TOWN OF NEWBOLD, WI (WSAU) -- What started as an attempted traffic stop ended with a deadly head-on collision on Highway 47 in Oneida County late Friday night. The Wisconsin Department of Justice says officers were attempting a stop at around 9:15 PM on Highway 47 near Northwestern Avenue. The vehicle sped up, leading ...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- A 46-year-old Wausau man was sentenced to nearly nine years in federal prison for his role in a large drug trafficking ring in Central Wisconsin. Craig C. Gates was sentenced to 106 months in federal prison, or eight years and ten months. Charges stem from Gates' involvement in a large cocaine and...

TOWN OF GREEN VALLEY, WI (WSAU) -- A woman is dead following a house fire in the Town of Green Valley. Crews responded to the home on County Road C at about 10:45 Thursday evening. The 65-year-old woman who lived in the house died in the flames. The fire has been deemed an accident and no foul play is suspected. Crews ...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- The annual Tietge High School Curling Bonspiel opened Friday morning at the Wausau Curling Center. The prestigious event brings two dozen Wisconsin High School curling teams to Wausau for two days of action. Participating schools include Wausau East and West, D.C. Everest, SPASH, Marshfield, Neenah...

ROTHSCHILD, WI (WSAU) -- A new Fire Chief has been hired for the Riverside Fire District in Rothschild and Schofield. David Briggs will take over the department starting Tuesday, January 21st after serving as Training Division Chief for the Wausau Fire Department. Rothschild Administrator Ryan VanDeWalle says he feels ...

(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin health officials confirmed the first pediatric influenza-associated death in the state for the 2024-2025 season. "We are saddened to announce the season's first death of a child from flu in Wisconsin, and our deepest sympathy goes out to this child's family," said State Health Officer...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The radio voice of the Milwaukee Brewers for more than 50 years has passed away, the team announced Thursday. Bob Uecker was 90 years old. Uecker, a Milwaukee native, has been synonymous with Milwaukee baseball since 1971 as the Brewers' radio announcer. He was inducted into the Baseball Ha...

(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The 511 Wisconsin App, operated by the Wisconsin DOT, monitors winter road conditions across the state. Many use it for their daily commute, while others use it as part of their job. "A lot of USPS drivers, a lot of UPS drivers, Amazon drivers, a lot of them use this app so they can check out their ...

MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Governor Tony Evers has signed an executive order creating a statewide office of violence prevention. He said the office will work with local partners including law enforcement agencies, nonprofits, school districts and gun shop owners with the goal of reducing gun violence. "At the end ...

CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- The teen charged in the April 2022 murder and sexual assault of 10-year-old Lily Peters in Chippewa Falls is no longer identified by his initials in court documents. He is Carson Peters Berger. A Chippewa County judge unsealed the complaint against the 16-year-old on Thursday. Investiga...

(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who has sharply criticized California's response to devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, on Saturday said he would most likely pay a visit to the area next week after his inauguration. The fires have ...

(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday said he would "most likely" give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a potential ban in the United States after he takes office on Monday. "The 90-day extension is something that will be most lik...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump's incoming "border czar" Tom Homan said on Saturday that targeted operations to detain migrants who are in the U.S. illegally will begin next week, and indicated they would involve several cities....

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump is set to arrive in Washington on Saturday evening for an inauguration celebration marking his return to power that has been upended by record cold temperatures. Trump will land i...

By Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several thousand people, mostly women, gathered in Washington on Saturday to protest President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, with some wearing the pink hats that marked the much-larger protest against...

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Kenya sent more than 200 police officers to Haiti on Saturday, providing backup to an understaffed security mission in the Caribbean country where rampant gang violence has displaced more than a million people. Some 10 co...

By Jose Luis Gonzalez CHIHUAHUA, Mexico (Reuters) - Migrants trying to avoid arrest set fire to blankets and mattresses at a camp in the northern Mexican city of Chihuahua during a raid by government forces to clear the site in the early hours of S...

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas is due to take effect from 8.30 a.m. (0630 GMT) on Sunday, following final approval of the deal by the Israeli government. Thirty-three of the 98 ...

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Zijin Mining has paused production at its Buritica gold mine in Colombia after assailants armed with homemade bombs damaged a key power source, the company said on Saturday. The attack occurred early Friday when the armed group b...

By Joyce Lee and Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean court granted on Sunday an extension of President Yoon Suk Yeol's detention, saying there was "concern" that Yoon could "destroy evidence" in a criminal probe related to his short-lived d...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Quinn Finley scored once and recorded two assists and Gavin Morrissey recorded two goals to lift the Badger men's hockey team 6-3 over Long Island University (NY). Simon Tassy scored one goal. Ben Dexheimer added two assists. Both teams put up identical scoring lines in the game; Wisconsin had two...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 35 points and 13 rebounds as Milwaukee defeated Toronto 130-112 on Friday at Fiserv Forum. Damian Lillard scored 26 and grabbed eight boards. Bobby Portis added 15, Khris Middleton scored 13, and Gary Trent Junior dropped 10; all three doing their work of...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Bucks are reportedly willing to go all in to acquire Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler, including trading away one of the organization's all-time players. According to Clutch Points NBA insider Brett Siegel, the Bucks remain interested in acquiring Butler and are willing to include forwa...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - Like many fans enduring the cold winter weather, the Milwaukee Brewers are already thinking about spring and have invited several of their top prospects to spring training next month to compete for a starting job on the 2025 roster. According to Brewers insider Curt Hogg, the Brewers have invited...

GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Green Bay Packers have made a change to their defensive coaching staff after the team struggled late in the season to get after opposing quarterbacks. According to Rob Demovsky of ESPN, Matt LaFleur and the Green Bay Packers are firing defensive line coach Jason Rebrovich and have lined up an...

Houston Texans running back Joe Mixon and linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair are both set to play in Saturday's divisional playoff game at Kansas City, NFL Network reported. Mixon was limited in practice this week with an ankle injury and Al-Shaair was limite...

Minnesota United FC signed midfielder Bongokuhle Hlongwane to a contract extension through 2027 on Saturday. The deal includes an option for 2028 for the 24-year-old South African, who will no longer occupy a U22 Initiative roster slot. Hlongwane has...

The Chicago Bears have interviewed three candidates for their head coaching position since Friday. The Bears announced Saturday they had met with with Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores. On Friday, they confirmed interviews with Buff...

Orlando City SC forward Jack Lynn has retired from professional soccer at age 25. The MLS club announced Saturday that Lynn is exploring opportunities outside of the pro game. Lynn appeared in 17 MLS matches (two starts) with Orlando City from 2022-2...

The Houston Dynamo and forward Sebastian Ferreira have mutually agreed to terminate his contract, the MLS club announced Saturday. The 26-year-old Paraguay international recorded 18 goals and six assists in 60 matches (37 starts) with the Dynamo from 2...

(Reuters) - Perplexity AI asked TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, on Saturday to allow the U.S. search engine startup to merge with TikTok U.S. and create a new entity combining them and New Capital Partners, CNBC reported. TikTok faces a...

(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday said he would "most likely" give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a potential ban in the United States after he takes office on Monday. "The 90-day extension is something that will be most lik...

By Inti Landauro and Andres Gonzalez MADRID (Reuters) - State-owned investment fund SEPI has proposed to replace Telefonica's Chief Executive Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete, who has led the company since 2016, a source with knowledge of the matter told...

(Reuters) - TikTok buzzed with nervous anticipation across the U.S. on Saturday as a looming federal ban threatened to sever access to the Chinese-owned app that has captivated nearly half of all Americans, powered small businesses and shaped onlin...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India will likely cut its disinvestment and asset monetisation target by 40% for 2024-25 in the federal budget to be presented next month, The Economic Times newspaper reported on Saturday, as planned sales of state-run firms run...

By Dan Levine and Mike Spector (Reuters) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. played an instrumental role in organizing mass litigation against drugmaker Merck over its Gardasil vaccine, a strategy that faces its first test in a Los Angeles court next week, acc...

By Jennifer Rigby and Emma Farge LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization is drawing up a list of reasons why the U.S. should remain in the WHO for its own good, two sources familiar with the process told Reuters, as part of an attem...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A case of mpox has been found in Azerbaijan, Interfax news agency reported on Saturday, adding that the patient had been isolated and was receiving treatment in hospital. Interfax quoted Azerbaijan's Ministry of Health and Manage...

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. poultry producers should ramp up testing and monitoring of turkeys for bird flu before they are slaughtered to ensure the virus stays out of the food supply, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday...

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - A new storage technique can keep protein-based drugs and vaccines stable without keeping them cold, potentially eliminating the need for refrigeration for hundreds of life-saving medicines, researchers reported in Nature ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it will oversee an investigation by Elon Musk's SpaceX into an explosive Starship test flight the previous day that forced airlines to divert dozens of flights to avoid ...

ROME (Reuters) - Archaeologists have unearthed a lavish private bath complex in Pompeii, highlighting the wealth and grandeur of the ancient Roman city before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, the site said on Friday. The baths, featurin...

KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan launched its first home-made observation satellite on Friday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northern China, Pakistan's space agency said. The PRSC-EO1 satellite will boost Pakistan's ability to monitor and ...

By Julia Payne GEMBLOUX, Belgium (Reuters) - A Belgian research scientist is working with the federal police to create a scent that mimics the smell of dried human bones to help sniffer dogs find long lost remains. Clement Martin has already isolat...

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A SpaceX Starship prototype failed in space minutes after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights over the Gulf of Mexico to alter course to avoid falling debris and setting back Elon Musk's flag...

(Reuters) - Perplexity AI asked TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, on Saturday to allow the U.S. search engine startup to merge with TikTok U.S. and create a new entity combining them and New Capital Partners, CNBC reported. TikTok faces a...

(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday said he would "most likely" give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a potential ban in the United States after he takes office on Monday. "The 90-day extension is something that will be most lik...

By Dawn Chmielewski and Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When social media personality Alex Choi saw the raging wildfire in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades, he grabbed his camera and dirt bike and went to document the devastatio...

(Reuters) - TikTok buzzed with nervous anticipation across the U.S. on Saturday as a looming federal ban threatened to sever access to the Chinese-owned app that has captivated nearly half of all Americans, powered small businesses and shaped onlin...

(Reuters) - Canoo said on Friday it would file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and cease operations, effective immediately. The EV startup has been dealing with rapid cash burn and has struggled to raise additional funding amid uncertain demand for its mi...

LONDON (Reuters) - British actor Joan Plowright, winner of two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award, has died aged 95, her family said on Friday. Plowright made her on-screen debut in 1956's "Moby Dick" before gaining wider recognition in the 1960 ...

By Indranil Sarkar (Reuters) - British rock-band Coldplay has partnered with Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's broadcast venture to livestream one of its two upcoming concerts in Ahmedabad, as international artists step up efforts to reach Indian ...

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Police in India's financial capital of Mumbai have detained a key suspect in the knife attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, TV channels reported on Friday. Khan, 54, was stabbed six times by an intruder during a burglary atte...

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Musicians Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Joni Mitchell and Jelly Roll will take the stage with other big names at wildfire relief concerts in Los Angeles this month, organizers said on Thursday. Other acts for th...

By Patricia Reaney LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK (Reuters) - David Lynch, the American filmmaker, writer and artist who scored best director Oscar nominations for "Blue Velvet," "The Elephant Man" and "Mulholland Drive" and co-created the groundbreaking TV ...