stevens Point 49 Rhinelander 74 Tomahawk 35 Iola-Scandanavia 65 Wausau West 61 Hortonville 84 Wisconsin Rapids 42 Lakeland 56 Northland Pines 55 Marathon 77 Witt/Birn 49 Marshfield 75 Chippewa Falls 37 Medford 52 Mer...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill (WSAU) -- The Wisconsin mens basketball team pulled off an upset as they knocked off #8 Illinois 92-90 in overtime on Tuesday night. The Badgers took an early lead of 18-10 but Illinois led at halftime 44-38. The Badgers went on a 8-0 run to begin the second half but the Illini went on a run of their own...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is Monday's scoreboard & today's schedule: Boys Basketball Witt/Birn 51 Edgar 49 Northland Lutheran 60 Tomahawk 39 Pacelli 49 Tri-County 46 Neillsville 57 Stratford 47 Berlin 60 Adams-Friendship 50 Wonewoc Center 79 Pittsville 35 Athens 65 Nekoosa 43 Spencer 66 Chequ...

NBCUniversal has seen an average of 26.5 million viewers during the first five nights of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, ​the most to this point since ‌the 2014 Sochi Games, it announced Tuesday. That translates into a 93% increase from the same peri...

The Arizona Diamondbacks are bringing back former closer Paul ​Sewald on ‌a one-year, $1.5 million deal, multiple outlets reported on Thursday. The 35-year-old right-hander ‌split ​last season ⁠with the Cleveland ⁠Guardians and Detroit Tigers, finishi...

An NCAA appeals committee denied former Michigan staff member Connor Stalions' appeal of the eight-year show-cause penalty he received for his role ​in a sign-stealing scandal. Stalions had argued that ‌the August ruling from the NCAA Committee on Inf...

Anthony Kim's storybook return to the professional golf world added another chapter on Thursday when he finished his first round as a member of the 4Aces tied for third at LIV Golf Adelaide. Kim joined Dustin Johnson's team before the second event of ...

By Amy Tennery MILAN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Canada got off to a perfect start to their Olympic men's ice hockey campaign with a confident 5-0 win over the Czech Republic on Thursday, as Switzerland ​cruised past France 4-0. The nine-time winners underline...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase's commercial and investment bank has appointed insider Guy Halamish as ​chief operating officer to oversee ‌data and AI strategy across the division, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. Banks and companies a...

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Oil prices dropped $2 a barrel on Thursday due to falling demand, retreating fears of renewed Middle East conflict and expected increases in supply. Brent crude oil futures were down $2, ​or 2.88%, at $67.40 a ...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - AI startup Anthropic said on Thursday it has raised $30 billion in its latest funding round, which was co-led by investors ​including D. E. Shaw Ventures, ICONIQ and MGX, ‌valuing the Claude chatbot maker at $380 billion. Insatiable ...

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The European Commission is aiming to make it easier for companies in the region to build scale through cross-border acquisitions in its ​first overhaul of merger rules in more than two decades, ‌people with ...

By Karl Plume CHICAGO, Feb 12 (Reuters) - U.S. agribusiness Cargill will permanently close its beef processing facility in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and eliminate 221 jobs, according to ​a filing with the state, the latest U.S. ‌beef plant to be shuttered ...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it has approved labeling changes to six ​menopause hormone therapies to remove references ‌to risks of cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, and probable dementia. The FDA had i...

By Emma Rumney LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - A potential U.S. move to block imports of some disposable vapes could cut the booming market for unregulated e-cigarettes by as much as ​a third, British American Tobacco's CEO told Reuters on ‌Thursday, though...

By Jatindra Dash BHUBANESWAR, India, Feb 12 (Reuters) - An Indian health worker who contracted the deadly Nipah virus ​in December has died, a senior ‌health official from the eastern state of West Bengal said on Thursday. The woman - a nurse - was one...

By Sahil Pandey Feb 12 (Reuters) - Zoetis on Thursday forecast 2026 adjusted profit and revenue above Wall Street estimates, but shares dropped 5% after executives cautioned that ​its companion-animal business in the U.S. remains under pressure ‌and c...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - BridgeBio Pharma said its experimental therapy boosted growth rates in children with a rare genetic disorder that causes dwarfism, sending the company's shares 7% higher on ​Thursday. The company said it plans to seek regulatory appr...

WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The formation of a black hole can be quite a violent event, with a massive dying star blowing up and some of its remnants collapsing to form an exceptionally dense object with gravity so strong not even light can escape. ...

Feb 11 (Reuters) - Rocket maker ​Orbex ‌will enter administration after ‌takeover ​talks ⁠with European ⁠space start-up The Exploration ​Company failed, ⁠The ⁠Financial ​Times reported ​on Wednesday. Reuters could ‌not immediately verify ⁠the report. ...

Feb 11 (Reuters) - Eutelsat has secured about ​1 ‌billion euros ($1.2 billion) in export credit financing ‌to ​fund ⁠the procurement ⁠of low Earth orbit satellites for its ​OneWeb constellation, it ⁠said ⁠on Wednesday. The ​financing, backed ​by a Fren...

By Will Dunham Feb 10 (Reuters) - Scientists have unearthed in Canada's province of Nova Scotia the skull of a creature dating to about 307 million years ago that is one of the oldest-known plant-eating land vertebrates, representing a pivotal juncture...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - A fresh examination of radar data for Venus obtained by NASA's Magellan spacecraft in the 1990s indicates the presence of a large underground cavity created by a lava flow, the first subsurface feature ever ...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - AI startup Anthropic said on Thursday it has raised $30 billion in its latest funding round, which was co-led by investors ​including D. E. Shaw Ventures, ICONIQ and MGX, ‌valuing the Claude chatbot maker at $380 billion. Insatiable ...

By Amy-Jo Crowley and Paul Sandle LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Comcast-owned Sky's talks with ITV about buying its broadcast channels and streaming platform have slowed in recent weeks, three people with knowledge of the matter said, as the battle to buy...

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google risks another EU antitrust headache as regulators said they are concerned that the U.S. tech giant ​may be unfairly driving online advertising prices higher, ‌a letter to advertisers see...

By Raphael Satter and AJ Vicens WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Palo Alto Networks opted not to tie China to a global cyberespionage campaign the firm exposed last week over concerns that the cybersecurity company or its clients could face retaliation f...

Feb 12 (Reuters) - Google ​is ‌being investigated ‌by ​the ⁠European ⁠Union over concerns ​it ⁠is ⁠illegally rigging ​the ​cost of advertising ‌on ⁠its search engine, ⁠Bloomberg ‌News ⁠reported ​on ‌Thursday. (Reporting by ​Juby ⁠Babu in Mexico ​City)...

By Hanna Rantala BERLIN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Michelle Yeoh has won some of the acting industry's top honours over her four-decade career, including an Oscar and a Golden ​Globe, and on Thursday night she will add ‌another: the Berlin Film Festival's Hon...

By Hanna Rantala and Miranda Murray BERLIN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Director and actor Shahrbanoo Sadat says premiering her romantic comedy "No Good Men" in Berlin, where it will open this year's film festival, is a chance to redress ​the overwhelmingly gri...

By Miranda Murray BERLIN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - German director Wim Wenders said on Thursday filmmakers must stay out of politics and focus on changing how people think, at the start of the Berlin Film Festival. Considered more politically minded than its...

By Brad Brooks AURORA, Colorado, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show, which celebrated Latino culture in Spanish, offered an uplifting moment of cultural pride for many Hispanic residents in Aurora, Colorado, ...

MILAN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Universal Music Group and rights‑tech platform ClicknClear have signed a global licensing deal enabling athletes to license music from UMG for use in choreographed sports, the companies said in a joint statement on Thursday. T...