Local News
Tucker Pleads Not Guilty for Attempted Homicide
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Wausau man accused of attempted homicide and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon has pled not guilty to the charges in Marathon County court. Todd Tucker is said to have pointed a firearm at a woman who was trying to sell some items to another woman. Investigators say the woman had facil...
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Wausau Botanical Gardens Leadership to Meet Monday as Name Change Backlash Continues
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) -- Board Members for Wausau Botanical Gardens will meet on Monday to go over feedback they've received regarding the recently announced name change for their facility. WAOW TV reports that members of the board have been cataloging the feedback to "survey the entirety of the community respons...
May 04, 2024
UPDATED: Wausau Teacher Pleads Not Guilty to Bringing Cocaine to School Grounds
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A 23-year-old math teacher from John Muir Middle School has pled not guilty to misdemeanor charges after officers found cocaine in his vehicle on school grounds. Nevan Larson was in court Friday afternoon where he waived his right to a reading of the charges and entered the plea for one count of po...
May 03, 2024
One Dead Following Wood County Crash
WOOD COUNTY, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - One individual was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Wood County early Friday morning. The Wood County Sheriff's Department said it occurred at about 12:13 a.m. According to the preliminary inquiry, the car was traveling north on North Biron Drive when it failed to make a curve, leading ...
May 03, 2024
Strasser Scheduled for Trial on Arson Charges
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Marathon County man facing accusations of arson and intentionally pointing a firearm at law enforcement will go to trial in September. John Strasser has been scheduled for a three-day trial from September 25th to the 27th for a trio of felony counts including arson of a building without the owner...
May 03, 2024
National News
Ex-US Capitol cop, Jan. 6 rioter's runs for Congress illustrate a divided America
By Richard Cowan ELLICOTT CITY, Maryland (Reuters) - A former U.S. Capitol police officer who defended lawmakers during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack and a man who served time in prison for joining the mob, could both be headed to Congress next year if ...
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New York officials say Manhattan synagogues got fake bomb threats
By David Shepardson (Reuters) - At least four synagogues in Manhattan received bomb threats on Saturday but none were deemed credible by the New York Police Department, a city official said. Manhattan Borough President Mark D. Levine said on X the ...
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Thousands of Madonna fans gather on Copacabana beach for free concert
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Thousands gathered on Rio de Janeiro's famous Copacabana beach on Saturday ahead of a free open-air concert by pop star Madonna that was expected to attract some 1.5 million people. The Brazilian show marks the end of Mad...
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Pro-Palestinian protests briefly disrupt University of Michigan graduation
(Reuters) - Pro-Palestinian protesters briefly disrupted a commencement ceremony at the University of Michigan on Saturday while demonstrators faced off with police at the University of Virginia as U.S. colleges braced for more turmoil during gradu...
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Death toll from rains in southern Brazil climbs to 56, some 70 still missing
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The death toll from rains in Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul rose to 56, local authorities said on Saturday morning, while dozens still have not been accounted for. Rio Grande do Sul's civil defense authority ...
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World News
Poland wants best ties with US no matter who's in power, minister says
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland wants "the best possible relations with America, regardless of who is in power," Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said during a visit to Washington, according to a report by Poland's PAP newswire on Sunday."We will not m...
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Four Lebanese civilians killed in Israeli strike on border village
AMMAN (Reuters) - Four members of a Lebanese family were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a house in a town in southern Lebanon on Sunday, civil defence and security sources said. They said the family were killed in the village of Meiss al Jabal, ...
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Israeli cabinet moves to close Al Jazeera's local operations
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet voted unanimously on Sunday to close Qatari television network Al Jazeera's operations in Israel, according to a government statement, which did not stipulate when the decision might...
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Hamas killing spree haunts Holocaust survivors in 'March of the Living'
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Holocaust commemorations this year have a searing significance for six elderly survivors now deeply scarred by the Hamas attacks of Oct. 7 that sparked the ongoing Gaza war. The killing and kidnapping ...
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Russian attacks on Ukraine energy system caused $1 billion in damages - minister
KYIV (Reuters) - Recent Russian massive drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian energy system have caused more than $1 billion worth of damage to the sector, Ukraine's energy minister German Galushchenko said on Sunday. Since March 22, the Russian f...
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Local Sports
Three-Run Eighth Helps Brewers Sink Cubs
CHICAGO, IL (WSAU) -- The Milwaukee Brewers continued their comeback ways by erasing a 1-0 deficit with a three-run eighth to complete a 3-1 win over the Cubs on Friday afternoon at Wrigley. William Contreras, Willy Adames, and Jake Bauers each singled to bring home a run in the inning. Brice Turang finished 2-4 with t...
May 04, 2024
Three-Star Athlete Luke Emmerich Announces Commitment To Badgers
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - The Wisconsin Badgers landed a key 2025 recruit from Minnesota in athlete Luke Emmerich, beating out over a dozen schools that had also offered him. According to 247Sports's Allen Trieu, Emmerich has been climbing up in the Class of 2025 with 13 offers since April 20th and is expected to move aroun...
May 03, 2024
Pacers End Bucks Season In Game Six
INDIANAPOLIS, IND (WSAU) -- Damian Lillard returned but it didn't matter as ther Indiana Pacers hammered the Milwaukee Bucks 120-98 to eliminate the Bucks from the playoffs. Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo remained sidelined with his calf injury but Lillard was able to return and scored 28 points to lead the Bucks. Bo...
May 03, 2024
Damian Lillard Will Return For Game 6 vs Indiana Pacers; Giannis Antetokounmpo Set To Be Out
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Bucks will be getting a boost in Thursday night's game six against the Pacers as star point guard Damian Lillard returns to action in hopes of extending the series to a game seven. According to Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report and TNT, Damian Lillard is anticipated to participate in ...
May 02, 2024
Badgers Land Former Missouri Guard John Tonje As Program Continues Rebuild
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - The Wisconsin Badgers landed their third portal transfer in the last week as former Missouri guard John Tonje committed to Wisconsin as a sixth-year senior. According to Badgers 247 Evan Flood, After starting his career at Colorado State, Tonje played for the Rams for four seasons before finishing ...
May 02, 2024
National Sports
MLB roundup: A's hang 20 runs on Marlins
Brent Rooker and Brett Harris each belted two home runs while 10 Oakland players registered at least one hit in the Athletics' lopsided 20-4 home win over the Miami Marlins on Saturday. Despite a weather delay pushing back first pitch by three hours, ...
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Boxing-Alvarez retains titles with unanimous victory over Munguia
(Reuters) - Mexico's undisputed super middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez retained his titles with a unanimous victory over compatriot Jaime Munguia in Las Vegas on Saturday. Alvarez, who received scores of 117-110, 116-111 and 115-112 from...
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Tennis-Sabalenka takes positives from Madrid Open defeat to Swiatek
(Reuters) - Aryna Sabalenka said she was encouraged by the level of her performances in the Madrid Open despite her defeat to world number one Iga Swiatek in the final on Saturday. Sabalenka, who lost 7-5 4-6 7-6(7) in the gripping final, has strug...
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Anthony Rizzo stays hot as Yankees get past Tigers
Anthony Rizzo continues to deliver offensively Saturday afternoon, with a three-run home run to cap a four-run third inning that lifted the host New York Yankees to a 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers. The Yankees have won the first two games of the...
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Soccer-Real Madrid secure LaLiga title after Girona thrash Barcelona 4-2
(Reuters) -Real Madrid claimed a record-extending 36th LaLiga title on Saturday after Girona fought-back to beat Barcelona 4-2, a result that left Carlo Ancelotti's side with an unassailable lead in the standings. Real Madrid, who have lost only once i...
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Business News
Berkshire's Brooks Running CEO sees China, Europe as growth areas
By Jonathan Stempel OMAHA, Neb. (Reuters) - The new chief executive of Brooks Running said the running shoe maker owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway views China and Europe as growth areas for a business that generates most revenue in the ...
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Saudi Arabia's non-oil business activity growth steady in April-PMI
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's non-oil business activity grew at a steady rate in April despite a slowdown in new order growth, a survey showed on Sunday, with domestic demand driving output. The seasonally-adjusted Riyad Bank Saudi Arabia Purcha...
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United Auto Workers ratify contract with Daimler Truck
(Reuters) - Members of the United Auto Workers on Saturday ratified a new labor contract with Daimler Truck, the union said in a statement. The vote was 94.5% in favor of the new contract, which covers more than 7,300 hourly UAW workers and was agr...
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Paramount bidders await word from special committee evaluating options
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) - A special committee of the Paramount Global board charged with evaluating offers for the company met Saturday morning, though rival bidders for the studio are awaiting word on next steps. Paramount ended its exclusiv...
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WestJet issues 72-hour lockout notification to its tech ops union AMFA
(Reuters) - Onex Corp's WestJet on Saturday said that it has issued a 72-hour lockout notification to its technical operations union Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA). The company said that a work stoppage could occur as early as May...
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Health News
Canada toughens import requirements on US breeding cattle over bird flu concerns
(Reuters) - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has toughened import requirements on U.S. breeding cattle over the H5N1 bird flu virus, the agency said in a statement on Friday. The first confirmed case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (...
May 04, 2024
At least 42 die from measles outbreak in northeast Nigeria
By Percy Dabang YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) - At least 42 deaths have been recorded from a measles outbreak in just over a week in Nigeria's northeastern state of Adamawa, the state's health commissioner said on Friday. Measles is a highly contagious, ...
May 03, 2024
US health officials warn dairy workers are at risk from bird flu
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Friday warned that dairy workers remain at risk from the H5N1 bird flu virus that is infecting dairy herds, and urged them to wear protective gear to avoid infection. The U.S. CDC ur...
May 03, 2024
Drugmaker Amneal agrees to $270 million U.S. opioid settlement
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - Amneal Pharmaceuticals said on Friday it had reached a deal valued at more than $270 million to resolve claims it helped fuel the deadly U.S. opioid epidemic, becoming the latest drug company to settle lawsuits over the ...
May 03, 2024
US FTC seeks more information on Novo Nordisk parent-Catalent deal
(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sought additional information about a $16.5 billion deal by Novo Nordisk's parent to buy manufacturing subcontractor Catalent. The deal was announced in February and Novo Nordisk Foundation has sinc...
May 03, 2024
Science News
German company launches candle wax-powered rocket on test flight into space
BERLIN (Reuters) - German company HyImpulse successfully launched on Friday a candle wax-powered rocket capable of carrying commercial satellites on a test suborbital flight into space for the first time. "We're signalling Germany's prowess as a sp...
May 03, 2024
Factbox-China's missions to the moon - past, present and future
By Albee Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Friday launched a mission to collect samples from the moon's "hidden" side, a first in space exploration history, and marked a new phase in China's 20-year-old Chang'e lunar programme, named ...
May 03, 2024
Scientists discover possible hammerhead shark nursery in Ecuador's Galapagos
QUITO (Reuters) - A team of researchers has discovered a potential breeding ground for smooth hammerhead sharks off an island in Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago, in what would be a "very rare" sighting, the national park said in a statement on Thur...
May 02, 2024
Orangutan's use of medicinal plant to treat wound intrigues scientists
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - In June 2022, a male Sumatran orangutan named Rakus sustained a facial wound below the right eye, apparently during a fight with another male orangutan at the Suaq Balimbing research site, a protected rainforest area in I...
May 02, 2024
Scientists explore how to improve crop yields - on Mars
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - For future human bases or colonies on Mars to be self-sustaining, a reliable source of home-grown food will be a must. It simply would be too costly and risky to rely upon rocket deliveries to meet the food needs of colon...
May 01, 2024
Technology News
Foxconn reiterates Q2 revenue to grow, posts record April sales
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn, the world's largest contract electronics maker and the biggest assembler of Apple's iPhone, reiterated on Sunday it expected a rise in second-quarter revenue, and reported record sales for the month of April.Fox...
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Atos creditors reach deal to rescue debt-laden group, La Tribune says
PARIS (Reuters) - Creditors have reached an agreement that could rescue tech firm Atos, which secures communications for the French army and is set to manage cybersecurity for this summer's Paris Olympic Games, La Tribune newspaper reported on Satu...
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Russian suspected cybercrime kingpin pleads guilty in US, TASS reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Alexander Vinnik, a Russian suspected cybercrime kingpin who was arrested in Greece in 2017, convicted of money laundering in France three years later and is now awaiting trial in California, has pleaded partially guilty, TASS ne...
May 04, 2024
Luminar to cut nearly 20% jobs as part of restructuring
(Reuters) - Luminar Technologies, a maker of lidar sensors for self-driving cars, said on Friday that it would cut its workforce by about 20%, as part of a restructuring plan for the current year. As of December last year, the company had nearly 80...
May 03, 2024
Stablecoin Tether steps up monitoring in bid to combat illicit finance
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) - The world's largest stablecoin, Tether, has stepped up monitoring of how its tokens are used in broader crypto markets and payments in a bid to combat illicit finance, Tether said in a statement on Thursday....
May 03, 2024
Entertainment News
Thousands of Madonna fans gather on Copacabana beach for free concert
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Thousands gathered on Rio de Janeiro's famous Copacabana beach on Saturday ahead of a free open-air concert by pop star Madonna that was expected to attract some 1.5 million people. The Brazilian show marks the end of Mad...
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Europapa or Baby Lasagna? Contestants to look out for at Eurovision 2024
By Isabelle Yr Carlsson COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - The Eurovision Song Contest, a music kitsch-fest watched by some 200 million people, kicks off in Malmö, Sweden on Sunday with its "turquoise carpet" gala, in what fans say is a wide-open year with hal...
May 04, 2024
Biden to honor Olympian Katie Ledecky, actor Michelle Yeoh with Medal of Freedom
By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A winner of seven Olympic gold medals, a leader of the Mississippi civil rights struggle and a pioneer of television's tabloid talk show genre are part of this year's class of Presidential Medal of Freedom...
May 03, 2024
Universal Music Group first-quarter core earnings beat forecast
(Reuters) - Universal Music Group on Thursday posted first-quarter adjusted core profit that beat expectations, helped by the success of its star Taylor Swift. The world's biggest music label posted adjusted core earnings (EBITDA) of 591 million eu...
May 02, 2024
John Cleese says farce best in theatre as he brings 'Fawlty Towers' to stage
By Natasha Mulenga LONDON (Reuters) - John Cleese says farce is best seen in the theatre as he brings a new stage version of his classic 1970s comedy show "Fawlty Towers" to London's West End. "Fawlty Towers The Play" has been adapted by Cleese, wh...
May 02, 2024