WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A portion of the Highway 52 Parkway in Wausau will close for concrete repairs. According to the Public Works Department, the road will close between 28th Avenue and Stewart Avenue for approximately two weeks to allow for the repairs. A posted detour will utilize South 28th Avenue and Stewart Avenue...

STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- A Stevens Point man has been found guilty of child abuse following a three-day trial. The jury found David Schmies guilty after about three hours of deliberation. Court records indicate closing arguments began at approximately 2:15 PM Wednesday, with jurors excused to deliberate at around 3:...

GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) -- The next big concert at Lambeau Field is scheduled for May 4th. Zach Bryan will play the historic venue as part of the "Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs Tour," which includes stops at several other NFL venues, including Soldier Field in Chicago and US Bank Stadium in Minneapoli...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Aspirus Health has opened a neonatal health clinic, focused on caring for children who require intensive care from birth to age three. The clinic will offer a roster of neonatologists and physical, speech, language, and occupational therapists, focused on screening for and addressing post-discharge...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - The Wausau City Council approved a lead service line replacement ordinance alongside a proposed funding plan to back it up. Alder Michael Martens says the ordinance-which requires any private-side connection to the city's water infrastructure to be made of copper or other non-lead materials-is meant...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a preliminary report on what happened when a plane carrying gubernatorial candidate and Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany made an emergency landing on Lake Wausau. The plane was headed from La Crosse to Wausau on Saturday, September 12. ...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Another big-time concert is coming to the UW Madison campus as Metallica brings the M72 World Tour to Camp Randall on Saturday, June 12th. Tickets will go on sale next week, with presales beginning Monday, September 21st. General on sale is Friday, September 25th. The announcement was part of a No...

GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - Josh Jacobs, the star starting running back of the Green Bay Packers, appeared in Brown County court on Thursday morning to plead no contest to misdemeanor battery and property damage charges stemming from a May domestic altercation with his now-ex-girlfriend. According to ESPN's Rob Demovsky, th...

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...

By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Celebrated actor Al Pacino will receive a lifetime achievement award for his career achievements and humanitarian work next year, the actors' union SAG-AFTRA announced on Thursday. The American actor...

(refiles to add paragraph number in advisory, no changes ​to story text; ‌Adds Trump comment, paragraphs 2-3) WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump ‌said ​on ⁠Thursday he wants ⁠the death penalty for anyone who kills a firefighter. T...

WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The ​US ‌Justice Department on Thursday ‌sued ​California, ⁠asking a ⁠federal judge to block ​the state ⁠from ⁠counting ​mail ballots ​for the November ‌midterm elections from ⁠more than 20,000 voters ⁠the ‌Trump ⁠adminis...

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said on Thursday the state had secured more ​than $4 billion in life sciences ‌and private-sector investment commitments over the past week. Here are more details: • On Wednesday, Pennsylvania secur...

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The FBI and US Postal Service's law enforcement arm said on Thursday they were investigating suspicious mailings, including some sent to state election officials and lawmakers' offices ahead of the Nov...

MOGADISHU, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Somalia's electoral commission said on Thursday the Horn of Africa country will ​hold a presidential election on ‌May 15 next year. • President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's term was due to end in May this year, but in March ‌la...

KABUL, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The United Nations mission in Afghanistan said on Thursday that Taliban morality police arbitrarily detained hundreds of ​people and subjected dozens to ill-treatment between ‌July and September, allegations the Taliban reject...

WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - ​The ‌Trump administration has ‌issued ​fresh ⁠Iran-related ⁠sanctions targeting 16 ​individuals ⁠and ⁠10 entities, ​according ​to a notice ‌posted ⁠on the US Department ⁠of ‌Treasury ⁠website ​on ‌Thursday. (Reporting ​...

By Mireia Merino and Emma Pinedo MADRID, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Spain's Central Electoral Board (JEC) opened disciplinary proceedings against Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez ​on Thursday over an October 6 press ‌conference after a cabinet meeting to announce ...

By Maria Cheng OTTAWA, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Alberta is holding a nonbinding referendum on Monday to ask residents if they want to remain part of Canada, marking the first time the oil-rich province has ever put the question of separation to the public. P...

LOS ANGELES, CA (WSAU) Jake Bauers hit a two-run home run during an epic 11-pitch at-bat, as the Brewers beat the Dodgers 6-2. The Dodgers are on the brink of elimination, trailing 3-games-to-none in the National League championship Series. Starter Blake Snell stayed in the game in the 7th inning after the Bauers home...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- Some may say it's bad luck to look this far ahead, but the Brewers' ticketing team is doing so anyway. Wisconsin residents can snag single-game tickets for any potential World Series games at American Family Field starting Thursday, courtesy of a special presale beginning at 10:00 AM. The exclus...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- The Wausau Ignite have announced that Head Coach Jasmin Estrada will return for a third season in 2027. Estrada guided the team to a second-place finish in 2026 and a spot in the league championship series, where Wausau fell to Madison two games to none. The St. Cloud, Minnesota, native is the only...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - William Contreras went 3-for-4 with a game-tying home run and a go-ahead RBI hit. The Brewers beat the Dodgers in game 2 of the National League Championship Series, 7-4. The Brewers bullpen continues to shine. Four relievers retired the final 15 Dodger batters. Milwaukee's relievers have not been...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- The Badger football team has played their way into primetime, with NBC selecting the October 24th showdown against USC for national broadcast. Kickoff from Camp Randall is 6:30 PM. Pregame coverage on WSAU will begin at 4:30 PM. Both teams are in contention for the Big Ten title game. Wisconsin is...

LONDON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Ollie Bearman is ready to step up as leader on the track at Haas next season, the ​US-owned team's principal Ayao Komatsu said ‌on Thursday. The Japanese was speaking to reporters after Haas announced Brazilian rookie Rafael ...

Oct 15 (Reuters) - FIFA will amend its disciplinary regulations after controversy over its decision to suspend U.S. forward Folarin Balogun's automatic World Cup ban, the Belgian Football Association (RBFA) said on Thursday ​after raising the issue wit...

By Field Level Media Oct 15 (Field Level Media) - Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Chris Tanev is week-to-week with an upper-body ​injury, the team announced on ‌Thursday. He exited in the first period of Saturday's 6-3 win at Colorado, logging just 3:29...

By Field Level Media Oct 15 (Field Level Media) - Carlos Alcaraz will compete at the ATP ​500 Erste Bank Open in ‌Vienna for the first time since 2021 after accepting a wild card invitation. The ATP Tour announced the news on ‌Wednesday. The ​23-year-o...

By Field Level Media Oct 15 (Field Level Media) - Oklahoma City ​Thunder rookie Otega ‌Oweh will miss the 2026-27 season with a ruptured right Achilles ‌tendon. The ​23-year-old guard ⁠underwent surgery ⁠on Wednesday in New York, the team announced lat...

By Patturaja Murugaboopathy Oct 15 (Reuters) - Private credit direct lenders are raising record sums even as deal activity slows and borrowers return to the banking system's syndicated loan market, increasing pressure to deploy capital into ​a shrinki...

By Valentina Za MILAN, Oct 15 (Reuters) - UniCredit, Italy's second-largest bank, said on Thursday that the European Central Bank had authorised it to take control of Commerzbank, after a ​hostile takeover offer completed in July lifted its stake ‌in t...

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Target said on Thursday that it was not using customer data ​to raise prices based on ‌shoppers' identities or locations, joining rival Walmart in trying to address growing concerns over targeted pricing by ‌retailers. Here ​are some...

Oct 15 (Reuters) - CoreWeave, an Nvidia-backed cloud company that provides high-performance computing infrastructure for artificial intelligence, has secured tens of billions of dollars in contracts with major technology companies, relying heavily on p...

By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Amazon unveiled two new devices on Thursday for listening to and recording people's information throughout ​the day to offer calendar reminders and ‌other AI-driven insights under the Bee brand it acq...

By Clement Bonnerot DAKAR, Oct 15 (Reuters) - The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a new province bordering ​Central African Republic, two health officials said ‌on Thursday, posing a fresh challenge for authorities ...

By Sriparna Roy and Bhanvi Satija Oct 15 (Reuters) - Revolution Medicines is laying the groundwork for a broad European commercial rollout of its pancreatic cancer drug, signaling confidence in its ability to bring the therapy to market without relying...

Oct 15 (Reuters) - A European Medicines Agency committee on Thursday recommended EU approval of Revolution Medicines' drug for adults with metastatic pancreatic cancer, ​potentially offering patients in the bloc a ‌new option for a disease with limited...

By Margaux Perrin Oct 15 (Reuters) - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and ​Control (ECDC) said on Thursday that as ‌of early October, 18 European countries had reported 1,855 people being infecte...

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Laboratory operator Labcorp said on Thursday it will buy some assets from Opko Health's subsidiary in ​a $722 million cash deal, with a ‌potential additional payment of up to $150 million tied to revenue from a prostate cancer test. ...

By Will Dunham Oct 15 (Reuters) - The bones of a Neanderthal from a cave in Iraq's Kurdistan region are offering evidence of both violence and compassion in the closest evolutionary cousins of our species, exhibiting a wound apparently from a fatal spe...

By Leo Marchandon Oct 15 (Reuters) - European physics research centre CERN and Mistral AI have established a long-term strategic partnership to develop a foundation model for scientific discovery, the two organisations said ​on Thursday. The statement ...

By Will Dunham Oct 14 (Reuters) - A US biotech company says it is making progress toward its goal of resurrecting the dodo, the famous flightless bird with a large hooked beak, and returning it to its native Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, where huma...

WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Wednesday that Elon Musk's SpaceX had restricted "military-grade" Starlink services, hampering Ukrainian drone strike missions and air defenses. The complaint has drawn renewed attention to the distinction...

By Will Dunham Oct 14 (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered the fossil of a crow-sized bird that lived in China roughly 150 million years ago and possessed undersized wings that may have made it more of a runner than a flier - a discovery that paints ...

By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Amazon unveiled two new devices on Thursday for listening to and recording people's information throughout ​the day to offer calendar reminders and ‌other AI-driven insights under the Bee brand it acq...

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Anthropic said on Thursday it has granted a team from ​nonprofit AI evaluator METR employee-level ‌access to its systems, allowing the group to independently assess its advanced models, safety practices and ‌risk ​management. The ann...

STOCKHOLM, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Volvo Cars is expanding its partnership with Nvidia to develop a new generation of driver-assistance and automated-driving technology, the companies ​said on Thursday, as carmakers race to bring ‌increasingly advanced hand...

Oct 15 (Reuters) - Skydance's ​CNN ‌said on Thursday ‌it ​had ⁠agreed to ⁠a multi-year partnership ​with ⁠Google ⁠to explore ​how ​generative AI could ‌help drive ⁠audience engagement across ⁠the ‌network. (Reporting ⁠by ​Harshita ‌Mary Varghese ​in ⁠...

BERLIN, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Germany plans a wide-ranging cooperation agreement with US chip maker Nvidia to boost ​the take-up of artificial intelligence ‌in German industry, business daily Handelsblatt said on Thursday, citing people familiar with the ...

By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Celebrated actor Al Pacino will receive a lifetime achievement award for his career achievements and humanitarian work next year, the actors' union SAG-AFTRA announced on Thursday. The American actor...

By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Oct 15 (Reuters) - For Austin Abrams, Disney's 20th Century Studios survival film "Whalefall" is about more than just a young man being trapped inside an enormous ​sperm whale. "I feel like what... drew interest for me...

By Prathik Jayaprakash and Anzar Mehraj Oct 14 (Reuters) - Netflix is laying off 6% of its workforce, or roughly 1,000 employees, in its biggest cuts since 2022, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters, as ​the streaming pioneer faces tough comp...

By Michael Holden LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Actor and comedian Russell Brand, once one of Britain's most high-profile broadcasters, was a ruthless predator who raped or abused six women to satisfy his voracious sexual appetite, prosecutors said on Wed...

By Francesca Halliwell LONDON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Hollywood star Pedro Pascal said learning to play the cello convincingly for Tony Gilroy's "Behemoth!" was the most challenging task of his career, joking ​he would rather relive one of his most brutal ...