WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - As wildfire smoke spreads over Marathon County, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is urging residents to minimize their time outside for the next 48 hours. According to a press release from the DNR, the agency has issued an Air Quality Advisory through Noon on Thursday, July 16, as Air Q...

TOWN OF RINGLE, MN (WSAU) -- Victims of the April tornado and flooding in Marathon County are being offered recovery assistance through a mobile disaster recovery center at the Ringle Town Hall, 223207 Abt Road. According to a news release from Marathon County, federal officials will be posted at the Municipal Center M...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- The Wausau City Council has approved an ordinance creating regulations for data centers in the city's zoning code, though Alders hinted that more discussion on the issue could be coming. Assistant City Planner Carrie Edmondson, one of the architects of the measure, said she leaned heavily on her pe...

STRATFORD, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - Wisconsin Farm Technology Days returned to central Wisconsin, bringing together farmers, families and the latest innovations shaping the future of agriculture. This year's event is being hosted at Redetzke's No Joke Dairy, a fifth-generation family farm in Stratford. The farm has been in the...

EDGAR, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - Authorities are asking for the public's help finding 20 steers that were rustled from a farm near Edgar. WAOW TV reports the cattle, weighing about 800 pounds each, were stolen sometime between 8:00 PM on July 7 and the morning of July 8 from Kingdom Haven Farms on Highway 97, located between Hi...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) - Republican Congressman and Wisconsin governor candidate Tom Tiffany has revealed a big campaign treasure trove as the August primary election approaches. In a press release, Tiffany stated, "Our grassroots campaign is reaching all 72 counties because the demand for common-sense leadership has ...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) - Wisconsin Lt. Governor and gubernatorial candidate Sara Rodriguez has announced that she has fired her campaign manager after an internal investigation found campaign funds were being misused and potentially stolen. According to her campaign's press release, "The Sara Rodriguez for Wisconsin c...

WAUKESHA, WI (WSAU) - Wisconsin and Waukesha County have lost a long-time political executive and leader. According to WISN, Waukesha County Executive Paul Farrow, 61, has passed away after a years-long fight with Stage 4 mucinous adenocarcinoma, a rare and incurable kind of stomach cancer thought to have begun in the ...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - On Wednesday, a sentence was handed down in the case involving former Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan. According to Fox News' Bill Melugin, Eastern District of Wisconsin Federal Judge Lynn Adelman rejected the prosecution's recommendation for a 15- to 21-month prison sentence, instead fining ...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) - To maintain, repair, and improve local roads and connecting highways, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) and Governor Tony Evers announced on Wednesday that counties and municipalities across the state received more than $180 million in the third quarterly payments for 2026 General...

By David Shepardson and David Morgan WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is reviewing a bill passed by the House to make daylight saving time permanent but it is unclear if it has enough support ​to become law, the top Senate Republican sai...

By Erin Banco, Jonathan Landay and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - The White House is considering releasing sensitive intelligence related to China and its ability to interfere in U.S. elections that some Trump officials worry could be mis...

By Andrew Hay July 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday said it was prohibited by law from releasing unredacted files on Jeffrey Epstein requested by New Mexico, escalating ​a feud between the nation's top legal agency and ‌state ...

By Tim McLaughlin July 15 (Reuters) - Largest U.S. grid operator PJM on Wednesday issued a series of warnings as temperatures soared and transmission line congestion increased ​the spot price of wholesale electricity. PJM, which serves ‌67 million peop...

By Patricia Zengerle, Jonathan Landay and Luc Cohen WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's nominee to be the top U.S. spy, Jay Clayton, refused on Wednesday to directly acknowledge that the Republican president lost the 2020 election ...

July 15 (Reuters) - The death ​toll ‌from twin earthquakes in Venezuela ‌last ​month ⁠has risen ⁠to 4,829, according to figures ​released by ⁠top ⁠lawmaker ​Jorge Rodriguez ​on Wednesday. The number ‌of injured in ⁠the June 24 quakes was ⁠unchanged ‌at...

July 15 (Reuters) - Iran summoned Britain's ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday ​after London designated the ‌Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) under the UK's Countering State Threats Act, warning the ‌move ​would "not go ⁠unanswered," the Iranian...

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - Recent waves of U.S. strikes on Iran aimed at forcing open the Strait of Hormuz are also targeting Iranian military capabilities the U.S. would want to destroy before executing more complex...

By Tommy Lund and Karolos Grohmann July 15 (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) defended its decision to provisionally lift the suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) after nine European Union member states called on Brussel...

By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will host a conference on 'far-left political terrorism' on Thursday, seeking to rally international support against left-wing movements ​the Trump administration says l...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Brewers are acquiring more veteran pitching help as the team prepares to make a playoff push when the All-Star break ends this weekend. According to MLB insider Brian McTaggart, the Brewers and Houston Astros have agreed on a trade that will send starting pitcher and two-time World ...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Brewers may be off for the All-Star break, but the front office is continuing to make moves. According to Brewers beat writer Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee is sending relief pitcher Easton McGee to the Kansas City Royals for cash after he appeared in 2 big-league games this season, posting a 0.00 ER...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Bucks are reportedly looking into making an offer for one of the top restricted free agents on the market. According to NBA Insider Marc Stein, Milwaukee has been in talks with the Denver Nuggets about a possible sign-and-trade deal that would send 23-year-old guard Peyton Watson to...

PITTSBURGH, PA (WSAU) The Brewers have reeached the all-star break on a 3-game losing streak. They were blown out by the Pirates, 14-5, on Sunday. Milwaukee arrives at the 4-day break with a 5-game lead over the Cubs in the NL Central. Paul Skenes won his 2nd consecutive start after being no-decisioned in his prior 9 a...

FOND DU LAC, WI (WSAU) - The Woodchucks got back to business after the All-Star break by picking up a gritty 7-6 win in Fond du Lac on Friday night against the Dock Spiders. With the pressure on late, Ben Chuttey (USC-Upstate) put together a five-out save, his second save in the span of a week. The right-hander allowed...

The Houston Astros finalized a trade to send right-hander Lance McCullers Jr., left-hander Colton Gordon and cash to the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. ​The Astros received minor league outfielder Jadyn Fielder ‌in return. McCullers, a two-time World...

The Los Angeles Galaxy signed free agent forward Robert Taylor of Finland on Wednesday. The ​31-year-old is under contract ‌through the 2026 season with an option through December 2027. Taylor was waived last month by Austin FC after ‌contributing ​t...

The Carolina Hurricanes will raise their second Stanley Cup championship banner ahead of ​their Sept. 29 season ‌opener against the Florida Panthers. The 5 p.m. ET matchup in Raleigh, N.C., pits the two most ‌recent ​league champions and ⁠kicks off th...

Major League Baseball players who decline to participate in the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles without an approved excuse could face a lengthy league suspension, ​multiple outlets reported. Such players would be placed on ‌a restricted list -- without e...

The Houston Astros are finalizing a trade to send right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. to the Milwaukee Brewers, multiple outlets ​reported Wednesday. The two-time World Series winner ‌and former American League All-Star has pitched only 39 1/3 innings th...

By Timothy Gardner and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - Potential tariffs in a U.S. bill imposing sanctions on Russia drew concern from Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday who said it could give President Donald Trump new powers to impos...

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, July 15 (Reuters) - The Port of Los Angeles, the busiest U.S. container seaport, said on Wednesday it set a June ​cargo record as shippers ranging from retailers ‌to data center builders rushed in goods to avoid higher fu...

By Allison Lampert and Tim Hepher July 15 (Reuters) - Airbus and Boeing have in recent weeks chartered one of the world's largest cargo planes to speed up shipments of aerostructures for some civil and military aircraft, a sign of lingering strains in ...

(Corrects date in the first sentence to Wednesday not Tuesday.) PARIS, July 15 (Reuters) - Countries applying a global minimum tax on multinational companies saw corporate tax revenues rise without a corresponding loss ​of jobs or investment, the Organ...

By Anirban Sen NEW YORK, July 15 (Reuters) - Wall Street's prime brokerage engine is humming and delivering handsome gains for the largest U.S. banks. As the largest U.S. banks reported blockbuster profits this week, financiers earned bumper fees from ...

SAO PAULO, July 15 (Reuters) - Brazilian retailer Assai is set to launch its own ​pharmacy operation on Thursday, the ‌firm said in a statement, opening its first unit in Sao Paulo state and marking its entry ‌into ​the pharmaceutical sector. • ⁠The la...

By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila DAKAR, July 15 (Reuters) - A worsening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is disrupting travel and delaying meetings tied to a U.S.-backed critical minerals partnership aimed at loosening ​China's hold on Co...

PARIS, July 15 (Reuters) - French lawmakers adopted on Wednesday a bill that will ​create a legal ‌right to assisted dying for adults with incurable illnesses, capping an intense ethical and political ‌debate. The ​legislation will, under ⁠strict condi...

July 15 (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday that American citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo must spend 21 days in a third country before entering ​the United States, citing concerns about the Ebola outbreak in ‌the re...

July 15 (Reuters) - Novo Nordisk said on Wednesday the European Commission approved its once-daily Wegovy pill for weight management in adults with obesity or ​who are overweight, making it the first oral ‌GLP-1 weight-loss treatment cleared for use ac...

CERRO PACHON, CHILE, July 15 (Reuters) - Perched atop a mountain in Chile's Coquimbo region, where some of the world's darkest skies stretch over the Andes, a giant observatory has ​begun filming the infinite to create the first movie of ‌the universe....

By Susanna Twidale HARWICH, England, July 15 (Reuters) - An international team of around 80 scientists and crew will set sail on polar research ship the RSS David Attenborough for Greenland this week to investigate whether the island's rapidly ​melting...

WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - Russia launched two cosmonauts and an American astronaut to the International Space Station on Tuesday from Kazakhstan, resuming crewed flights from ​a recently repaired launchpad with a rare joint ‌attendance by the hea...

BERLIN, July 14 (Reuters) - German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius on Tuesday urged timetable and budget discipline for a planned military ​satellite project valued at 10 billion ‌euros ($11.45 billion), saying delays were unacceptable given current t...

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Monday closed its review into a SpaceX Starship booster's return failure that occurred during a flight test in May, clearing the way for Elon Musk's company to...

July 15 (Reuters) - Uber is set to take over Delivery Hero in a deal valuing the German food delivery company at about €12.5 ​billion ($14.34 billion), the Financial Times reported on ‌Wednesday. Delivery Hero confirmed it was in advanced negotiations ...

By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO, July 15 (Reuters) - Amazon veteran Dave Brown, a senior vice president in Amazon Web Services and member ​of the elite internal group advising ‌CEO Andy Jassy, is leaving the company after 19 years. He is leaving for an...

July 15 (Reuters) - ASML has room to raise prices for some of its chipmaking equipment, its ​chief financial officer said on ‌Wednesday, after an earnings report in which it said its capacity to produce cutting-edge EUV tools is nearly fully booked ‌th...

By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG, July 15 (Reuters) - Amazon's low-earth orbit satellite internet venture Amazon Leo has signed an agreement with South Africa's Herotel to launch a new broadband ​service aimed at connecting underserved rural communities,...

BRUSSELS, July 15 (Reuters) - The European Union, which fined Elon Musk's social ​media network X €120 ‌million ($137.2 million) last year, said on Wednesday it had accepted an action plan by X ‌to ​comply with ⁠transparency rules under ⁠the EU's Digit...

By Harshita Mary Varghese July 15 (Reuters) - Netflix is under pressure to reassure investors about its growth strategy when it reports second-quarter results on Thursday, as its user engagement ​has faltered amid growing competition from traditional m...

July 14 (Reuters) - Versant Media's USA Sports said on Tuesday it had struck a multi-year deal to become the exclusive English-language ​U.S. broadcaster of Germany's Bundesliga starting in ‌August. The agreement reflects a broader industry push into l...

By Amy-Jo Crowley and Milana Vinn July 14 (Reuters) - Lionsgate Studios, the entertainment company behind the "Hunger Games" and "John Wick" franchises, is exploring a sale and has attracted takeover interest from France's Bollore Group, as consolidat...

By Jody Godoy and Lisa Richwine July 14 (Reuters) - The Writers Guild of America sued to block Paramount's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, saying it would jeopardize writers' livelihoods and ​threaten the health of the U....

July 14 - U.S. states suing to block Paramount's merger with Warner Bros Discovery argue that the deal could squeeze local movie theaters, which are still struggling to sell as many tickets as they did before the pandemic. "While ticket prices will mos...