RHINELANDER, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - Rhinelander police arrested four people after a pursuit that included shots fired at officers on Friday. Officers were dispatched to Hodag Park near the boat landing at 1:48pm for a report of males shooting a firearm out over Boom Lake. The subjects left the scene in a red Chevy Cruze as o...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) The Brewers scored early and beat the Dodgers, 5-1. William Contreras had a 3-run home run in the 1st inning, as the Brewers jumped out to a 4-0 lead. Pitcher Logan Henderson and three relievers combined for a 3-hitter. The Brewers are on a 9-game winning streak against the Dodgers in regular-seas...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- A centerpiece of last year's Badger MBB team is returning to college after testing the NBA Draft waters. John Blackwell has announced he plans to enroll at Duke University this fall. The Michigan native spent three years in Madison, averaging 14.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. But his biggest ...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Wausau Events has announced the complete lineup for the 2026 Wings Over Wausau Airshow, June 26th and 27th. Daytime shows will feature the US Navy West Coast Rino Team flying FA-18 E and F Super Hornets, the Vanguard Squadron demonstrating four-ship formation acrobatics, and biplane aerobatics by S...

May 21 (Reuters) - Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch has died at the age ​of 41, NASCAR said on Thursday. News ‌of his death came just hours after Busch's family released a statement saying he had been ​hospitalized with a severe illness and would ​not compete in this weekend's Coca-Cola 600 ⁠...

Emma Navarro won her first title on clay Saturday by posting a 6-0, 5-7, 6-2 victory over top-seeded Victoria Mboko ​of Canada at the Internationaux de ‌Strasbourg in France. Navarro overcame four aces by Mboko and benefited from six double faults by ...

By Shrivathsa Sridhar PARIS, May 23 (Reuters) - Popular Frenchman Gael Monfils said on Saturday he was grateful to have inspired more Black tennis players to believe they can succeed in the sport, adding his impending retirement will offer him ​a clear...

Saturday's scheduled game between the Detroit Tigers and ​Orioles in ‌Baltimore has been postponed due to inclement weather. The game is ‌scheduled ​to be ⁠made up ⁠Sunday at 12:35 p.m. ET. The finale of the three-game ​series will begin later ⁠on Sun...

The Chicago White Sox placed reliever Jordan Hicks on the 15-day injured ​list with a right ‌lat strain on Saturday and recalled fellow right-hander Jordan Leasure from Triple-A Charlotte. The move is retroactive ‌to ​Thursday for Hicks, ⁠who is 0-1 ⁠...

PARIS, May 23 (Reuters) - Ignacio Buse beat Tommy Paul 7-6(6) 4-6 6-3 in the Hamburg Open final on Saturday to become the first Peruvian winner on the ATP Tour in nearly 20 years, denying the United ​States a sweep of the men's claycourt tune-up events...

RHINELANDER, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - Rhinelander police arrested four people after a pursuit that included shots fired at officers on Friday. Officers were dispatched to Hodag Park near the boat landing at 1:48pm for a report of males shooting a firearm out over Boom Lake. The subjects left the scene in a red Chevy Cruze as o...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Wausau Events has announced the complete lineup for the 2026 Wings Over Wausau Airshow, June 26th and 27th. Daytime shows will feature the US Navy West Coast Rino Team flying FA-18 E and F Super Hornets, the Vanguard Squadron demonstrating four-ship formation acrobatics, and biplane aerobatics by S...

GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) -- If you made the trek east on Highway 29 to see Luke Combs last weekend, you were by no means alone. The Green Bay Packers have announced that Combs' "My Kind of Saturday Night" tour set a new Lambeau Field attendance record, with 51,981 fans attending the Saturday show. Another 40,559 ...

SHAWANO, WI (WSAU) -- The man accused of killing 67-year-old Rick Roundy has pleaded not guilty to one count of homicide and one count of attempted homicide. Brent Hofman entered the plea in a Shawano County courtroom on Thursday. Investigators say he shot Roundy during an argument on November 14th. He's also accused o...

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) -- A man accused of killing his father in Nekoosa in July 2021 may have a plea deal with the state. Court records show Jason Tourtillott will have a plea and sentencing hearing on May 27th for one count of first-degree intentional homicide in the death of Thomas Tourtillott. Investigators fo...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) A bill that would have spent-down about two-thirds of the state surplus on a combination of tax rebates and school funding failed in the state senate, 15-18 last night. The compromise proposal between Governor Tony Evers and GOP leaders in the legislature is dead. Several candidates for governor wer...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- A deal has been reached to disburse Wisconsin's budget surplus, including a plan to boost Special Education payments to school districts and provide direct payments to those who filed a Wisconsin tax return in 2024. According to a news release from the Governor, the deal includes education funding...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Governor Tony Evers has signed Assembly Bill 601, opening the door for sports betting apps to operate in Wisconsin. The bill allows users to place wagers on games through mobile apps, as long as the bet runs through servers operated on tribal land. Evers says this brings an opportunity for increas...

MADISON, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - Governor Tony Evers took action on a bill Friday that addresses the crime of grooming a child for sexual activity. Evers signed Assembly Bill 677, now known as the 2025 Wisconsin Act 88, into law. The bill, introduced in November 2025, received bipartisan support. The new law establishes the ...

WASHINGTON DC (WSAU-WAOW) - The Apostle Islands National Park and Preserve Act, introduced by Rep. Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin, has advanced out of the House Committee on Natural Resources with a narrow 20-17 vote. This legislation aims to designate the Apostle Islands as Wisconsin's first National Park. "The Apostl...

WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - Americans coming back from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South ​Sudan now have a second ‌entry point for returning to the United States, with the CDC on Saturday expanding its enhanced Ebola screening to...

By Asif Shahzad and Michael Martina ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI, May 23 (Reuters) - Iran, the U.S. and mediator Pakistan all said on Saturday that progress had been made in talks on ending almost three months of war. Iran said it was focused on finalising a me...

By Michael Martina, David Brunnstrom, Simon Lewis and Trevor Hunnicutt NEW DELHI, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed trade and energy with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday on a visit aimed at shoring up rela...

By Richard Cowan and Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress have revolted over President Donald Trump's $1.776 billion fund for people he says were victims of government "weaponization," setting the stage for...

By Marta Serafinko May 23 (Reuters) - Some of the plants that make familiar landscapes recognizable may not survive by century's end as climate change becomes an increasingly important driver of species loss, according to scientists, reshaping and ofte...

BELGRADE, May 23 (Reuters) - Police fired teargas and clashed with protesters in central Belgrade on Saturday, as tens of thousands gathered to demand early elections and an end to the ​more than decade-long rule of Serbia's populist President Aleksand...

By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA, May 23 (Reuters) - Right-wing candidate Abelardo De La Espriella received a surge in voter support in the final week leading up to the first round of Colombia's presidential election, ​nearly tying with leftist Ivan Cepeda,...

KYIV, May 23 (Reuters) - Russia is preparing a strike against Ukraine using a hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday, citing intelligence from Ukraine, the ​U.S. and Europe. The warning came a da...

WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Saturday that negotiators for the United States and Iran were "getting a ​lot closer" to finalizing an agreement ‌to end the war, according to an interview with CBS News. He said a final agr...

By Asif Shahzad and Michael Martina ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI, May 23 (Reuters) - Iran, the U.S. and mediator Pakistan all said on Saturday that progress had been made in talks on ending almost three months of war. Iran said it was focused on finalising a me...

DHAKA, May 23 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's central bank on Saturday announced a 600 billion taka ($5 billion) stimulus package to revive shuttered factories and support businesses as economic ​growth slows. The package aims to restart production, create jo...

May 23 (Reuters) - German food delivery service Delivery Hero confirmed it had received a takeover ​offer from rival Uber valuing ‌the company at 33 euros ($38.29) per share, it said in a statement on Saturday. The offer represents a discount of ‌abou...

May 23 (Reuters) - Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek will make permanent a 75% price cut on its flagship V4‑Pro ​artificial intelligence model, keeping prices at ‌a quarter of their original level, the company said in a statement on Satu...

May 23 (Reuters) - Uber and DoorDash have held exploratory talks with investors in rival Delivery Hero ahead of a possible takeover bid, ​the Financial Times reported on Saturday. Multiple ‌investors have indicated they would seek a price above 40 euro...

By Jan Strupczewski NICOSIA, May 23 (Reuters) - European Union countries will face large bills for defence, energy and pensions in the next 15 years, the International Monetary Fund told EU finance ministers on Saturday, suggesting a ​mix of reforms, c...

WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - Americans coming back from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South ​Sudan now have a second ‌entry point for returning to the United States, with the CDC on Saturday expanding its enhanced Ebola screening to...

DHAKA, May 23 (Reuters) - At least 86 children have died from confirmed measles infections in Bangladesh this year, and ​another 426 with symptoms consistent with ‌the disease, health officials said on Saturday, as the country battles one of its worst...

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, May 23 (Reuters) - The Red Cross on Saturday paid tribute to three volunteers who are believed to have died ​after contracting Ebola while handling bodies and ‌are among the first known victims of the latest outbreak in th...

May 23 (Reuters) - Uganda has confirmed three new cases of Ebola, bringing the total number of infections in the current outbreak there to five, ​the health ministry said on Saturday, as ‌authorities stepped up contact tracing to contain the spread. Th...

By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday temporarily banned the entry of lawful permanent residents who have ​been in the Democratic Republic of ‌Congo, Uganda or South Sudan in the previous 21 days, citing concern...

By Marta Serafinko May 23 (Reuters) - Some of the plants that make familiar landscapes recognizable may not survive by century's end as climate change becomes an increasingly important driver of species loss, according to scientists, reshaping and ofte...

By Steve Nesius and Steve Gorman STARBASE, Texas, May 22 (Reuters) - SpaceX completed a largely successful test flight of its next-generation Starship rocket on Friday, deploying a clutch of mock satellites and executing a controlled splashdown in the ...

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - A U.S. company said more than two dozen healthy baby chickens have hatched from an artificial egg platform it has developed in what it calls a pivotal step in its plan to bring back the South Island Giant M...

By Suzanne McGee PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 22 (Reuters) - Space-themed exchange-traded funds are blasting off, with asset managers rushing to issue new products ahead of the much-anticipated IPO by industry giant SpaceX and investors jumping aboard...

May 21 (Reuters) - SpaceX on Thursday scrubbed the launch of its 12th Starship rocket from Texas and said it will attempt the high-stakes test flight again on Friday, as Elon Musk's space ​company nears a record-breaking public listing. Starship V3, un...

May 23 (Reuters) - Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek will make permanent a 75% price cut on its flagship V4‑Pro ​artificial intelligence model, keeping prices at ‌a quarter of their original level, the company said in a statement on Satu...

By Wen-Yee Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, May 23 (Reuters) - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Saturday that his forecast of a $200 billion market for CPUs includes China, signalling Nvidia still sees significant long-term demand in the market amid ongoin...

By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Prominent U.S. law firm Fenwick & West, which advised FTX before its 2022 blockbuster collapse and bankruptcy, on Friday said ​it will pay $54 million to resolve claims from ‌FTX customers who alleged th...

May 22 (Reuters) - Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Friday announced a $600 million expansion of Blue Origin's Rocket Park campus ​in Cape Canaveral. The expansion comes ‌as Blue Origin rival, Elon Musk's SpaceX, prepares to go public targeting a valua...

By Steve Nesius and Steve Gorman STARBASE, Texas, May 22 (Reuters) - SpaceX completed a largely successful test flight of its next-generation Starship rocket on Friday, deploying a clutch of mock satellites and executing a controlled splashdown in the ...

By Miranda Murray CANNES, France, May 23 (Reuters) - With Hollywood studios largely absent, this year's Cannes Film Festival leaned into its indie roots, with no clear Palme d'Or frontrunner emerging ​from a strong field of arthouse directors ahead of ...

CANNES, France, May 22 (Reuters) - Austrian director Sandra Wollner won the Cannes Film Festival's second-tier Un Certain Regard selection on Friday with her understated family drama about ​grief, "Everytime." While less globally famous than the main C...

By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES, May 22 (Reuters) - Stephen Colbert's sign-off as the host of the CBS "The Late Show" may signal the end of a historic TV franchise, but the late-night tradition is far from dead. Comedy is booming on podcasts, where for...

By Miranda Murray and Hanna Rantala CANNES, France, May 22 (Reuters) - Penelope Cruz wanted to be in Cannes Film Festival entry "The Black Ball" no matter how small the role because she felt the ambitious gay epic about Spanish history could have an ​i...

By Alicia Powell and Lisa Richwine NEW YORK, May 21 (Reuters) - Comedian Stephen Colbert signed off from his late-night talk show on Thursday after 11 seasons with a sentimental chat with Beatles musician Paul McCartney and pointed jokes about his forc...