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  • Wausau school board and teachers to head back to bargaining table

    WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – Wausau's school board and the teacher's union will be heading back to the bargaining table to settle a labor dispute. The school board reviewed a plan from a state mediator assigned to the case at a board meeting at Thomas ... More

  • Neighbors, police pleased with Wausau bar's clean act

    WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) – A Wausau bar owner has cleaned up his act, making 16 changes to security, noise levels and overall operations that neighbors say has led to quieter and more peaceful nights. An attorney for IC Willy's owner Tom Nowell detailed the changes ... More

  • Gleason man charged with fifth OWI

    SCHOFIELD, Wis (WSAU) A Gleason man was arrested early Sunday morning in a Schofield parking lot. He's been charged with a fifth O-W-I. Everest Metro police were called with a report of a man revving the engine of his car around 2am in a ... More

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  • No resolution after White House "carp summit"

    UNDATED (WRN) Governor Jim Doyle didn’t get everything he wants from Monday’s “carp summit.” Governors from the Great Lakes states met with President Barack Obama and administration officials to discuss how to best meet the latest threat posed by an invasive species. Following ... More

  • Police support "e-signature" bill

    MADISON (WRN) Tweaking the law would allow cops to make use of new technology, save time and help their bottom line. New legislation being considered at the capitol would allow law enforcement to file criminal complaints more efficiently — via email, and according to state Attorney ... More

  • Close Chicago Canals: UWSP fisheries professor testifies before House

    STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAU) - A University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point professor will testify before congress today on the threat that the Asian Carp poses to the great lakes. Fisheries professor Michael Hansen says the carp poses the same threat to the great lakes that the zebra ... More

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  • U.S. Asian carp remedies unsatisfactory-governors

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Obama administration is proposing a partial closing of locks to the Great Lakes as part of a $78 million plan to keep invasive Asian carp from moving into the lakes from rivers and canals, but the region's governors on Monday said ... More

  • Toyota sued in California by U.S. shareholders

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Toyota faced its first U.S. class-action lawsuits stemming from complaints of faulty brakes in its top-selling Prius hybrid car and from investors claiming they were misled about problems with unintended acceleration in a wide range of models. Litigation mounted as the ... More

  • U.S. missionary in Haiti says trusts God to free her

    PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A Haitian judge made no decision at a hearing on Monday whether to free or prosecute 10 U.S. missionaries accused of kidnapping children, and their leader said she trusted in God they would be cleared and released. The missionaries, most of whom ... More

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  • NATO to Afghan assault villagers: keep heads down

    KABUL (Reuters) - Afghan villagers should stay inside and "keep their heads down" when thousands of U.S. Marines launch a massive assault on a densely-populated district in coming days, NATO's civilian representative to Afghanistan said Tuesday. U.S.-led NATO forces are planning one ... More

  • Taiwan drops request for U.S. military subs: source

    TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan has effectively dropped a request for U.S. submarines to help shore up the balance of power with political rival China, a military source said on Tuesday, dissolving what could be a new rift in tense Sino-U.S. ties. Defense officials on ... More

  • Church pews fill as Philippine poll campaign begins

    MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine politicians launched their campaigns on Tuesday in a wide-open race for the presidency, with poverty, corruption and unemployment the top issues for the impoverished Southeast Asian archipelago. Elections in the Philippines are always colorful and typically marked by fraud and violence, but ... More

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  • Cuba travel bill buried in political agenda

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan drive in Congress to end a Cold War-era travel ban on Cuba was buried during the healthcare reform debate but its supporters hope to dig it out this year. Sponsors of two bills allowing Americans to travel freely to Cuba, introduced ... More

  • U.S., Mexico closer to resolving trucking dispute

    MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Congress could be moving closer to allowing Mexican trucks to haul cargo through the United States, helping to end a trade dispute hurting some exporters, the U.S. Trade Representative said on Monday. In March 2009, U.S. lawmakers canceled funding for ... More

  • Obama's healthcare summit sets stage for end-game

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's call for a healthcare summit including both his fellow Democrats and Republicans sets the stage for a final push to get stalled legislation through Congress, but skeptical Republicans said on Monday the only solution is to start over. Obama ... More

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  • MillerCoors Q4 slides, warns of tough economy

    LONDON (Reuters) - MillerCoors, the second-largest brewer in the United States, on Tuesday reported a 21.6 percent slide in fourth-quarter net income reflecting a tough economy and a sharp rise in share-based salary bonus packages. The combined U.S. operations of SABMiller Plc <SAB.L ... More

  • Pulte posts smaller quarterly loss

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pulte Homes Inc <PHM.N>, the biggest U.S. homebuilder, reported a smaller fourth-quarter net loss on Tuesday, helped by tax benefits. The net loss narrowed to $116.9 million, or 31 cents per share, from $338.2 million, or $1.33 ... More

  • Oil rises above $72 on weaker dollar, buying

    LONDON (Reuters) - Oil rose above $72 a barrel on Tuesday due to a weaker U.S. dollar and robust buying interest as investors looked for bargains following last week's price slide to near two-month lows. The U.S. dollar fell from a recent 8-1 ... More

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  • Absent Polanski to dominate Berlin film festival

    BERLIN (Reuters) - Roman Polanski may be under house arrest in a Swiss chalet, but the Polish-French director is set to dominate this year's Berlin film festival where his latest movie "The Ghost Writer" will be unveiled. Interest in the 76-year-old's film, one of ... More

  • Record Super Bowl telecast tops "M*A*S*H" record

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sunday's Super Bowl TV audience set a viewing record for the annual National Football League Championship and eclipsed the 1983 benchmark set by the comedy "M*A*S*H" to become the most watched U.S. telecast, according to early ratings ... More

  • Sheen charged with assaulting wife; they hug in court

    ASPEN, Colo (Reuters) - Actor Charlie Sheen was charged on Monday with assaulting and threatening his wife Brooke Mueller in a heated Christmas Day argument. But the couple left the court in the Colorado ski resort of Aspen hugging each other, hoping the charges will be ... More

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  • Drug shows promise against river blindness: study

    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Closantel, an older drug used to treat a parasitic liver disease in animals, may prove effective at combating river blindness in humans, a major cause of infection-related blindness, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Transmitted by blackflies breeding along fast-flowing tropical waterways, river ... More

  • Popular antidepressant interferes with cancer drug

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The popular antidepressant drug Paxil may interfere with breast cancer treatments, making patients more likely to relapse and die, researchers in Canada reported on Monday. Women who took GlaxoSmithKline's Paxil while taking tamoxifen at the same time were more likely to die ... More

  • Even third-hand smoke carries carcinogens: study

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Old tobacco smoke does more than simply make a room smell stale -- it can leave cancer-causing toxins behind, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. They found cancer-causing agents called tobacco-specific nitrosamines stick to a variety of surfaces, where they can get into dust ... More

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  • Study shows why it is so scary to lose money

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People are afraid to lose money and an unusual study released on Monday explains why -- the brain's fear center controls the response to a gamble. The study of two women with brain lesions that made them unafraid to lose on a gamble ... More

  • Scientists find gene variant link to ageing cells

    LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found specific genetic variants which may explain why some people age earlier than others and say their findings have important implications for understanding cancer and age-related diseases. Dutch and British researchers analyzed more than 500,000 genetic variations from human gene ... More

  • Shuttle Endeavour blasts off for space station

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Endeavour bolted off its seaside launch pad in Florida on Monday, carrying six astronauts on a voyage to install the last two main pieces of the International Space Station. The 4:14 a.m. EST (0914 GMT) blastoff ... More

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  • Google warns Chinese knock-off to stop using logo

    SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Google Inc has sent a cease and desist letter to the operators of a Chinese search website whose logo bears a close resemblance to its own. Goojje's home page is adorned with a Google-styled logo and the familiar paw print logo of ... More

  • Iran's resistance keeps up cat-and-mouse Web game

    TEHRAN (Reuters) - With their paths through the Internet increasingly blocked by government filters, Nooshin and her fellow Iranian opposition-supporters say their information on planned protests now comes in emails. They say they don't know who sends them. Internet messages have been circulating about possible ... More

  • Internet prompts the publishing itch in over-60s

    LONDON (Reuters) - The Internet is helping older British readers rekindle a love of books and writing, and an overwhelming majority of senior citizens see the medium as a positive development, according to a survey. Some 31 percent of people over 60 are keen to go ... More

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  Top Stories in Sports

  • Badgers Move Up in Poll, Face Illini Tonight

    Madison, Wi (WSAU) The Wisconsin men's basketball team moved up five places to 11th in the new AP-media poll. The Badgers also rose three spots to number 13 in the coaches poll. That was  after Wisconsin defeated Michigan State and Michigan in the last ... More

  • Monday High School Scoreboard and Tuesday Schedule

    Wausau, Wi (WSAU) Alpine Skiing Wausau West wins meet at Granite Peak and clinches the Northern Ski League Conference Title   Boys Basketball Wausau Newman  57  Witt/Birn  42 Amherst  59  Rapids Assumption  50 Menominee Indian  50  Bowler  40 Edgar  51  Spencer  38 Nekoosa  58  Marshfield ... More

  • Lakers down Spurs for second win without Kobe

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Lakers pulled together to win their second straight contest without Kobe Bryant with a 101-89 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday. Pau Gasol had a versatile effort with 21 points, 19 boards, eight assists and five blocks ... More

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