WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) -- The state has rested its case in the Randall Harris Jr homicide trial. Court records show that the state ended its portion of the trial on Thursday at 4:30 PM. Jurors were then excused and reminded not to discuss the case with anyone else. The defense began its portion of the trial on Fri...

MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU-WAOW) -- A Marshfield School Board candidate already facing felony counts for child and domestic abuse is now accused of having sexual contact with a young girl. WAOW TV reports that Mathew Samson is accused of sexually assaulting a person who was under the age of 12 on at least two occasions betwe...

HUMBIRD, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - On February 10, 2026, a joint investigation led by the Clark County Sheriff's Office and the West Central Drug Task Force culminated in a search warrant execution in the Township of Mentor. This operation was part of an ongoing drug investigation targeting methamphetamine and narcotics traffic...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Marathon County has issued a request for proposals for the redevelopment of the UWSP Wausau campus. Officials are looking to transfer ownership of seven buildings by the end of the year, with the goal of redeveloping the campus in a way that will "serve the community in meaningful ways," ...

STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- An 11-member search committee has selected three finalists for the Chancellor's position at UW-Stevens Point. The list includes two external candidates and the current Interim Chancellor, Pratima Gandhi, who has also served as the school's Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration. 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...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) A federal jury in Milwaukee deliberated for six hours before finding judge Hannah Dugan of obstructing ICE agents. Dugan helped an illegal immigrant leave her courtroom through a private hallway to avoid arrest. She was aquitted on a misdemeanor concealment charge. The conviction is a felony, puni...

MADISON, WI (WSAU-WAOW) A $4.25 million multistate settlement has been reached with Menards, over allegations of deceptive marketing practices. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection and Attorney General Josh Kaul announced the settlement, which resolves claims related to Menards' mercha...

By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers slammed the Trump administration for shelving key tech security measures aimed at Beijing ahead of an April meeting between the American and Chinese leaders, arguing the moves threa...

By Nate Raymond BOSTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Major U.S. medical groups urged a judge on Friday to block the Trump administration from implementing new guidance cutting the number of vaccines routinely recommended for children and bar Health and Human ​Se...

By Ryan Patrick Jones Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to spend $38.3 billion by the end of the year on detention centers to detain and process tens of thousands of immigrants slated for deportation, according to an ove...

By Hanna Rantala BERLIN, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Making "Sunny Dancer," a film about a summer camp for teenagers with cancer, turned out to be nothing like Bella Ramsey expected, and in ​the best possible way, the "Game of Thrones" star told ‌Reuters ahead ...

By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Feb 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump told U.S. troops on Friday that Iran has been "difficult" in nuclear negotiations and suggested that instilling fear in Tehran may be necessary ...

By Ryan Patrick Jones Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to spend $38.3 billion by the end of the year on detention centers to detain and process tens of thousands of immigrants slated for deportation, according to an ove...

By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Feb 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump told U.S. troops on Friday that Iran has been "difficult" in nuclear negotiations and suggested that instilling fear in Tehran may be necessary ...

(Corrects to Merz in last paragraph) By John Irish and Sudip Kar-Gupta MUNICH, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Europe must turn its focus to long-term strategic thinking, including creating deep-strike capabilities and assessing how France's nuclear ​deterrent can ...

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Two Democratic senators urged the Trump administration on Friday to abandon a proposal to require millions of foreign visitors to provide social media handles used over the past ​five years. The propos...

By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States relationship with Venezuela is "very good" and that he plans to ​visit the country. Trump's praise for Venezuela's interim leader, ‌Delcy Rodriguez, f...

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...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is Thursday's scoreboard & today's schedule: Boys Basketball Wausau West 45 Wausau East 40 Mosinee 81 Northland Pines 51 Athens 59 Wausau Newman 51 DC Everest 81 Wisconsin Rapids 45 Bonduel 61 Witt/Birn 37 Marshfield Columbus 84 Colby 65 Pacelli 64 Tri-County 61 Rib La...

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (WSAU) -- The Milwaukee Bucks dominated the NBA champs on Thursday night as they rolled to a 110-93 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Ousmane Dieng, who played for the Thunder earlier this season, led the Bucks with 19 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. AJ Green had 17 and Bobby Portis added a dou...

ORLANDO, FLA (WSAU) -- The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Orlando Magic 116-108 on Wednesday night at Kia Center in Florida. It was the second game at Orlando this week. The Magic made 20 3-pointers in the game while the Bucks were 24-24 from the free throw line. It was the first win for the Bucks against a team with a winni...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is Tuesday's scoreboard: Boys Basketball DC Everest 62 Stevens Point 49 Rhinelander 74 Tomahawk 35 Iola-Scandanavia 65 Wausau West 61 Hortonville 84 Wisconsin Rapids 42 Lakeland 56 Northland Pines 55 Marathon 77 Witt/Birn 49 Marshfield 75 Chippewa Falls 37 Medford 52 Mer...

Ole Miss is still considered a longshot to win the 2026 College Football Playoff, but the Rebels' chances in the eyes of oddsmakers definitely increased with a judge ruling that quarterback Trinidad Chambliss can play next season. The Rebels were a +4...

The NFL selected Tiger Woods' sports business venture, TMRW Sports, as its operational partner for a professional flag football league that is in development, according ​to a report by Sportico. Sources told the publication that ‌TMRW Sports beat out ...

The Unrivaled playoff semifinals on March 2 will take place at Barclays Center, home of the WNBA's New York Liberty and NBA's Brooklyn Nets, ​the women's 3-on-3 league announced Friday. The chance to ‌play in Brooklyn materialized after 21,490 fans pa...

By Trevor Stynes and Giulio Piovaccari MILAN, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Czech Republic were punished by a clinical Swedish team in the quarter-finals of the women's Olympic ice hockey tournament on Friday, and were left to regret not making the most ​of ...

Feb 13 (Reuters) - A federal judge overseeing Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores' racial discrimination lawsuit against the National Football League ruled on Friday that the claims can be heard in open ​court, reversing a prior order ...

By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers slammed the Trump administration for shelving key tech security measures aimed at Beijing ahead of an April meeting between the American and Chinese leaders, arguing the moves threa...

By Diana Novak Jones Feb 13 (Reuters) - A jury in Pennsylvania state court on Friday awarded $250,000 to the family of a woman who sued Johnson & Johnson alleging its talc-based baby powder was to blame for her ovarian cancer. The jury in the Philadelp...

By Rajesh Kumar Singh and Tim Hepher CHICAGO, Feb 13 (Reuters) - United Airlines has injected new uncertainty into its long-delayed Airbus A350 order after disclosing a dispute with engine maker Rolls-Royce, the latest twist in one of the industry's lo...

By Matt Tracy Feb 13 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's global bond sale this week underscored the high level of investor demand for the major AI hyperscalers, but raised concerns about the debt's lack of protections for existing and future bondholders. Google...

Feb 13 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX is considering a dual-class share structure in its planned IPO this ​year, Bloomberg News reported on ‌Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The space firm, which acquired Musk's artificial-intelligence s...

By Nate Raymond BOSTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Major U.S. medical groups urged a judge on Friday to block the Trump administration from implementing new guidance cutting the number of vaccines routinely recommended for children and bar Health and Human ​Se...

Feb 13 (Reuters) - Disc Medicine said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve its drug to treat a rare genetic disorder, sending ​its shares down more than 20% by the close. The ‌company was seeking approval for its expe...

By Diana Novak Jones Feb 13 (Reuters) - A jury in Pennsylvania state court on Friday awarded $250,000 to the family of a woman who sued Johnson & Johnson alleging its talc-based baby powder was to blame for her ovarian cancer. The jury in the Philadelp...

By Jonathan Stempel Feb 13 (Reuters) - Costco is facing a new lawsuit over its rotisserie chicken, after an animal rights nonprofit claimed that the retailer's chicken processing plant in Nebraska suffers from salmonella ​contamination. The proposed c...

PARIS, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The Paris public prosecutor has opened five investigations into baby milk brands distributed by Nestle, Lactalis, Danone, Babybio and La Marque en moins after contamination with toxin cereulide, it said on Friday. Cereulide, ​...

BEIJING, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Chinese officials on Thursday handed over a satellite ground station to Namibia outside the southern African nation's capital ​Windhoek, Chinese state media reported, marking another ‌step forward in China's expanding space ...

By Will Dunham Feb 13 (Reuters) - An elephant's trunk is essential for most aspects of the animal's life, from interacting with its environment and with other elephants to eating and drinking. And the roughly 1,000 whiskers covering the trunk are centr...

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The space race between U.S. billionaires is heating up, with Elon Musk's SpaceX planning to build a lunar base and Jeff Bezos pushing Blue Origin's ambitions as both companies aim to return humans to the ...

By Steve Nesius and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, Feb 13 (Reuters) - A SpaceX rocket soared into orbit from Florida early on Friday with a crew of two U.S. NASA astronauts, a French astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut headed to the International ...

By Gianluca Lo Nostro PARIS, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Eutelsat on Friday reported better-than-expected revenue, bolstered by efforts from France to advance plans for a European competitor to Elon Musk's Starlink, which are boosting the ​satellite operator as...

By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers slammed the Trump administration for shelving key tech security measures aimed at Beijing ahead of an April meeting between the American and Chinese leaders, arguing the moves threa...

By Matt Tracy Feb 13 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's global bond sale this week underscored the high level of investor demand for the major AI hyperscalers, but raised concerns about the debt's lack of protections for existing and future bondholders. Google...

Feb 13 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX is considering a dual-class share structure in its planned IPO this ​year, Bloomberg News reported on ‌Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The space firm, which acquired Musk's artificial-intelligence s...

STOCKHOLM, Feb 13 - A group of 15 companies, led by Microsoft and Ericsson, launched on Friday the "Trusted Tech Alliance," built around five principles to safely use technology regardless of ​where it is developed. The initiative is the first concerte...

Feb 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is escalating scrutiny of Microsoft and has sought answers from ​the company's rivals on the tech ‌giant's licensing and other business practices, Bloomberg News reported on Friday. The agency has se...

By Hanna Rantala BERLIN, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Making "Sunny Dancer," a film about a summer camp for teenagers with cancer, turned out to be nothing like Bella Ramsey expected, and in ​the best possible way, the "Game of Thrones" star told ‌Reuters ahead ...

By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Nicolas Cage will appear in his first leading role in a TV series when "Spider-Noir" premieres ​in May, according to Sony and Prime ‌Video. The series is a reinterpretation of the superhero Spider-Ma...

(Corrects to Dakota Fanning, not Elle Fanning, in paragraph 5) By Arriana McLymore and Alicia Powell NEW YORK, NY, Feb 12 - Michael ​Kors launched its fall/winter collection on ‌Thursday during New York Fashion Week as models in wool coats and monochro...

By Blake Brittain Feb 12 (Reuters) - Pop superstar Taylor Swift has asked the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to block a bedding company from securing a ​federal trademark featuring the phrase "Swift Home," arguing it ‌would confuse shoppers. Swift's ...

By Hanna Rantala and Miranda Murray BERLIN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The Berlin Film Festival opened on Thursday night with the message that new voices matter as Hollywood legend Michelle Yeoh recalled how the festival supported her early in ​her career. "Wh...