STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- Move-in day at UWSP will look a bit different this month as crews continue to rebuild Business 51, or Division Street, in Stevens Point. Mayor Mike Wiza says the city is likely to implement temporary one-way streets and other traffic control measures to make the process as smooth as possible...

ANAHEIM, CA (WSAU) -- Starter Shane Drohan held the Los Angeles Angels to just four hits in a 6-2 Brewers victory on Friday. Jake Bauers led the offense, going 2-4 with a three-run home run and two runs scored. Garrett Mitchell also recorded two hits. Brice Turang added a two-run blast. All told, seven different Brewer...

STEVENS POINT, WI (WSAU) -- The intersection of Division Street and Briggs Street will close to traffic starting August 5th as crews continue the Business 51 reconstruction project. Public Works officials say the closure will allow crews to connect sanitary sewer work. The intersection is scheduled to reopen with a gra...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Marathon County man once suspected of homicide by delivery of drugs has been sentenced for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Lamont Davis will serve four years in prison and four years on extended supervision after pleading no contest to the charge this week. The 37-year-old was arres...

LEOLA, WI (WSAU-WAOW) Officials in Adams County have released the name of a man who was shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy Monday in the Town of Leola. The Adams County Sheriff's Office said Brian P. Conrad, 48, of Hancock, died after the confrontation. The sheriff's office said Conrad refused commands to drop his g...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) - One of the top candidates for the Democratic nomination for Wisconsin governor has announced an end to his campaign. Despite finishing second to Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong in recent polls, former Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes has ended his campaign, according to a video uploaded to his socia...

MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - Marquette University has released its latest political poll, and it shows that the race to be the Democratic candidate for Wisconsin governor isn't currently close. According to the poll, which was released on Wednesday morning with a margin of error of 6.6%, Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong l...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) A lawyer representing the family of a man shot by police is calling for criminal charges against the officer who fired the fatal shot. Ben Crump, who represents the family of Corey Ruiz said, "They not only tackled him, not only tased him, not only kicked him, but you saw they shot him three ti...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) - As Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley attempts to revive and rebrand his campaign following the financial scandal that led to Lt. Gov Sara Rodriguez ending her campaign, the latest betting odds show Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong remains the heavy favorite to the be the Democratic nomine...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) -- Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez is no longer seeking the state's highest office. Rodriguez has suspended her campaign after a week of turmoil that began on Sunday with the firing of her campaign manager over irregularities in her finance reports. It was later discovered that some dona...

WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing activity increased to the highest level in more than four years in July amid strong order growth, boosting factory employment, though the Middle East conflict is straining supply chains and keeping ​inpu...

By Louisa Gouliamaki, Vania Turner and Angelos Tsatsis PSATHA, Greece, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Hundreds of Greek firefighters battled a wildfire northwest of Athens for a fourth day on Monday after strong and erratic winds helped it devastate homes, pine fo...

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday that some older Ford cars and SUVs pose unreasonable safety risks because the timing belt may fail and cause them ​to lose power or engi...

ABIDJAN, Aug 3 (Reuters) - More sunny weather is needed across most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions to support the September-to-February main crop, farmers said on Monday, after below-average rainfall ​and a cooling spell last week. • The world'...

LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Ariana Grande will step away from the public eye after her current tour ends next month, People magazine reported, citing ​a representative who said the U.S. pop star's "public-facing ‌work" had subjected her to "endless, ongo...

CAIRO/GAZA, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Palestinians in Gaza said on Monday Donald Trump's touting of a deal aimed at disarming Hamas and ending the war was out of touch with their worsening reality, after Israel killed 18 people in one of the deadliest days sin...

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Six Saudi-flagged supertankers have changed course in the Gulf of Aden in recent days and are ​heading to southern Africa following threats by ‌Yemen's Houthi movement to target Saudi shipping, tracking data s...

OKSBOL, Denmark, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Around 1,600 Danish military recruits on Monday began the country's new extended conscription, embarking on an 11-month service period as Denmark accelerates its defence build-up ​driven by Arctic security pressures a...

BUDAPEST/BUCHAREST, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Romania blew up a rock outcrop on Monday to help redirect vital cooling water from the drought-hit Danube to its last working nuclear reactor, as neighbouring Hungary said it might be able to eke out two more days ...

LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Britain's right-wing Reform UK party said on Monday that if elected, it would stop asylum seekers with what it called the ​largest military operation in the Channel since World ‌War Two, as it faces falling popularity and ques...

ANAHEIM, CA (WSAU) Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski allwed an early home run to Wade Meckler in a 3-0 loss to the Angels. He finished the game allowing only 2 hits and striking out 10. The Miz was matched by Walbert Urena, who scattered 3 hits over 6 innings of work for the Angels. The Brewers threatned in the 8th with r...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- The Wausau Ignite dropped their regular-season finale 4-3 to Madison in a preview of the Northwoods League Softball Championship Series. The Ignite took an early 2-0 lead with a fourth-inning RBI single from Madison Werner and a solo home run from Marley Teasley. Madison would strike back with a fo...

ANAHEIM, CA (WSAU) -- Starter Shane Drohan held the Los Angeles Angels to just four hits in a 6-2 Brewers victory on Friday. Jake Bauers led the offense, going 2-4 with a three-run home run and two runs scored. Garrett Mitchell also recorded two hits. Brice Turang added a two-run blast. All told, seven different Brewer...

WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- The Wausau Ignite will close out the regular season this evening in a league championship series preview. Wausau (21-18) will host Madison (34-6) at Athletic Park. Both teams have already clinched a spot in the best-of-three championship series, with Madison holding home-field advantage as regular-...

MADISON, WI (WSAU) - One of the top candidates for the Democratic nomination for Wisconsin governor has announced an end to his campaign. Despite finishing second to Democratic Socialist Francesca Hong in recent polls, former Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes has ended his campaign, according to a video uploaded to his socia...

NEW YORK, Aug 3 (Reuters) - United States coach Mauricio Pochettino has agreed to lead the men's team through the 2030 World Cup, U.S. Soccer said on Monday, after taking ​them to the last 16 at this year's finals. The 54-year-old ‌Argentine, who favou...

Aug 3 (Reuters) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino sought support from the Trump administration amid mounting criticism after his abandoned plan to sell a stake in World Cup commercial rights, the New ​York Post said on Monday, citing sources familiar w...

Aug 3 (Reuters) - Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar will compete in this month's Vuelta a Espana, his team ​UAE Team Emirates-XRG said on ‌Monday. The Vuelta remains the only Grand Tour still not won by 27-year-old Pogacar, who has claimed the Tour...

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Gianni Infantino's hopes of extending his FIFA presidency may rest less on winning back soccer's traditional powers than on calling in favours from the many small and emerging nations that rely heavily on the ...

By Shrivathsa Sridhar and Lori Ewing Aug 3 (Reuters) - The national soccer federations of Serbia, Sweden and Wales withdrew their support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino's re-election bid on Monday and England's is expected to do the same. The back...

WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - UBS was fined $125 million by U.S. regulators for alleged willful violations ​of the Bank Secrecy Act, ‌the main U.S. anti-money laundering law. Monday's civil fine against UBS Financial Services is the largest ever impose...

Aug 3 (Reuters) - JPMorgan said on Monday it was planning to deploy more than $750 ​billion into housing through ‌2035, in a push to increase supply and support homeownership in the U.S. The planned deployment is ‌part ​of JPMorgan's American ⁠Dream In...

Aug 3 (Reuters) - Amazon touched a $3 trillion ​market ‌capitalization for the first time on ‌Monday, ​joining ⁠a handful ⁠of Wall Street giants at the top ​as a wave ⁠of ⁠renewed artificial ​intelligence optimism ​lifted technology stocks ‌to new high...

Aug 3 (Reuters) - Main U.S. stock indexes opened higher ​on Monday as ‌signs of de-escalating tensions in the Middle East dragged down ‌crude ​prices, while ⁠investors prepared for ⁠another week packed with earnings and economic data. Amazon.com rose ​...

Aug 3 (Reuters) - A newly minted venture fund run by Robinhood for investing in early-stage companies is aiming to raise as much as $200 ​million in its U.S. initial public offering, according ‌to a regulatory filing on Monday. The vehicle, Robinhood V...

By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, Aug 3 (Reuters) - India's food safety regulator has barred the sale of some popular whiskies and rum made by Diageo's India unit and India's Inbrew Beverages for using artificial flavouring instead of proper ageing and ingred...

Aug 3(Reuters) - Drug developers Latigo Biotherapeutics and BlossomHill Therapeutics launched their U.S. initial public offerings on Monday riding the wave of ​biotech listings. Biotech IPOs are tapping renewed capital ‌flows, but the rally could stall...

Aug 3 (Reuters) - Radiopharmaceutical company Curium has agreed to buy peer Lantheus Holdings in a deal worth up to $8 billion, as the private equity-backed firm looks to expand its footprint ​in the fast-growing sector. Radiopharmaceuticals use radioa...

Aug 3 (Reuters) - Supernus Pharmaceuticals and Indivior Pharmaceuticals said on Monday they had agreed to an all-stock merger that would create ​a company with about $2.2 billion in ‌annual revenue and a portfolio of medicines for neurological, psychia...

Aug 3 (Reuters) - Vaccine maker GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals reported a 15.7% rise in first-quarter profit on Monday, aided by stable demand across ​its vaccine and drug portfolio, including ‌respiratory and specialty medicines. Here are some more d...

WASHINGTON, August 3 (Reuters) - New observations of some of Neptune's moons and rings are providing evidence of a catastrophe that occurred billions of years ago around the solar system's outermost planet in which a Pluto-sized interloper caused a cel...

By Will Dunham July 31 (Reuters) - Woolly mammoths were a favorite hunting target for Ice Age people in Eurasia and North America for many reasons. A single animal would provide a large amount of meat and fat. Its hide could be used for clothing. Its b...

By Will Dunham July 30 (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered a fossil in China of a long-necked marine reptile from 245 million years ago that is so well preserved that it reveals the animal's stomach, liver and intestines, providing an unparalleled l...

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) - SpaceX won $1.6 billion in orders from the U.S. Space Force on Wednesday to launch 18 Falcon 9 missions through 2027 carrying Pentagon satellites for detecting and targeting ​airborne objects, the servic...

SOFIA, July 29 (Reuters) - The remains of what is believed to be an ancient mammoth have been revealed in ​northern Bulgaria, after Danube River water ‌levels receded to a record low level, the BTA news agency reported on Wednesday, citing historians. ...

Aug 3 (Reuters) - Amazon touched a $3 trillion ​market ‌capitalization for the first time on ‌Monday, ​joining ⁠a handful ⁠of Wall Street giants at the top ​as a wave ⁠of ⁠renewed artificial ​intelligence optimism ​lifted technology stocks ‌to new high...

Aug 3 (Reuters) - Visa said on Monday it would buy fraud intelligence provider BioCatch for $2.4 billion in cash from investment firm Permira and ​other investors, marking the card giant's latest ‌effort to beef up its cybersecurity offerings. The deal...

Aug 3 (Reuters) - American Bitcoin, backed by two of U.S. President Donald Trump's sons, ​swung to a second-quarter ‌loss on Monday, hurt by a selloff in the cryptocurrency. Market volatility from surging geopolitical tensions has pushed ‌investors ​in...

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, Aug 3 (Reuters) - China has revised regulations protecting integrated-circuit layout designs, tightening registration standards and allowing punitive damages for serious infringement, as Beijing seeks to better safeguard do...

By Colleen Goko JOHANNESBURG, Aug 3 (Reuters) - South Africa took a step on Monday toward bringing cryptocurrency into its financial rulebook, releasing draft guidelines that for the ​first time spell out when moving crypto across borders ‌becomes a re...

LONDON/MILAN, Aug 3 (Reuters) - French broadcaster TF1 is weighing a sale of its production and distribution arm Studio TF1, formerly known as Newen Studios, as it seeks to focus more ​on its streaming business, two sources with knowledge of ‌the matte...

LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Ariana Grande will step away from the public eye after her current tour ends next month, People magazine reported, citing ​a representative who said the U.S. pop star's "public-facing ‌work" had subjected her to "endless, ongo...

By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE, Aug 3 (Reuters) - The British band Massive Attack said its members were detained by Singapore police and "isolated and separately questioned" after the two performers raised a Palestinian ​flag at their concert in the city-sta...

By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES, Aug 2 (Reuters) - "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" brought in a blockbuster $927 million in worldwide ticket sales, including $355 million in the United States and Canada, to deliver the second most lucrative opening weekend...

July 31 (Reuters) - Warner Music Group, the label behind artists such as Ed ​Sheeran and Dua ‌Lipa, said finance head and Chief Operating Officer Armin Zerza has decided to step down for ‌personal ​reasons, effective ⁠immediately. Here are some ⁠more d...