WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI (WSAU) -- There's been little movement on plans for a potential data center in Wisconsin Rapids. Mayor Matt Zacher says at this time, there are no final plans for PCH WI Holdings to purchase the former mill site. All they've submitted is a 100-day due diligence notice. "There is nothing in pla...

MOSINEE, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - Strawberry season is underway across Wisconsin, but local growers say getting to harvest time has not been easy due to late spring frosts to recent rainfall. At Stroik's Lake Dubay Berry Farm near Mosinee, owner Tim Stroik said this year's growing season started with several consecutive days o...

MINOCQUA, WI (WSAU-WAOW) - Wisconsin Department of Revenue agents seized about $25,000 worth of canned beer from Minocqua Brewing Company taprooms in Minocqua and Madison. The Lakeland Times first reported that much of the canned beer from the Minocqua taproom was confiscated by DOR agents and Minocqua police. Owner Ki...

STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- A Plover man has been arrested for theft and burglary after a 21-year-old Stevens Point woman reported her underwear missing. John P Stalker is accused of breaking into the woman's home and stealing all of her underwear from her dresser. The woman noted that nothing else was missing from her...

MARSHFIELD, WI (WSAU) -- Employees at Marshfield's Wildwood Zoo are asking for the public's help to locate a striped skunk after she escaped from her habitat this week. Employees believe a combination of heavy snow and rain may have washed out some of Violet's habitat, creating an opening for her to escape. Violet has ...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) - Wisconsin Senate Republicans are leaving the door open for another try to approve the proposed surplus relief package, which failed by a slim margin last month. According to a press release from Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu, "Fifteen of 18 Senate Republicans supported the plan to prov...

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 ...

June 15 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southern Philippine island ​of Mindanao on Monday, ‌the Philippine state seismology agency Phivolcs said. The quake that struck 164 km (102 miles) southeast ‌of ​Governor Generoso ⁠in Davao Orie...

By Timothy Aeppel June 15 (Reuters) - Coley Brady in late March cut production from five days a week to four on most of the assembly lines at his sprawling complex of five recreational vehicle factories in Elkhart, Indiana, after it became apparent spr...

By Oliver Griffin SAO PAULO, June 15 (Reuters) - Auctions of farms seized by creditors are soaring across Brazil, according to data compiled for Reuters, as distressed rural credit has grown to almost a fifth of outstanding loans. Weaker grain prices, ...

By Praveen Menon and Stefica Nicol Bikes SYDNEY, June 15 (Reuters) - Sydney's Coogee Beach reopened on Monday under the watchful eyes of lifeguards and jet ski patrols, after a shark attack over the weekend left a woman critically injured and prompted...

By Chenxi Yang and Nicoco Chan SHANGHAI, June 15 (Reuters) - A new kind of preschool in China offers games, nibbles, treadmills and music for puppies, clawing out a fast-growing niche in a booming industry as youthful owners ​spend more on pets increas...

MOSCOW, June 15 (Reuters) - Russia is committed to U.S. President Donald ​Trump's proposals to ‌end the war in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday, adding ‌that ​he is ⁠eager to hear ⁠from Trump's envoys how peace agreements based on...

ANKARA, June 15 (Reuters) - Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will repeat Turkey's offer to host talks between Russia and Ukraine on a visit ​to Moscow this week at which he ‌will also discuss Black Sea shipping safety and the South Caucasus, a diplomatic s...

DUBAI, June 15 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates called ​for full ‌implementation of the U.S.-Iran preliminary deal to end their war, ‌including ​an ⁠immediate halt to ⁠hostilities and ensuring freedom of navigation through the Strait ​of Hormuz, th...

(Corrects title of Gil Bufman to former Bank Leumi chief economist, paragraph 7) By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM, June 15 (Reuters) - Israel's cabinet approved the appointment of Naomi ​Feldman for a second term on the Bank of ‌Israel's monetary policy comm...

By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, June 15 (Reuters) - The United Nations' human rights chief on Monday welcomed the announcement of a peace deal ​between the United States and Iran, and ‌urged for maximum restraint by all sides in the region. "I welcome th...

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...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Brewers are officially calling up one of their top prospects to the big leagues. According to a Brewers post on X, Cooper Pratt, the franchise's fourth-ranked prospect, will join the team during their upcoming series against the Cleveland Guardians after signing an eight-year, $50 m...

(Reuters) June 14 - Light-hitting Blake Perkins had a three-run homer, and Kyle Harrison bounced back from his worst career start to toss six innings of three-hit ball to ​pace the Milwaukee Brewers over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 on Sunday ‌in the deciding game of the three-game series. Perkins, who...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Bucks may be nearing a deal to send two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo to South Beach. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Jim Owczarski, the Bucks are "largely ok" with Miami's offer for Giannis but could be looking for 3rd team to take Heat guard and Wisconsin ...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Brewers' bats were on fire on Saturday night, but the bullpen couldn't keep the Phillies offense at bay, and the Brewers lost 9-8 in the second game of their home stand. Milwaukee saw a good effort from starting pitcher Shane Drohan, who has quietly been one of the Brewers' most con...

By Amy Tennery NEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters) - American Scottie Scheffler faces plenty of opposition on his hunt for a career Grand Slam when the U.S. Open begins on Thursday in Southampton, New York, the genteel slice of Long Island that ​the rough and ...

NEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters) - Five storylines to follow as the world's best players descend on Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Southampton, New York, this week for the June 18-21 U.S. Open: SCHEFFLER'S GRAND SLAM BID World number one Scottie Scheffler, a...

WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) - American Justin Gaethje turned the tables on Ilia Topuria to claim a shock win and take the ​lightweight UFC crown at Sunday's "UFC Freedom ‌250" event on the lawns of the White House. After Topuria edged a thrilling fir...

The Milwaukee Brewers are planning to promote Triple-A shortstop Cooper Pratt to the big leagues prior to Tuesday's home game ​against the Cleveland Guardians, according to ‌multiple reports. Pratt, 21, signed an eight-year contract with the Brewers i...

Willi Castro hit two home runs and drove in seven runs to lead the visiting Colorado Rockies, who set a franchise records for runs in a game in routing the Athletics 23-9 on Sunday in Las Vegas. Castro hit a two-run homer in the second and a grand sla...

PARIS, June 15 (Reuters) - French wine and spirits exporters said on Monday U.S. President Donald Trump's ​threat of 100% tariffs ‌on French wine and champagne was bad news for an export-dependent industry caught in a dispute beyond its control. Trump ...

By Arunima Kumar June 15 (Reuters) - U.S. energy shares fell in premarket trading on Monday as crude prices tumbled after Washington and Tehran reached an initial deal that could end ​the months-long conflict and reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz. The ...

By Saeed Azhar, Nupur Anand and Chris Prentice NEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters) - Big U.S. lenders are bracing for further public scrutiny over whether they improperly closed customer accounts as a top watchdog wraps up a review that is expected to name and...

By Suzanne McGee, Caroline Valetkevitch and Shashwat Chauhan NEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters) - The SpaceX IPO went off with a bang. Now investors turn their attention to a jam-packed calendar ahead for Elon Musk's rocket, internet and AI firm that may brin...

By Timothy Aeppel June 15 (Reuters) - Coley Brady in late March cut production from five days a week to four on most of the assembly lines at his sprawling complex of five recreational vehicle factories in Elkhart, Indiana, after it became apparent spr...

June 15 (Reuters) - India's Apollo Hospitals Enterprise said on Monday it plans to appoint promoter director Shobana ​Kamineni as executive chairperson of ‌its soon-to-be listed unit, medical equipment maker Apollo Healthtech. Here are more details: • ...

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, June 15 (Reuters) - The risk that a traveler infected with Ebola could arrive in the United States during the 2026 World Cup tournament that kicked off last week is low but not zero, and if that happens, U.S. hospitals are...

KINSHASA, June 14 (Reuters) - The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of ​Congo has increased to ‌782 after 72 new cases were documented in 24 hours, one of the biggest single-day jumps ‌during ​the ongoing outbreak, ⁠government data...

By Gradel Muyisa and Benoit Nyemba NIZI, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 14 (Reuters) - After the Kpangba displacement camp became the first in this part of war-torn Congo to record deaths from Ebola two weeks ago, health workers rushed to trace th...

KINSHASA, June 13 (Reuters) - The number ​of ‌confirmed Ebola cases in Democratic Republic ‌of ​Congo ⁠has increased ⁠to 710, including 149 deaths, government ​data showed on ⁠Saturday. The ⁠number represented ​the total ​number of confirmed ‌cases as ...

(This June 13 story has been repeated with no changes to the text) By Suzanne McGee, Akash Sriram and Manya Saini NEW YORK, June 12 (Reuters) - Individual investors eager for a piece of SpaceX's mega IPO on Friday scrutinized their e-mail inboxes and b...

June 12 (Reuters) - U.S. space stocks tumbled on Friday as investors rushed to lock in gains on the day of SpaceX's market debut, snapping a months-long rally fueled by anticipation over the blockbuster IPO. The Elon ​Musk-led company jumped 28%, clinc...

By Will Dunham June 12 (Reuters) - Uruk, the world's first metropolis and the birthplace of written language, was nourished by the Euphrates River, as was Babylon, ancient Mesopotamia's grandest city. The fertile plain between the Euphrates and its com...

By Eduardo Baptista and Samuel Shen BEIJING/SHANGHAI, June 12 (Reuters) - SpaceX's record $75 billion IPO is poised to supercharge Chinese space startups racing to fund the same technologies that have made Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire - reu...

By Will Dunham June 11 (Reuters) - Pity the poor fly that lands on a Venus flytrap. When the insect touches hair-like structures on this remarkable carnivorous plant, its trap snaps shut, dooming the victim to be digested over several days in secreted ...

By Suzanne McGee, Caroline Valetkevitch and Shashwat Chauhan NEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters) - The SpaceX IPO went off with a bang. Now investors turn their attention to a jam-packed calendar ahead for Elon Musk's rocket, internet and AI firm that may brin...

LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would impose a ban on social media sites for children under 16 and restrictions on gaming and livestreaming platforms ​to "give kids their childhood back". Below are details of wha...

By Chandini Monnappa June 15 (Reuters) - U.S.-based cybersecurity firm N-able Inc plans to expand its India workforce by at least 50% by the end of 2026, targeting the country's ​deep pool of AI and cybersecurity talent, CEO John ‌Pagliuca said. N-able...

LONDON, June 15 (Reuters) - ​British ‌Prime Minister Keir ‌Starmer ​said ⁠on ⁠Monday he would ​ban ⁠social ⁠media sites ​for ​all under-16s, saying ‌it ⁠was needed to protect ⁠the ‌wellbeing ⁠of ​children. (Reporting ‌by ​Paul Sandle; ⁠Editing by Kate...

June 15 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Sunday that his rocket company, SpaceX, could bring in $1 ​trillion in revenue by 2030, ‌making the statement two days after the company went public, valuing it at over $2 trillion. "And I would be surprised ‌if ​r...

By Bill Trott (Reuters) - Pun-spouting movie critic Gene Shalit, a fixture on NBC's "Today" show for 40 years in his bow ties and extravagantly bushy hair and mustache, died on Friday at the age of 100, NBC News reported, citing a ​family statement sha...

June 12 (Reuters) - The United States ​Justice ‌Department said on Friday its ‌antitrust ​division ⁠had completed ⁠a review of Paramount's proposed ​acquisition of ⁠Warner ⁠Bros and ​determined it ​was not likely ‌to result in ⁠harm to competition or A...

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, June 12 (Reuters) - Blake Lively won a partial victory in her contentious litigation against fellow actor Justin Baldoni, as a federal judge on Friday awarded her legal fees but denied additional damages in defending again...

June 12 (Reuters) - The British painter, who died on Thursday, was celebrated as an "endlessly inventive artist" with "a unique vision of the world". KING CHARLES "My wife and I were greatly saddened to learn of the death of David Hockney O.M., a giant...

By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES, June 12 (Reuters) - As mixed martial arts fighters gather on Sunday on the South Lawn of the White House in a cage match to celebrate President Donald Trump's 80th birthday - a spectacle kicking off a series of events c...