Local News
Inaugural Ginseng Celebration Scheduled for This Weekend
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Visit Wausau will honor Central Wisconsin's ginseng production with the first-ever Ginseng Celebration in the 400 Block on Saturday from 10 AM to 3 PM. It'll be an immersive cultural experience with local chefs crafting ginseng recipes for sampling. Farm tours, traditional Chinese music and dance, ...
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Stevens Point City Council Approves Creation of Tax Increment District 14
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- The Stevens Point City Council has voted to create a new Tax Increment Finance District, which could include a significant future development. Alders approved District 14 on a unanimous roll call vote during a special meeting on Thursday. The district will include land south of Old Highway 1...
10h ago
Wisconsin Teen Shoots & Kills Black Bear During Hunting Trip After It Attacks His Father
SIREN, WI (WSAU) - In a recent incident in the woods near their hunting lodge in northeastern Wisconsin, a 12-year-old boy shot and killed a wounded black bear that was attacking his father. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune, Ryan Beierman, 43, was attacked and pinned beneath the over 200-pound bear when his son ...
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Dozens of Injuries Reported in Eau Claire-Area Tractor Accident
EAU CLAIRE, WI (WSAU-WAOW) -- Over 20 injuries have been reported in connection with a tractor and trailer accident at an Eau Claire-area orchard. It happened on Wednesday morning at the Bushel and a Peck Market in Chippewa County. Multiple teams of first responders were involved, including a medical helicopter from Ma...
Sep 18, 2024
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Katrina Bauer Releases Statement After Her Son's Body was Found
TWO RIVERS, WI (WSAU-WAOW) -- The mother of Elijah Vue has released a statement following the discovery of her son's remains. Katrina Baur, who is jailed on charges of child neglect, says she was devastated by the news and was holding out hope that the Vue would be found alive. "Katrina Baur is devastated by the m...
Sep 18, 2024
State News
Evers Comments on UW Systems Viewpoint Neutral Policy
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- Tony Evers thinks the UW System's new "viewpoint neutral" policy is confusing. At UW Madison, the governor was asked about the policy requiring leaders to maintain viewpoint neutrality whenever referencing any political or social controversy. Evers said the policy "would have a ...
11h ago
Wisconsin Teamsters Joint Council 39 endorses Vice President Harris
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- Wisconsin Teamsters endorse Vice President Kamala Harris. The 1.3 million member International Brotherhood of Teamsters declined to endorse either Harris or Donald Trump, but Teamsters Joint Council 39 in Wisconsin is backing Harris. "We heard that there was not going to be an endorsement...
11h ago
New Sickle Cell Treatment for Kids at Children's Wisconsin
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- Children ages 12 and older with sickle cell are eligible for a new treatment at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. The newly FDA-approved treatment is called Casgevy, and works by adding a gene that makes fetal hemoglobin, which reduces the clinical effects of sickle cell disease. Before this n...
Sep 18, 2024
Teen Formally Charged in Death of Lincoln Hills Staffer
LINCOLN COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- Formal charges against one of two teens accused of the death of a staff member at the Lincoln Hills youth prison. 17-year-old Ryan Nyblom is charged in Lincoln County Court for party to felony murder and party to battery in connection with the death of Corey Proulx. Nyblom waived a prel...
Sep 17, 2024
Vance Makes another Visit to Battleground Wisconsin, Campaigning in Eau Claire
EAU CLAIRE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance returns to Wisconsin Tuesday as he makes his second trip to Eau Claire in six weeks. Vance, a U.S. senator from Ohio, is scheduled to speak at the Eau Claire Event Center at 4:30 p.m. He was last in Eau Claire on August 7 -- the same day that V...
Sep 17, 2024
National News
China, Japan reached agreement in August on Fukushima water discharge
BEIJING (Reuters) -China and Japan reached a consensus in August on the discharge of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday. The two sides agreed on Japan establishing a long-term international m...
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Criminal inquiry underway after body found in car that hit Energy Transfer pipe in Houston - media
(Reuters) - Human remains were found in a burned-out car that struck an Energy Transfer natural gas liquids pipeline earlier this week in Houston, sparking a criminal investigation, local media reported on Thursday citing officials. Energy Transfer...
3h ago
Donald Trump says Jews will be partly to blame if he loses election
By Gram Slattery and Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday that Jewish-American voters would be partly to blame if he loses the Nov. 5 election to Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democrati...
3h ago
Scant green premium stalls over 450 low-carbon projects, analysis shows
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - High-emitting industries are struggling to finance more than 450 large-scale low-carbon projects, with demand for green products still too weak to justify investment, according to data from the Industrial Transition Accelerato...
3h ago
Trump says Fed's rate cut was 'political move'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Thursday the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates by half of a percentage point was "a political move." "It really is a political move. Most people thoug...
4h ago
World News
Lavrov vows Russia to defend its Arctic interests
(Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov vowed in an interview published on Friday that Moscow would defend its interests in the Arctic both in diplomatic and military terms. Russian news agencies quoted Lavrov as saying in a series of do...
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Taiwan questions head of pager firm linked to Hezbollah blasts
TAIPEI (Reuters) - The president and founder of a Taiwanese pager company linked to the detonation of thousands of pagers targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon was questioned by prosecutors late into the night on Thursday, then released. Taiwan-based Gold...
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Components for pagers used in Lebanon blasts are not from Taiwan, minister says
By Ben Blanchard and Faith Hung TAIPEI (Reuters) -Components used in thousands of pagers that detonated on Tuesday in Lebanon in a deadly blow to Hezbollah were not made in Taiwan, Taiwan's economy minister said on Friday. Taiwan-based Gold Apollo said...
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US arm sales to Taiwan violate "One China Principle," China says
BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. arms sales to Taiwan have seriously violated China's "One China Principle" and provisions of joint communiques between China and the U.S., Zhang Xiaogang, a spokesperson for China's defence ministry said on Friday. China ha...
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Striking Indian doctors set to resume essential services
By Subrata Nag Choudhury KOLKATA (Reuters) - Striking junior doctors in India's West Bengal state agreed to resume essential services, in a partial resumption of medical facilities, but they will continue their strike over the rape and murder of a ...
48m ago
Local Sports
Packers Quarterback Jordan Love Practices For Second Straight Day On Thursday
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - Packers quarterback Jordan Love's odds of playing on Sunday against the Titans continue to increase as he practiced for the second straight day on Thursday. According to Packers.com reporter Wes Hodkiewicz, Love wore pads with the rest of the team as well as a sleeve and brace on his left knee th...
14h ago
Brewers Walk-Off Phillies
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) -- On a night when they already knew the Central Division title was in the bag, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 in a thriller at American Family Field, Jake Bauers drove in Jackson Chourio in the bottom of the ninth inning for the walk-off win. Rhys Hoskins had a solo homer...
22h ago
Milwaukee Brewers Clinch NL Central Division Title Following Cubs 5-3 Loss To Oakland A's
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Brewers are NL Central Division champions for the third time in the last four years following the Chicago Cubs 5-3 loss to the Oakland A's on Wednesday afternoon. The Brewers, who have now won the division title in 2021, 2022, and 2024 are the first NL Central team to win the divisi...
Sep 18, 2024
Packers Quarterback Jordan Love Returns To Practice Opening Door For Return vs Titans
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Packers got good news on the injury front on Wednesday as quarterback Jordan Love returned to practice for the first time since spraining his MCL against Philadelphia. According to ESPN's Rob Demovsky, Love is wearing a sleeve to protect his leg as he went through stretch drills and could be ...
Sep 18, 2024
Brewers Announce Postseason Tickets To Go On Sale On Friday With Prep Rally Starting At 6 A.M.
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Brewers are just one game away from clinching the National League Central Division for the third time in the last four years, and fans will have an opportunity to get their tickets as soon as this week. According to the team, tickets will become available through an online pre-sale ...
Sep 18, 2024
National Sports
Dream's Tina Charles breaks WNBA's all-time rebounds record
Tina Charles of the Atlanta Dream became the WNBA's all-time leading rebounder on Thursday night. The 13-year WNBA veteran grabbed three rebounds during the first quarter of the regular-season finale against one of her former teams, the host New York ...
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Fever's Caitlin Clark drives record WNBA betting action
Along with record television and attendance records, the WNBA's star-studded rookie class helped drive record sports betting action for the 2024 regular season. BetMGM reported a 108 percent increase in WNBA betting this season, with two times as many...
5h ago
Patriots S Jabrill Peppers injures ankle vs. Jets
New England Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers' status is up in the air for the second half of Thursday night's game against the host New York Jets because of an ankle injury. Peppers was initially injured on the first play of the second quarter, a 27-ya...
5h ago
Tina Charles breaks records for career rebounds, double-doubles
Nobody has collected more rebounds or double-doubles in a WNBA career than Tina Charles. The 13-year WNBA veteran broke a pair of all-time league records Thursday night in the Atlanta Dream's 78-67 win over the host New York Liberty that earned them t...
5h ago
Baseball-Ohtani swipes two more bases, two HRs away from 50-50 season
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Shohei Ohtani snatched his 50th and 51st stolen base of the season in Miami on Thursday, leaving the Los Angeles Dodgers' slugger just two home runs away from being the first player in MLB history with 50 hom...
6h ago
Business News
Nike's next CEO Hill brings a bootstraps mentality
By Nicholas P. Brown (Reuters) - Elliott Hill started at Nike as an intern in 1988 but steadily scaled its ranks, banking on values of grit and hard work ingrained in him as the son of a single mom in a working class Texas neighborhood. Those quali...
4h ago
Macy's to hire more than 31,500 employees for holiday season
(Reuters) - Macy's said on Thursday it will hire more than 31,500 full and part-time employees for the upcoming holiday season - fewer than last year - as the U.S. department store gears up for a busy shopping period. U.S. retailers are expected to...
4h ago
Japan's core inflation accelerates for 4th month in August
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core consumer inflation accelerated for the fourth straight month in August and tracked comfortably above the central bank's 2% target, data showed on Friday, keeping alive expectations for further interest...
4h ago
RBA to keep rates steady on Sept. 24, cut in Q1 2025: Reuters poll
By Veronica Dudei Maia Khongwir BENGALURU (Reuters) - Australia's central bank will keep its key policy interest rate unchanged on Tuesday and for the rest of the year amid elevated price pressures, according to economists polled by Reuters, with m...
4h ago
Huawei's $2,800 tri-fold phone hits stores amid supply concerns
By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Huawei and Apple's latest smartphones go on sale in China on Friday, with the Chinese tech company's much-anticipated $2,800 tri-foldable phone offered at more than twice the price of the iPhone 16 Pro M...
4h ago
Health News
EU regulator backs use of Novo's Wegovy for obesity-related heart condition
(Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency backed the use of Novo Nordisk's Wegovy in patients with an obesity-related heart condition, the Danish drugmaker said on Thursday. The company expects the EU label update for expanded use of Wegovy will be...
10h ago
UN to add nutrients to second round of Gaza polio vaccinations
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The second round of a vaccination campaign to protect 640,000 children in Gaza against polio will also deliver micronutrients - essential vitamins and minerals - and conduct nutritional screening, a se...
11h ago
US FDA approves Elanco's skin disease treatment for dogs
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Elanco Animal Health's skin disease treatment for dogs, the health regulator's website showed on Thursday. The oral drug, Zenrelia, is to control pruritus, or itching, associated with allerg...
12h ago
Bavarian says mpox vaccine approved by EU regulator for adolescents
LONDON (Reuters) -Bavarian Nordic said on Thursday its mpox vaccine was approved by the EU's drug regulator for use in adolescents, bolstering the case for using the shot in the 12 to 17 age group to contain an outbreak in parts of Africa. Mpox has bee...
15h ago
Mpox is not under control in Africa, warns Africa CDC
DAKAR (Reuters) - The mpox outbreak in Africa is still not under control, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) warned on Thursday, adding that cases were still increasing in several countries. The World Health Organiza...
16h ago
Science News
SpaceX 'forcefully rejects' FAA allegation it violated launch requirements
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - SpaceX said Thursday it "forcefully rejects" the Federal Aviation Administration's contention it failed to follow license requirements and did not get approval for changes before two launches in 2023. The FAA this week propos...
15h ago
Faraway black hole unleashes record-setting energetic jets
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two mighty beams of energy have been detected shooting in opposite directions from a supermassive black hole inside a distant galaxy - the largest such jets ever spotted, extending about 140 times the diameter ...
Sep 18, 2024
Japan's Mitsubishi to provide H3 rockets for France's Eutelsat from 2027
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has agreed to provide multiple H3 rocket launches for French satellite company Eutelsat Group from 2027, it said on Wednesday. The deal is a major overseas win for Japan...
Sep 18, 2024
Intuitive Machines clinches $4.8 billion navigation services contract from NASA
(Reuters) -Intuitive Machines said on Tuesday it has bagged a navigation and communication services contract of up to $4.82 billion from NASA for missions in the near space region. Shares of the space exploration company rose about 40% to $7.53 in afte...
Sep 18, 2024
AI experts ready 'Humanity's Last Exam' to stump powerful tech
By Jeffrey Dastin and Katie Paul (Reuters) - A team of technology experts issued a global call on Monday seeking the toughest questions to pose to artificial intelligence systems, which increasingly have handled popular benchmark tests like child's...
Sep 16, 2024
Technology News
UAE's AI firm G42 and Nvidia to team up on climate tech
By Federico Maccioni DUBAI (Reuters) - United Arab Emirates-based artificial intelligence company G42 has teamed up with U.S. chipmaker Nvidia to work on climate tech, G42 said on Friday, ahead of the first-ever visit to the White House by a presi...
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Exclusive-Hacker uses Telegram chatbots to leak data of top Indian insurer Star Health
By Christopher Bing and Munsif Vengattil WASHINGTON/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Stolen customer data including medical reports from India's biggest health insurer, Star Health, is publicly accessible via chatbots on Telegram, just weeks after Telegram's ...
3h ago
Huawei's $2,800 tri-fold phone hits stores amid supply concerns
By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Huawei and Apple's latest smartphones go on sale in China on Friday, with the Chinese tech company's much-anticipated $2,800 tri-foldable phone offered at more than twice the price of the iPhone 16 Pro M...
4h ago
New York Times Tech Guild approves strike, CWA union says
(Reuters) - The New York Times Tech Guild has authorized a strike with 95% in favor, the Communications Workers of America union said on Thursday. (Reporting by Harshita Mary Varghese in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)
9h ago
Terraform Labs approved for bankruptcy wind-down after US SEC settlement
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) - Terraform Labs received court approval on Thursday to wind down its operations in bankruptcy after agreeing to settle a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing the company of defrauding cryptocurrency...
10h ago
Entertainment News
AMC, Regal and other US chains plan $2.2 billion in theater upgrades
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The largest theater chains including AMC Entertainment, Regal Cinemas and Cinemark will invest more than $2.2 billion over the next three years to upgrade theaters in the U.S. and Canada, an industry group announced on Thurs...
14h ago
Prada offers topless hats, huge sunglasses and lots of metallics at Milan show
LONDON (Reuters) - Italian fashion house Prada played with distortion for its womenswear Spring-Summer 2025 collection at Milan Fashion Week on Thursday, presenting skirts suspended from belts, glasses with hugely oversized lenses and topless hats....
14h ago
Oktoberfest introduces metal detectors for Saturday start
MUNICH (Reuters) - Hand-held metal detectors are being introduced at the world's largest beer festival this year after last month's fatal knife attack at a festival in the German city of Solingen. "We want to detect knives with this," Oktoberfest o...
14h ago
Colin Farrell's transformation into 'The Penguin' stuns co-stars
By Danielle Broadway and Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When Colin Farrell looked in the mirror after donning prosthetic makeup for his role as the title character in the Max series "The Penguin," he could no longer recognize himself. "I looked...
Sep 18, 2024
Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to criminal sexual act
By Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty to a criminal sexual act on Wednesday, nearly five months after the disgraced Hollywood movie mogul's sex crimes conviction in New York was overturned. Weinstein, 72, who is rec...
Sep 18, 2024