MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) The Brewers didn't hit the ball out of the infield in a decisive 7th inning. The Brewers tallied two runs on back-to-back-to-back bunts to beat the Blue Jays, 2-1. Garrett Mitchell scored the go-ahead run. Aaron Ashby retired the two batters he faced, and got his 5th win of the season. The Blue Ja...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Wausau man charged with possession of methamphetamine after a traffic stop last July has been sentenced to prison time as part of a plea deal covering multiple open cases. Dylan Hanson will serve six years in prison and five years on extended supervision as part of an 11-year sentence handed down...

NEILLSVILLE, WI (WSAU) -- The ink has barely dried on the results from the latest State Supreme Court election, but one Judge has already turned her sights on the 2027 campaign. Lyndsey Brunette, who has served as a Clark County Circuit Court Judge since 2018, announced her candidacy in a video message. She says she ha...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Mayor Doug Diny has announced Wausau's new City Clerk. Rachel Brown will take over the post on Tuesday, May 26th. Mayor Diny says she has a skill set that will serve the position well. "Ms. Brown has a strong background in regulatory compliance, records management, and team leadership which ma...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - A months-long drug trafficking investigation by the Wausau Police Department led to the arrest of Larry L. Campbell this week. The department's Community Resource Unit began investigating Campbell in February after officers believed he was frequently trafficking drugs from the Milwaukee area to...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Governor Tony Evers has signed Assembly Bill 601, opening the door for sports betting apps to operate in Wisconsin. The bill allows users to place wagers on games through mobile apps, as long as the bet runs through servers operated on tribal land. Evers says this brings an opportunity for increas...

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...

TOKYO, April 18 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of ​5 struck ‌mountainous Nagano prefecture in central Japan on Saturday, NHK said. The quake hit Omachi ‌in ​northern Nagano ⁠around 1:20 ⁠p.m. (0420 GMT), NHK said, adding the Jap...

WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court allowed President Donald Trump's administration on Friday night to continue construction of a $400 million ballroom on the site ​of the White House's demolished East Wing, setting ‌a June hearing to...

SYDNEY, April 18 (Reuters) - New Zealand's capital Wellington was hit by flash flooding on Saturday as ​thunderstorms brought heavy rain to ‌parts of the country's North Island, authorities said. "Severe weather is causing flooding across the city," sa...

By Jarrett Renshaw PHOENIX, April 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday that his administration's review of UFO-related material uncovered a number of "interesting" ​documents, adding that an initial tranche of records ‌is expected to be...

By Renee Hickman April 17 (Reuters) - A whistleblower organization filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday, alleging that the government agency improperly withheld records ​about food supply contamination by toxic c...

MADRID, April 18 (Reuters) - U.S. pressure on dissenting Latin American leaders could lead to a "rebellion" against Washington's influence, Colombian President Gustavo Petro warned in ​an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais ‌published on Saturday....

ANTALYA, April 18 (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said ​on Saturday the ‌Strait of Hormuz had yet to return to normal operations despite a ‌ceasefire ​in the ⁠Iran war, and ⁠urged Tehran to allow global shipping to resume fully. "We...

MOSCOW, April 18 (Reuters) - Ukrainian drones struck a pair of Volga riverside industrial ​cities, as well as ‌a Baltic Sea port close to St Petersburg that exports petroleum products, Russian local governors said ‌overnight. In ​Leningrad region, whic...

KYIV, April 18 (Reuters) - Russian attacks overnight damaged port ​infrastructure in ‌Ukraine's southern Odesa region and caused blackouts for 380,000 ‌consumers ​in the ⁠country's north, ⁠officials said. Drones damaged agricultural warehouses, depots ...

April 18 (Reuters) - A convoy of ​tankers ‌was seen departing the Gulf ‌and ​transiting ⁠the Strait ⁠of Hormuz on Saturday, vessel-tracking data ​showed. The group ⁠comprised ⁠four liquefied ​petroleum gas ​carriers and several ‌oil product and chemica...

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 Brewers didn't hit the ball out of the infield in a decisive 7th inning. The Brewers tallied two runs on back-to-back-to-back bunts to beat the Blue Jays, 2-1. Garrett Mitchell scored the go-ahead run. Aaron Ashby retired the two batters he faced, and got his 5th win of the season. The Blue Ja...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Brewers 6-game losing streak is over. Milwaukee pushed across two runs in the 8th inning to beat the Blue Jays, 2-1. During the rally William Contraras was the only Brewers to hit the ball out of the infield. The Brewers benefitted from an infield hit and an error in the inning. The go-ahead ...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- The Brewers bullpen struggled in a 9-7 loss to the Blue Jays. Milwaukee's losing streak is at 6 games, the team's longest since June 2023. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. doubled in the go-ahead run in the 10th after the Brewers rallied in the 9th to force extra-innings. The Brewers had the tying and winn...

MADISON (WSAU-WAOW) Wisconsin Athletic Director Chris McIntosh is stepping down to take a job with the Big Ten conference. The Wisconsin State Journal and the Sports Business Journal report that McIntosh will become the deputy commissioner for strategy at the Big Ten. McIntosh had been in his role as athletic director...

Yoan Moncada and Josh Lowe homered as the Los Angeles Angels, only hours after announcing the death of franchise icon Garret Anderson, snapped San Diego's eight-game winning streak with an ​8-0 victory on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif. Angels starter...

Jalen Green's 36 points helped lift the Phoenix Suns into the playoffs with a 111-96 play-in win over the visiting Golden State Warriors on Friday. The Suns earned the Western Conference's eighth postseason seed. They will visit the defending champion...

Yoan Moncada and Josh Lowe homered as the Los Angeles Angels, only hours after announcing the death of franchise icon Garret Anderson, snapped San Diego's eight-game winning streak with an 8-0 victory on Friday night in Anaheim, Calif. Angels starter ...

Aliyah Boston and the Indiana Fever agreed to a four-year, $6.3 million extension on Friday, according to ESPN, which is the richest contract in the league's ​history. "I'm super blessed and grateful for this opportunity ‌and to continue my journey he...

Four weeks after helping Nebraska edge Vanderbilt in the NCAA Tournament's second round, power forward Berke Buyuktuncel has decided to switch from the Cornhuskers to the ​Commodores for his senior year. According to reports, Buyuktuncel, the ‌6-foot-...

BEIJING, April 18 (Reuters) - China said ​on Saturday ‌it is willing to advance ‌negotiations ​on ⁠upgrading the China-Switzerland ⁠free trade agreement. A high-standard free trade ​agreement will ⁠inject ⁠new momentum ​into trade, ​investment and inno...

By Matt Spetalnick and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) - Seven weeks of war have failed to topple Iran's theocratic rulers or force them to meet all of President Donald Trump's demands, but for U.S. adversaries and allies it has cast a ...

By Timothy Gardner and Ismail Shakil WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Friday renewed a waiver allowing countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil at sea for about a month, even as lawmakers accused the government of going easy ...

SYDNEY, April 18 (Reuters) - Australia extended an easing on fuel-quality standards until September, Energy Minister Chris Bowen said on ​Saturday, as the nation grapples ‌with the impact of the Iran war on its fuel supply. "I've decided to extend the ...

April 17 (Reuters) - Berkshire Hathaway Chief Executive Greg Abel has sold stocks previously managed by Todd Combs, ​one of Warren Buffett's former ‌investment managers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the conglo...

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has rejected Bayer's request for an injunction to block Johnson & Johnson's alleged false advertising that its multibillion-dollar drug cuts the risk of ​death from prostate cancer in half...

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, April 17 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has rejected Bayer's request for an injunction to block Johnson & Johnson's alleged false advertising that its multibillion-dollar drug cuts the ​risk of death from prostate cancer in half...

(Corrects name of advocacy group to Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions in paragraph 19) By Jacob Bogage WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is set to order the federal government to reevaluate restrictions on a psychedelic ...

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, April 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Friday said it had supported HIV treatment for 20.6 million people as of September last year, including 3 million people whose care was provided by their own governments r...

April 17 (Reuters) - Belgian biopharmaceutical group UCB said on Friday it ​will acquire U.S.-based ‌Neurona Therapeutics for up to $1.15 billion in a deal that will strengthen ‌its ​epilepsy portfolio. UCB ⁠will shell out $650 ⁠million upfront and up ...

BEIJING, April 18 (Reuters) - The core area of Beijing's Satellite Town, designed as a hub ​for satellite manufacturers and operators, ‌will be completed in the second half of 2026, state-owned media Beijing Daily reported on Saturday. - Commercial lau...

By Will Dunham April 17 (Reuters) - The Grand Canyon is a marvel on the landscape of North America, a breathtaking geological feature in the southwestern U.S. state of Arizona presenting dramatic contours and richly colored vistas. Research is now prov...

HONG KONG, April 17 (Reuters) - China's Shenzhou-21 astronaut crew will stay in space for an extra month, after careful consideration from China's Manned Space ​Engineering Office, the country's state broadcaster reported ‌on Friday. The Shenzhou-21 sp...

By Joey Roulette COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, April 16 (Reuters) - The astronauts who flew around the moon and back in NASA's landmark Artemis II mission said their re-entry into Earth's atmosphere was smooth, but the mission's commander described some ...

By Will Dunham April 16 (Reuters) - The largest genomic study of African elephants to date has found that both species - savanna and forest elephants - remain in generally good genetic health despite long-term numerical declines, though some isolated p...

BEIJING, April 18 (Reuters) - The core area of Beijing's Satellite Town, designed as a hub ​for satellite manufacturers and operators, ‌will be completed in the second half of 2026, state-owned media Beijing Daily reported on Saturday. - Commercial lau...

By Laurie Chen BEIJING, April 18 (Reuters) - More than 300 humanoid robots participating in China's second robot half-marathon on Sunday will be facing tougher terrain designed to test their technical advancements, as Beijing seeks to develop the indus...

WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - Anthropic's frontier AI model Mythos is a serious threat to the global banking system, and it ​is likely to be followed by ‌similar, even more powerful cyberthreats, Barclays Chief Executive C. S. Venkatakrishnan said o...

April 17 (Reuters) - AI chipmaker Cerebras Systems revealed its filing for a U.S. initial public offering on Friday, bringing the Nvidia rival closer to the public markets as it seeks to tap into growing optimism around a broad ​revival in the listings...

By Bo Erickson and Jessica Koscielniak WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - The Trump administration and Anthropic's CEO on Friday discussed working together for the first time since a dispute earlier this year between the Pentagon and the AI firm over how...

By Rollo Ross LAS VEGAS, April 17 (Reuters) - The filmmakers behind big-budget Hindu epic "Ramayana" are aiming to bring a classic Hindu story to global audiences this ​year. "Ramayana" tells a 5,000-year-old story about Prince Rama, an ‌incarnation of...

By Lisa Richwine LAS VEGAS, April 17 (Reuters) - A new Spider-Man adventure, a Steven Spielberg UFO movie and Baby Yoda's big-screen debut will light up movie screens this summer in what cinema operators hope will be their hottest season since they reo...

By Katie Paul and Jeff Horwitz NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, April 17 (Reuters) - Meta intends to conduct a first wave of sweeping layoffs planned for this year on May 20, with more coming later, three sources familiar with the plans told Reuters. The Facebo...

By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, April 17 (Reuters) - Actor Natalie Portman is expecting her third child with her partner, French music producer ​Tanguy Destable, her representative confirmed to Reuters ‌on Friday. "I'm just very grateful. I know it's...

WARSAW, April 17 (Reuters) - A Polish stadium said on Friday that it will cancel a concert by U.S. rapper Kanye West days after he postponed ​a show in France amid a furore over his ‌past antisemitic comments and celebration of Nazism. "We would like t...