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Fatal motorcycle wreck in Waupaca County
WAUPACA, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - One man is dead following a single motorcycle crash in the Township of Waupaca on Tuesday. In a release, the Waupaca County Sheriff's Office says they were notified just after 1:45pm about the crash near County Highway E and Casey Road. Law enforcement determined the driver, an unidentified 46...
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Wausau Events' Concerts on the Square Return Wednesday
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A sure sign of Summer returns Wednesday in Wausau's 400 Block. The annual Concerts on the Square music series will return with Rising Phoenix playing from 6:00-8:00 PM. Wausau Events Executive Director Alissandra Aderholdt says they've brought back all the usual crowd favorites and some new names. ...
12h ago

Aspirus Wausau Emergency Room Expansion Complete
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) -- Aspirus Wausau Hospital has wrapped up the final phase of its emergency department expansion. The new addition opened to patients on June 3. The expansion has increased the department's capacity to 30 treatment spaces. Eight new patient rooms, including enhanced trauma and critical care rooms...
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Two Injured in Marathon County House Fire
HATLEY, WI (WSAU) -- Two people were injured in a Tuesday morning house fire in Hatley. The fire was reported at about 12:05 AM on Kirkwood Street. When crews arrived, they found a 67-year-old woman outside the home with burn injuries. She informed crews that another woman was trapped inside. Firefighters were able to ...
19h ago

Former Wisconsin Rapids Youth Pastor Sentenced for Child Sex Crimes
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) -- The former Wisconsin Rapids youth pastor convicted of repeated child sexual assault will serve 10 years in a state prison. James Lane was handed a 15-year sentence on Tuesday, including 10 years in a state prison and five years on extended supervision. He will also pay court costs and fee...
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State News

Milwaukee man framed immigrant as would-be Trump assassin to prevent testimony: Officials
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- A Milwaukee man was charged Monday with framing an undocumented immigrant in a plot to kill President Donald Trump. Officials say Demetric Scott, 52, admitted to impersonating 54-year-old Ramon Morales-Reyes while penning letters threatening to assassinate Trump. The handwritten letters wer...
19h ago

Wisconsin bill looks to create penalties for falsely claiming pet as service animal
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Under a new bill being introduced in the Wisconsin Legislature, people who falsely claim their pet is a service animal in public businesses could face a $200 fine for their first violation. Future offenses could total $500 each. The Wisconsin Restaurant Association is in support of this bill,...
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Negotiation talks on state budget have continued in Madison between both sides
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- As lawmakers continue to work on Wisconsin's next two-year spending plan, there's been constant talks between Democrats and Republicans as of late. Even as time to do so dwindles, the goal remains to have a new budget signed and passed on time before the new fiscal year starts on July 1st. Joint Finance ...
Jun 02, 2025

Wisconsin National Guard soldiers honored, celebrated ahead of overseas deployment
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - More than 600 Wisconsin National Guard soldiers are being deployed for active duty, and being sent off with a private ceremony alongside family and friends in Oshkosh. The send-off ceremony is for the soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 127th Infantry Regiment and Gulf Company, 132nd Briga...
Jun 01, 2025

Republican state senator pushes Evers to hand over $170M in interest on unspent funds
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Republican State Senator Eric Wimberger is pressing Democratic Governor Tony Evers to hand over funds to the state treasury. According to the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau, more than $170 million in interest has been accrued on unspent federal dollars since the pandemic. "Federal money all go...
May 30, 2025
National News
Elderly Cubans hit the dance floor to ward off blackout blues
By Anett Rios and Alien Fernandez HAVANA (Reuters) -Cuban grandmother Ana Mirta Sanchez was not about to let an unexpected blackout in Havana on a weekday morning cramp her style during a regular group dance with 30 or so of her friends and fellow seni...
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'Life of Chuck' movie chases the meaning of life, loss and love
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Before finishing the science-fiction drama film "The Life of Chuck," English actor Tom Hiddleston and American director Mike Flanagan had a conversation about life, death and existence. "I think (the con...
2h ago
New York pension scheme weighs year-end review of asset allocation, FT reports
(Reuters) -New York City's public pension system is weighing an increase in its overseas investments at a review slated for the year-end due to rising uncertainty from U.S. policy changes, the pension scheme's investment chief told the Financial Times ...
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.7 strikes Seram, Indonesia, GFZ says
(Reuters) -A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Seram, Indonesia on Wednesday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said. (Reporting by Ajit Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Christopher...
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US Coast Guard responding to cargo ship fire near Alaska; no injuries reported
(Reuters) -The U.S. Coast Guard said on Wednesday it was responding to a fire on board a 600 foot (183 m) cargo ship near Alaska, but added that no injuries had been reported. The ship, Morning Midas, had 22 people on board and was located 300 miles (4...
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World News
Suspect in French crypto sector kidnappings arrested in Morocco - Minister
PARIS (Reuters) -French Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin on Wednesday thanked Morocco for helping in the arrest of man suspected of being behind recent kidnappings in the cyptocurrency sector in France. Darmanin linked his post on social platform X to...
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Pakistan open, 'not desperate' for talks with arch-rival India, says foreign minister
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan is "ready but not desperate" for talks with arch-rival India, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, in remarks that underline the lack of a thaw between the two nuclear-armed neighbours following their wo...
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Netherlands' Schoof seeks parliament support on defense after government collapse
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Prime Minister Dick Schoof, acting in a caretaker status after his resignation, sought parliamentary support on Wednesday for security and defense matters, a day after far-right leader Geert Wilders abruptly abandoned the coalition...
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Finland extends ban on migrants seeking asylum on Russia border
HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland's parliament on Wednesday voted in favour of extending emergency legislation that allows the Nordic country to reject asylum applications from migrants on its closed eastern border with Russia and to send them back. Finland ...
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Seven dead in stampede outside India's Bengaluru cricket stadium, TV channels say
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -At least seven people were killed in a stampede outside a cricket stadium in India's Bengaluru, where an event was being held to celebrate Royal Challengers Bengaluru's first Indian Premier League title win, TV channels reported on...
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Local Sports

Tuesday High School Scoreboard & Wednesday Schedule
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is Tuesday's scoreboard & today's schedule: Baseball Regionals Gibralter/Washington Island 5 Rapids Assumption 1 River Falls 2 Wisconsin Rapids 1 Girls Soccer Regionals Mosinee 3 Antigo 0 Wausau West 1 Wisconsin Rapids 0 DC Everest 4 Stevens Point 1 Menominee-Marshfield no ...
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Brewers Win Streak Ends
CINCINNATI, OHIO (WSAU) -- The Cincinnati Reds ended the Milwaukee Brewers eight game winning streak with a 4-2 win on Tuesday night in Ohio. Freddy Peralta allowed three runs over six plus innings to take the loss. Sal Frelick hit a solo home run and Christian Yelich had the other RBI. The Brewers and Reds finish thei...
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Chucks Lose & Rest Of NWL Scores
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- The Royal Oak Leprechauns beat the Wausau Woodchucks 9-6 on Tuesday night at Athletic Park in Wausau. The Woodchucks had the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th with one out but couldnt score. Christian Smith-Johnson had a grand slam for the Chucks. The Woodchucks, now 5-4, will host Royal Oak to...
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Monday High School Scoreboard & Tuesday Schedule
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is Monday's scoreboard & today's schedule: Baseball Regionals Menominee 3 Wausau West 2 Pacelli 10 Almond-Bancroft 0 Tigerton 8 Rosholt 1 Marshfield Columbus 3 Brookwood 2 Auburndale 5 Osseo-Fairchild 4 Stratford 10 Stanley-boyd 0 Elk Mound 4 Tomahawk 3 Softball Sectio...
Jun 03, 2025

Brewers Win 8th Straight
CINCINNATI, OHIO (WSAU) -- The Milwaukee Brewers kept it rolling as they beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Monday night in Ohio. It was Milwaukee's eighth straight win. Aaron Civale went five innings to pick up the win. Five Brewers relievers tossed 4 2/3 scoreless innings. Christian Yelich nailed his 13th home run in th...
Jun 03, 2025
National Sports
Tennis-Blunder fest as Gauff downs Keys to reach last four in Paris
By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) -Coco Gauff huffed and puffed into the French Open semi-finals with a 6-7(6) 6-4 6-1 victory against fellow American Madison Keys in a match both players will be quick to forget as they broke the 100-unforced errors bar...
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Soccer-TikTokers spend 27 hours in stadium toilet to watch Champions League final for free
(Reuters) -A pair of Belgian TikTokers say they spent 27 hours in an Allianz Arena toilet last weekend before watching Paris St Germain beat Inter Milan in the Champions League final for free. Neal Remmerie and Senne Haverbeke told VRT News they manage...
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MLB roundup: Rockies top Marlins for first series win
Hunter Goodman hit a one-out, solo home run in the eighth inning, and the visiting Colorado Rockies beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Tuesday night to clinch their first series victory of this season. The Rockies had lost all 19 series this season -- 10 o...
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Twins' Pablo Lopez exits due to shoulder tightness
Minnesota right-hander Pablo Lopez departed the Twins' contest against the Athletics on Tuesday due to tightness in his pitching shoulder. Lopez was warming up for the bottom of the sixth inning in West Sacramento, Calif., and after his third toss, he...
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Minkah Fitzpatrick's brother, No. 3 CB prospect, commits to Georgia
Justice Fitzpatrick, a four-star cornerback in the Class of 2026 and the younger brother of NFL star Minkah Fitzpatrick, committed to play for Georgia on Tuesday. The younger Fitzpatrick is considered the No. 3 cornerback in his class and No. 47 overa...
11h ago
Business News
S&P says South Africa needs faster growth to secure rating upgrade
By Colleen Goko JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa needs faster economic growth and credible fiscal consolidation to secure its first credit rating upgrade in two decades, a senior S&P Global Ratings official said on Wednesday. At its most recent rev...
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Insurance brokerage Trucordia valued at $5.7 billion after Carlyle's strategic investment
(Reuters) -Insurance brokerage firm Trucordia received a $1.3 billion strategic investment from global investment firm Carlyle, valuing the company at more than $5.7 billion, it said on Wednesday. The investment is expected to reduce Trucordia's levera...
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Mercedes-Benz: in talks with suppliers over rare earth 'buffers'
By Christoph Steitz RASTATT, Germany (Reuters) -Mercedes-Benz is talking to its top suppliers about building rare earth stockpiles even though the carmaker has not seen any impact from a shortage that has caused some suppliers to shut down plants and p...
1h ago
CrowdStrike shares drop as Windows-outage fallout hits forecast
(Reuters) -CrowdStrike shares slumped 7% in premarket trading after the cybersecurity company forecast its second-quarter revenue below analysts' estimates, weighed down by its customer retention efforts following a Windows-related outage last year. Fo...
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Tesla's German car sales continue to decline in May
(Reuters) -Tesla's sales volume in Germany fell by a third in May, the German road traffic agency KBA said on Wednesday, although sales of battery electric vehicles rose overall. KBA said Tesla sold 1,210 cars in Germany in May, down 36.2% from year ea...
2h ago
Health News
Indonesian policyholders must pay part of medical insurance claims from 2026
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Starting next year, Indonesian policyholders will have to bear some of the cost of their hospital bills through co-payment, according to a new regulation intended to curb overclaims and curb a rise in medical costs. Under the new rul...
5h ago
Judge extends ban on Trump administration canceling COVID school aid
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal judge in Manhattan has extended an injunction banning the Trump administration from canceling unspent funding to help elementary and high schools in 16 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., address the COVI...
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Exclusive-CDC expert resigns from COVID vaccines advisory role, sources say
By Julie Steenhuysen, Michael Erman and Dan Levine (Reuters) -Pediatric infectious disease expert Dr. Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos of the U.S. CDC resigned on Tuesday as co-leader of a working group that advises outside experts on COVID-19 vaccines and is...
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Moderna agrees to true placebo-controlled trial of new COVID vaccine, Kennedy says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday that Moderna has agreed to a true placebo-controlled trial of its new COVID-19 vaccine. While noting that he was aware of concerns about the Food and D...
14h ago
Gruppo San Donato streamlines governance, still talking with potential investors
MILAN (Reuters) -Gruppo San Donato (GSD) continues to talk with potential investors, both funds and hospital groups, the Italian healthcare group's deputy chairman said on Tuesday, as it presented a new, more streamlined governance. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT ...
20h ago
Science News
SpaceX will record revenue of about $15.5 billion in 2025, Elon Musk says
(Reuters) -Elon Musk's rocket maker SpaceX will record revenue of about $15.5 billion this year, the billionaire said on Tuesday. The company's commercial revenue from space will exceed the entire budget of NASA next year, he said. (Reporting by Akash...
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Former SpaceX Engineer's Impulse Space raises $300 million to expand space tug fleet
-Impulse Space, a space technology startup developing orbital transfer vehicles commonly known as "space tugs," has raised $300 million in a late-stage funding round led by Linse Capital, bringing the company's total funding to $525 million. Led by Tom...
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Russia plans to integrate homegrown AI model into space station
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia plans to integrate its homegrown Gigachat artificial intelligence model into IT systems on the International Space Station (ISS), the head of space agency Roscosmos said on Tuesday. Gigachat, developed by the country's largest ...
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Study sees lower chances of Milky Way crashing into Andromeda galaxy
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Milky Way and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy are currently hurtling through space toward each other at a speed of about 250,000 miles per hour (400,000 kph), setting up a possible future galactic collision tha...
Jun 02, 2025
Defense and space firm Voyager seeks $1.6 billion valuation in US IPO
(Reuters) -Defense and space tech company Voyager Technologies aims at a valuation of $1.6 billion in its U.S. listing, the company revealed in a filing on Monday. The Denver, Colorado-based company plans to sell 11 million shares and would raise $319 ...
Jun 02, 2025
Technology News
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CrowdStrike shares drop as Windows-outage fallout hits forecast
(Reuters) -CrowdStrike shares slumped 7% in premarket trading after the cybersecurity company forecast its second-quarter revenue below analysts' estimates, weighed down by its customer retention efforts following a Windows-related outage last year. Fo...
1h ago
UK's Marlowe in talks with outsourcer Mitie over potential deal
(Reuters) -British business software provider Marlowe said on Wednesday it was in talks to be acquired by outsourcer Mitie Group. Marlowe provides compliance and risk management services, including safety inspections and employee health support, to bus...
2h ago
US senators press antitrust enforcers over Rocket-Redfin deal
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) -A group of U.S. Senators have demanded that federal antitrust enforcers explain why they did not seek to block Rocket Companies' $1.75 billion acquisition of real estate listing platform Redfin, saying the deal could raise cost...
2h ago
Microsoft offers to boost European governments' cybersecurity for free
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Microsoft is offering free of charge to European governments a cybersecurity programme, launched on Wednesday, to bolster their defences against cyber threats, including those enhanced by artificial intelligen...
2h ago
Nokia, Nvidia, defence firms back EU-funded drone infrastructure oversight project
By Nathan Vifflin (Reuters) -A consortium of more than 42 organizations, led by Nokia, will work on an unmanned drone project aimed at protecting and bolstering the resilience of Europe's most critical infrastructures, the Finnish network equipment mak...
5h ago
Entertainment News
'Life of Chuck' movie chases the meaning of life, loss and love
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Before finishing the science-fiction drama film "The Life of Chuck," English actor Tom Hiddleston and American director Mike Flanagan had a conversation about life, death and existence. "I think (the con...
2h ago
Warner Bros Discovery shareholders reject 2024 executive pay
(Reuters) -A majority of Warner Bros Discovery shareholders voted against the 2024 pay packages of CEO David Zaslav and other top executives at the media conglomerate's annual stockholder meeting, a Tuesday regulatory filing showed. The board of direct...
14h ago
Michael J. Fox appeals for help finding lost 'Back to the Future' guitar
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael J. Fox and other stars of classic film "Back to the Future" appealed for the public's help on Tuesday in locating the red Gibson guitar featured in a memorable scene. Marty McFly, the time-traveling teen portrayed by...
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs paid hotel security officer to hand over video, jury hears
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sean "Diddy" Combs paid a hotel security officer to hand over surveillance footage that showed the hip-hop mogul violently attacking his then-girlfriend Casandra Ventura in a hallway, the officer testified on Tuesday at...
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Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault trial to conclude with closing arguments
By Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Harvey Weinstein's rape and sexual assault trial is set to wrap up with closing arguments to the jury by prosecutors and defense lawyers on Tuesday in Manhattan, a year after a state appeals court overturned the former...
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