MERRILL, WI (WSAU) -- A 59-year-old man has been arrested after officers found multiple pieces of child pornography in his possession on Wednesday. According to a press release from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, officers received a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force about the potential acti...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Two local lawmakers will run for re-election this fall. Brent Jacobson and Pat Snyder have announced that they will run for another term in the state Assembly. In a press release, Jacobson said, "I am proud of the great work I was able to be a part of this past session both within the Republic...

MERRILL, WI (WSAU-WAOW) -- Katelyn Nardi pleaded not guilty to first-degree reckless homicide and neglecting a child at a preliminary hearing in Lincoln County court. The charges stem from the drowning of Nardi's 5-year-old daughter in a bathtub at a Merrill residence. Merrill police and fire department ambulance crews...

STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- The latest artistic light along the Wisconsin River in Stevens Point is much more than a fun piece of public art. Mayor Mike Wiza and other local leaders gathered to dedicate "Tiny Dancer" on Tuesday, a piece dedicated to the memory of 20-year-old Hannah Goman, who was killed in a ...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - The city of Wausau is honoring Sarah Ruffi on what would have been her 58th birthday. Hundreds of community members are leaving messages of condolences and sharing how she impacted them. That includes city leaders in Wauau, who said: "While she may be gone, her legacy as a lawyer, podcast ...

MADISON, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - Governor Tony Evers took action on a bill Friday that addresses the crime of grooming a child for sexual activity. Evers signed Assembly Bill 677, now known as the 2025 Wisconsin Act 88, into law. The bill, introduced in November 2025, received bipartisan support. The new law establishes the ...

WASHINGTON DC (WSAU-WAOW) - The Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve Act, introduced by Rep. Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin, has advanced out of the House Committee on Natural Resources with a narrow 20-17 vote. This legislation aims to designate the Apostle Islands as Wisconsin's first National Park. "The Apostl...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - Hannah Dugan, the Milwaukee County judge convicted of obstructing ICE agents last month, has resigned. In a letter to Governor Tony Evers, she wrote: "As you know, I am the subject of unprecedented federal legal proceedings, which are far from concluded but which present immense and complex ...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - Hannah Dugan's felony conviction on Thursday disqualifies her from serving as a Milwaukee County judge, unless it is overturned on appeal. Dugan was convicted of obstructing ICE agents who arrived at the Milwaukee County courthouse to arrest an illegal immigrant who was appearing in her courtroom...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) A federal jury in Milwaukee deliberated for six hours before finding judge Hannah Dugan of obstructing ICE agents. Dugan helped an illegal immigrant leave her courtroom through a private hallway to avoid arrest. She was aquitted on a misdemeanor concealment charge. The conviction is a felony, puni...

By Jasper Ward April 1 (Reuters) - Utah officials announced on Wednesday that they were closing a five-decade-old case after finding "definitive proof" that American serial killer Ted Bundy killed a 17-year-old Utah ​girl. The girl, Laura Ann Aime, wen...

By Daniel Trotta April 1 (Reuters) - Local officials in upstate New York on Wednesday ruled the death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar as a homicide, after he had gone missing for several days upon ​being released from jail and into the custody o...

WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. ​Senate ‌on Thursday plans to pass legislation that ‌it ​unanimously ⁠approved last ⁠week to end the partial Department of ​Homeland Security shutdown ⁠since ⁠February 14 ​and fund agency ​...

By Nate Raymond BOSTON, April 1 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday refused to allow the Trump administration to impose new restrictions on billions of dollars in grant funding used to provide permanent housing and other services to homele...

By David Shepardson April 1 (Reuters) - U.S. traffic deaths last year fell to the lowest number since 2019 after a sharp rise in road fatalities during ​the COVID pandemic. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said ‌traffic deaths fell 6....

(Refiles to fix mispelling of "conducting" in paragraph 5) MEXICO CITY, April 1 (Reuters) - Mexican Foreign Minister ​Juan Ramon de la Fuente ‌will leave his post due to health reasons, local media outlets reported on Wednesday. Roberto Velasco, curren...

WELLINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - New Zealand and the Cook Islands ​signed a Defence ‌and Security Declaration in Rarotonga on Thursday, New Zealand Foreign Minister ‌Winston ​Peters and ⁠Cook Islands Prime ⁠Minister Mark Brown said. Peters said in a sta...

By Harold Isaac and Sarah Morland PORT-AU-PRINCE, April 1 (Reuters) - A new leader of the U.N.-backed Gang Suppression Force (GSF) arrived in Haiti on Wednesday together with an advance deployment of troops from the Central African ​nation of Chad, the...

WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday removed sanctions against Venezuelan interim ​President Delcy Rodriguez, according ‌to the U.S. Treasury Department website, less than three months after U.S. forces seized the country's th...

April 1 (Reuters) - Iranian President Masoud ​Pezeshkian ‌said in a letter addressed to ‌the ​American ⁠people that ⁠his country harbors no enmity towards ​ordinary Americans, ⁠Press ⁠TV reported ​on Wednesday. He ​said in his ‌letter that portraying I...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is Tuesday's scoreboard: Boys Basketball Roncalli 49 Wausau West 36 DC Everest 74 Chippewa Falls 54 Marshfield 74 Eau Claire Memorial 53 Eau Claire North 71 Wisconsin Rapids 62 Bonduel 79 Wausau East 49 Merrill 50 Antigo 49 Marathon 72 Stratford 20 Wausau Newman 62 Edgar...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Bucks ended their four-game losing streak. Milwaukee beat the Dallas Mavericks 123-99 at home. Ryan Rollins posted 24 points, seven rebounds and nine assists in the win and Kyle Kuzma added 20 points of his own. The Bucks will be on the road to play the Houston Rockets tonight at 6:30pm on WS...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Brewers have lost for the first time this season, falling 3-2 to the Tampa Bay Rays. Nick Fortes doubled in the winning run in the 9th off Trevor Meginn to bring in the winning run. The Brewers had a baserunner in the bottom of the 9th, but failed to get a game-tying hit. William Contrares ga...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Bucks, eliminated from playoff contention earlier this weekend, lost to the LA Clippers, 127-113, on Sunday. Bennedict Mathurin scored 28 points, John Collins 22 and Kawhi Leonard 20.. Gary Trent Jr. had a season-high 36 points for the Bucks, who had only 8 players available. The Bu...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Brewers rallied from 5-runs down to sweep the White Sox 9-7 on Sunday. Milwaukee scored 6 runs in the 8th, capped off by a Christian Yelich three-run homer. It was the first pinch-hit home run of Yelich's career. The Brewers trailed 7-2 after 3 innings. Chicago's Munetaka Murakami homered to ...

By Field Level Media As the Final Four approaches, some blocks of the 2026 men's NCAA Tournament ​have been the most watched ‌in more than 30 years, according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel numbers released Wednesday. CBS Sports and TNT Sports averaged 10...

By Field Level Media Alabama hired former Crimson Tide assistant Pauline Love as the new women's basketball coach on Wednesday. Love replaces Kristy ​Curry, who departed last week after 13 ‌seasons to become the head coach at South Florida. Love was th...

By Field Level Media Campbell men's basketball coach John Andrzejek resigned after one season ​on Wednesday, citing incompatible ‌differences with the school's administrators. "Simply put -- the institution now has different priorities, and they are no...

By Field Level Media Oneil Cruz homered for the second straight day and Paul Skenes bounced back from a rough season opener to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to an ​8-3 win over the host Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday ‌afternoon. Cruz crushed an 81-mph curv...

By Field Level Media The Atlanta Falcons signed cornerback Darnay ​Holmes and re-signed ‌outside linebacker DeAngelo Malone on Wednesday. Contract details were not disclosed. Holmes, 27, ‌spent ​the past ⁠two seasons with ⁠the Las Vegas Raiders and has...

WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. International Trade Commission said on ​Wednesday that it ‌has opened a Section 337 patent violation investigation into certain Roku and Hisense ‌brand ​display devices, ⁠streaming players and ⁠components. The U...

By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA, April 1 (Reuters) - Colombia faces mounting uncertainty after the government's decision to withdraw from the central bank's board cast doubt on future decisions following a 100-basis-point interest rate hike, analysts warned...

By Andrea Shalal and Ruchika Khanna April 1 (Reuters) - The heads of the International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund, and World Bank on Wednesday said they will form a coordination group to maximize their response to ​the significant econo...

By Promit Mukherjee and David Ljunggren OTTAWA, April 1 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada's governing council has agreed it will have to rely on its own judgment more than usual on ​rate decisions, given heightened global uncertainty, according to minutes...

April 1 (Reuters) - Shares of aerospace companies jumped on Wednesday as mounting anticipation of a blockbuster IPO from Elon Musk's SpaceX stirred hopes that the industry could see a renewed wave of investor interest. The startup giant has confidenti...

April 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday clarified its policies on compounded versions of popular GLP-1 drugs, signaling tighter ​limits on their production as national supply ‌conditions improve. The agency said compounde...

April 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Eli Lilly's oral weight-loss drug, orforglipron, branded as Foundayo, making it the second pill to enter the fast-growing obesity treatment market. Danish rival Novo Nordisk launche...

By Mrinalika Roy April 1 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly shares jumped nearly 6% on Wednesday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its weight-loss pill, Foundayo, marking a significant milestone in the drugmaker's efforts to ​expand its foothold ...

April 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Eli Lilly's weight-loss pill, bringing another oral alternatives to a market dominated by injectables and intensifying competition with Novo Nordisk, which sells oral ​Wegovy. Lilly...

By Leah Douglas and Christy Santhosh April 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. FDA on Wednesday approved Eli Lilly's weight-loss pill, setting up its next battle with rival Novo Nordisk for the millions of Americans seeking highly effective GLP-1 medicines. The Lil...

By Akash Sriram and Joey Roulette April 1 (Reuters) - NASA's Artemis II mission is shaping up to be more than just the next step in returning humans to the moon - it is a key test of whether the agency's traditional contractor-built systems can remain ...

By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES, April 1 (Reuters) - An Argentine-built microsatellite, the only one from Latin America selected for NASA's return to the moon, will test experimental navigation systems and measure radiation far ​beyond Earth's orbit when ...

By Juby Babu April 1 (Reuters) - SpaceX is gearing up for a stock market debut that could value it at more than $1.75 trillion, as the Elon Musk-led company reaches for the stars in what could be the largest IPO in history. It has confidentially filed ...

By Joey Roulette CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, April 1 (Reuters) - NASA is set to launch four astronauts as soon as Wednesday evening on a 10-day flight around the moon, marking the most ambitious U.S. space mission in decades and a major step toward return...

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, April 1 (Reuters) - China's CAS Space Technology is seeking to raise around 4.18 billion yuan ($607 million) in a planned listing on Shanghai's tech-focussed STAR ​Market, according to a filing on Tuesday, as Chinese ‌space...

WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. International Trade Commission said on ​Wednesday that it ‌has opened a Section 337 patent violation investigation into certain Roku and Hisense ‌brand ​display devices, ⁠streaming players and ⁠components. The U...

By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - Messaging service WhatsApp said an Italian surveillance company tricked some 200 users ​into downloading a bogus version of ‌its popular app that was rigged to spy on its victims. In a statement, the Me...

By Joe Brock LOS ANGELES, April 1 (Reuters) - SpaceX on Wednesday filed for an IPO that Elon Musk says will bankroll an effort to turn the rocket maker into an AI powerhouse, launching up to 1 million data‑center satellites into orbit to bypass power a...

April 1 (Reuters) - Data center developer Related Digital is closing in on $16 billion of financing for an Oracle data center in Michigan, ​a source familiar with the matter said ‌on Wednesday. (Reporting by Juby Babu in Mexico City; Editing by Maju Sa...

April 1 (Reuters) - Shares of aerospace companies jumped on Wednesday as mounting anticipation of a blockbuster IPO from Elon Musk's SpaceX stirred hopes that the industry could see a renewed wave of investor interest. The startup giant has confidenti...

By Rollo Ross and Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, March 31 (Reuters) - Icelandic-Chinese jazz singer-songwriter Laufey says her mission is simple: get young people to fall in love with jazz. "It's literally all I care ​about as an artist - having people...

By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, March 31 (Reuters) - American actor Jon Hamm said Season 2 of the Apple TV+ dark comedy "Your Friends and Neighbors" will focus on the consequences ​facing his character after beginning a life of ‌crime in Season 1. "S...

PARIS, March 30 (Reuters) - Canadian singer Celine Dion announced on Monday, her birthday, that she will return to the stage this fall with 10 concerts scheduled in Paris, ​spread out over September and October. The much‑anticipated announcement follow...

By Blake Brittain March 30 (Reuters) - Pop megastar Taylor Swift was sued by a Las Vegas performer on Monday who said Swift's latest hit album "The Life of a ​Showgirl" violates her trademark rights. Maren Wade said in the ‌complaint that marketing for...

LONDON, March 30 (Reuters) - British actor and comedian Russell Brand's trial on seven charges of rape and sexual assault relating to ​six women will take place in ‌October, a London judge said on Monday. Brand, once one of Britain's most high-profile ...