Articles tagged with station

Fri, May 18, 2012

SpaceX rocket lifts off for space station trial run

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - An unmanned rocket owned by privately held Space Exploration Technologies blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force ...

Mon, May 14, 2012

U.S., Russian crew blast off for space station

By Nastassia Astrasheuskaya

KOROLYOV, Russia (Reuters) - A Soyuz spaceship carrying two Russians and one American astronaut blasted off for the International Space Station (ISS ...

Tue, May 08, 2012

NY's Penn Station to expand, finally, with $270 million plan

(Reuters) - Plans to expand New York City's famous Pennsylvania Station, the busiest passenger rail facility in the United States, will begin later this ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

FBI, volunteers search Coast Guard station in Alaska murder case

By Yereth Rosen

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Scores of volunteers on Wednesday helped the FBI search Alaska's Kodiak Island near a U.S. Coast ...

Wed, May 02, 2012

Kaukauna police investigate gas station robbery

KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ) - Police in Kaukauna are investigating the robbery of a gas station early Wednesday.

Police say it happened at the Shell station ...

Mon, April 23, 2012

SpaceX delays its trip to space station

By Irene and Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies, a privately held firm founded and run by entrepreneur Elon Musk, is delaying ...

Mon, April 23, 2012

Appleton police investigate armed robbery of gas station

APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Police in Appleton are investigating the armed robbery of a gas station last week.

Authorities say it happened at the Marathon ...

Thu, April 19, 2012

De Pere opens compressed natural gas station

DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) - The area now has its first compressed natural gas fueling station. 

Trillium HD has opened the station at De Pere ...

Mon, April 16, 2012

NASA clears SpaceX for cargo run to space station

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA on Monday cleared a cargo ship owned by Space Exploration Technologies for a test flight to ...

Wed, March 28, 2012

Fox Valley Metro PD arrest suspect in Kimberly gas station burglary

KIMBERLY, WI (WTAQ) - A homeless man has been arrested in connection with the burglary at a Kimberly gas station.

Fox Valley Metro police say ...

Sat, March 24, 2012

Debris prompts space station crew to seek shelter

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A passing piece of potentially dangerous space debris forced astronauts at the International Space Station to temporarily ...

Thu, March 22, 2012

European cargo vessel docks with space station

PARIS (Reuters) - An unmanned European supply vessel carrying more than six tonnes of freight docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday reinforcing ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

NASA calls for new taxis to fly to Space Station

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA is looking for at least two U.S. firms to design and build space taxis to ...

Tue, January 17, 2012

SpaceX delays trial run to space station

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies, a startup space transportation firm hired by NASA to fly cargo to the International ...

Fri, December 23, 2011

New crew arrives at International Space Station

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Friday with a trio of astronauts ...

Wed, December 21, 2011

Multinational crew blasts off for space station

By Irene Klotz

(Reuters) - A trio of astronauts blasted off aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket on Wednesday on a mission to bring the International ...

Fri, December 16, 2011

U.S. Navy may station ships in Singapore, Philippines

By Andrea Shalal-Esa and Eveline Danubrata

WASHINGTON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy said it would station several new coastal combat ships in Singapore ...

Fri, December 09, 2011

NASA clears SpaceX for trial run to space station

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A private company will make a trial cargo run to the International Space Station in February, a ...

Thu, December 08, 2011

WATCH LIVE: Greg Jennings on sister station WIXX in Green Bay

GREEN BAY (WKZO) -- Former Western Michigan University standout and current Green Bay Packer Greg Jennings is a guest on 'Breakfast with the Boys' on ...

Tue, November 29, 2011

NY MTA may turn idle subway station into a park

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority is considering a proposal to build an underground park at a subway station partly idled ...

Thu, September 15, 2011

Trio of space station crewmembers set for landing

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Three crewmembers left the International Space Station for Earth on Thursday while their replacements remain delayed by ...

Thu, September 08, 2011

Russia poised to resume space station flights

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A Russian cargo ship is poised for liftoff on Sunday to the International Space Station following a ...

Fri, August 26, 2011

Appleton police investigate gas station incident

APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) - Police in Appleton are investigating a large disturbance at a gas station Thursday night.

Cops get the call around 10:15 ...

Wed, August 24, 2011

Russia orders extra tests before satellite launch

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia will go ahead with the launch of a navigation satellite on Friday only after it has carried out additional safety checks ...

Wed, August 03, 2011

Spacewalkers ready space station for Russian upgrade

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A pair of spacewalking cosmonauts floated outside the International Space Station Wednesday to prepare the orbital outpost ...

Thu, July 28, 2011

SpaceX eyes November 30 cargo launch to space station

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space Exploration Technologies, a privately owned firm developing a space taxi with U.S.-government backing, plans ...

Wed, July 20, 2011

Analysis: California bullet trains may not leave station

By Jim Christie

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - All's good with California's planned multibillion-dollar high-speed train system, really.

The authority overseeing its launch released ...

Tue, July 19, 2011

Atlantis has landed, ending NASA's shuttle era

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Atlantis returned from NASA's final shuttle mission on Thursday, ending a 30-year era ...

Tue, July 12, 2011

Police investigate De Pere gas station crash

DE PERE, WI (WTAQ) - Police in De Pere are investigating a crash at a gas station.

Cops say a car backed up into a ...

Sun, June 26, 2011

Twelve wounded after suicide bomber hits Iraq police station

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least 12 people were wounded when a suicide bomber in a wheelchair blew himself up at a police station in the ...

Sat, June 18, 2011

Suicide attack on Kabul police station kills nine

By Hamid Shalizi and Emma Graham-Harrison

KABUL (Reuters) - Suicide bombers in army uniform attacked a Kabul police compound on Saturday, killing nine people in ...

Wed, June 15, 2011

Green Bay police and gas station owners want prepay law on the books

GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) - Pay before you pump, that’s what Green Bay police want as a city wide law to thwart against increasing ...

Tue, June 07, 2011

Astronaut trio blasts off for space station

By Shavkat Rakhmatullayev

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - A Soyuz spacecraft blasted off for the International Space Station on Wednesday with a Russian, American and a ...

Fri, May 27, 2011

Talkative Ashwaubenon man arrested for '05 gas station robbery

ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (WTAQ) - An Ashwaubenon man was arrested Friday in arrested in connection with a gas station robbery that happened more than 6 years ...

Wed, May 18, 2011

Spacewalkers leave station for third service call

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Shuttle Endeavour's most experienced spacewalkers returned to the outside of the International Space Station on Wednesday ...

Tue, May 17, 2011

Shuttle parks at space station for service call

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Endeavour reached the International Space Station on Wednesday to deliver a premiere science instrument and ...

Mon, May 16, 2011

Rep. Ribble makes stops at gas station to talk fuel prices

APPLETON, Wis. (WTAQ) - 8^th District Congressman Reid Ribble was pumping gas and talking with a handful of constituents about rising gas prices in ...

Mon, April 04, 2011

U.S.-Russian crew blast off for space station

By Alissa de Carbonnel

KOROLYOV, Russia (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft, carrying two cosmonauts and a U.S. astronaut to the International Space Station ...

Fri, April 01, 2011

Russell Brand Crawled Across Grand Central Station's Floor: Late Last Night

Russell Brand talked with Jimmy Fallon about what it was like to crawl across the floor of Grand Central Station. He also was just ...

Wed, March 23, 2011

Eau Claire TV Station Back On The Air

Eau Claire, Wis. (Learfield) - Eau Claire T-V station W-E-A-U went back on the air this morning, after its transmitting antenna collapsed last night. According ...

Wed, March 23, 2011

Eau Claire TV Station Back on Air After Antenna Collapses

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Eau Claire TV station WEAU went back on the air Wednesday morning, after its transmitting antenna collapsed Tuesday night.

According ...

Fri, March 04, 2011

SirusXM to launch station devoted to Charlie Sheen

By Lindsay Powers

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) -Sirius XM will on Saturday launch "Tiger Blood Radio," the company announced Friday.

The station will be ...

Thu, March 03, 2011

London station a perfect platform for Olympic rings

By Alan Baldwin

LONDON (Reuters) - London mayor Boris Johnson enjoyed a gentle dig at the French on Thursday before unveiling a set of giant ...

Wed, February 16, 2011

Ariane rocket to supply International Space Station

By Franck Leconte

KOUROU, French Guiana (Reuters) - An unmanned Ariane rocket successfully launched from French Guiana late on Wednesday to supply cargo to the ...

Wed, February 16, 2011

Ariane rocket heads for International Space Station

KOUROU, French Guiana (Reuters) -- A European Ariane rocket blasted off from French Guiana on Wednesday carrying supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), space ...

Tue, February 15, 2011

Space station Ariane supply launch set for Wednesday

KOUROU, French Guiana (Reuters) -- An Ariane rocket carrying supplies for the International Space Station (ISS) is now scheduled for launch on Wednesday, the Arianespace ...

Fri, February 11, 2011

European cargo rocket to supply Space Station

PARIS (Reuters) - An unmanned Ariane rocket is scheduled to launch a cargo vessel into orbit on Tuesday in Europe's second mission to carry ...

Mon, February 07, 2011

Amtrak train derails outside New York's Penn Station

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The engine of an Amtrak train headed for Boston derailed outside Penn Station on Monday, forcing off 147 passengers and blocking ...

Thu, January 27, 2011

Japanese robo-ship arrives at Int'l Space Station

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A robotic Japanese cargo ship reached the International Space Station on Thursday, the first of a quartet ...

Sun, January 23, 2011

Gunman wounds 4 officers in Detroit police station

DETROIT (Reuters) - A gunman opened fire inside a Detroit police station on Sunday, wounding four police officers, including a commander, before the attacker was ...

Wed, December 15, 2010

Christmas ornament shuts Pentagon rail station

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A blinking package forced the closure of the Pentagon subway station for 90 minutes at rush hour on Wednesday -- until the suspicious ...

Thu, November 18, 2010

3 Arrested for Shawano County Gas Station Robberies

SHAWANO COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Three men in custody in Shawano County have been linked to area gas station robberies.

The Shawano County Sheriff's ...

Mon, November 15, 2010

Network congestion lifts home 3G station market

By Tarmo Virki, European technology correspondent

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Technology that improves mobile phone reception indoors is starting to break into the mass market as ...

Tue, October 26, 2010

Space station to shift orbit to dodge space junk

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's space command Tuesday ordered the International Space Station to change its orbit slightly to avoid collision with a piece of ...

Sat, October 09, 2010

New crew arrives to oversee space station's completion

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying two Russian cosmonauts and a U.S. astronaut reached the International Space Station on Saturday ...

Thu, October 07, 2010

Russian-U.S. crew heads for space station

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian spacecraft carrying two cosmonauts and a U.S. astronaut to the international space station lifted off early on Friday from ...

Tue, September 28, 2010

Brookfield Mayor Wants Gov. Answer Before Approving Train Station

BROOKFIELD, Wis. (WTAQ) - The mayor of Brookfield wants to know who the next governor will be before his city approves a station for the ...

Tue, September 14, 2010

Lyndon Station Village Prez Charged With Molesting Kids

JUNEAU COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - The village president of Lyndon Station and his brother are due in court Tuesday afternoon, after being charged with molesting ...

Mon, September 13, 2010

Malin Akerman Joins Ethan Hawke In 'The Numbers Station'

Malin Akerman is vowing to protect and serve, but this time, not behind a superhero costume.

The Swedish-Canadian actress just signed on to an ...

Sun, September 05, 2010

Driver Slams Into Green Bay Gas Station Pump

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Green Bay Police say a man is in custody after a hit and run at a Speedway gas station on ...

Fri, August 20, 2010

Man Arrested in Green Bay Gas Station Robbery

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Green Bay police have arrested a man they think was involved in the robbery of the West Walnut Shell station ...

Fri, August 06, 2010

Baldwin and Brinkley fight to save radio station

Hamptons-based station WLIU is on the brink of closure as its parent company Peconic Public Broadcasting fights to raise more than $500,000 (£333 ...

Sun, August 01, 2010

Astronauts revive space station's cooling system

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A pair of spacewalking astronauts revived the International Space Station's cooling system on Monday during a ...

Mon, July 19, 2010

Baidu promotes fake drug sites-Chinese TV station

By Melanie Lee and Alexei Oreskovic

SHANGHAI/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A report by China's state-run television station accusing Baidu Inc of promoting counterfeit ...

Sun, July 04, 2010

Russian cargo docks with space station on 2nd try

MOSCOW (Reuters) - An unmanned Russian cargo ship docked successfully Sunday at the International Space Station (ISS) on its second attempt after missing it Friday ...

Fri, July 02, 2010

Russian cargo vessel misses space station

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A faulty radio link forced an unmanned Russian cargo ship to abort its docking at the International Space Station on Friday, U ...

Fri, June 25, 2010

Fire at Gas Station Following Crash in Grand Chute

GRAND CHUTE, Wis. (WTAQ) - Officials in Grand Chute are cleaning up Friday after an SUV knocked over a gas pump and caught fire.

It ...

Tue, June 15, 2010

Americans, Russian blast off for space station

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Two U.S. astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut blasted off aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket from Kazakhstan ...

Wed, June 02, 2010

Russian Soyuz returns from space station mission

By Amie Ferris-Rotman

KOROLYOV, Russia (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft containing an international trio of astronauts who oversaw the final assembly stage of a ...

Thu, May 27, 2010

Green Bay Police Investigate Gas Station Robbery

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Police in Green Bay are investigating an armed robbery. It happened Wednesday around 10 p.m. at the Triangle Shell ...

Tue, May 18, 2010

NASA astronauts attach new room to space station

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA astronauts attached a Russian docking and research module onto the International Space Station on Tuesday, bringing ...

Wed, May 12, 2010

Shuttle Atlantis reaches space station on last trip

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station Sunday to deliver a new Russian module ...

Fri, May 07, 2010

Train station bomb kills one in Russia: officials

MAKHACHKALA, Russia (Reuters) - One woman was killed and five others injured when a bomb exploded on a train station platform in the southern Russian ...

Wed, April 28, 2010

Russian cargo craft heads for space station

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian spacecraft lifted off on Wednesday with supplies for the International Space Station and its crew.

The Progress M-05M shed its ...

Tue, April 27, 2010

AUDIO: WKZO FM Becomes Flagship Radio Station for WMU Sports

KALAMAZOO -- The Western Michigan Broncos will play all season long on 96.5 WKZO.  In addition to listening to the games all season long ...

Mon, April 26, 2010

Sheboygan's 5th District Residents Speak Out About Station's Closure

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WHBL) - Dozens of residents from the Southside of Sheboygan turned out for a citizens meeting Monday night to discuss the recent closure ...

Mon, April 12, 2010

Red Rocket Shell Station Robbed Again

LITTLE SUAMICO, Wis. (WTAQ) - For the third time in less than a month, the Red Rocket Shell gas station is robbed. Authorities in Oconto ...

Sun, April 04, 2010

U.S.-Russian crew dock at space station

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A U.S.-Russian crew in a Russian Soyuz space ship docked at the International Space Station on Sunday, the Russian space ...

Sat, April 03, 2010

Waushara Co. Gas Station Robbed

WAUSHARA COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Police are investigating the robbery of a Waushara County gas station. Sheriff's deputies say it happened just before midnight ...

Thu, April 01, 2010

U.S.-Russian crew blasts off to space station

By Shavkat Rakhmatullayev

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - A U.S.-Russian crew blasted off in a Russian Soyuz space ship on Friday for a half-year ...

Wed, March 31, 2010

Little Suamico Gas Station Robbed Again

LITTLE SUAMICO, Wis. (WTAQ) - For the second time in less than 2 weeks Red Rocket Shell, at 213 East Frontage Road in Little Suamico ...

Thu, March 18, 2010

U.S. sanctions Hamas bank, TV station in Gaza

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on Thursday against two firms in Gaza -- Islamic National Bank and Al-Aqsa Television -- for their ties ...

Thu, March 18, 2010

U.S.-Russian duo returns to Earth from space station

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian Soyuz space capsule carrying a U.S. astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut from the International Space Station landed safely in ...

Wed, March 17, 2010

Authorities Search For Armed Gas Station Robber

ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Authorities say the Golden Shell in Ashwaubenon was robbed overnight. It happened around 1 a.m. Wednesday at 2770 South Oneida ...

Wed, March 10, 2010

Opposition To Closing Fire Station Grows

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WHBL) - During Wednesday’s Public Protection and Safety Committee meeting, the concept of closing a fire station in Sheboygan was again debated ...

Wed, February 03, 2010

Russian cargo ship docks at International Space Station

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian cargo ship delivered food, water, fuel and other supplies to the International Space Station on Friday, space officials said.

The ...

Sat, January 23, 2010

Venezuela tells cable to cut anti-Chavez station

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela ordered cable networks on Saturday to stop broadcasting an opposition station that President Hugo Chavez pushed off free-access television in 2007 ...

Tue, January 12, 2010

Astronauts' urine clogs space station water recycler

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA is finding it is not just mechanical glitches that make the International Space Station a tough ...

Tue, December 22, 2009

New crew reaches International Space Station

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A fresh three-member crew arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday, bolstering the two-man skeleton crew ...

Tue, December 01, 2009

"Precious" and "Last Station" top Spirit film nods

By Bob Tourtellotte

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The race for Hollywood film honors picked up pace on Tuesday when a key independent movie group unveiled ...

Tue, December 01, 2009

Space station crew land safely in Kazakhstan

By Shamil Zhumatov

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - Three astronauts landed safely in the frozen steppe of northern Kazakhstan on Tuesday after six months orbiting the ...

Wed, November 18, 2009

A Minute With: Metro Station on tour with Miley Cyrus

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It might not always be easy being associated with one of world's best-known teenagers, Miley Cyrus, but it can have ...

Mon, November 16, 2009

Atlantis leaves station as NASA eyes shuttles' end

By Irene Klotz

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Space shuttle Atlantis left the International Space Station on Wednesday after a seven-day stay to deliver gear ...

Mon, November 16, 2009

Russia delays Iran's Bushehr nuclear power station

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia on Monday said it would not start a nuclear reactor at Iran's Bushehr atomic power station by the end of ...

Thu, November 12, 2009

GB Police Look For Gas Station Robber

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - Green Bay police are on the lookout for a man they say robbed a gas station at gunpoint. It happened ...

Sun, November 08, 2009

Gas Station Robbery Suspect Caught

PULASKI, Wis. (WTAQ) - The suspect behind a string of armed robberies in the Pulaski area has been caught. Police say Chad Gagnon robbed the ...

Fri, October 09, 2009

U.S. denies plans to station radar in Ukraine