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Marathon County Sheriff's Office Performs Water Rescue on Thursday
RIB MOUNTAIN, WI (WSAU) -- First responders from the Marathon County Sheriff's Office and Wausau PD performed a water rescue Thursday morning. Officers were called to an area near Pintail Lane, where a man was pulled from the Wisconsin River. He was then taken to a local hospital for evaluation, according to the Wausau...
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Brewers Drop Opening Day Game Against Yankees 4-2
NEW YORK CITY, NY (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Brewers are starting the 2025 season on a rough note after falling to the New York Yankees 4-2. Rising star outfielder Jackson Chourio struggled to get going on Thursday afternoon, going 0-5 with five strikeouts, while fellow outfielder Christian Yelich also failed to record a h...
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Trump withdraws Stefanik as his pick for United Nations envoy
WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had withdrawn his pick to be ambassador to the United Nations because the Republicans need to maintain their slim majority in the House of Representatives to advance his "America First" agenda. Republican Representative Elise Ste...
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President Trump To Speak During Supreme Court Candidate Brad Schimel's Thursday Tele-Townhall
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) - President Donald Trump will speak to Wisconsin voters during former Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel's tele-townhall on Thursday night. According to a post on X from Schimel's campaign, Trump will be rallying supporters over the phone starting at 6 p.m., with the topic of his speech being &qu...
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$50K Powerball Ticket Sold in Stevens Point
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- A Powerball ticket sold at a Stevens Point convenience store is worth $50,000. The Wisconsin Lottery says a ticket sold at West Side Mobil on Clark Street matched four of five white balls and the Powerball, claiming the game's third prize on Wednesday. Winning numbers for last night's drawin...
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NCAA Tournament roundup: Alabama rides historic shooting to down BYU
Mark Sears led a historic 3-point barrage with 10-of-16 accuracy from deep, racking up 34 points to power No. 2 seed Alabama to a 113-88 victory over No. 6 seed BYU in an East Region Sweet 16 matchup Thursday in Newark, N.J. Alabama (28-8) made 25 3-po...
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NBA roundup: Josh Giddey, Bulls stun Lakers at buzzer
Josh Giddey buried a miracle shot from beyond halfcourt at the final buzzer as the Chicago Bulls overturned an 18-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 119-117 on Thursday. The Bulls trailed 115-110 with 12.6 seconds remaining bef...
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MLB roundup: Orioles blast record 6 homers to rout Blue Jays
Cedric Mullins and Adley Rutschman each hit two home runs and the visiting Baltimore Orioles trounced the Toronto Blue Jays 12-2 on Thursday afternoon in the season opener for both teams. Mullins was 3-for-5, including a three-run homer and five RBIs a...
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Figure skating-ISU apologises for displaying Taiwan flag at worlds
BOSTON (Reuters) - The International Skating Union (ISU) apologised on Thursday for displaying the flag of Taiwan rather than the Chinese Taipei emblem at the World Figure Skating Championships in Boston. The Taiwan flag was displayed on the video ...
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Baseball-Spirits high, confidence higher as Dodgers win home opener
By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles Dodgers fans returned to Dodger Stadium on Thursday still celebrating their World Series triumph and brimming with confidence at the prospects of back-to-back titles. The Dodgers beat the New York...
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Brewers Drop Opening Day Game Against Yankees 4-2
NEW YORK CITY, NY (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Brewers are starting the 2025 season on a rough note after falling to the New York Yankees 4-2. Rising star outfielder Jackson Chourio struggled to get going on Thursday afternoon, going 0-5 with five strikeouts, while fellow outfielder Christian Yelich also failed to record a h...
9h ago

Report: Packers To Host East Carolina Cornerback Shavon Revel For Top 30 Visit
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Green Bay Packers will host one of the draft's top cornerback prospects for an official visit this week. According to Sports Illustrated's Bill Huber, former East Carolina cornerback and projected first-round pick Shavon Revel will visit the Packers next week for an official top 30 visit. Re...
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Opening Day Is Here
NEW YORK, NY (WSAU) -- The Milwaukee Brewers open the regular season this afternoon vs the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. The pre-game show starts at 1:30 on WSAU. The series features games on Saturday and Sunday before the Brewers have their home opener on Monday vs The Kansas City Royals at American Family Field...
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Bucks End Road Trip With Loss
DENVER, COL (WSAU)-- The Milwaukee Bucks ended their 10-day road trip with a 127-117 loss to the Denver Nuggets. The Bucks were playing without Giannis who was out with a bad foot. They also are without Damian Lillard who is out indefintely with a blood clot issue. They were also without back-up big men Jericho Sims an...
22h ago

American Family Field Named To USA Today's Top 10 MLB Best Stadium Food List
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - With the Milwaukee Brewers ranking among the top baseball venues on USA Today's food list, fans attending a game this season will need to arrive hungry. The list, which ranks American Family Field seventh out of ten, highlights a new hot dog option that will be available outside the box-and bun: ...
Mar 26, 2025
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Now Rodgers would be welcomed in Pittsburgh
(247NEWSSOURCE) PITTSBURGH - Cameron Heyward is clarifying his comments about an all-time quarterback. The Steelers defensive end told NFL Network on Wednesday that it would be "really cool" to have a guy like Aaron Rodgers on the team. However, Heyward said a week ago that he wouldn't join the former Super B...
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Former Packers player in serious trouble
(WNFL) - An Oklahoma TV station is reporting that former Green Bay Packers running back LeShon Johnson has been accused with running the massive dog fighting business. You can find the story here. Johnson was drafted by the Packers in 1994 and played 2 seasons for the team. He also played for the New York Giants and Ar...
Mar 26, 2025
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Packers lose out to the Bears in a free agent signing
(LEARFIELD) - Chicago Bears fans are celebrating a rare victory over the Green Bay Packers. Chicago has signed defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo to a three-year contract worth 48 million dollars. A-to-Z Sports reports the Packers had targeted the free agent from the Colts as a player to bring north. Odeyingbo tells reporter...
Mar 26, 2025
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Hardman inks deal with Packers
(GREEN BAY PACKERS) - The Green Bay Packers have signed wide receiver Mecole Hardman. The transaction was announced Thursday by General Manager Brian Gutekunst. Hardman (5-10, 187), a seventh-year player out of the University of Georgia, was originally selected in the second round (No. 56 overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft...
Mar 20, 2025
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Rodgers still without a team
(247NEWSSOURCE) MINNEAPOLIS, MN - The Minnesota Vikings are uninterested in signing a former Packers' legend. ESPN reported yesterday that the team is moving past their discussions with free agent Aaron Rodgers. The 41-year-old preferred to join Minnesota after he got released by the Jets.
Mar 20, 2025

Packers sign a wide receiver, Steelers getting cranky with Rogers
(WNFL/247NEWSSOURCE) - ESPN reports that the Green Bay Packers have signed free agent wide receiver/kick returner Mecole Hardman to a contract. This past season, Hardman played in 12 games for Kansas City. He caught 12 passes for 90 yards and ran the ball 5 times for 62 yards. Hardman was named to the Pro Bowl in his r...
Mar 19, 2025
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