ROTHSCHILD, WI (WSAU) -- A few years after merging their Police departments, residents of Weston and Rothschild will finance a new building for the combined force. Rothschild Administrator Ryan VanDeWalle says the new building will provide the department with adequate room for current and future operations. "[The ...

MERRILL, WI (WSAU) -- Police took four people into custody after executing a search warrant at a home on Grand Avenue in Merrill last week. According to a Facebook post, officers received a tip regarding a wanted individual in the home earlier this month. Officers then enlisted help from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Of...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Marshfield man accused of repeated sexual assault of a child has entered a no contest plea to the charges, avoiding a jury trial. Kurtis Holman entered the plea for one count of first-degree child sexual assault and one count of causing a child under the age of 13 to listen to or view a sex act. ...

TIGERTON, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - A proposed AI data center in Tigerton is raising questions and concerns among residents who say they want more information before any decision is made. Serena Smith, a Tigerton resident, said she wants to know the environmental impact on the community's water, air and wildlife. "This is...

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) -- A La Farge man accused of attempted homicide and arson in connection with a house fire in Wisconsin Rapids appears to have a plea deal with the state. Court records show a plea and sentencing hearing is scheduled for Michael Vandenberg, who is accused of setting fire to a home on 17th Ave...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The federal government has opened an investigation into Wisconsin's largest public school system after reports surfaced that the district considers race when disciplining students. According to WISN, Milwaukee Public Schools was notified of the investigation earlier this week by the Department of...

OAK CREEK, WI (WSAU) - A popular southern gas station chain is officially coming to Wisconsin. According to WISN, on Tuesday evening, The Oak Creek Common Council voted unanimously to approve a deal with Buc-ee's to not just open its first location in Wisconsin but to rename the road it will be located on from "El...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The 2026 Wisconsin State Fair had an abrupt ending this year after police were called to break up multiple fights that involved dozens of participants. According to the Milwaukee police department and videos posted online by onlookers at the fair, the fights broke out around 10 p.m. on Sunday, wh...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - The first poll of the 2026 Wisconsin general election cycle is out, and it shows that the race between Democrat David Crowley and Republican Tom Tiffany may be a toss-up come election day. According to the newly released Badger Battleground poll on Sunday, Crowley leads Tom Tiffany 48% to 44% with 5...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley is the Democratic nominee for Governor. With nearly 99% of the vote counted, Crowley was leading Madison-area State Representative Francesca Hong by about .5%, or just under 4,000 votes. Crowley held an event in Milwaukee at 9:00 AM to formally accept the n...

Aug 25 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms and state attorneys general have discussed a potential mid-trial settlement of a lawsuit accusing the company of deliberately designing Facebook and Instagram to be ​addictive to young users, Bloomberg News reported on...

Aug 25 (Reuters) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday reported 17,180 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis in ​the United States, an increase of ‌1,464 cases from a week ago. Here are some details: • The CDC said it has received rep...

WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - U.S. employers seeking to hire skilled foreign workers can use the federal government's H-1B visa program for a fee, allowing tech and other professionals from abroad to work in the United States for a few years. U.S. Pre...

By Pietro Lombardi MADRID, Aug 25 (Reuters) - The Spanish government plans to introduce stricter water, energy and cybersecurity rules for data centres after a deluge of projects in the country, government sources say. The ​new requirements are include...

WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission ​has agreed to ‌extend discounted broadcast advertising rates for TV air time to ‌joint ​fundraising committees ⁠and party ⁠committees at the same steep discount previously allow...

By Kanishka Singh and Steve Gorman WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - A Nicaraguan immigrant taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents while his son, a U.S. Navy sailor, was deployed at sea aboard an aircraft carrier during the ​U.S.-Israeli war on I...

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has issued a pause on visa appointments for applicants around the world during an ongoing immigration crackdown by the U.S. government ​in the Republican leader's ...

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has sent Congress a proposed agreement with Saudi Arabia on civil nuclear energy while insisting the pact will only ​be approved if the kingdom normalizes relations with Israel, ‌...

LA PAZ, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz appointed Christian Morales as economy and public finance minister on Tuesday, signaling policy ​continuity as his government seeks to stabilize ‌the crisis-hit economy, secure foreign financing...

By Yomna Ehab CAIRO, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Iran said it had restarted talks with neighbor Oman to manage the Strait of Hormuz as it faces heightened economic pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump in the wider conflict. Iran and Oman have been in on-an...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) - One of the University of Wisconsin's most prominent alumni is assisting the school in raising funds for its name, image, and likeness fund to restore the football program to its winning ways. According to a video posted on his X account, Dan "Big Cat" Katz, a popular Barstool Sports perso...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) - Wisconsin Badgers quarterback Colton Joseph has a chance to do something that no other Badgers quarterback has done before. According to a post on X from the team, Joseph, who transferred to Wisconsin from Old Dominion earlier this year, has been named to the 2026 Manning Award Watch List, which co...

GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) -- The Green Bay Packers will participate in the NFL's Rivalries series, wearing a specially designed alternate jersey for games against the Chicago Bears on October 11th. The team revealed the jerseys this morning, which feature a forest green base and several details dedicated to the team's histo...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Brewers got good news after outfielder Garrett Mitchell left Sunday's game at the Little League World Series against the Braves. According to Mitchell, who spoke to the media on Sunday night after he was hit by a pitch in his forearm, confirmed that he's not expecting a stint on the...

GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Green Bay Packers got good news on Monday about one of their top 2026 draft picks. According to head coach Matt LaFleur, who spoke about cornerback Brandon Cisse's knee injury before practice on Monday, saying, "He should be fine; he should be good to go." When the Packers opened pr...

Two days after ejecting Enes Kanter Freedom from Wintrust Arena during a game, the Chicago Sky announced Tuesday that they have banned the former NBA player from the building. Kanter Freedom, sitting courtside during the Sky's 113-90 loss to the ​Indi...

Wild-card entrant Martin Damm needed just 1 hour, 22 minutes to knock out No. 1 seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia ​7-5, 6-3 in second-round action on ‌Tuesday at the Winston-Salem Open in North Carolina. The 6-foot-8 Damm used his length at the net to pu...

ATLANTA -- Rory McIlroy may not be involved with any PGA Tour player committees any longer, but he still often speaks his mind on matters like the future of the sport. When McIlroy sat behind the microphone Tuesday at his pre-tournament press conferen...

ATLANTA -- Coming off his victory this past Sunday, Wyndham Clark is one of the favorites to contend this week at the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club. That doesn't mean Clark will get overtly favorable support from spectators. It just hasn't ...

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase left Tuesday's practice early after suffering what he called a "hyperextension" of ​his left knee, but he also ‌said he was not concerned about the injury. Chase was hurt as he fell to the turf while tryi...

By Leika Kihara TOKYO, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan board member Naoki Tamura will attend the U.S. Federal Reserve's annual gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, this week on behalf of Governor Kazuo ​Ueda, the central bank said on Wednesday. Ueda wi...

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Asian stocks stuttered on Wednesday as a drop in oil prices dragged bond yields lower on hopes that the critical Strait of Hormuz could reopen, while investors braced for yet another make-or-break earnin...

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The dollar was rangebound in early Asian trading on Wednesday as an uneasy calm hung over currency markets, with investors awaiting inflation reports from major economies including the U.S. ahead of...

SYDNEY, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Australian consumer prices rose by more than expected in July ​as fuel and travel costs ‌jumped, data showed on Wednesday, while core inflation also topped forecasts and added to the risk of ‌another ​hike in interest ⁠rates....

Aug 25 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms and state attorneys general have discussed a potential mid-trial settlement of a lawsuit accusing the company of deliberately designing Facebook and Instagram to be ​addictive to young users, Bloomberg News reported on...

Aug 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it authorized Abbott Laboratories' glucose monitor, making it the first ​device that continuously monitors both ketone levels ‌and blood sugar. Here are some details: • The device...

Aug 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is planning to appoint two new deputy commissioners at the Food and ​Drug Administration, CNBC reported, citing sources familiar with ‌the matter. One role would focus on technology, i...

By Nancy Lapid Aug 25 (Reuters) - Two Pennsylvania residents have died due to measles, health officials said on Tuesday, the first U.S. deaths from the disease reported in 2026 and the first in the state in 35 years. A decline in vaccination among U.S....

Aug 25 (Reuters) - Bristol Myers Squibb has ended its partnership with cell therapy startup Cellares to expand the manufacturing of its personalized blood ​cancer therapy, a company spokesperson told Reuters ‌on Tuesday. Bristol Myers determined that C...

By Mariam Sunny and Christy Santhosh Aug 25 (Reuters) - The personalized cancer vaccine being developed by Moderna and Merck has boosted hopes that mRNA technology could open up a new avenue of treatment, but the available evidence is still limited. In...

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - SpaceX unveiled plans on Tuesday to build its largest rocket launch complex yet in southern Louisiana, a $100 billion effort to transform coastal wetlands into a critical base for the company's Starship a...

By Will Dunham Aug 25 (Reuters) - NASA is preparing to launch its next flagship space observatory, one that scientists plan to use to investigate some of the universe's biggest mysteries including dark energy and dark matter, while also testing gravity...

BEIJING, Aug 23 (Reuters) - China said on Sunday it has ​postponed its Chang'e-7 ‌lunar mission after a "comprehensive assessment", according to state-run Xinhua news agency. • ‌The ​uncrewed ⁠Chang'e-7 mission "does not ⁠meet the conditions for launch...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - The moon is, to put it mildly, an inhospitable place for people and other living organisms from Earth, with its lack of breathable air, extreme temperatures and exposure to relentless space radiation and en...

By Ethan Wang, Shi Bu and Ryan Woo BEIJING, Aug 21 (Reuters) - China is poised to launch Chang'e-7, its most technologically complex lunar mission to date, in its search for frozen stores of water in permanently shadowed craters near the moon's south p...

Aug 25 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms and state attorneys general have discussed a potential mid-trial settlement of a lawsuit accusing the company of deliberately designing Facebook and Instagram to be ​addictive to young users, Bloomberg News reported on...

SYDNEY, Aug 26 (Reuters) - AI-generated music will be excluded from Australia's music charts starting this week, the country's peak music trade group said, following controversy over an Australian DJ's ​cover of Madonna's "Like a Prayer" topping local ...

SEOUL, Aug 26 (Reuters) - South Korean AI services platform Wrtn Technologies said on Wednesday it had ​raised around 100 billion ‌won ($72.2 million) in a Series C funding round that valued the company at more than 1 trillion won ($722 million). Here ...

By Juby Babu and Anzar Mehraj Aug 25 (Reuters) - Intuit forecast annual revenue below Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, as the TurboTax maker said its push for customer growth and ​market-share gains would weigh on near-term sales. Shares of the com...

Aug 26 (Reuters) - Japan is preparing to set up a payment infrastructure to enable instantaneous settlement of transactions ​in stocks and Japanese government bonds ‌using blockchain technology, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Wednesday. The Financial...

By Danielle Broadway Aug 25 (Reuters) - Dolly Parton, the irrepressible country music singer whose charisma, heartfelt lyrics and support of causes she believed in captured the public's imagination for nearly six decades, died on Tuesday aged 80. No ca...

LOS ANGELES Aug 25 (Reuters) - California Attorney General Rob Bonta said on Tuesday there are no settlement talks scheduled with Paramount ​Skydance to resolve the antitrust suit ‌seeking to block the studio's proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warn...

Aug 25 (Reuters) - Dolly Parton was around six when she wrote her first song: "Little Tiny Tasseltop," an ode to her corncob doll with corn-silk hair. Her mother stored it preciously in a shoebox. "I loved that little doll," Parton wrote decades later....

(Refiles to remove extraneous text in paragraph two) By Jody Godoy Aug 24 (Reuters) - California Attorney General Rob Bonta canceled a meeting with Paramount Skydance representatives scheduled for Monday to begin settlement talks over the state's lawsu...

ROME, Aug 24 (Reuters) - A documentary examining Israel's killing of civilians in Gaza was added to the Venice Film Festival line-up on Monday, the second year running that a highly charged work about ​the conflict has competed for the prestigious Gold...