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Fox Valley Man Bound Over for Trial on Marathon County Drug Charges
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Fox Valley man has been bound over for trial on two felony counts related to a high-speed chase through the Wausau area. Paul Vang faces counts for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and fleeing an officer after allegedly leading officers on a chase from Rib Mountain to n...
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Badger Men's Hockey Ends Regular Season With Sweep of Penn State
STATE COLLEGE, PA (WSAU) -- Wisconsin men's hockey built a 4-0 lead en route to a 5-2 win over Penn State to close the regular season on Friday. Quinn Finley, Gavin Morrissey, and Blake Montgomery also found the back of the net for the Badgers. Oliver Tulk scored twice, including the final tally of the game early in th...
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Coyle Scheduled for Trial on Child Sex Charges
STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- Trial dates have been scheduled for the Portage County man accused of having sexual contact with a girl last fall. Jordan Coyle will face a four-day trial from May 12th to the 15th for one count of first-degree child sexual assault and another count of interfering with child custody. Investi...
Mar 06, 2026

Hewitt Man Injured in Syurp Shack Explosion
TOWN OF HEWITT, WI (WSAU) -- A 59-year-old Hewitt man was injured in an explosion at a syrup shack on Thursday. First responders were called to an area of County Line Road in the Town of Hewitt at about 4 PM to find a man suffering from burn injuries due to an explosion. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment. ...
Mar 06, 2026
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Report: Ball State fires coach Michael Lewis after 4 seasons
Ball State fired men's basketball coach Michael Lewis after three consecutive losing seasons, The Field of 68 reported Saturday. The Cardinals wrapped up the regular season Friday night with an 85-69 defeat of Central Michigan. The victory wasn't en...
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Trial of Guardians pitchers moved to November
The federal trial for two Cleveland Guardians pitchers accused of rigging pitches in exchange for a kickback from bettors has been moved to November. The trial of pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz was scheduled to start May 4 in the Eastern Dis...
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Speed skating-Stolz takes charge of all-round world championship as Wiklund, Takagi share women's lead
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands, March 7 (Reuters) - Jordan Stolz seized control of the men's all-round competition at the Speed Skating World Championships on Saturday, while Ragne Wiklund and Miho Takagi set the early pace in the women's field as the battle...
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Celtics C Nikola Vucevic (finger) sidelined 3-4 weeks
Boston Celtics center Nikola Vucevic could miss the rest of the regular season following surgery to repair a broken right ring finger. The injury occurred during the first quarter of Friday's 120-100 victory against the visiting Dallas Mavericks. ...
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Blackhawks broadcaster, ex-forward Troy Murray dies at 63
Former Chicago forward and longtime Blackhawks broadcaster Troy Murray died on Saturday after a long battle with cancer. He was 63. "The Chicago Blackhawks are deeply heartbroken today as we mourn the loss of Troy Murray, our beloved 'Muzz,' and our ...
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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

Brewers Outslug Rockies In Spring Ball
SCOTTSDALE, AZ (WSAU) -- The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 10-8 on Thursday afternoon in Scottsdale. Garrett Mitchell went 2-3 with a homer, a walk and four RBIs. Jake Bauers also went deep and drove in two runs. Sal Frelick also drove in two while Luis Rengifo and Brock Wilken added solo RBIs. Robert Gas...
Mar 06, 2026

Badger Update
MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- The #1 ranked Wisconsin womens hockey team beat Minnesota State-Mankato 7-2 Thursday in St. Paul to advance to the Championship game of the WCHA Final Faceoff. Kelly Gorbatenko and Kirsten Simms had two goals each for the Badgers. Also scoring were Caroline Harvey, Adela Sapovalivova and Maggie Sc...
Mar 06, 2026

Thursday High School Scoreboard & Friday Schedule
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is Thursday's scoreboard & today's schedule: State Hockey Tournament Boys D-2 Amery 3 Waunakee 1 Northland Pines 3 Somerset/St. Croix Falls 2 Girls Bay Area 5 Cap City Cougars 1 St. Croix Valley 7 Superior Spartans 4 Girls Basketball Sectionals Stevens Point 67 De Pere 49 P...
Mar 06, 2026

Brewers Fall To Cubs Despite Yelich Homer
MARYVALE, AZ- (WSAU) -- The Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-1 on Wednesday in spring training action at Maryvale. Christian Yelich made his Cactus League debut with a homer, a single and a walk in three at-bats. Shane Drohan threw three scoreless innings. The Brewers will take on the Colorado Rockies today.
Mar 05, 2026
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Packers to practice with Arizona Cardinals?
(247NEWSSOURCE) - The Packers will reportedly host a family reunion this summer. According to ESPN's Rob Demovsky, Green Bay will host a joint practice with the Cardinals during training camp. Arizona is coached by Mike LaFleur, the brother of Packers head coach Matt LaFleur. In other news, the team has restructured sa...
Mar 06, 2026

Packers re-sign Chris Brooks
(247NEWSSOURCE) - The Green Bay Packers are bringing back a member of their backfield. Green Bay signed running back Chris Brooks to a two-year, $4.85 million deal. Brooks appeared in all 17 games this season, rushing for 106 yards. The 26-year-old has spent the past two seasons with the franchise.
Mar 05, 2026

Packers notes: Willis to Arizona, no international game?
(LEARFIELD) - Packers backup quarterback Malik Willis could be headed to the Arizona Cardinals. NFL Network reports the Cardinals have told their starting quarterback, Kyler Murray, that he will be officially released when the new NFL year starts a week from today. The move means Arizona will take a one-time cap hit of...
Mar 04, 2026


