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Marathon County conducts SWAT training on Lake DuBay
LAKE DuBAY, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - The Marathon County Sherriff's Office conducted SWAT training on Lake Dubay to ready the team's response to water-based tactical operations. The training used multiple areas of the lake, including the southern portion and a nearby island for hypothetical scenarios on the water. The boats ca...
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New pickleball courts open in Plover
PLOVER, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - A project many years in the making finally came to fruition Tuesday morning in the Village of Plover. Village officials, along with leaders from the Heart of Wisconsin Pickleball Association, Sentry Insurance officials and others, cut the ribbon on the more than 35,000 square foot facility. It'...
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Wausau Man Faces Child Porn Charges After Cybertip
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A 28-year-old Wausau man is accused of receiving child porn material through a messenger app. Investigators say Timothy Davis was communicating with at least two people who were under the age of 16 through KIK. That included receiving videos and images. KIK notified the Wausau PD of the images, and...
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Thirteen Months Ahead of the Primary.... Gubernatorial Election Ads Begin
WHITEFISH BAY, WI (WSAU) -- With more than 390 days to go before Wisconsin's 2026 Partisan Primary Election, at least one gubernatorial candidate says it's time to start the ads. Businessman Bill Berrien launched his first ad buy on Monday, spending $400,000 on statewide TV, radio, streaming, and digital ads. Represent...
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Fatal crash in Vilas County
ST GERMAIN, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - There was a fatal crash on Monday night in Vilas County. A truck collided with a tree on State Highway 155 near Sixteen Road. The call was received by Vilas County Dispatch around 9:30pm. Upon arrival, a deputy found the male driver breathing but not alert. St. Germain Fire/Rescue & Amb...
Jul 15, 2025
State News

Wisconsin rescue teams assist in Texas flood recovery efforts
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Crews are expected to resume looking for flooding victims in Texas Monday after heavy rains temporarily paused the search and rescue operations over the weekend. It marked the first time search efforts for the July 4 floods were stopped due to severe weather. More than 130 people were killed in the flood...
Jul 14, 2025

Gov. Evers' decision on another run is still a few weeks away, as Republican field grows
SEYMOUR, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Governor Tony Evers says it will still be a couple weeks before he announces whether he will run for a third term. A second Republican threw his hat into the ring Wednesday, with plenty of time for others to join ahead of the November 2026 general election. While touring Skenandore Farm in Se...
Jul 11, 2025

Is UW tuition increase needed? Republican lawmaker scrutinizes university staffing levels
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- It may soon cost more to send your student to a Universities of Wisconsin school, as the Board of Regents will vote Thursday on a 5% tuition increase for most of its universities. While some say it's needed to stay competitive amid lagging financial support from the state, others question whether the hik...
Jul 10, 2025

Wisconsin responders, K9s deploy to Texas to assist in post-flooding search/rescue efforts
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- First responders from across Wisconsin, including some from our area, have been deployed to central Texas in the aftermath of devastating flash flooding. Search and rescue operations entered a sixth day Wednesday. It was back on the 4th of July when torrential rainfall overwhelmed the Guadalupe River, wh...
Jul 09, 2025

Universities of Wisconsin propose raising tuition by up to 5% for 2025-26 school year
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Undergraduate students within the Universities of Wisconsin system will pay more for tuition next year, under a new proposal announced Tuesday. UW President Jay Rothman wants to increase tuition for resident undergraduates by up to 5% for the 2025-26 academic year. The proposal would raise tuition by 4% ...
Jul 08, 2025
National News
Kennedy fires top aides in US health shakeup, CNN reports
(Reuters) -U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired two of his top aides, chief of staff Heather Flick Melanson and deputy chief of staff for policy Hannah Anderson, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing two people familiar ...
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Returned deportee Abrego due in Tennessee court; future of smuggling case uncertain
By Andrew Goudsward NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) -Kilmar Abrego, the migrant returned to the U.S. after being wrongly deported to El Salvador, is due in court on Wednesday on human smuggling charges as the future of his criminal case and his presence...
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Trump administration pushes states for election data, Washington Post reports
(Reuters) -The Trump administration and its allies are trying to obtain voter data from states and inspect voting equipment, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, in moves it said had caused concern among state and local election officials. The Po...
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Exclusive-US considered charging Minnesota judges, lawyers in immigration crackdown, sources say
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Justice Department explored bringing criminal charges against Minnesota judges and defense lawyers who discussed requesting virtual court hearings to protect defendants from being arrested by federal imm...
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Trump, White House race to stem Epstein conspiracy fallout
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -For years, President Donald Trump and his Republican allies benefited from conspiracy theories that fueled the conservative MAGA movement and targeted his political enemies. Now the persisting furor over files rela...
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World News
UK counter-radicalisation scheme Prevent must 'up its game', review concludes
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's counter-radicalisation scheme Prevent needs to rapidly adapt to avoid mistakes which saw two men who had been referred to the programme go on to commit deadly knife attacks, a review concluded on Wednesday. Prevent has been ...
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French PM's plan to scrap two holidays stirs outcry, and memories of a toppled predecessor
By Gabriel Stargardter and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou wants to scrap two public holidays to put France's finances back on track. It's a brave move: The last French leader to try something similar soon found ...
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Cuba fires minister who said beggars were all fakes
HAVANA (Reuters) -The Cuban government fired its labor minister after she was publicly rebuked by the president for saying the country's beggars were all phonies in disguise. A brief announcement Tuesday evening said Labor and Social Security Minister ...
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Istanbul mayor hit with new jail term for insulting prosecutor, media say
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -An Istanbul court on Wednesday sentenced Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the main rival of Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan, to a fresh prison term, state broadcaster TRT reported, extending a crackdown on the opposition. Imamoglu, ...
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Iran ready to respond to any new attack, supreme leader says
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran is ready to respond to any renewed military attack, the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in comments carried by state TV on Wednesday, adding Tehran was capable of giving a bigger blow to adversaries than the o...
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Local Sports

Legion Baseball Scores & Schedule
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is Tuesday's Legion baseball scoreboard & today's schedule: Tuesday Wausau 7 Merrill 2 Marshfield 10 Wisconsin Rapids 0 Stevens Point 1 DC Everest 0 Wednesday Plover at Wausau DH 5pm at Athletic Park Stevens Point at Marshfield
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Bucks Back In Summer League Action
LAS VEGAS, NV (WSAU) -- The Milwaukee Bucks are back on the court today in the Las Vegas Summer League. The Bucks will face the Chicago Bulls. Milwaukee is 1-2 so far with a win ve Denver and losses to Cleveland and the LA Clippers. The team's final opponent will be based on the final standings.
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NL Wins All-Star Game In "Swing-Off"
ATLANTA, GA (MetroSource-WSAU) -- The National League beat the American League in the first ever swing-off in an All-Star game. The National League had built a 6-0 lead on homers from Pete Alonso and RBIs from ketel Marte and Corbin Carroll before the AL rallied. Brent Rooker hit a three-run homer and Steven Kwan tied ...
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Badger Men's Basketball Names Program General Manager, Formally Announces Villanova Game in Milwaukee
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Wisconsin Men's Basketball Coach Greg Gard has announced the promotion of Marc VandeWettering to MBB General Manager. VandeWettering takes on a relatively new role in college athletics, which involves managing the current roster, recruiting visits, and revenue-sharing strategy. "I'm extremely...
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Legion Baseball Scoreboard & Schedule
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is Monday's Legion baseball scoreboard & Tuesday schedule: Monday Plover 4 Wisconsin Rapids 3 Tuesday Merrill at Wausau DC Everest at Stevens Point Wisconsin Rapids at Marshfield
Jul 15, 2025
National Sports
Kyle Schwarber powers NL to first 'swing-off' win at All-Star Game
ATLANTA -- Albeit in unique -- and maybe even bizarre -- fashion, Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwaber was the National League's hero and All-Star Game MVP on Tuesday. After going 0-for-2 in the regularly scheduled event, Schwarber launched thr...
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ATP roundup: David Goffin returns from injury and triumphs in Gstaad
One tennis veteran prevailed, while another succumbed as first-round play continued at the EFG Swiss Open Gstaad in Switzerland on Tuesday. No. 6 Belgian David Goffin, 34, returned to action after suffering a foot injury two months ago and outlasted 1...
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Reports: MLS players get pay boost from CWC prize money
Major League Soccer players landed additional compensation for their participation in the FIFA Club World Cup, according to multiple reports Tuesday. The players' collective bargaining agreement had stated players would receive 50 percent of all money...
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Dynamo transfer MF Nico Lodeiro to his boyhood Uruguayan team
The Houston Dynamo formally transferred veteran midfielder Nico Lodeiro to Club Nacional de Football, his boyhood Uruguayan team, on Tuesday. Lodeiro, 36, appeared in his final game for the Dynamo on June 28 when he played five minutes off the bench. ...
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Milan Iloski, San Diego FC mutually terminate loan
Standout forward Milan Iloski and San Diego FC parted ways Tuesday when negotiations to reach a permanent deal broke down. Iloski and the club mutually terminated his loan and he will return to Danish side FC Nordsjaelland. Iloski was second on San D...
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Business News
Trump tariffs threaten US economy as much as European one, says German Finance Minister
By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs threaten the American economy at least as much the European one, German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said on Wednesday, calling for a "fair deal" with the Americans. "Trump's ...
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Microsoft, US national lab tap AI to speed up nuclear power permitting process
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Microsoft and a U.S. national laboratory on Wednesday said they are partnering to examine how artificial intelligence could be used to speed up the process of compiling the documents needed to secure permits f...
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Canada weighs limits on US lumber exports to ease trade friction, British Columbia premier tells Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -Canada is open to considering limits on softwood lumber exports to the U.S. to try to ease some trade friction between the neighboring countries, British Columbia Premier David Eby told Bloomberg News in a report published on Wednesday. "One...
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Goldman's profit tops estimates as market turbulence powers record equities revenue
By Saeed Azhar and Niket Nishant (Reuters) -Goldman Sachs' second-quarter profit exceeded Wall Street expectations, as turbulent markets lifted revenue from its equities division to a record and a pickup in dealmaking boosted investment banking. The r...
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Morgan Stanley profit beats estimates as traders shine
(Reuters) -Morgan Stanley's profit beat Wall Street estimates in the second quarter as its traders cashed in on volatile markets, mirroring results among its Wall Street rivals. Equities trading revenue surged 23%, while it jumped 9% in fixed income, a...
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Health News
Novartis cannot block generic version of Entresto, judge rules
(Reuters) -A federal judge rejected Novartis' request for a preliminary injunction to stop MSN Pharmaceuticals from selling a generic version of the blockbuster heart medication Entresto. In a decision on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Evelyn Padin in Ne...
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FDA staff raises efficacy concerns for Otsuka's PTSD combination drug
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's reviewers have raised efficacy concerns over Otsuka Pharma's combination drug for adults with PTSD, citing inconsistent trial results and a modest treatment effect that may not be clinically meaningful...
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Thermo Fisher acquires Sanofi's New Jersey manufacturing site
(Reuters) -Thermo Fisher said on Wednesday it will buy Sanofi's manufacturing site in Ridgefield, New Jersey, to produce critical medicines for the French drugmaker. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT Sanofi has been expanding its manufacturing presence in the U.S. ma...
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Britain's life sciences plan gets mixed reception from pharma industry
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain launched a life sciences sector plan on Wednesday to a mixed response from the pharmaceutical industry, which welcomed proposals to boost R&D but warned it would fail to keep firms competitive unless there was a deal on drug p...
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Health Rounds: GLP-1 obesity drugs may boost low testosterone
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) -GLP-1 anti-obesity medications are linked with improvements in testosterone levels and health outcomes for men with obesity or type 2 diabetes, researchers reported in San Francisco at ENDO 2025, the Endocrine Society's annual...
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Science News
Israeli research finds that when plants talk, insects listen
TEL AVIV (Reuters) -There is evidence that plants and insects interact through sound, researchers at Tel Aviv University said on Tuesday, opening a new frontier in the study of acoustic communication in nature. The study, published in the journal eLife...
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Astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary head for splashdown with NASA veteran
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -NASA retiree turned private astronaut Peggy Whitson headed for splashdown in the Pacific early on Tuesday after her fifth trip to the International Space Station, joined by crewmates from India, Poland and Hungary...
Jul 15, 2025
Astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary depart space station for return flight
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -NASA retiree turned private astronaut Peggy Whitson and four crewmates from India, Poland and Hungary departed the International Space Station early on Monday and embarked on their return flight to Earth. A Crew D...
Jul 14, 2025
SpaceX to invest $2 billion in Musk's xAI startup, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -SpaceX has committed $2 billion to xAI as part of a $5 billion equity round, deepening the ties between tech billionaire Elon Musk's ventures as his artificial intelligence startup races to compete with rival OpenAI, the Wall Street Journal ...
Jul 13, 2025
Taiwanese rocket fails to achieve Japan's first foreign launch
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Taiwanese private rocket company TiSpace terminated the flight of one of its rockets shortly after lift-off in northern Japan on Saturday, failing to become the first foreign company to perform a successful launch on...
Jul 12, 2025
Technology News
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India's L&T Technology misses quarterly revenue estimates, targets double-digit FY26 growth
(Reuters) -India's L&T Technology Services expects to log double-digit revenue growth in fiscal year 2026 and maintained its medium-term outlook of $2 billion revenue, boosted by an increased order book, CEO Amit Chadha said on Wednesday. However, the ...
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China vows to regulate 'irrational' competition in EV industry
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's cabinet on Wednesday pledged to regulate what it called "irrational" competition in the country's electric vehicle industry, vowing to strengthen cost investigation and price monitoring, according to state broadcaster CCTV. T...
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India's Tech Mahindra posts marginal first-quarter revenue miss on Americas weakness
BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's Tech Mahindra reported a marginally lower-than-expected first-quarter revenue on Wednesday as clients tightened non-essential spending amid tariff-related uncertainty and weakness in the Americas market. Consolidated s...
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Italy asks Poste, state mint to revive talks over PagoPA deal
By Elvira Pollina and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN (Reuters) -Italy wants state-backed Poste Italiane and the state mint to revive talks to buy PagoPA, the Treasury-owned platform that handles digital payments to the public administration, two sources familiar...
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Chinese AI firm MiniMax targets $4 billion-plus valuation in Hong Kong IPO, sources say
By Kane Wu, Liam Mo and Che Pan HONG KONG (Reuters) -Chinese AI startup MiniMax has filed confidentially for a Hong Kong initial public offering, targeting a valuation of over $4 billion in the flotation, which could happen before the end of this year...
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Entertainment News
Three persons guilty of accessory to the murder of Swedish rapper C.Gambino, court rules
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -A Swedish court found three persons guilty of accessory to the murder of the award-winning hip-hop artist known by the alias C.Gambino last year, it said on Wednesday. C.Gambino, who kept his identity hidden and wore a mask in publ...
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Apple TV+ drama 'Severance' leads nominations for TV's Emmy awards
By Lisa Richwine -Psychological thriller "Severance" on Apple TV+ stacked up a leading 27 nominations on Tuesday for television's Emmy Awards. "Severance" was nominated for the top prize of best drama alongside "Andor," "The Pitt," "The White Lotus" an...
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Key nominations for TV's 2025 Emmy Awards
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Following is a list of nominees in key categories. BEST DRAMA SERIES "Severance" "The Pitt" "The White Lotus" "The Diplomat" "The Last of Us" "Paradise" "Andor" "Slow Horses" BEST COMEDY SERIES &q...
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A Minute With: 'How To Train Your Dragon' star and director on making the live action movie
LONDON (Reuters) -"How To Train Your Dragon" writer and director Dean DeBlois says he feels both relief and pressure embarking on its sequel following the live-action remake's box office success. The fantasy adventure, which has grossed $560 million wo...
Jul 14, 2025
Bob Geldof and Brian May mark Live Aid's 40th at London musical
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) -Musicians who performed at Live Aid, the transatlantic concert that raised millions for famine relief in Ethiopia, reunited in London on Sunday to mark the event's 40th anniversary, attending a special performance of...
Jul 13, 2025