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1 month later, Menasha survivor recalls home loss, inches away from falling on family
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Mark Wickesberg family survived the tornado by mere inches. Tragically, his home is unlivable, one...
3h ago
Evers requests Trump disaster declaration for tornado; more than $20M in damage estimated
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Gov. Tony Evers has formally requested a disaster declaration from President Donald Trump for the July 27 torn...
23h ago
$20,000 study request on goby growth as Menasha lock reopening debated
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - The organization which operates the Fox River locks may fund additional studies to determine the ex...
Aug 26, 2026
Wisconsin set to receive up to $313M as Meta settlement adds sweeping youth safeguards
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- Wisconsin officials are speaking Wednesday after the state was awarded millions from Meta in the largest state...
Aug 26, 2026
Marquette poll finds Crowley with slight lead over Tiffany, within margin of error
(WTAQ-WLUK) -- The race for Wisconsin governor remains close, according to a Marquette University Law School poll released We...
Aug 26, 2026
Local
Trump's pause on beef import tariffs raises worries for Northeast Wisconsin farmers
ALGOMA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- President Donald Trump is pausing higher tariffs on imported beef for 90 days, in an attempt to bri...
1h ago
Menasha, Neenah, Fox Crossing, town of Neenah share updates on debris cleanup
MENASHA, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Menasha is asking residents to place their construction materials on the curb before this Friday, ...
2h ago
New AAA study shows many drivers see speeding as normal on the road
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) -- Taking a drive down I-41 in Appleton you can see your fair share of drivers going over the speed ...
2h ago
Woman appeals 20-year sentence in fatal Calumet County OWI crash
CHILTON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) - Bridget Miller is appealing her conviction and sentence from a fatal drunk driving crash which resu...
2h ago
Gigantic bunnies light up UW-Green Bay campus in more ways than one
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK ) -- They're big, bright white, one perhaps a little over-bearing, and ready to blow up your social ...
3h ago
Local Sports
Milwaukee Brewers rough up the NY Mets after May hurt
(LEARFIELD) - The Milwaukee Brewers scored big in what became an unexpected bullpen game Wednesday night in New York. Starter...
7h ago
Bucks got the steal of the draft
(LEARFIELD) - An ESPN poll confirms the obvious: the steal of the 2026 NBA Draft came when the Bucks chose guard Brayden Burr...
8h ago
St. Nobert men's soccer picked for fifth, women for ninth9
(ST NORBERT COMMUNICATIONS) DE PERE - St. Norbert College has been picked fifth in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conferen...
8h ago
Green Bay Phoenix men's soccer blanked by Drake
(GREEN BAY ATHLETICS) - DES MOINES - The Green Bay men's soccer team fell to the Drake Bulldogs Wednesday night by a final sc...
8h ago
South Bend jumps ahead early in win over Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
(WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS) - GRAND CHUTE, WI - The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers could not find their way back from an early 7-0...
8h ago
National Sports
Reign extend F Ruby Hladek through end of 2026 season
By Field Level Media Aug 27 (Field Level Media) - Seattle Reign FC extended forward Ruby Hladek's contract through t...
22m ago
Good Good co-founder hopes to 'move on' from controversial ad
By Field Level Media Aug 27 (Field Level Media) - Good Good Golf co-founder Garrett Clark apologized in a video Wednesday nig...
24m ago
J.J. Spaun withdraws from Tour Championship with shoulder injury
By Field Level Media Aug 27 (Field Level Media) - ATLANTA -- World No. 16 J.J. Spaun withdrew from the season-ending Tour ...
29m ago
Lions RB Isiah Pacheco dealing with back injury
By Field Level Media Aug 27 (Field Level Media) - Detroit Lions running back Isiah Pacheco is nursing a back injury in additi...
32m ago
Report: Free agent RB Miles Sanders facing DUI charge
By Field Level Media Aug 27 (Field Level Media) - Running back Miles Sanders was charged with driving under the influence ear...
49m ago
National
ICE agent freed from Texas jail in defiance of Minnesota extradition request
By Steve Gorman Aug 27 (Reuters) - A U.S. immigration agent was freed from a Texas jail on Thursday hours after a federal jud...
33m ago
Court approves Bank of America's $72.5 million settlement with Epstein accusers
NEW YORK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - A federal judge said on Thursday he would grant final approval to Bank of America's $72.5 millio...
2h ago
Trump, officials discuss expanded refinery waivers as farm backlash grows, sources say
By Jarrett Renshaw Aug 27 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and his energy, environmental and agriculture chiefs discussed a...
2h ago
Tropical Storm Dolly forms over the central tropical Atlantic, NHC says
Aug 27 (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Dolly has formed over the central tropical Atlantic, the U.S. National...
3h ago
Nepal, China warn of fresh flood risks with lakes threatening to burst
TRISHULI, Nepal / BEIJING, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Nepal and China both warned on Thursday of fresh risks of flooding in the Himal...
3h ago
World
Trump says the U.S. is not talking with Iran as economic war in focus
WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States is not talking with Iran as Was...
15m ago
Trump says Putin will not attack NATO territory, downplays Ratcliffe trip
WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not...
40m ago
Zambia opposition leader Mundubile questioned over alleged treason, police say
LUSAKA, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile and his running mate, Makebi Zul...
50m ago
Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America
Aug 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to rename Lake Ontario as Lake ...
55m ago
Magnitude 5 earthquake hits Tibet, hundreds of miles north of Himalayan flood
Aug 27 (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck China's Tibet region late on Thursday, the German Research Centre &zw...
1h ago
Business
Fed's Collins says latest US inflation readings are 'mixed'
By Howard Schneider JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming, Aug 27 (Reuters) - The latest U.S. inflation report was "mixed," with th...
27m ago
Anthropic unveils new framework allowing AI agents to operate physical devices
Aug 27 (Reuters) - Anthropic on Thursday rolled out a research preview of "Model Hardware Standard", a framework...
28m ago
Fed's Hammack tells Fox Business inflation likely to ease slowly
Aug 27 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack said Thursday the U.S. central bank is u...
1h ago
Major tech companies call for defensive surge to defeat AI-driven hacks
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Major tech companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Alphabet, and A...
1h ago
Israel election could swing shekel by up to 3%, JPMorgan estimates
By Marc Jones LONDON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Israel's October 27 election could move the shekel by as much as 3% in either direct...
2h ago
Politics
Corporate political donations shatter record at $646 million so far for US midterms
By Dawn Kopecki NEW YORK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Companies donated a record $646 million to U.S. political campaigns in the 18 mo...
8h ago
US judge weighs challenge to restore Trump's name to Kennedy Center
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Thursday will weigh a new legal challenge that seeks...
8h ago
Exclusive-Pentagon's NATO review preparing troop options for Hegseth by November 6
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - A Pentagon review of U.S. troop deployments in Europe will create at least fou...
13h ago
Lawyer for Fed's Cook, targeted by Trump, says there are no grounds for dismissal
By Ann Saphir Aug 26 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook's lawyer on Wednesday offered a detailed rebuttal to the ...
18h ago
US judge again blocks Texas law targeting drag acts as unconstitutional
Aug 26 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday again blocked a Texas law restricting public drag performances, ruling for a se...
20h ago
Health
US states sue to block new conditions for family-planning grants
By Daniel Wiessner Aug 27 (Reuters) - A group of mostly Democratic-led U.S. states filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to blo...
2h ago
EU flags shortage of schizophrenia drug injections due to manufacturing issues
Aug 27 (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency on Thursday disclosed a shortage of an injectable medicine used to treat ...
3h ago
CEPI backs Minapharm's experimental Ebola vaccine with up to $16.5 million funding
Aug 27 (Reuters) - The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations will provide up to $16.5 million to Egypt-based pharma...
5h ago
Kennedy advisers propose doubling US autism spending on care, family support
By Robin Respaut Aug 27 (Reuters) - A U.S. advisory committee on autism is set to propose that federal agencies nearly double...
8h ago
China approves J&J psoriasis pill Icotyde, says drugmaker
SHANGHAI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - China's drug regulator has approved Johnson & Johnson's oral pill for psoriasis, the comp...
8h ago
Science
Isar Aerospace secures 200 million euros from European Space Agency
By Maria Rugamer Aug 27 (Reuters) - German rocket startup Isar Aerospace has secured about 200 million euros ($233 million) f...
7h ago
Roaches to the rescue: Australian scientists develop cyborg cockroaches for medical missions
SYDNEY, Aug 27 (Reuters) - A swarm of giant cockroaches may sound like the stuff of nightmares, but Australian researchers sa...
8h ago
SpaceX to build $100 billion Starship rocket complex in Louisiana
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (Reuters) - SpaceX unveiled plans on Tuesday to build its largest rocket launch complex y...
Aug 25, 2026
New NASA telescope to probe dark energy, dark matter and exoplanets
By Will Dunham Aug 25 (Reuters) - NASA is preparing to launch its next flagship space observatory, one that scientists plan t...
Aug 25, 2026
China postpones Chang'e-7 lunar mission
BEIJING, Aug 23 (Reuters) - China said on Sunday it has postponed its Chang'e-7 lunar mission after a "comprehe...
Aug 23, 2026
Technology
Anthropic unveils new framework allowing AI agents to operate physical devices
Aug 27 (Reuters) - Anthropic on Thursday rolled out a research preview of "Model Hardware Standard", a framework...
28m ago
US federal agency confirms data breach in wake of claims by ransomware group
By AJ Vicens Aug 27 (Reuters) - A ransomware group gained access to a computer system containing information about targets of...
1h ago
Google agrees to settle UK app developers' lawsuit for $353 million
LONDON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Google has agreed to settle a mass London lawsuit brought on behalf of app developers for £2...
2h ago
Socure valued at $5.2 billion in latest funding, buys Fravity
Aug 27 (Reuters) - Identity verification startup Socure raised $156 million in a series E extension round that valued the com...
2h ago
Nvidia to start employee-funded US political action committee
By Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Tech company Nvidia will start an employee-funded political action commit...
2h ago
Entertainment
'Practical Magic 2' returns to celebrate sisterhood, pass the baton
By Hanna Rantala LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman reunite to reprise the roles of cursed witch sis...
18h ago
US judge awards Blake Lively $407,000 for legal bills in Justin Baldoni dispute, much less than she sought
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, Aug 26 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday awarded Blake Lively $407,000 to cover her lega...
20h ago
Behind the rhinestones, Dolly Parton built a business empire
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Dolly Parton, the larger-than-life country singer and songwriter who died on...
21h ago
Miley Cyrus pays tribute to godmother Dolly Parton after singer's death at 80
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Aug 26 (Reuters) - American singer Miley Cyrus said on Wednesday she was heartbroken follow...
23h ago
Dolly Parton leaves legacy of literacy, advocacy and charitable giving
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Dolly Parton, the trailblazing country music icon, songwriter and actres...
Aug 26, 2026
