STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- A former NFL lineman headlines the SPASH Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2026. Ryan Ramczyk is one of nearly 20 former student-athletes due to be inducted on October 3rd. The ceremony will take place at the SentryWorld Atrium. at 6:00 PM, with a social hour beginning at 4:30. Ramczyk graduat...

PHILLIPS, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - A child is in custody for threatening comments made against the Phillips School District WAOW TV reports that the threats were made after classes on Wednesday. Officers responded immediately and questioned the juvenile and their parent. They determined there was no threat to the school or the...

MADISON, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - Stanley Pophal, 65, was sentenced by a federal judge to 8 years in prison for wire fraud and money laundering. He was also ordered to pay restitution for the millions he stole. Pophal told investors they would get returns of at least 20 percent on investments like cryptocurrency, real estate ...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A staple of Tony Evers' time as Governor has been the yearly back-to-school tour. On Wednesday, the former teacher made his last two stops in Wausau and Superior. The Democrat said the tour has always been about supporting education and those in the classroom. "I've done this for several reaso...

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) -- The former Executive Director of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Marshfield will not be sentenced for fraud today as scheduled. Iilee Pederson was due for a plea and sentencing hearing this morning in Wood County for allegations of stealing six figures from the group's checkbooks, ...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany is explaining why his campaign declined to participate in this cycle's Wisconsin Broadcasters Association debate. In an interview with "The Dan O'Donnell Show" on Tuesday, Tiffany said, "I think one debate will be sufficient to cover the ...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) - The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association gubernatorial debate will no longer take place after one of the candidates failed to accept the invitation. According to a press release from the WBA, "Two invitations were sent, and both had to be accepted to have a debate. That did not happen." The...

FOND du LAC, WI (WSAU) Additional charges have been filed against Benjamin Larson after several human skulls and bones were found inside his home. He was initially charged last month with felony stalking. Investigators said he repeatedly changed his story about the human remains that were discovered. It's now believed...

LAKE, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - A man was arrested after making terroristic threats and reporting suicidal and homicidal thoughts at a business in the Township of Lake on Sept. 4. The Price County Dispatch Center received the call from the man, prompting a response from the Price County Sheriff's Office, Park Falls Police Depar...

WAUKESHA, WI (WSAU) - On Thursday morning, a woman convicted in the "Slender Man" stabbing case appeared virtually in court to hear her request for conditional release. Last year, Morgan Geyser's initial conditional parole was canceled following her escape from a Madison group home, and she now seeks to conti...

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - A Democratic lawmaker called on a U.S. auto safety agency on Thursday to take action to address misuse of Tesla's Autopilot and Full Self-Driving systems, citing dozens of videos ​that appear to show ...

By Gergely Szakacs EGER, Hungary, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Hungary's drought and a likely rebound in global food prices could push up inflation next year, central bank Deputy Governor Zoltan ​Kurali said on Thursday, adding the bank was ‌considering adding ...

WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The federal government will issue $500 refunds to nearly a ​million Americans for ‌Obamacare overcharges, the White House said on Thursday. Checks will be sent to eligible Americans ‌starting ​October, it said. The ⁠Trum...

By Andrew Chung Sept 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme ​Court blocked ‌Missouri on Thursday from using a redrawn congressional ‌map ​that ⁠favors Republicans ⁠in November's midterm elections, dealing a setback to ​President Donald Trump and ⁠the ⁠party's...

Sept 10 (Reuters) - El Niño is strengthening, with a greater than 90% chance of a very strong event during the Northern Hemisphere fall and winter 2026-27, the U.S. Climate ​Prediction Center said on Thursday. "During the October-December 2026 season, ...

By Benjamin Mejias MADRID, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Spain's lower house voted on Thursday to grant citizenship to Sahrawis born when Madrid administered the North African territory of Western Sahara as ​a colony, a move that could inflame delicate relations...

By Parisa Hafezi, Mohammed Ghobari and Timour Azhari DUBAI/ADEN/RIYADH, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The lightning Houthi advance down Yemen's Red Sea coast this week came with direct guidance from Iran's Revolutionary Guards seeking to open a new front in Ira...

Sept 10 (Reuters) - In the 25 years since al Qaeda militants hijacked passenger jets and flew them into New York's World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon, the group founded by Osama bin Laden has spawned affiliates and inspired attacks around the w...

By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The Trump administration has proposed eliminating a 60-day grace period that allows certain immigrants, including skilled workers on H-1B visas, to stay in the United States and find a new sponsor after l...

BRATISLAVA, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Poland averted a threat to one of its border crossings with Ukraine overnight and expects its crossings will be ​targeted as Moscow strikes trade routes to ‌try to weaken Kyiv economically, Prime Minister Donald Tusk sai...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Brewers are sending one of their top young pitchers back to the minors as his struggles in the big league continued on Wednesday night. According to Brewers insider Adam McCalvy, Milwaukee has optioned Brandon Sproat back to AAA Nashville after he walked four and gave up four runs i...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Brewers completed a sweep of the Cubs on Wednesday night, 8-6. Starter Logan Henderson pitched five innings, allowing only one run on two hits. He struck out 6. The Brewers built an early lead on a 3-run homer from Christian Yelich. Jackson Churio and William Contreras also hit home runs. Chi...

GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - A new poll of NFL executives predicts that one of the Packers' top receivers will be this season's breakout player. According to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, Packers wide receiver Matthew Golden is highly regarded among league executives, with one AFC executive saying, "I'm not really sure why they...

GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Green Bay Packers are hoping one of their biggest stars returns to the field against one of their biggest rivals. According to a report from The Ringer's Tom Pelissero, "Green Bay is known as one of the most conservative teams medically in the NFL. But there is optimism that he'll be bac...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Brewers broke the hearts of Cubs fans with an improbable 4-3 comeback win. Trailing by 2 and down to their final our, Christian Yelich singled and Jackson Churio hit a 1-0 pitch over the left field wall to tie the game in the 9th. It was his 4th hit of the game and his 22nd homer of the seaso...

Sept 10 (Reuters) - After cruising to quarter-final victories at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup on Thursday, the U.S. and France have set off on a collision course that could bring a rematch ​of their 2024 Olympic gold-medal game in the final. F...

By Field Level Media Sep 10 (Field Level Media) - Five-star guard NaVorro Bowman Jr. has ​committed to UConn's 2027 ‌recruiting class, multiple outlets reported on Thursday. The 6-foot-3, 185-pound senior from Notre Dame High School in Sherman ‌Oaks, ​...

By Field Level Media Sep 10 (Field Level Media) - Minnesota Wild star defenseman Quinn Hughes insists he isn't feeling rushed to sign his next contract. Hughes addressed the issue on Wednesday as he heads into the final season of his six-year, $47.1 ​m...

By Julien Pretot Sept 10 (Reuters) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino can count on enough votes to win re-election, meaning his opponents will need to shift strategy and focus on curbing his powers, a sharp reversal weeks after senior football figures b...

By Field Level Media Sep 10 (Field Level Media) - New England Patriots wide receiver A.J. Brown is believed to have sustained a high-ankle ​sprain in Wednesday night's season opener, NFL ‌Network reported Thursday morning. X-rays were negative for a fr...

By Pete Schroeder and Michelle Price WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Better Markets, a Washington nonprofit that advocates for Wall Street reforms, sued the U.S. Federal Reserve on Thursday, alleging the central bank has broken federal ​rules in its ha...

Sept 10 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs has named Farshid Asl and Matt Weir as co-heads of its ​Investment Strategy Group, succeeding Sharmin ‌Mossavar-Rahmani, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters on Thursday. Here are some details: • Mossavar-Rahm...

FRANKFURT, Sept 10 (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers expect further policy tightening in the months ahead ​to fight a war-fuelled ‌rise in inflation and could move again as soon as October, two sources told Reuters. The ECB raised borrowin...

By Tatiana Bautzer NEW YORK, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Brazilian digital bank Nubank will start offering financial ​products in the U.S. on ‌Wednesday through bank partners, it announced in a securities filing. The initial products will be high-yield savings...

By Harry Robertson LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Traders in the euro area were bracing for interest rate hikes well into next year on Thursday as the European Central Bank hiked borrowing costs and increased its inflation forecast, just as oil prices jum...

WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The federal government will issue $500 refunds to nearly a ​million Americans for ‌Obamacare overcharges, the White House said on Thursday. Checks will be sent to eligible Americans ‌starting ​October, it said. The ⁠Trum...

(Changes to million not mln in headline and second bullet point) By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Kenya is expected to receive about $400 million in emergency financing from the World Bank within six weeks to ​help address risks including ...

(Corrects keyword used by ​media ‌clients to "ABBVIE-MIGRAINE/STUDY" from "ABBVIE-MIGRANE STUDY/") Sept ‌10 (Reuters) - ​AbbVie ⁠said on ⁠Thursday its migraine treatment had ​met ⁠the ⁠main goal ​of ​a late-stage study ‌testing it as ⁠a preventive trea...

Sept 10 (Reuters) - Biohaven said on Thursday the U.S. FDA had imposed a partial clinical hold, pausing new patient enrollment in trials of its experimental epilepsy drug ​after rodent findings, sending its shares down more than ‌15% in early trading. ...

Sept 10 (Reuters) - Chemours, DuPont and Corteva on Thursday reached a $455 million settlement with North Carolina and 11 local ​entities over PFAS contamination claims tied ‌to Chemours' Fayetteville Works plant and other historical discharges. Lawsui...

Sept 10 (Reuters) - Italian rocket maker Avio said on Thursday its first-half adjusted core earnings rose 7.3% from ​a year earlier, as it ‌pursues its expansion in the United States and ramps up launcher production. Avio is currently setting up a soli...

By Gianluca Lo Nostro Sept 10 (Reuters) - Satellite operator Eutelsat said on Thursday it will replenish and expand its OneWeb network through 2034 after the Franco-British operator signed ​a deal with Airbus for 229 additional low Earth ‌orbit satelli...

Sept 10 (Reuters) - Belgium's Aerospacelab said on Thursday it had won a €2.4 billion ($2.8 billion) contract to build ​264 satellites for the European Union's IRIS² ‌network, which is due to offer secure communications for governments, security agenci...

Sept 10 (Reuters) - Aerospace group Thales Alenia Space has signed an agreement with satellite operator Eutelsat to ​supply government payloads for 330 of ‌the European Union's IRIS² low Earth orbit satellites, it said on Thursday. The company, a joint...

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Sept 10 (Reuters) - A week after his robot outran humanity's fastest man, Jack Guo is already chasing a harder goal. TianGong Ultra stunned spectators at the World Humanoid Robot Games when it covered 100 metres in 8.64 sec...

Sept 10 (Reuters) - Positron AI, a startup developing chips to run AI models, said on Thursday it has raised $875 million in its latest funding ​round, more than quadrupling its valuation in seven ‌months to $5 billion. The startup had raised $230 mill...

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Portuguese digital rights group D3 has filed lawsuits against Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, accusing them of designing features in their platforms ​that keep users hooked, it said on Thursday. ...

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS, Sept 10 (Reuters) - JD.com's concessions to ease EU subsidy concerns about the Chinese e-commerce giant's $2.5 ​billion purchase of German electronics retailer ‌Ceconomy have prompted criticism from competitors, people familia...

By Essi Lehto HELSINKI, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Finland should introduce a national permitting system for data centres to prevent the risk of power shortages and soaring energy prices, opposition parties said on Thursday ​following Google's announcement of...

By Gianluca Lo Nostro Sept 10 (Reuters) - Satellite operator Eutelsat said on Thursday it will replenish and expand its OneWeb network through 2034 after the Franco-British operator signed ​a deal with Airbus for 229 additional low Earth ‌orbit satelli...

By Hanna Rantala VENICE, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Mexican actor and filmmaker Gael Garcia Bernal said questions about fatherhood, class and a crisis of masculinity in Latin America had inspired his third feature as a director. Garcia Bernal co-wrote, direct...

VENICE, Sept 10 (Reuters) - A documentary charting the rise of Diesel fashion brand founder Renzo Rosso premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday, becoming one of the first AI-assisted entries to test the technology's place in mainstream cinema...

By Crispian Balmer VENICE, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Mass civilian deaths were routinely built into Israeli military targeting decisions in Gaza, according to a Venice Film Festival documentary unveiled on Thursday that challenges official accounts of the wa...

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Sept 10 (Reuters) - "Hacks" star Jean Smart could become the first performer to win the Emmy for best comedy actress in every season of a TV show's run while Harrison Ford could claim his first Emmy at age 84 for "Shrinkin...

By Luc Cohen Sept 9 (Reuters) - Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate lost their bid for release from a Miami jail on Wednesday as they contest extradition to Britain, where they are wanted on rape charges. In denying bail for the Tate broth...