Local News

September Employment Data Shows Sheboygan is Wisconsin's Only City With Decreasing Unemployment Since 2025
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development has released September employment numbers from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, and found the following: Preliminary September 2026 unemployment rates decreased in all 13 metro areas over the month, but all increased compared to September 2025. Preliminary September ...
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September Employment Data Shows Sheboygan is Wisconsin's Only City With Decreasing Unemployment Since 2025
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development has released September employment numbers from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, and found the following: Preliminary September 2026 unemployment rates decreased in all 13 metro areas over the month, but all increased compared to September 2025. Preliminary September ...
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Early Morning Fire Destroys Box Truck on I-41
Fire struck a box truck on I-41 in Fond du Lac County this morning, destroying the vehicle and damaging pavement in the process. A 911 call reporting the incident came in at 1:50 AM, sending responders to the northbound lanes of I-41 near mile marker 90 in the Town of Byron. The Sheriff's responders were joined by th...
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Early Morning Fire Destroys Box Truck on I-41
Fire struck a box truck on I-41 in Fond du Lac County this morning, destroying the vehicle and damaging pavement in the process. A 911 call reporting the incident came in at 1:50 AM, sending responders to the northbound lanes of I-41 near mile marker 90 in the Town of Byron. The Sheriff's responders were joined by th...
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Sheboygan is Designated a JustServeCity for Volunteerism
Sheboygan has been recognized for its dedication to promoting and encouraging volunteerism throughout the community. The title of a "JustServe City" was given at Monday night's Common Council Meeting by Anjenette Pond, Sheboygan's JustServe regional representative, who said that the award goes beyond recogni...
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Sports News

Prominent Sheboygan Sports Figure, "Coach" Kollath, Passes at 90
A man whose advice, ambition and inspiration touched thousands will be remembered by many of those simply as "Coach". Donald Harlan Kollath of Sheboygan died on Saturday at his home; he was 90 years old. The Appleton native was given a place on the Wall of Fame at UW-LaCrosse where he earned his BS and MS de...
Oct 1, 2026

Post puts cap on 2026 Plymouth campaign
(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) September 30, 2026 - The 2026 season drew to a conclusion for Randy Post and the members of his Randy Post Racing Team with the Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Cars during the ninth annual Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Satur...
Sep 30, 2026

Hartmann takes home Plymouth top 10
(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) September 29, 2026 - Austin Hartmann and the 87A Hartmann Racing closed out the 2026 Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series season with a pair of events at Outagamie Speedway in Seymour, Wis. on Friday, Sept. 25 and The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Satur...
Sep 29, 2026

Arenz basks in IRA championship glow
(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) September 29, 2026 - As a highly driven competitor who has piled up race victories and championships in each division he has raced in, Travis Arenz entered the world of Winged 410 Sprint Car racing four years ago with the goal of becoming a Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association champion...
Sep 29, 2026

Berth bags win, Schmidt secures third PDTR 360 Sprint Car title
Armitage, Uttech, Crane claim Wisconsin Sprint Car Championships victories - Arenz, Sivia, Richards crowned champs (PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) September 26, 2026 - The curtain closed on the 2026 Plymouth Dirt Track Racing season with Brandon Berth of Cascade parking in victory lane and Ben Schmidt of Plymouth sealing his t...
Sep 28, 2026
National News
Lawmakers say US briefing showed Russia targeting Democrats with misinformation
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The top Democratic lawmakers on the congressional intelligence committees on Wednesday said they received an intelligence briefing that Russia has been waging a misinformation campaign against Democrats...
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Pennsylvania measles cases rise to 1,317, state health department says
Oct 21 (Reuters) - The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Wednesday reported 1,317 measles cases in the state, up 31 cases since its previous update on Monday, as the outbreak of the highly contagious disease continued. • Pennsylvania has confi...
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Trump's MAGA Inc unleashes $277 million last-ditch effort to save Republicans in key US races
By Virginia Furness Oct 21 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has unleashed more than $277 million in a last-minute TV and direct mail advertising blitz over the final six weeks of the midterm campaign to help struggling Republican candidates in severa...
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New Mexico sues Jeffrey Epstein's former lawyer and accountant
By Andrew Hay Oct 21 (Reuters) - New Mexico has filed a civil lawsuit against the former lawyer and accountant of Jeffrey Epstein to block payments by the late sex offender's estate and recover damages for survivors of his alleged sexual abuse, the st...
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'Glee' to return in reboot for Disney+ and Hulu
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Oct 21 (Reuters) - "Glee," the hit musical comedy-drama television series, is set to return in a reboot, streaming services Disney+ and Hulu announced on Wednesday. "It's official, Glee is returning," the platforms s...
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World News
Lawmakers say US briefing showed Russia targeting Democrats with misinformation
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The top Democratic lawmakers on the congressional intelligence committees on Wednesday said they received an intelligence briefing that Russia has been waging a misinformation campaign against Democrats...
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Venezuela to attract investors after elections, Branson says
Oct 21 (Reuters) - British billionaire and Virgin Group owner Richard Branson said on Wednesday that Venezuela will attract more foreign investors once the country holds elections, as the South American nation seeks to boost capital inflows in sector...
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Austrian and Swiss women freed after 18 months in Niger reach Benghazi, sources say
Oct 21 (Reuters) - An Austrian and a Swiss woman arrived in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi after being freed from more than 18 months of abduction and detention in Niger, two official sources speaking on condition of anonymity said on ...
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El Salvador says Haiti gangs holding 4 force members hostage, announces new rescue mission
Oct 21 (Reuters) - El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele on Wednesday said that Haitian gangs were holding four Salvadaron members of an international UN-backed security force hostage, and that he had launched a military operation to being them back u...
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Ukrainian capital under missile attack, explosions seen in city
Oct 21 (Reuters) - Russian forces attacked the Ukrainian capital Kyiv with ballistic missiles on Wednesday evening, damaging homes and a petrol station and causing injuries, officials said. The city's military administration said missiles hit som...
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Health News
New Zealand's Fisher & Paykel Healthcare hit by cyber breach
Oct 22 (Reuters) - Medical device maker Fisher & Paykel Healthcare on Thursday said it was made aware of unauthorized and unlawful access to a subset of company files and two employee email accounts. Here are the details: • Some of the files accessed...
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EU Commission to propose restoring Brazil poultry, honey import access
BRUSSELS/SAO PAULO, Oct 21 (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Wednesday it intends to propose the re-listing of Brazil for imports of poultry meat and honey, with member states expected to vote on the measure at the committee's next meeting....
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Nestle, Zydus, Abbott face India scrutiny over claims on children's products
BENGALURU, Oct 21 (Reuters) - India's food safety regulator issued notices to Nestle India, Zydus Wellness, Abbott Healthcare and others on Wednesday over promotional claims involving products for infants and children that it said breached rules. Nes...
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Danaher says it has 'building blocks' for AI drug discovery growth
By Sriparna Roy Oct 21 (Reuters) - Life sciences firm Danaher is well positioned to benefit as drugmakers increasingly adopt artificial intelligence to develop new medicines, its chief executive said on Wednesday, calling it a major long-term opportun...
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Health Rounds: Researchers find a possible trigger of some preterm births
By Nancy Lapid Oct 21 (Reuters) - Today we report on the discovery of one of the likely causes of preterm labor and a potential pathway to prevent it. We also cover a study on how cannabis use and the type of product consumed affect anesthesia and seda...
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Science News
An affinity for warm climes has helped crocs thrive for eons
By Will Dunham Oct 21 (Reuters) - Crocodilians - today's crocodiles, alligators, caimans and gharials and their many extinct relatives - have been a roaring success since debuting more than 240 million years ago. And new research identifies one importa...
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Feared extinct, Bangka slow loris primate rediscovered in Indonesia
By Will Dunham Oct 20 (Reuters) - The Bangka slow loris is one of Earth's most exotic primates, a slow-moving tree dweller that happens to be venomous. It was listed as critically endangered and possibly extinct, last scientifically documented in the 1...
Oct 20, 2026
Japan launches mission to return samples from Mars moon
MINAMITANE, Japan, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Japan launched an uncrewed spacecraft toward the Martian moon Phobos on Tuesday on a mission intended to become the first to collect samples from the small rocky body and return them to Earth for analysis. The Ja...
Oct 19, 2026
Famous Siberian cave yields remains of yak-like Ice Age mammal
By Will Dunham Oct 19 (Reuters) - A Siberian cave already famous for yielding the first remains of an extinct human lineage called the Denisovans, who once roamed widely in Eurasia, has now produced evidence of a previously unknown large Ice Age mammal...
Oct 19, 2026
Starlink disruptions are being felt on the front lines of Ukraine
By Sergiy Chalyi DONETSK REGION, Ukraine, Oct 16 (Reuters) - For one artillery unit fighting in eastern Ukraine, the US decision this week to reduce services provided by satellite company Starlink to the military had an immediate impact. Communications...
Oct 16, 2026
Technology News
New Zealand's Fisher & Paykel Healthcare hit by cyber breach
Oct 22 (Reuters) - Medical device maker Fisher & Paykel Healthcare on Thursday said it was made aware of unauthorized and unlawful access to a subset of company files and two employee email accounts. Here are the details: • Some of the files accessed...
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Analog chipmaker Texas Instruments sees quarterly sales above estimates
Oct 21 (Reuters) - Texas Instruments forecast fourth-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, a sign of recovery in industrial chip demand and growing momentum for its AI data-center chips. • Unlike Nvidia, which makes high-performan...
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Germany's SAP tops cloud demand forecasts, holds yearly operating profit outlook
Oct 21 (Reuters) - Europe's largest tech company SAP on Wednesday reported a 26% rise in current cloud backlog at constant currencies to €24.14 billion ($27.11 billion), ahead of the 24-25% growth UBS had forecast, and said full-year cloud and c...
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Anthropic unveils Claude Duet AI agent app
Oct 21 (Reuters) - Anthropic on Thursday unveiled Claude Duet, a standalone AI agent app designed to act as a proactive assistant for professionals and small-business owners, as rivals such as OpenAI and Meta race to develop AI agents that can comple...
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IBM raises annual software revenue outlook as deal delays ease
By Anhata Rooprai Oct 21 (Reuters) - IBM finance chief James Kavanaugh on Wednesday said delayed software deals that rattled investors in the last quarter were beginning to close, as the company lifted its forecast for the business and reported bette...
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Entertainment News
Tom Cruise to be honored with American Film Institute award
LOS ANGELES, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Actor Tom Cruise, known for movies from "Risky Business" to "Top Gun," will receive the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award at a Hollywood ceremony in April, organizers said on Wednesday. The AFI, a nonpro...
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'Glee' to return in reboot for Disney+ and Hulu
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Oct 21 (Reuters) - "Glee," the hit musical comedy-drama television series, is set to return in a reboot, streaming services Disney+ and Hulu announced on Wednesday. "It's official, Glee is returning," the platforms s...
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Canadian publisher says Thelyson Orelien used AI to write award-winning book, ends relationship
PARIS, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Canadian publishing house Les Editions du Boreal said on Wednesday it had ended its professional relationship with Haitian-Canadian author Thelyson Orelien after it found that he had used artificial intelligence to write hi...
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UK actor Noel Clarke pleads not guilty to six sexual offence charges
LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - British actor and filmmaker Noel Clarke appeared in a London court on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to six charges, including two counts of sexual assault. Clarke also denied three counts of voyeurism and one count o...
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Netflix co-CEO Sarandos says 'we could do better' after weak forecast
By Lisa Richwine and Jaspreet Singh LOS ANGELES, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Netflix issued weaker-than-expected guidance for fourth-quarter profit and cut its full-year advertising forecast on Tuesday, days after the streaming pioneer laid off 6% of its workfo...
Oct 20, 2026



