WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Wausau Events has announced the 2026 Concerts on the Square lineup, including one show at Kennedy Park in Weston. "We are incredibly grateful for the tremendous support we receive from our community partners and sponsors, whose generosity and support allows us to continue offering these concer...

STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- More than 1,200 UWSP students will join the ranks of alumni this weekend at three commencement ceremonies held in the Skyward Fieldhouse. Ceremonies begin at 9:30 AM and continue at 12:30 and 3:30 PM. The morning ceremony will feature the College of Fine Arts and Communication and the Colleg...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A 42-year-old Wausau man has pleaded no contest to one count of possession of child pornography as part of a plea deal. Jeremy Campbell entered a plea to one felony count on Friday. In exchange, two additional counts were dismissed but read into the record. A judge then sentenced him to three years...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Wausau woman is accused of her 7th OWI after a complaint about her behavior outside the downtown Kwik Trip in late April. Emily McColley is accused of driving while under the influence of drugs after officers caught up to her outside a vehicle that was double-parked at the Grand Avenue store. Acc...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- One day after the ceremonial start of a $17.5 million facelift, the Grand Theater has been awarded a $1.1 million grant from the state. The money comes from the Department of Administration's Non-State Grants for Local Projects, according to a news release. "We are deeply grateful to the State...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) A bill that would have spent-down about two-thirds of the state surplus on a combination of tax rebates and school funding failed in the state senate, 15-18 last night. The compromise proposal between Governor Tony Evers and GOP leaders in the legislature is dead. Several candidates for governor wer...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- A deal has been reached to disburse Wisconsin's budget surplus, including a plan to boost Special Education payments to school districts and provide direct payments to those who filed a Wisconsin tax return in 2024. According to a news release from the Governor, the deal includes education funding...

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...

By Kurt Hall TEXCOCO, Mexico, May 15 (Reuters) - - Brazil's boys danced on a bus and Mexico's girls lifted a trophy on home soil, while U2 enjoyed the festivities as the Street Child World Cup brought music, football and celebration to Mexico. Street-c...

By Diana Novak Jones and Nate Raymond May 15 (Reuters) - Alphabet's YouTube, Snap and TikTok have reached settlements in the first case set for trial in litigation seeking to force social media platforms to cover the costs ​school districts incur to co...

By Steve Gorman and Keith Coffman DENVER, May 15 (Reuters) - Colorado's governor granted clemency on Friday to former county elections clerk Tina Peters, who was convicted of illegally tampering with voting machines in pursuit of false claims the 2020 ...

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration on Friday ​moved to strip ‌U.S. Department of Health and Human Services workers of civil service job protections, according ‌to ​an email ⁠reviewed by Reuters. H...

By Ahmed Aboulenein and Michael Erman WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The White House and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are receiving daily briefings on the U.S. response to an Andes hantavirus outbreak that ​killed three people aboard a luxury...

By Daniel Trotta May 15 (Reuters) - An Iraqi national accused of involvement in multiple attacks against U.S. interests in Europe has been arrested and brought to the U.S. to face six terrorism-related counts, ​the U.S. Justice Department said on Frida...

TAIPEI, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. arms sales to Taiwan have always been a cornerstone of regional peace and stability and are something confirmed in U.S. law, a senior Taiwanese diplomat ​said on Saturday after President Donald Trump said he ‌had not dec...

May 16 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates said on ​Saturday that ‌all actions taken by the Gulf country came within its ‌framework ​of ⁠defensive measures aimed ⁠at protecting its sovereignty, civilians, and vital infrastructure, according ​to a stat...

MEXICO CITY, May 15 (Reuters) - ​The ‌former finance minister ‌of ​Mexico's ⁠Sinaloa state, ⁠Enrique Diaz, has handed himself ​over ⁠to ⁠U.S. ​authorities, newspaper ​Reforma reported on ‌Friday citing ⁠official sources. Reuters was not ⁠immediately ‌a...

By Steve Gorman and Keith Coffman DENVER, May 15 (Reuters) - Colorado's governor granted clemency on Friday to former county elections clerk Tina Peters, who was convicted of illegally tampering with voting machines in pursuit of false claims the 2020 ...

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...

GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) -- The complete Green Bay Packers' 2026 NFL schedule is finally here, and the team will face several NFC rivals, the defending AFC champion Patriots, play in at least seven primetime games, and even host Josh Allen and the always-tough Buffalo Bills. Here is the Packers full 2026 schedule: Week 1: ...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- The Milwaukee Brewers used timely hitting to score a 7-1 win over San Diego on Thursday. Andrew Vaughn, Luis Rengifo, and Garrett Mitchell each recorded two hits. Mitchell led the way with two doubles, while Rengifo recorded 3 RBI. Vaughn's day also included an RBI walk in the first inning. Bric...

GREEN BAY, WI - The Green Bay Packers are reportedly expecting to start the season without their top pass rusher. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Micah Parsons is "a candidate to be placed on the Physically Unable to Perform List" to start the season, as he continues to recover from his torn ACL. Parsons p...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - Major League Baseball has a new top overall prospect. According to MLB Pipeline, the Brewers' 19-year-old phenom Jesus Made has taken over the top spot from Pirates superstar Konnor Griffin after he recorded his 130th major league at-bat on Wednesday night, making him no longer a prospect. Made i...

New York Mets pitcher Clay Holmes suffered a fractured fibula during Friday night's game, manager ​Carlos Mendoza revealed following ‌the Mets' 5-2 loss to the crosstown rival Yankees. Holmes, 4-3 with a 1.86 ERA entering the contest, had his worst ‌o...

The Indianapolis 500's named its honorary starter on Friday, tabbing actor ​Brendan Fraser for ‌the role. Fraser follows a long list of celebrities to wave the green flag at one ‌of ​racing's most ⁠famous events. Fellow ⁠actors Christian Bale, Matt Da...

Gina Carano and Ronda Rousey each made weight on Friday, clearing the way for their featherweight MMA battle on Saturday ​at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood, ‌Calif. Rousey weighed in at 142 pounds, while Carano checked in at 141.4. Carano took to socia...

Los Angeles Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe was activated from the 10-day injured list prior to Friday night's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Anaheim. O'Hoppe will be behind the ​plate and batting eighth for the opener of the Freeway ‌Series. O...

Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell was scratched from his Friday start hours before the opener of the Freeway Series against the Angels in Anaheim and placed on the 15-day injured list. The Dodgers said the 33-year-old Snell was scratched ​due to loose b...

May 15 (Reuters) - A majority of SpaceX shareholders ​have approved a ‌5-for-1 stock split recommended by the company's board, Bloomberg ‌News ​reported ⁠on Friday, citing ⁠people familiar with the matter. Shareholders of IPO-bound SpaceX ​were informe...

By Nate Raymond May 15 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc was sued on Friday by consumers seeking refunds for costs passed on to them in the form of higher prices as a result of tariffs the ​U.S. Supreme Court later concluded had been unlawfully imposed by Pre...

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - Two of Wall Street's most closely watched billionaire stock pickers, both once voluble activist investors, took opposite tacks this year when Bill ​Ackman bet on Microsoft and exited Google parent Alp...

By Matt Tracy WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - Fitch Ratings has changed its ratings outlook to negative for Goldman Sachs' private credit fund, Goldman Sachs BDC, the ratings agency said on Friday. In its post-market close announcement, ​Fitch maintaine...

By Suzanne McGee and Isla Binnie PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 15 (Reuters) - Private credit pioneer Ares Management disclosed a wide array of ​new or increased stakes in alternative asset ‌vehicles including several direct lending funds in its quarter...

By Ahmed Aboulenein and Michael Erman WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The White House and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are receiving daily briefings on the U.S. response to an Andes hantavirus outbreak that ​killed three people aboard a luxury...

May 15 (Reuters) - About 20 deaths linked to serious liver dysfunction have been reported in Japan in patients treated with Amgen's rare disease drug Tavneos, according ​to a safety notice issued by partner Kissei Pharmaceutical ‌on Friday. Kissei has ...

May 15 (Reuters) - West Pharmaceutical Services said on Friday its operations were steadily recovering after a cyberattack earlier ​this month disrupted manufacturing and logistics ‌globally. The incident first detected on May 4 led the company to take...

By Ahmed Aboulenein and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - U.S. health officials are monitoring reports of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda and providing technical assistance to their governments, the acting director of the...

KAMPALA, May 15 (Reuters) - Uganda on ​Friday confirmed ‌an outbreak of the highly infectious ‌Ebola ​virus ⁠disease, the ⁠health ministry said, adding that the ​outbreak involves the ⁠Bundibugyo ⁠strain. The ministry ​said the ​case was an ‌imported i...

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, May 14 (Reuters) - NASA's Psyche probe was headed for a close encounter with Mars on Friday and a planned gravity boost to set the spacecraft on its final course to the solar system's largest known metallic asteroid, though...

By Sayed Sheasha LUXOR, Egypt, May 14 (Reuters) - Egyptian authorities on Thursday exhibited a plaster blocking wall of King Tutankhamun's tomb in Luxor and unveiled two restored ancient tombs on the West Bank of the city that ​date back to the New Kin...

By Will Dunham May 14 (Reuters) - Along a meandering river in a warm and arid region that is now Thailand roughly 113 million years ago, a plant-eating behemoth almost 90 feet (27 meters) long browsed on the treetops without much fear of predators due ...

By Will Dunham May 13 (Reuters) - About 59,000 years ago, a Neanderthal suffered from an awful toothache caused by a deep cavity in one of the molars on the lower jaw. That tooth has now been discovered inside a Siberian cave, bearing signs of dental s...

May 12 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google on Tuesday said it has been in discussions with Elon Musk's SpaceX and others regarding future launches for ​its Project Suncatcher, an orbital data center ‌project. Google is pushing the space-based data center ide...

By Diana Novak Jones and Nate Raymond May 15 (Reuters) - Alphabet's YouTube, Snap and TikTok have reached settlements in the first case set for trial in litigation seeking to force social media platforms to cover the costs ​school districts incur to co...

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - Two of Wall Street's most closely watched billionaire stock pickers, both once voluble activist investors, took opposite tacks this year when Bill ​Ackman bet on Microsoft and exited Google parent Alp...

May 15 (Reuters) - Arm Holdings faces an antitrust probe by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over the British chip designer's licensing of its semiconductor technology, ​part of global scrutiny of the business, Bloomberg ‌News reported on Friday. The ...

By Suzanne McGee and Isla Binnie PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 15 (Reuters) - Private credit pioneer Ares Management disclosed a wide array of ​new or increased stakes in alternative asset ‌vehicles including several direct lending funds in its quarter...

By Suzanne McGee PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 15, 2026 (Reuters) - Tiger Global Management, the $78 billion hedge fund launched and overseen by Chase Coleman III, a former disciple of legendary hedge fund manager ​Julian Robertson, said it initiated n...

CANNES, France, May 15 (Reuters) - U.S. screen legend John Travolta, star of hits such as "Pulp Fiction" and "Grease," was surprised on Friday with an honorary Palme d'Or prize at the ​Cannes Film Festival, before the premiere of his directorial ‌debut...

CANNES, France, May 15 (Reuters) - Asghar Farhadi, director of the first Iranian film to win the Oscar for best foreign language movie, ​on Friday described as deeply painful the ‌deaths of thousands of people in a January crackdown on protesters and t...

By Jack Queen and Luc Cohen NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - Harvey Weinstein's third trial in New York over allegations he used his Hollywood clout to prey upon and sexually abuse women ended in a mistrial on Friday, after a jury failed to reach a unanimo...

By Miranda Murray and Hanna Rantala CANNES, France, May 15 (Reuters) - German actor Sandra Hueller said Germany's post-war trauma is made tangible even to people who did not live through it by "Fatherland," Polish-born director Pawel ​Pawlikowski's Can...

By Francesca Halliwell and Miranda Murray CANNES, France, May 15 (Reuters) - If Xavier Gens had waited until now to make his 2024 Netflix hit "Under Paris" about a giant shark in the Seine, he could have cut the visual effects budget by half and finish...