A tipping point on the I-43 reconstruction project in Sheboygan County has been reached, and the Wisconsin DOT has announced that the northbound collector and distributor bridge and its associated on and off ramps with Highway 23 must be closed in order to continue the project. Ramps that will remain open include I-43...

Sheboygan is moving to end an agreement for a proposed downtown hotel project that is nearly five months behind schedule. A city committee recommended terminating the deal after the developer failed to provide proof of financing or a construction start date. The 104-room hotel was planned for North Eighth Street and On...

Sheboygan is moving to end an agreement for a proposed downtown hotel project that is nearly five months behind schedule. A city committee recommended terminating the deal after the developer failed to provide proof of financing or a construction start date. The 104-room hotel was planned for North Eighth Street and On...

Sheboygan is moving to end an agreement for a proposed downtown hotel project that is nearly five months behind schedule. A city committee recommended terminating the deal after the developer failed to provide proof of financing or a construction start date. The 104-room hotel was planned for North Eighth Street and On...

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services reports a large increase in confirmed measles cases in Iowa and Lafayette counties -- up from two, to 15 confirmed and six probables as of Thursday morning. Dr. Ryan Westergaard, Chief Medical Officer in the Bureau of Communicable Diseases, says the rapid emergence of cases a...

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) August 12, 2026 - After claiming his first Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association triumph of the 2026 campaign in his most recent outing, Travis Arenz celebrated his second A-main victory in the span of 13 days in a non-sanctioned open 410 Sprint Car event at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wi...

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) August 11, 2026 - Alex Pokorski and the GR8 Team turned in a 2026 season-best fourth-place showing in an open 410 Sprint Car event at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis., on Saturday, Aug. 8. Pokorski opened the night by qualifying fourth in the 14-car field with a lap of 12.736 seconds on the venera...

Van Hierden, Kaat claim PDTR A-main wins (PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) August 8, 2026 - After two decades competing in the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car division, two-time champion Ben Schmidt of Plymouth became the all-time winningest 360 Sprint Car driver in the history of The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, W...

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) August 2, 2026 - Scotty Thiel of Sheboygan stayed perfect on the 2026 MMW Industrial Supply Midwest Sprint Car Association season, racking up his second A-main victory of the year in the 25-lap headliner at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wis., on Sunday, Aug. 2. Three-time MSA champion and...

(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) July 29, 2026 - In a season highlighted by remarkable consistency, Travis Arenz broke through to score his first A-main victory of the year in Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series competition at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wis., and run his overall career...

WASHINGTON, Aug 16 (Reuters) - The leader of U.S. Central Command, Admiral Brad Cooper, wrote on Sunday that his recent visit ​to the USS Abraham Lincoln was "awe-inspiring" ‌and hailed the crew's "resilience" following reports of concerns about mental...

By Danielle Broadway Anaheim, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Kyle Liddane has been collecting Disney pins for about 10 years, and has no plans to stop. "I'm trying to obtain some of the really fancy pins at Mickey's ​of Glendale, the (Disney) company store, and th...

By Robin Respaut SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 16 (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Sunday that he backs top Washington, D.C., prosecutor Jeanine Pirro, who was criticized by President Donald ​Trump for the way she handled a case of alleged ‌...

BOGOTA, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Search teams worked through the rubble of collapsed buildings in western Colombia on Sunday, nearly a week after a powerful earthquake devastated cities and towns across the country's west, ​killing hundreds and leaving many ...

By Shariq Khan and Michelle Conlin Aug 16 (Reuters) - More than 200,000 utility customers were without power across Hawaii at midday on Sunday after Hurricane Lala brushed the Big ​Island before being downgraded to a tropical storm. About 219,000 ‌cust...

SEOUL, Aug 17 (Reuters) - A landslide in South Korea killed one person and injured three, ​media reports said on ‌Monday, as heavy rainfall lashed the country's southern region. The landslide struck a residential apartment building in Geoje, South ‌Gye...

FRANKFURT, Aug 17 (Reuters) - The EU intends to significantly expand sanctions against Russia ​in the coming months, ‌EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told a German newspaper. "EU sanctions have already cost Russia dearly, ‌depriving ​Russia's war m...

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed over the weekend, data showed on Monday, following attacks on tankers, while ​U.S.-Iran talks to resolve the Middle East conflict ‌stalled. Five commodity vessel...

Aug 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had instructed the Pentagon to substantially reduce ​joint military exercises with South Korea ‌in a social media post that also mentions Seoul's refusal to take part in actions against I...

Aug 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. government has discussed ​new sanctions against ‌Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes, the Financial ‌Times ​reported ⁠on Sunday, citing ⁠people familiar with the matter. The U.S. sanctioned Justice ​Moraes last...

Aug 16 (Reuters) - The Ebola outbreak in ​Democratic Republic ‌of Congo has killed 2,325 people, ‌government ​data ⁠showed on Sunday, ⁠surpassing the toll from the 2018-2020 outbreak ​to become the ⁠deadliest ⁠in the ​country's history. Congo's public ...

By Daniel Wiessner Aug 14 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has ruled that Idaho's near-total abortion ban is unconstitutional because it provides exceptions when abortions are life-saving and not for broader risks to pregnant women's health. U.S. District Judg...

Aug 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday there were 2,566 confirmed measles cases in the country ​so far this year, expanding the highest ‌annual total in more than 35 years. Here are some details: • The ove...

By Kunal Das and Puyaan Singh Aug 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a radioactive agent from Lantheus Holdings for use in brain scans to help assess ​patients for Alzheimer's disease, the company said on Friday. The agen...

By Nancy Lapid Aug 14 (Reuters) - We also report on a flavoring chemical in e-cigarettes that damages human embryo cells in lab experiments. BLOOD TEST MAY FIND PRE-CANCEROUS COLORECTAL LESIONS An experimental blood test for detecting colorectal cancer...

By Enea Lebrun and Stefanie Eschenbacher PANAMA BAY, Panama, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Flocks of seabirds native to the cold, nutrient-rich waters off Peru and Chile are appearing far outside their usual range in Panama Bay as a powerful El Niño warms the eas...

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - U.S. rocket company Astra Space is seeking to raise $250 million at a $1 billion valuation in a funding round expected to close ​this quarter, CEO Chris Kemp said in an interview, ‌as the company looks to...

By Akash Sriram and Suzanne McGee Aug 14 (Reuters) - Alphabet's early bet on SpaceX has multiplied more than 100-fold, with the Google parent disclosing a stake worth about $94 billion at the end of June, up from a $900 million investment in Elon Musk'...

By Corina Pons, Tom Little and David Latona MADRID/REYKJAVIK, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Spectators across Spain watched in wonder, some whipping off their protective glasses and rising to their feet in unison, as a rare total solar eclipse swept across the no...

BERLIN, Aug 11 (Reuters) - A peek inside dogs' brains revealed man's best friend can distinguish emotions in people's faces, researchers at the University of ​Vienna have found, providing what they said ‌was the first ever evidence of such an ability. ...

(Corrects day of week in paragraph 1 to Sunday) Aug 16 (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency wallet provider SafePal on Sunday disclosed a data breach that involved unauthorized ​access to about 39,798 customers' order information, ‌including personal details suc...

Aug 15 (Reuters) - Nvidia is in talks to invest as much as $3 billion in SB Energy, a SoftBank Group subsidiary developing a ​massive planned Ohio data center project ‌for OpenAI, the Information reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the di...

Aug 14 (Reuters) - Nvidia has downsized plans ​for a $250 ‌billion guarantee for an OpenAI data center, ‌the ​Wall ⁠Street Journal ⁠reported on Friday, citing people familiar with ​the matter. The revised plan ⁠would ⁠lower Nvidia's ​financial guarante...

By Michael Martina WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. is preparing to tell dozens of countries they must pick sides in the artificial intelligence race with China, warning they will be excluded from a U.S.-led AI coalition if they also sign up for...

By Lawrence Delevingne and Pete Schroeder Aug 14 (Reuters) - A national U.S. bank regulator on Friday conditionally approved a bank charter application linked to President Donald Trump and his family's crypto venture, World Liberty Financial, effective...

BENGALURU, Aug 14 (Reuters) - An Indian appeals tribunal granted Zee Entertainment partial relief from a securities ​market ban on Friday, allowing ‌the television broadcaster to proceed with a fundraise through an issue of warrants. Here are some deta...

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Singer and actor Selena Gomez was sued on Thursday by investors who say ​the "Only Murders in the Building" star committed ‌fraud by failing to fulfill duties to build and promote her mental health start...

BRASILIA, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Brazil's data protection authority ANPD ordered chat platform Discord to suspend livestreaming features, citing failures to protect children ​and teens from exposure to content ‌promoting violence, self-harm and suicide. AN...

By Hanna Rantala LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Bella Ramsey tackles a wide range of emotions in "Sunny Dancer", a comedy-drama about a summer camp for teenagers affected by cancer. "The Last of Us" star plays Ivy, an ​isolated 17-year-old in remission fro...

By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Director Dave Green told Reuters it was a "crazy miracle" that the live-action animated Looney Tunes comedy "Coyote Vs. Acme" finally secured a 2026 release date after being shelved in 2023. "We saw ...