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Merrill Home Considered Total Loss Following Thursday Morning Fire
MERRILL, WI (WSAU) - The Merrill Fire Department has released details surrounding a home fire that occurred on Thursday morning and left the structure as well as the garage at a total loss. According to a press release from the Merrill Fire Department, when firefighters arrived at the scene, the fire had already spread...
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Olerich Warrant Quashed, June Trial Remains on the Schedule
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- A Wausau man who missed a court appearance earlier this week, leading a judge to issue a bench warrant, appeared in court earlier today. Jason Olerich was in court Thursday afternoon where a judge increased his bond after hearing a statement from his attorney. Olerich missed a scheduled hearing on ...
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Hit-and-Run Reported in Town of Reid
TOWN OF REID, WI (WSAU) -- Marathon County Crimestoppers are asking for help to identify a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run incident involving two bicyclists and a car. According to Crimestoppers a man and a woman were out for a bike ride along Plover Road near Miller Road in the Town of Reid Wednesday evening. The vi...
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U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin Signals Support For White House's Proposed Palestinian Refugee Plan
MADISON, WI (WSAU) - Wisconsin U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin has weighed in on the Biden Administration's proposed plan to bring refugees from Gaza to states like Wisconsin as voters continue to express concerns over immigration. According to Politico, Baldwin and several other top Democrats, including Montana Sen. Jon Te...
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Shawano County Infant Dies in "Tragic Accident"
BONDUEL, WI (WSAU) -- A five-month-old child has died in Shawano County in what officials are calling a "tragic accident." First responders were called to an unspecified address in Bonduel Wednesday evening for a report of a baby girl who had been run over by a vehicle. Crews performed life-saving measures a...
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Pete Alonso, rested Mets take aim at Braves
Thanks to a rainout in St. Louis on Wednesday, the New York Mets' schedule in August will open with a four-city road trip in which they'll play 10 games in three time zones. On Friday, the Mets get a much more familiar but pressing task -- figuring ou...
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Basketball-No pressure says Clark as fans follow her to WNBA
By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - Indiana Fever's Caitlin Clark is embracing the moment as she brings super-sized star power from the collegiate game to the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The first pick in the draft left televisi...
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Tennis-Nadal battles past Bergs in Italian Open first round
(Reuters) - Ten-time champion Rafa Nadal overcame losing the opening set to defeat Belgian qualifier Zizou Bergs 4-6 6-3 6-4 and reach the Italian Open second round in Rome on Thursday, as the Spaniard's steady progress continued. Nadal, who last w...
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Hornets hire Charles Lee as head coach
Boston Celtics assistant coach Charles Lee agreed to become head coach of the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday. Lee, 39, will continue in his role on the Boston bench until the team is eliminated from the playoffs before replacing Steve Clifford in Charl...
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Union sign Cavan Sullivan, 14, to record homegrown deal
The Philadelphia Union signed 14-year-old midfielder Cavan Sullivan in a record contract for a Major League Soccer homegrown deal. The club touted the landmark agreement without complete financial details, but reports frame the unique agreement as sep...
10h ago
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Brewers Set To Call Up Top Five Prospect LHP Robert Gasser To Start Friday vs Cardinals
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Brewers are preparing to call up one of their top five prospects as they look to fill spots in their starting rotation due to ace Freddy Peralta serving a suspension and Wade Miley on the IL due to a UCL injury. According to Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Brewers w...
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Police Open Investigation Into Bucks Guard Patrick Beverley After Exchange With Pacers Fans
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - A Milwaukee Bucks star has come under investigation after an altercation between him and some fans during Milwaukee's Game 6 loss to the Indiana Pacers. According to Shams Charania and Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic, Patrick Beverley twice tossed a basketball at the Pacers fans who were seated beh...
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Wednesday High School Scoreboard
WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) -- Here is Wednesday's scoreboard: Baseball Mosinee 13 Northland Pines 0 Marshfield Columbus 12 Gilman 1 Medford 6 Lakeland 1 Softball Stevens Point 4 Marshfield 0 Girls Soccer Marshfield 3 Stevens Point 1
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Brewers Fall To Royals 6-4 As Pitching Struggles Continue
KANSAS CITY, MO (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Kansas City Royals 6-4 on Wednesday, despite the return of former MVP Christian Yelich. Yelich has been on the IL since early April and wasn't able to find his groove on Wednesday, going 0-5 with a strikeout against the Royals, but first baseman Gary Sanchez he...
May 08, 2024
Brewers Reinstate Christian Yelich From 10 Day IL; Send Tyler Black Back Down To Triple-A
MILWAUKEE, WI (WSAU) - The Milwaukee Brewers will have one of their star hitters back in the lineup on Wednesday as Christian Yelich (back) has been taken off the 10-day IL. According to a post on X from the team, top prospect Tyler Black will be sent back down to Triple-A Nashville to make room for Yelich on the major...
May 08, 2024
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The Defense has it's day
We've heard from just about everyone outside of the returning veterans as the 2024 Green Bay Packers year takes root with the planting of the off-season program. That may have to wait until the Organized Team Activities bring the vets onto the practice field with the new arrivals in a couple of weeks. The Rookies ha...
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Offensive minded
The Green Bay Packers march toward the 2024 season is just getting started. The coaching staff changes and promotions have been made, the roster has been settled with free agency and the draft and the rookies were in for their mini-camp last weekend. Phase two of the off-season program will bring the rookies and v...
May 08, 2024
Coordinators chat, tryout players signed
The Packers are taking a little break after their rookie mini-camp last weekend. The first year players will join veterans for the first time when phase two of the 0ff-season program begins next week. Organized Team Activities will start on May 20. At Lambeau Field on Monday, new defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley...
May 07, 2024
Get Acquainted Weekend
The Green Bay Packers convened their rookie orientation and mini-camp weekend on Friday. It was the first time since last January's playoff loss in Santa Clara there was actual football looking drills with guys in uniform on a spectacular early May afternoon. Head Coach Matt LaFleur has 50 players at his disposal for...
May 04, 2024
Packers add 8 more
After another large draft class of 11 players, Green Bay Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst went light on his collection of undrafted rookie free agents signed after the weekend draft. 8 more players have been added to the 2024 roster including the Wisconsin Badgers long snapper, Peter Bowden. The Packers als...
May 01, 2024
The Class of '24
DETROIT, MI (WTAQ) - The 89th NFL Draft, conducted in Detroit, drew an estimated record crowd of more than 700,000 fans this weekend. It was an amazing sight in the middle of the Motor City. For Green Bay Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst, it was the seventh draft he's overseen as the man in charge, hoping to co...
Apr 28, 2024
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