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Rothschild Leaders Discuss Financing for New Mountain Bay Metro PD Station
ROTHSCHILD, WI (WSAU) -- A few years after merging their Police departments, residents of Weston and Rothschild will finance a new building for the combined force. Rothschild Administrator Ryan VanDeWalle says the new building will provide the department with adequate room for current and future operations. "[The ...
6h ago
Wisconsin Alumni Dan Katz Announces Season Ticket Giveaway To Promote Schools NIL Fund
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - One of the University of Wisconsin's most prominent alumni is assisting the school in raising funds for its name, image, and likeness fund to restore the football program to its winning ways. According to a video posted on his X account, Dan "Big Cat" Katz, a popular Barstool Sports perso...
9h ago
Multiple Arrests Made, Drugs Seized in Merrill Home
MERRILL, WI (WSAU) -- Police took four people into custody after executing a search warrant at a home on Grand Avenue in Merrill last week. According to a Facebook post, officers received a tip regarding a wanted individual in the home earlier this month. Officers then enlisted help from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Of...
10h ago
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Badgers Quarterback Colton Joseph Named to 2026 Manning Award Watch List
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - Wisconsin Badgers quarterback Colton Joseph has a chance to do something that no other Badgers quarterback has done before. According to a post on X from the team, Joseph, who transferred to Wisconsin from Old Dominion earlier this year, has been named to the 2026 Manning Award Watch List, which co...
10h ago
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Figure skating-Olympic champion Liu to sit out 2026-27 season
Aug 26 (Reuters) - Olympic gold medallist Alysa Liu said on Tuesday she will sit out the upcoming season to fine-tune her technique but reassured fans she would return to the sport. Liu became the first American woman since 2002 to capture Olympic go...
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Sky ban Enes Kanter Freedom from arena after altercation
Two days after ejecting Enes Kanter Freedom from Wintrust Arena during a game, the Chicago Sky announced Tuesday that they have banned the former NBA player from the building. Kanter Freedom, sitting courtside during the Sky's 113-90 loss to the Indi...
1h ago
Martin Damm slams top-seeded Daniil Medvedev at Winston-Salem
Wild-card entrant Martin Damm needed just 1 hour, 22 minutes to knock out No. 1 seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia 7-5, 6-3 in second-round action on Tuesday at the Winston-Salem Open in North Carolina. The 6-foot-8 Damm used his length at the net to pu...
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Rory McIlroy praises PGA Tour's 'big swing,' eyes European changes next
ATLANTA -- Rory McIlroy may not be involved with any PGA Tour player committees any longer, but he still often speaks his mind on matters like the future of the sport. When McIlroy sat behind the microphone Tuesday at his pre-tournament press conferen...
5h ago
Root for him or not, Wyndham Clark ups his game for Tour Championship
ATLANTA -- Coming off his victory this past Sunday, Wyndham Clark is one of the favorites to contend this week at the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club. That doesn't mean Clark will get overtly favorable support from spectators. It just hasn't ...
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Wisconsin Alumni Dan Katz Announces Season Ticket Giveaway To Promote Schools NIL Fund
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - One of the University of Wisconsin's most prominent alumni is assisting the school in raising funds for its name, image, and likeness fund to restore the football program to its winning ways. According to a video posted on his X account, Dan "Big Cat" Katz, a popular Barstool Sports perso...
9h ago
Badgers Quarterback Colton Joseph Named to 2026 Manning Award Watch List
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - Wisconsin Badgers quarterback Colton Joseph has a chance to do something that no other Badgers quarterback has done before. According to a post on X from the team, Joseph, who transferred to Wisconsin from Old Dominion earlier this year, has been named to the 2026 Manning Award Watch List, which co...
10h ago
Packers Reveal 2026 'Rivalries' Uniform
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) -- The Green Bay Packers will participate in the NFL's Rivalries series, wearing a specially designed alternate jersey for games against the Chicago Bears on October 11th. The team revealed the jerseys this morning, which feature a forest green base and several details dedicated to the team's histo...
12h ago
Garrett Mitchell (Forearm) Expected To Avoid Injured List After Getting Hit By Pitch vs. Braves
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Brewers got good news after outfielder Garrett Mitchell left Sunday's game at the Little League World Series against the Braves. According to Mitchell, who spoke to the media on Sunday night after he was hit by a pitch in his forearm, confirmed that he's not expecting a stint on the...
Aug 24, 2026
Packers Corner Brandon Cisse Returns To Practice, Expects To Play vs Cardinals
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) - The Green Bay Packers got good news on Monday about one of their top 2026 draft picks. According to head coach Matt LaFleur, who spoke about cornerback Brandon Cisse's knee injury before practice on Monday, saying, "He should be fine; he should be good to go." When the Packers opened pr...
Aug 24, 2026
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(247NEWSSOURCE/LEARFIELD) - Tempers flared at the Packers' final open session before tomorrow's joint practice with the Arizona Cardinals. Wide receiver Matthew Golden and edge rusher Barryn Sorrell got into a scuffle with linebacker Zaire Franklin and edge Lukas Van Ness also involved. Safety Trey Dean the Third was s...
16h ago
Smack talk from the Packers special teams co-ordinator
(LEARFIELD) - The Green Bay Packers will play their final pre-season game this Friday against the Arizona Cardinals at Lambeau Field. Coming off of Friday's impressive win over Denver, Packers co-ordinators Cam Achord and Adam Stenovich met with reporter. Special teams co-ordinator Achord talked about kicker Trey Smack...
Aug 24, 2026
Green Bay Packers blow out Broncos in pre-season contest
(LEARFIELD) - The Packers knocked off the Denver Broncos 33-13 in preseason game number two. Jordan Love drove Green Bay on a 12-play, 63-yard touchdown drive in his only series, which he capped with an 11-yard touchdown throw to MarShawn Lloyd for a 7-0 lead. Love talked about scoring that first touchdown in the pre-s...
Aug 22, 2026
