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Wausau Man Arrested on Suspicion of Fleeing an Officer
TOMAHAWK, WI (WSAU) -- A Wausau man was arrested in Tomahawk last week following a high-speed chase. It happened on Monday, May 25th, when an officer recognized a vehicle driven by Nicholas Langston of Wausau. Knowing he had a warrant for his arrest, the officer attempted to pull him over. Langston sped off, and the of...
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Mayors Monday: Stevens Point's Mike Wiza
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- Reconstruction of Division Street, or Business 51, in Stevens Point is officially underway. The long-discussed, long-planned, and at times controversial project involves a new traffic pattern and complete reconstruction of the underground utility infrastructure. Mayor Mike Wiza says they wil...
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Body of missing boater recovered
LAC du FLAMBEAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - The search for a Lake Geneva man who disappeared while boating on Whitefish Lake ended Saturday when his body was recovered 38 feet under water. Kyle Ascheman, 45, was vacationing with his family in Lac du Flambeau when he went missing Thursday evening. He was last seen operating a sma...
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Soccer-United States beat Senegal 3-2 in World Cup warm-up
May 31 (Reuters) - The United States earned an encouraging 3-2 win over Senegal in a World Cup warm-up friendly on Sunday, with Christian Pulisic scoring one goal and creating another before Folarin Balogun struck the second-half winner. Sergino Dest put the hosts ahead after seven minutes, tapping in Pulisic'...
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Tennis-Kalinskaya holds nerve to beat Potapova, reach Paris quarter-finals
By Shrivathsa Sridhar PARIS, June 1 (Reuters) - Anna Kalinskaya reached her maiden French Open quarter-final with a 6-4 2-6 7-6(10-7) win over 28th seed Anastasia Potapova on Monday, marking only the second time the Russian has entered that stage of ...
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Tennis-Cobolli drops set but battles past unseeded Svajda to reach French Open last eight
PARIS, June 1 (Reuters) - Tenth-seed Flavio Cobolli dropped his first set of the tournament but beat unseeded American Zachary Svajda en route to a 6-2 6-3 6-7(3) 7-6(5) on Monday to book his spot in the French Open last eight. • The 24-year-old Ital...
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Cricket-ICC suspends Cricket Canada's membership but keeps teams eligible for events
June 1 (Reuters) - The International Cricket Council has suspended Canada over breaches of the national board's membership obligations, weeks after the global governing body's anti-corruption unit launched an investigation into Cricket Canada. The Ca...
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Soccer-Humble roots fuel Ecuador's World Cup hopes
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO, June 1 (Reuters) - Dusty pitches tucked amid poverty and childhood dreams of wearing Ecuador's jersey shaped the early steps of several national team players who will now fulfil their ambition of representing their country...
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Soccer-Turkey's new generation eyes World Cup impact after 24-year absence
By Ece Toksabay ISTANBUL, June 1 (Reuters) - Turkey return to the World Cup for the first time in 24 years buoyed up by gifted young players -- including Real Madrid midfielder Arda Guler -- and by memories of their run to the 2002 semi-finals, but do...
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Tuesday High School Scoreboard
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...
Jan 14, 2026
Misiorowski shines again
HOUSTON, TX (WSAU) - It was another great pitching performance by Jacob Misiorowski that powered the Brewers to a 2-0 win over the Astros. He struck out 8 in seven-innings of shutout ball. The right-handed improves to 6-2 this season, with a 5-0 record for May. On Sunday he threw 39-pitches above 100 miles-per-hour. Al...
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Brewers Manager Pat Murphy Criticizes Pitcher Brandon Sproat After Loss: "We're Not Rebuilding"
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Brewers suffered a tough 9-2 loss at the hands of the Houston Astros on Saturday afternoon, and manager Pat Murphy did not hold back how he felt his starting pitcher had performed in recent games. Following the loss, Murphy was critical of the Brewers' pitcher Brandon Sproat, saying...
May 31, 2026
Woodchucks Blank Rafters in First Rivalry Game of the Season
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Wausau made it four wins in five to start the 2026 season with an impressive 10-0 win over Wisconsin Rapids at Athletic Park. It's the first time the Woodchucks have scored ten runs this season, and it's the first time Wausau's pitching staff has thrown a shutout this season. Dawson Harman (South C...
May 30, 2026
Chourio Homer, Productive Outs Lift Brewers over Astros
HOUSTON, TX (WSAU) -- The Milwaukee Brewers scored four unanswered runs on a home run, groundout, and sacrifice fly to turn a 4-1 deficit into a 5-4 win on Friday. The comeback started with a two-run homer from Jackson Chourio in the 5th. Jake Bauers would ground out in the 8th, scoring Chourio. Brice Turang completed ...
May 30, 2026
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New board members for the Packers?
(GREEN BAY PACKERS) - The Green Bay Packers will present three candidates for shareholder vote at July's Annual Meeting to join the Packers Board of Directors: Harry Sydney, Glen Tellock and Robert Weyers. The candidate information will be included in proxy information being sent in June to more than 539,000 shareholde...
May 31, 2026
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Packers' LaFleur discusses playier opportunities
(LEARFIELD) - The Green Bay Packers continue with their OTAs today. Yesterday Packers coach Matt LaFleur talked about what he has been doing this off-season in regards to the Packers. LaFleur said that he studied their offensive system during the offseason.
May 28, 2026
Packers OTA underway: LaFleur talks about Marshawn Lloyd
(LEARFIELD) - The Green Bay Packers held their first organized team activities open to the media Wednesday. Head coach Matt LaFleur made limited comments about domestic abuse charges filed against running back Josh Jacobs. LaFleur did say that the team has high standards. AcmePackingCompany.com reports that he and inju...
May 28, 2026
