Local News
One dead in head-on crash
HAMMEL, WI (WSAU) One person is dead and another is injured after a head-on collision in Hammel in Taylor County. The Wisconsin State Patrol says 83-year-old Edwin Emstrom of Medford was driving on Highway M at Knuth Road just after noon Monday when he veered into oncoming traffic. He struck an oncoming car driven by 3...
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Twin Cities Man Dies in Oneida County Crash
PINE LAKE, WI (WSAU) -- The Oneida County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim of Monday's fatal crash in the Town of Pine Lake. Mark E Carlson of Woodbury, Minnesota was killed when his Honda CRV crashed head-on into a GMC Sierra on Highway 17 near Mud Lake Road. Investigators believe Carlson's vehicle drifted a...
11h ago
Military Veteran Gone Missing in Manitowoc
MANITOWOC, WI (WSAU) -- Police in Manitowoc are asking for the public's help after a Veteran went missing this week. Police say Jason R. Neumann went missing on Monday. Officers found his vehicle in shallow water in Lake Michigan near the Village of Cleveland a day later. Neumann wasn't home, and there was no sign of h...
16h ago
UW Stevens Point launches cannibus cultivation program
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - While most people hear the word cannabis and think of marijuana, which is illegal in Wisconsin, professors at UW-Stevens Point say the plant can be used for much more than creating a recreational drug, including being able to clean up PFAS in the soil. Biology Professor Brian Barringer ...
23h ago
Exploding firecracker placed under toilet seat
MERRILL, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - Lincoln County prosecutors have charged a Merrill woman with domestic battery for allegedly placing a firework under a toilet seat and injuring a man last Thursday. According to a news release from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, a deputy responded to an address on County Highway K just ...
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State News
Greta Neubauer Re-Elected as Assembly Minority Leader
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- The Democrat leader in the Wisconsin Assembly will return to her post. Racine Representative Greta Neubauer was unanimously elected to another term as Assembly Minority Leader Tuesday. Neubauer has led Assembly Democrats since 2021. The Assembly Democratic Caucus gained 10 seats in the fall el...
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Mike Gableman Accused of Ethics Violations by State Lawyer Review Board
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- The agency in charge of monitoring Wisconsin lawyers accuses a former State Supreme Court justice of multiple ethics violations. Political watchdog group, LawForward, filed that complaint with The Office of Lawyer Regulation against Mike Gableman for his part in an investigation of the 2020 pr...
Nov 19, 2024
Dahmer Defense Attorney Gerald Boyle Dead at 88
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- An attorney who defended Jeffrey Damher has died. Gerald Boyle defended Milwaukee's infamous serial killer at his 1992 trial. His daughter Bridget posted to social media on Tuesday that her father died Sunday at age 88, writing that Boyle "dedicated his life to the relentless pursuit of...
Nov 19, 2024
Wisconsin Hunters See Big Rise in Bear Harvest as Numbers Rebound from Last Year
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin bear hunters saw a record harvest this fall with more than 4,000 bears taken. The Wisconsin DNR preliminary reports say 4,285 were harvested during the five-week season, a rebound from the below-average harvest of 2,922 bears taken during last fall's bear season. "Several factors likely le...
Nov 19, 2024
State Releases Report Cards: 94% Public School Districts Meet or Exceed Expectations
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction published school and district accountability report cards for the 2023-24 school year Tuesday. The DPI publishes school and district report cards annually, as required by Wis. Stat. 115.385. Report cards include data for multiple school years across four pri...
Nov 19, 2024
National News
K-pop's profligate CD output draws fire as South Korea hosts plastic waste talks
By Minwoo Park and Daewoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - K-pop music may be South Korea's buzziest export but the industry needlessly creates mountains of plastic in its home market by churning out CDs that most fans don't even listen to, critics say. Wha...
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New COP29 proposal shows wide gap persists on climate funding deal
By William James, Simon Jessop and Gloria Dickie BAKU (Reuters) -The United Nations climate body published on Thursday fresh options for the COP29 summit's primary goal of agreeing how much money richer countries should provide poorer ones to help them...
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Lutnick's China ties draw fire after Trump taps him to lead US in trade, tariffs
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investment banker Howard Lutnick's exposure to China came into sharp relief on Wednesday, after Republican President-elect Donald Trump tapped him to lead the agencies that have become the tip of the spear ...
4h ago
Duct-taped banana goes for $6.2 million in Sotheby's art auction
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) - A piece of art that is little more than a banana duct-taped to a wall sold at auction for $6.2 million on Wednesday to cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, Sotheby's said, furthering the universal conversation about ...
4h ago
US says 13.5 tons of deadly gas released at Texas refinery in Oct incident
By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) said on Wednesday that 27,000 pounds (13.5 tons) of deadly hydrogen sulfide gas was released at Pemex's Deer Park, Texas, refinery on Oct. 10, causing the deaths of two contract...
7h ago
World News
Russia says new US base in Poland raises overall nuclear danger
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that a new U.S. ballistic missile defence base in northern Poland will lead to an increase in the overall level of nuclear danger and was on a Russian targeting list for potential destru...
29m ago
Serbia arrests 11 over railway station roof collapse
(Removes extraneous words in headline) BELGRADE (Reuters) - The High Prosecutors Office in the Serbian city of Novi Sad said on Thursday that 11 people were arrested in connection with the collapse of a railway station roof earlier this month that ...
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Russia is ready to consider any 'realistic' Ukraine peace initiative, says Foreign Ministry
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is ready to consider any "realistic" peace initiative on the conflict in Ukraine which takes into account Russia's own interests and the situation on the ground, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on...
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Military help for Ukraine 'too sensitive', but rep office a goal, Taiwan envoy says
By Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) - Taiwan is not involved in military assistance for Ukraine as it is "too sensitive" but would like to establish a representative office in the country, Taiwan Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu said. Taiwan has off...
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Australian teen dies from tainted liquor in Laos; fourth suspected victim
By Alasdair Pal and Panarat Thepgumpanat SYDNEY/BANGKOK (Reuters) - An Australian teenager died on Thursday after drinking alcohol contaminated with methanol in Laos, Thai police and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, the fourth forei...
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Local Sports
Badgers Flip Former Michigan 2025 Four Star Pass Rusher Jaylen Williams
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - The Wisconsin Badgers have added another big-name recruit to their 2025 recruiting class as they continue to look toward seeing who will compete for starting jobs next season. According to Badgers Wire, 2025 four-star defensive lineman Jaylen Williams has changed his commitment from Michigan to Wis...
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Packers Defensive Lineman Karl Brooks Named Week 11's NFC Special Teams Player of the Week
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The hero of the Packers' 20-19 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday has been named to the NFC's Player of the Week list. According to a post on X from the Packers, defensive lineman Karl Brooks, who blocked the Bears' 46-yard game-winning field goal attempt, has been named the NFC Special Teams P...
15h ago
Big Ten Announces Oregon Has Clinched Football Championship Game Berth
ROSEMONT, IL (WSAU) -- The bean counters at the Big Ten Conference Headquarters have determined that the Oregon Ducks have clinched a top-two finish in this year's football standings and will play in this year's conference championship game. According to a news release on Tuesday, no combination of results over the fin...
15h ago
Murphy Wins NL Manager Of The Year
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU-Milwaukee Brewers) -- Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy has been voted 2024 National League Manager of the Year as he bested fellow finalists Carlos Mendoza (New York) and Mike Shildt (San Diego). He is the first Brewers manager ever to earn the award. "Pat Murphy led our team with an undaun...
23h ago
Championship Field Set For High School Football
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- The field is set for this week's WIAA high school football title games. The games will be played Thursday and Friday at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison. Central Wisconsin teams Stratford and Edgar will be looking to defend their state titles from last season. 2024 State Football Championships Thur...
23h ago
National Sports
Motor racing-Norris says he was probably not ready for F1 title battle
By Rory Carroll LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - McLaren's Lando Norris said he was probably not ready to challenge Max Verstappen for the Formula One title this season and accepted that his hopes were effectively over after a demoralising defeat in Brazil ea...
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Swimming-Peaty in no rush to make 2028 decision after Paris frustrations
(Reuters) - Triple Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty said he is not ready to make a decision about competing at the 2028 Los Angeles Games after the Briton was left frustrated by illness and some of the team's decision-making in Paris. Peaty mis...
55m ago
Motor racing-F1 drivers 'a bit fed up' with FIA leadership - Russell
By Rory Carroll LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Formula One drivers were surprised by the sudden departure of race director Niels Wittich and are "a bit fed up" with the leadership of the governing FIA, Mercedes' George Russell said on Wednesday. The drivers...
55m ago
NBA roundup: Giannis Antetokounmpo (41) lifts Bucks past Bulls
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 25 of his 41 points in the third quarter and the Milwaukee Bucks pulled away in the final minutes to beat the visiting Chicago Bulls 122-106 on Wednesday. Brook Lopez had 21 points and Damian Lillard added 20 points and 10...
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Top 25 roundup: No. 8 Alabama downs No. 25 Illinois
Grant Nelson scored 19 of his 23 points in the first half and finished with eight rebounds and four blocked shots to help No. 8 Alabama cruise to a 100-87 victory over No. 25 Illinois on Wednesday night at Birmingham, Ala. Aden Holloway added 18 point...
55m ago
Business News
Factbox-US prosecutors demand Google divest Chrome to end search monopoly
(Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday argued to a judge that Google must sell its Chrome browser, share data, and search results with rivals, and take a range of other measures to end its monopoly on online search. The proposals are wide-rangin...
1h ago
Gautam Adani, indicted in US, is a controversial first-generation Indian tycoon
By Krishna N. Das and Munsif Vengattil NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, indicted in New York over a $265 million bribery scheme, is a first-generation tycoon whose phenomenal rise has been accompanied by a series of damaging c...
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Analysis-Bracing for Trump tariffs, China's Xi makes diplomatic push at global summits
By Eduardo Baptista and Lisandra Paraguassu RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - In his first global meetings since Donald Trump was reelected to lead the U.S., Chinese President Xi Jinping went on a diplomatic offensive, hedging against expected ne...
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Sri Lanka expects IMF staff level agreement on Friday to release further bailout funds
By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka expects the IMF to announce a staff level agreement on its third review of the country's bailout programme on Friday, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake told the first sitting of the new parliament...
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UK borrows higher-than-expected 17.4 billion pounds in October
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain borrowed more than expected in October, according to official data that showed the scale of the challenge facing finance minister Rachel Reeves who says she will fix the public finances as well as increase spending sharply. In...
1h ago
Health News
Novartis: launch of Morphosys drug by could be 2027 or later
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Novartis' CEO said on Thursday that the delayed launch of blood-cancer drug pelabresib from the takeover of Morphosys could be achieved in 2027 or later, but any approval would depend on further safety data. "It will take us a...
1h ago
Novartis raises annual sales guidance until 2028
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Novartis on Thursday raised its medium-term sales guidance, predicting 6% annual growth through 2028, driven by strong momentum of launched drugs and the prospect of upcoming market introductions. The Swiss drugmaker was previ...
2h ago
Elon Musk's Neuralink receives Canadian approval for brain chip trial
(Reuters) - Elon Musk's Neuralink said on Wednesday it has received approval to launch its first clinical trial in Canada for a device designed to give paralysed individuals the ability to use digital devices simply by thinking. The brain chip star...
5h ago
Jazz Pharmaceuticals receives FDA approval for biliary tract cancer treatment
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Jazz Pharmaceuticals' drug for the treatment of a type of biliary tract cancer, the company said on Wednesday. The drug zanidatamab-hrii, sold under the brand name Ziihera, is approved for use i...
7h ago
Trump likely to pick Johns Hopkins surgeon, COVID mandate critic Makary for FDA, sources say
By Stephanie Kelly and Nathan Layne (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will likely choose Johns Hopkins surgeon and writer Martin Makary to lead the Food and Drug Administration, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wedne...
9h ago
Science News
Elon Musk's Neuralink receives Canadian approval for brain chip trial
(Reuters) - Elon Musk's Neuralink said on Wednesday it has received approval to launch its first clinical trial in Canada for a device designed to give paralysed individuals the ability to use digital devices simply by thinking. The brain chip star...
5h ago
Scientists announce progress toward ambitious atlas of human cells
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists unveiled on Wednesday the first blueprint of human skeletal development as they make progress toward the goal of completing a biological atlas of every cell type in the body to better understand huma...
16h ago
Is climate change making tropical storms more frequent? Scientists say it's unclear
By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An unusual cluster of typhoons in the West Pacific and a series of powerful hurricanes in the Atlantic are raising questions about the impact that climate change is having on tropical storms across the globe. ...
22h ago
Findings by dark energy researchers back Einstein's conception of gravity
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists working in an international collaboration have tracked how the structure of the cosmos has grown over the past 11 billion years, providing the most precise test to date of how gravity behaves at very...
Nov 20, 2024
Spacex launches sixth Starship rocket from Texas
(Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX launched its sixth Starship test flight to space on Tuesday from Texas, eyeing an array of improvements on the rocket as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump watched in person. The roughly 400-foot-tall (122-meter-tall) ...
Nov 19, 2024
Technology News
South Korea's AI chip investor announces plan for share buybacks
SEOUL (Reuters) - SK Square, the holding company of SK Hynix, a maker of artificial intelligence chips, on Thursday announced a plan to buy back shares and nominate an independent director as part of efforts to boost shareholder value. The plan cam...
1h ago
Factbox-US prosecutors demand Google divest Chrome to end search monopoly
(Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday argued to a judge that Google must sell its Chrome browser, share data, and search results with rivals, and take a range of other measures to end its monopoly on online search. The proposals are wide-rangin...
1h ago
North Korea hackers behind 2019 $42 million Ethereum heist, South Korea police say
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean police said on Thursday an investigation confirmed that hackers linked to North Korea's military intelligence agency were responsible for an Ethereum cryptocurrency heist in 2019, worth 58 billion won ($41.5 million) ...
1h ago
Exclusive-Huawei aims to mass-produce newest AI chip in early 2025, despite US curbs
By Fanny Potkin (Reuters) - China's Huawei plans to start mass-producing its most advanced artificial intelligence chip in the first quarter of 2025, even as it struggles to make enough chips due to U.S. restrictions, said two people familiar with ...
2h ago
Google must divest Chrome to restore competition in online search, DOJ says
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google must sell its Chrome browser, share data and search results with competitors and take a range of other measures to end its monopoly on searching the internet, U.S. prosecutors argued to a judge on Wednesd...
3h ago
Entertainment News
K-pop's profligate CD output draws fire as South Korea hosts plastic waste talks
By Minwoo Park and Daewoung Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - K-pop music may be South Korea's buzziest export but the industry needlessly creates mountains of plastic in its home market by churning out CDs that most fans don't even listen to, critics say. Wha...
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Cirque du Soleil picks Berlin for first permanent European show
BERLIN (Reuters) - Cirque du Soleil will kick off its first permanent European show next year in Berlin's central Potsdamer Platz, the Canadian circus company announced on Wednesday, promising a production that would push the boundaries of the imag...
16h ago
Comcast to spin off some cable TV networks as streaming dominates
(Reuters) -Comcast plans to divest the bulk of its once-coveted NBCUniversal cable TV assets, including MSNBC and CNBC, as the rising dominance of streaming platforms relegates legacy media businesses to the cutting room floor. Shares of the company r...
18h ago
'Rust' gets low-key debut, honours cinematographer killed on set
By Malgorzata Wojtunik TORUN, Poland (Reuters) - Alec Baldwin's Western "Rust" premiered at a low-key Polish film festival on Wednesday, three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died when Baldwin pointed a gun at her, in Hollywood's first ...
18h ago
One Direction stars join mourners at Liam Payne's funeral
By Ben Makori AMERSHAM, England (Reuters) - The former members of boy band "One Direction" were among the mourners at the funeral of their band mate Liam Payne on Wednesday, just over a month after he died aged 31. Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall H...
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