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Mayors Monday: Rothschild Administrator Ryan VanDeWalle
ROTHSCHILD, WI (WSAU) -- It's been one year since the Everest Metro Police Department and Rothschild PD combined forces. Rothschild Administrator Ryan VanDeWalle says the partnership has been a positive for all communities, but officers are beginning to feel a bit cramped in their workspace. The department currently op...
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Snow, ice causes Hodag Dome to deflate
RHINELANDER, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - The Hodag Dome is temporarily closed due to a power outage from severe weather, the School District of Rhinelander announced. A backup generator also failed to operate. The outage, combined with the failure of the generator, caused the Dome to deflate and sustain several tears. The Arizon ...
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Wisconsin Highway 64 Closed Near Merrill
Wausau, WI (WSAU)-- In a notification sent by the WisDOT, Wisconsin Highway 64 is closed in both directions at French Ridge Road. The Lincoln County Sherriff's office is handling a downed powerline due to the ice storms that occurred on Saturday and into today. All lanes of traffic are shut down and are estimated to r...
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27-Year-Old In Custody for X to C Golf Course Shooting
Wausau, Wisconsin (WSAU) -- After an extensive investigation of a shooting that took place in February, 27-year-old Bobby D Dabbs, a resident of Trenton, Tennessee, has been taken into custody. The Lincoln County Sherriff's Office disclosed in a press release yesterday that on March 17th, 27-year-old Bobby D. Dabbs w...
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Ice Storm Causes Power Outages for Over 60,000
Wausau, WI (WSAU)-- This morning, more than 60,000 people were without power after Saturday night's ice storm. Langlade County was the most impacted county, with power outages affecting the entirety of the county. Over 10,000 customers are without service within the county, and Forest County reports more than 9,000 out...
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Sports
Tennis-Miami champion Mensik says knee pain nearly forced him to skip event
(Reuters) -Jakub Mensik claimed the first title of his career with a 7-6(4) 7-6(4) win over Novak Djokovic in the Miami Open final on Sunday but the Czech teenager revealed he had nearly pulled out of the tournament due to inflammation in his right kne...
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Aston Martin gets further $68 million funding, to sell stake in F1 team
Aston Martin said on Monday Chairman Lawrence Stroll's Yew Tree Consortium would invest a further 52.5 million pounds ($67.98 million) in the luxury carmaker and increase its stake to about 33%. The fresh funding comes a month after the carmaker said i...
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Tennis-Teenager Mensik hands Djokovic shock defeat in Miami Open final
(Reuters) -Nineteen-year-old Czech Jakub Mensik beat his childhood idol Novak Djokovic 7-6(4) 7-6(4) in an upset for the ages on Sunday, claiming his first ATP title at the Miami Open as he denied the former number one his bid for a milestone 100th. Th...
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MLB roundup: D-backs ride 8-run eighth past Cubs
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a game-tying two-run homer and Josh Naylor doubled in the go-ahead run, all in an eight-run eighth inning, to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 10-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs in Phoenix on Sunday afternoon. Alek Thomas and ...
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NHL roundup: Alex Ovechkin 5 goals from all-time mark
With his 890th goal, Capitals sniper Alex Ovechkin moved within five goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's all-time record, but host Washington lost to the Buffalo Sabres 8-5 on Sunday. Ovechkin, who also collected a pair of assists, will resume his pursui...
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Local News

Mayors Monday: Rothschild Administrator Ryan VanDeWalle
ROTHSCHILD, WI (WSAU) -- It's been one year since the Everest Metro Police Department and Rothschild PD combined forces. Rothschild Administrator Ryan VanDeWalle says the partnership has been a positive for all communities, but officers are beginning to feel a bit cramped in their workspace. The department currently op...
40m ago

Snow, ice causes Hodag Dome to deflate
RHINELANDER, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - The Hodag Dome is temporarily closed due to a power outage from severe weather, the School District of Rhinelander announced. A backup generator also failed to operate. The outage, combined with the failure of the generator, caused the Dome to deflate and sustain several tears. The Arizon ...
52m ago

Wisconsin Highway 64 Closed Near Merrill
Wausau, WI (WSAU)-- In a notification sent by the WisDOT, Wisconsin Highway 64 is closed in both directions at French Ridge Road. The Lincoln County Sherriff's office is handling a downed powerline due to the ice storms that occurred on Saturday and into today. All lanes of traffic are shut down and are estimated to r...
16h ago

27-Year-Old In Custody for X to C Golf Course Shooting
Wausau, Wisconsin (WSAU) -- After an extensive investigation of a shooting that took place in February, 27-year-old Bobby D Dabbs, a resident of Trenton, Tennessee, has been taken into custody. The Lincoln County Sherriff's Office disclosed in a press release yesterday that on March 17th, 27-year-old Bobby D. Dabbs w...
17h ago

Ice Storm Causes Power Outages for Over 60,000
Wausau, WI (WSAU)-- This morning, more than 60,000 people were without power after Saturday night's ice storm. Langlade County was the most impacted county, with power outages affecting the entirety of the county. Over 10,000 customers are without service within the county, and Forest County reports more than 9,000 out...
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State News

Gov. Evers vetoes Republican K-12 testing standards bill
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) -- As expected, Governor Tony Evers has vetoed a bill dealing with testing standards in Wisconsin's K-12 schools. The Republican authored legislation would have reset state report card standards to levels set in the 2019-20 school year, align grades 3-8 with national standards, and restore high s...
Mar 28, 2025

Trump's order to dismantle Department of Education sparks debate across Wisconsin
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Even before President Donald Trump put pen to paper, word of his plans to slash the Department of Education has sparked debate in Wisconsin. Now that it's official, state leaders are weighing in on the move. Thursday's executive order comes after the agency initiated a nearly 50% cut to its ...
Mar 21, 2025

Changes at SSA could create more barriers for recipients, Wisconsin attorney says
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- American citizens pay into it every paycheck and every year, it pays out billions of dollars in retirement benefits and disability insurance to millions: social security. But many say it's not an easy system to navigate. "Social security, disability claims process is already bewilderin...
Mar 20, 2025

What to know about GOAT, Wisconsin's new DOGE-inspired government efficiency committee
MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- The Wisconsin Assembly's Government Operations, Accountability and Transparency Committee, or GOAT for short, is beginning its work in Madison. "We're learning. We don't always know what the next rock, what's under the next rock and what we're going to find," said committee member S...
Mar 13, 2025

Wisconsin lawmaker pushes to repeal federal EV charging station funding program
(WTAQ-WLUK) - Cuts to a program which helps pay for new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations could be coming. District 8 Rep. Tony Wied wants to repeal the 'National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure' (NEVI) federal program. He's supporting legislation called the 'Unplug EV Charging Stations Program Act.' Wied said to...
Mar 10, 2025
National News
US agency leading Musk's firing spree to hire new driver, emails show
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The federal human-resources agency leading efforts by billionaire White House adviser Elon Musk to slash the federal workforce has decided to hire its first new career employee since President Donald Trump ...
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How Trump family took over World Liberty Financial as it raised hundreds of millions
By Tom Wilson, Tom Bergin, Lawrence Delevingne and Michelle Conlin LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - As World Liberty Financial raised more than half a billion dollars, President Donald Trump's family took control of the crypto venture and grabbed the li...
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Dutch Gasunie expects to invest $13 billion in power grid through 2030
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch natural gas grid operator Gasunie on Monday said it expects to invest around 12 billion euros ($13 billion) through 2030 to help accelerate the energy transition and stop major industries leaving the Netherlands. Gasunie said...
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Growing wildfire in eastern California prompts evacuations, Cal Fire says
By Surbhi Misra (Reuters) -A rapidly growing wildfire in California's Eastern Sierra region burned through 1,000 acres and forced evacuations in multiple counties, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said on Sunday. The...
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Factbox-Doctors, dogs and dollars: Who is giving aid to Myanmar after the earthquake?
(Reuters) -Rescue workers, sniffer dogs, paramedics and millions of dollars in aid began arriving in Myanmar after a massive earthquake ravaged much of the war-torn country. About 2,000 people have so far been reported dead in Friday's magnitude 7.7 ea...
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World News
Finland's president says he has heard no serious US talk about NATO withdrawal
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Finland's President Alexander Stubb said on Monday that he had not yet heard from anyone serious in the United States administration that the U.S. would withdraw from NATO. His remarks came shortly after Stubb on Saturday had...
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Blast in Spanish coal mine leaves 9 people injured, several trapped, report says
MADRID (Reuters) -A blast in a coal mine in the northern Spanish region of Asturias on Monday has left at least nine people injured and several trapped, El Mundo newspaper reported. Regional emergency services confirmed they had received a report of a ...
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South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun denies underage dating accusation
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun on Monday denied allegations that he dated the actress Kim Sae-ron when she was underage, breaking down in tears as he said he could not "admit what is not true." Brands including Prada have cut tie...
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Growing wildfire in eastern California prompts evacuations, Cal Fire says
By Surbhi Misra (Reuters) -A rapidly growing wildfire in California's Eastern Sierra region burned through 1,000 acres and forced evacuations in multiple counties, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said on Sunday. The...
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China says crew members are safe after suspected piracy kidnapping on Ghanaian vessel
BEIJING (Reuters) - All crew members aboard a Ghanaian-registered fishing vessel that was hit by a "suspected pirate attack" are currently safe, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday. Three Chinese nationals went missing from Ghanaian waters ...
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Business News
Thailand's economic activity slows in February, central bank to assess quake impact
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economic activity eased in February due to slowing activity in manufacturing and services, according to the central bank, which said it was monitoring any impact on the tourism sector of last week's earthquake. Touris...
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Thailand still expects 38 million foreign tourists this year despite quake, minister says
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's tourism ministry is maintaining its forecast for foreign tourist arrivals at 38 million this year despite the powerful earthquake, the minister said on Monday. The impact of the quake is to be limited and short-term, ...
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How Trump family took over World Liberty Financial as it raised hundreds of millions
By Tom Wilson, Tom Bergin, Lawrence Delevingne and Michelle Conlin LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - As World Liberty Financial raised more than half a billion dollars, President Donald Trump's family took control of the crypto venture and grabbed the li...
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Strong rouble, cheap oil may push Russia into borrowing spree this year
By Darya Korsunskaya and Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW (Reuters) - A strong rouble and low oil prices are set to widen Russia's budget deficit this year, adding to the pressure on it from military spending and forcing the government to borrow more than it p...
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Shipments of foreign-branded phones in China up 9.2% y/y in February, says CAICT-Reuters
By Che Pan and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - Shipments of foreign-branded smartphones, including Apple Inc's iPhone, in China rose 9.2% in February year-on-year, according to Reuters calculations based on data released on Monday from a government...
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Health News
Chinese brain chip project speeds up human trials after first success
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) -A tie-up between a Chinese research institute and tech company said on Monday that it aims to implant its brain chip into 13 people by the end of this year, in a move that could see it overtake Elon Musk's Neurali...
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Experimental Lilly drug cuts genetic heart disease risk factor by 94% in trial
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) -The highest dose of an experimental drug developed by Eli Lilly significantly reduced levels of a genetically inherited risk factor for heart disease in a midstage trial, according to data presented at a major me...
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WHO proposing to cut jobs and slash budget by a fifth, memo shows
By Olivia Le Poidevin and Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Health Organization (WHO) is proposing to reduce staff numbers and the scale of its work as it slashes its budget by just over one fifth due to the impact of U.S. funding cuts, according ...
Mar 29, 2025
US FDA's top vaccine official Peter Marks steps down, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine official, Peter Marks, has stepped down, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Chris Thomas in Bengaluru; Editing by Sandra Maler)
Mar 29, 2025
FBI investigating cyberattack at Oracle, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) -The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is probing the cyberattack at Oracle as the hackers broke into the cloud computing company's computer systems and stole patient data, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing a person familiar with ...
Mar 29, 2025
Science News
Chinese brain chip project speeds up human trials after first success
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) -A tie-up between a Chinese research institute and tech company said on Monday that it aims to implant its brain chip into 13 people by the end of this year, in a move that could see it overtake Elon Musk's Neurali...
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German startup's space rocket explodes after takeoff from Norway
OSLO (Reuters) -A test rocket aimed at kickstarting satellite launches from Europe fell to the ground and exploded 40 seconds after takeoff from a Norwegian space port on Sunday, in what German startup Isar Aerospace had described as an initial test. T...
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Airbus UK unit wins $194 million contract for Mars rover landing platform
By Sam Tabahriti LONDON (Reuters) - The British arm of Airbus has won a 150 million pound ($194 million) contract from the European Space Agency to build the landing platform for the first British-made rover set to touch down on Mars in 2030. The R...
Mar 29, 2025
European satellite firms in preliminary EU talks over merger plan -source
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) - European aerospace companies Airbus, Thales and Leonardo have started preliminary talks with European Union antitrust regulators over a possible merger of their satellite businesses, a source familiar with the matter...
Mar 28, 2025
Tomb of unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh discovered
By Will Dunham (Reuters) - Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city of Abydos dating to about 3,600 years ago during a chaotic period in Egypt's history. The discove...
Mar 27, 2025
Technology News
Shipments of foreign-branded phones in China up 9.2% y/y in February, says CAICT-Reuters
By Che Pan and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) - Shipments of foreign-branded smartphones, including Apple Inc's iPhone, in China rose 9.2% in February year-on-year, according to Reuters calculations based on data released on Monday from a government...
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French antitrust regulator fines Apple 150 million euros over privacy tool
By Florence Loeve and Foo Yun Chee PARIS (Reuters) -Apple was hit with a 150 million euro ($162.42 million)fine by French antitrust regulators on Monday for abusing its dominant position in mobile app advertising on its devices between 2021 and 2023 th...
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China's Huawei 2024 profit drops; revenue rises at fastest rate in five years
By Che Pan and David Kirton BEIJING/SHENZHEN (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies said on Monday its profit fell by almost a quarter in 2024 versus a year prior when income from the sale of its Honor handset unit provided an earnings boost, whi...
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Chinese brain chip project speeds up human trials after first success
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) -A tie-up between a Chinese research institute and tech company said on Monday that it aims to implant its brain chip into 13 people by the end of this year, in a move that could see it overtake Elon Musk's Neurali...
1h ago
China's Zhipu AI launches free AI agent, intensifying domestic tech race
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese artificial intelligence startup Zhipu AI unveiled a free AI agent on Monday, joining a wave of similar launches in China's increasingly competitive AI market. The product, called AutoGLM Rumination, can perform deep rese...
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Entertainment News
South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun denies underage dating accusation
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun on Monday denied allegations that he dated the actress Kim Sae-ron when she was underage, breaking down in tears as he said he could not "admit what is not true." Brands including Prada have cut tie...
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Momoa and Black create comedy in game adaptation 'A Minecraft Movie'
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) -Hollywood stars Jason Momoa and Jack Black used humour and big performances to bring to life a corner of Minecraft, the best-selling video game of all time, in "A Minecraft Movie." Known for its blocky imagery, the 20...
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Heartthrob actor Richard Chamberlain, star of 'Thorn Birds', dies aged 90
By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Richard Chamberlain, the Emmy-nominated actor and 1960s heartthrob who rocketed to fame in the TV medical drama "Dr. Kildare" and starred in the mini-series "Shogun" and "The Thorn Birds" has died at the age ...
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Bastille want new tour to be 'joyous celebration' of last 15 years
By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - British band Bastille say they want to take fans on a joyous celebration of their 15 years together when they head off on their first UK arena tour in three years in November. The foursome, made up of Da...
Mar 28, 2025
Singer Cynthia Erivo honored with GLAAD Award for LGBTQ+ advocacy
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Wicked" actor Cynthia Erivo received the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the 36th GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles on Thursday, which is awarded to an LGBTQ+ media professional who has raised visibility and...
Mar 28, 2025