Local News
Flock Safety Contract Cancellations Enter Free-Fall
Following suit with the City of Sheboygan and other agencies, the cancellation of contracts with Flock Safety is now cascading through multiple jurisdictions in Wisconsin. On Friday, both the Fond du Lac County law enforcement agencies and the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office announced the immediate suspension of all...
Sep 04, 2026
Severe Thunderstorms, Lightning, Heavy Rain Hit Sheboygan County
Several rounds of severe thunderstorms rolled through Sheboygan County overnight beginning at around 10 PM and not giving up until well into Friday morning. A Flash Flood Warning was issued for most of Sheboygan County, effective until 9 AM, and by 7 AM 2.67" of rain was reported at the Sheboygan County Airport, ...
Sep 04, 2026
Sheboygan Input Session, Speaker Series Coming Next Week
The City of Sheboygan is looking for your feedback on some proposed zoning code updates. There's a community engagement session on housing density this Wednesday, September 9th, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Uptown Social. Then on Wednesday evening, the City's Data Center Speaker Series gets underway. The first session ru...
Sep 04, 2026
Thursday Morning Crash Proves Fatal to One of Two Involved
A 32-year-old Manitowoc man has succumbed to injuries sustained in a Calumet County crash this Thursday morning. The Calumet County Sheriff's Office reported the incident that happened just after 7:30 AM at the intersection of County Highways K and PP, some two miles north of Brillion. Preliminary investigation indica...
Sep 03, 2026
Car Struck by Train Wednesday Afternoon Near Valders
One person had to be extricated from their car after being struck by a train at a crossing just over a mile east of Valders on Wednesday. The collision happened just after 3:30 PM as reported to emergency dispatchers by an automated iPhone crash-detection 911 call that indicated that the operator was trapped inside. M...
Sep 03, 2026
Sports News

Arenz seals second in IRA Jacksonville jaunt
(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) September 2, 2026 - Travis Arenz and the members of the Travis Arenz Motorsports Team made the 750-mile round-trip trek to Jacksonville Speedway in Jacksonville, Ill., pay off with a strong second-place showing in a Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series make-up rac...
Sep 02, 2026

Richards takes Houpt Memorial - Kulow, Schmidt bag PDTR track titles
Scheffler crowned Dirt King, Schmidt tops 360 Sprints (PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) August 28, 2026 - Jeff Richards of Montello took home the $2,067 top prize in claiming the Dirt Devil Grand National Series Scott Haupt Memorial, while Tyler Kulow of Plymouth nailed down the Plymouth Dirt Track Racing Oostburg Automotive Gra...
Aug 31, 2026

Arenz rides Wilmot, Angell Park roller coaster
(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) August 26, 2026 - What has become known as fair weekend on the Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association 410 Sprint Car Series tour provided plenty of ups and downs for Travis Arenz and his Travis Arenz Motorsports team at Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, Wis. during the Kenosha County Fair on Sat...
Aug 26, 2026

Hartmann goes Outlaw in Gopher State
(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) August 25, 2026 - Following a one-month break from competition, Austin Hartmann and the members of the 87A Hartmann Racing Team put their mettle to the test in a pair of NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series events in the state of Minnesota on Friday, Aug. 21 and Saturday, Aug. 22....
Aug 25, 2026

McGrath, Goeden, Cox, Schmidt, Bodendorfer sparkle at Independence 30
(PEDAL DOWN PROMOTIONS) August 20, 2026 - It may have necessitated a seven-week wait, but the Independence 30 delivered the racing goods on Thursday, Aug. 20 at The Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wis. on Thursday, Aug. 20. The special America 250 celebration event was originally scheduled for July 2. However, rain fo...
Aug 21, 2026
National News
Avalanche hits glacier on China's Muztagh Ata in Xinjiang, state media says
BEIJING, Sept 6 (Reuters) - An avalanche struck Glacier No. 2 on Muztagh Ata, near China's border with Tajikistan in the northwestern Xinjiang region, with several tourists capturing footage on their phones, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Sunday....
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Indonesia's Anak Krakatau eruption halts flights, schools, fishing
By Yuddy Cahya Budiman and Bernadette Christina TANGERANG, Indonesia, Sept 6 (Reuters) - An eruption of Indonesia's Mount Anak Krakatau caused six airports to suspend flight operations on Sunday, affecting hundreds of flights at Jakarta's main airport,...
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Trump's MAGA Inc gives $10 million to Paxton's Senate campaign ahead of midterms
By Erin Banco NEW YORK, Sept 5 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's MAGA Inc super PAC will spend at least $10 million on the campaign of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for his U.S. Senate race against Democratic state Representative James Talaric...
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Venice film 'Primetime' probes line between news and showbiz
By Crispian Balmer VENICE, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Venice Film Festival contender "Primetime" explores the blurred boundary between journalism and entertainment, its creators said on Saturday, drawing inspiration from the television world of NBC's "To Catch...
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Over 10 trapped in China's Jiangxi province after landslide, CCTV reports
BEIJING, Sept 5 (Reuters) - More than 10 people were trapped after a landslide hit a town in China's Jiangxi province in China, state broadcasters CCTV reported on Saturday. (Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by William Malla...
Sep 05, 2026
World News
Moscow has not ruled out trilateral meeting between presidents of Russia, US, China, TASS reports
MOSCOW, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Sunday that Moscow has not ruled out a trilateral meeting between the presidents of Russia, the U.S. and China has not been ruled out, state news agency TASS repor...
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At flood-destroyed China-Nepal border, no sign of a once-busy port - Reuters witnesses
By Nicoco Chan and Tingshu Wang GYIRONG, China, Sept 6 (Reuters) - About 20 Chinese rescue workers in bright orange worked excavators, shovels and radar detectors on Sunday in an effort to find hundreds of people missing since a tsunami-like mudslide...
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Germany plans anti-sabotage shield after airport drone attack, Bild reports
BERLIN, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Germany is planning a broad package of measures to strengthen its defences against drone attacks, cyber intrusions and other forms of Russian sabotage following a failed airport drone attack last month, Bild am Sonntag news...
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US carrier Abraham Lincoln departs Thailand after respite visit
Sept 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln left Thailand on Sunday after a five-day port visit, ending a respite from an extended deployment that included operations in the Middle East, the U.S. Navy said. "We would like to thank th...
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Israeli military says it strikes southern Lebanon after Hezbollah launched drones
Sept 6 (Reuters) - The Israeli military said it was striking southern Lebanon early on Sunday in retaliation for Hezbollah firing two drones at Israeli soldiers stationed in a part of the region it has declared a security zone. The Israeli milita...
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Health News
Spire Healthcare agrees £1.03 billion takeover by Toscafund and others
LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Spire Healthcare Group said on Saturday it had agreed to be taken over by consortium comprising funds managed by Toscafund, Three Hills and Ares, valuing its share capital at about £1,026 million ($1.39 billion). The deal, ...
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US embassy issues health alert for Cuba amid oil blockade, sanctions
By Dave Sherwood HAVANA, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. embassy in Havana issued a health alert for Cuba on Friday, warning travelers and residents of a spike in intestinal illnesses and diarrhea caused by failing water and electricity supply, even as t...
Sep 05, 2026
Kennedy acknowledges one measles death in Pennsylvania
NEW YORK, Sept 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr acknowledged on Friday that measles caused the recent death of an infant in Pennsylvania, citing information from a county coroner, but suggested the federal government would not y...
Sep 05, 2026
Novartis, Ionis' experimental heart drug misses key goal in closely watched trial
By Christy Santhosh and Bhanvi Satija Sept 4 (Reuters) - Novartis said on Friday its experimental drug pelacarsen did not cut the risk of major heart attacks and strokes in patients with a genetic risk factor in a late-stage trial, marking a setback to...
Sep 04, 2026
Lindsay Clancy trial highlights growing efforts to aid jurors after traumatic cases
By Tom Hals Sept 4 (Reuters) - For jurors in the six-week murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the end of their service could be the start of the emotional fallout. The jurors listened to a gut-wrenching emergency call from Clancy's now ex-husband, reviewed...
Sep 04, 2026
Science News
German rocket reaches space as Europe enters satellite launch race
(Corrects title of minister in paragraph 4) By Terje Solsvik OSLO, Sept 5 (Reuters) - German startup Isar Aerospace on Saturday launched its first rocket into space from a site in Arctic Norway, bringing Europe closer to offering satellite flights from...
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White House pressures US space firms to skip Paris space summit, sources say
By Joey Roulette and Tim Hepher WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - The Trump administration pressured U.S. space companies not to attend a high-profile global space summit in Paris organized by President Emmanuel Macron, triggering a last-minute reshuffle ...
Sep 03, 2026
Can sheep save the glaciers? Swiss scientists put wool to the test
By Cecile Mantovani and Denis Balibouse LES DIABLERETS, Switzerland, Sept 3 (Reuters) - As Switzerland struggles to contain the shrinking of its glaciers, researchers are conducting an unusual experiment in the Alps to see whether one of its less valu...
Sep 03, 2026
Europe may accelerate space launches to meet satellite demand
By Tim Hepher PARIS, Sept 2 (Reuters) - The European Space Agency is considering increasing the launch rate of its Ariane 6 and Vega-C rockets in the coming years to overcome a potential bottleneck in satellite deployments, the agency's chief said on W...
Sep 02, 2026
Scientists make potential breakthrough in search for dark matter
By Will Dunham Sept 1 (Reuters) - Scientists have made a possible breakthrough in the hunt for dark matter - observing hints of it during an experiment about a mile (1.6 km) underground in South Dakota - though they stopped short of saying they have fi...
Sep 01, 2026
Technology News
India's TCS unit to invest up to $7.4 billion in AI data center campus
Sept 5 (Reuters) - A subsidiary of Tata Consultancy Services and its partners will invest up to 700 billion rupees ($7.41 billion) to build a 1 gigawatt AI data center campus in the Indian state of Telangana, the company said on Saturday. • TCS's ...
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Foxconn says third quarter to outperform market expectations on AI strength
TAIPEI, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Foxconn's third-quarter performance is expected to outperform market expectations given strong AI-related demand, the Taiwanese contract electronics maker said on Saturday, though it offered caution about "volatile" global ...
Sep 05, 2026
Nscale seeks about $3.5 billion pre-IPO funding, source says
By Prathik Jayaprakash and Anzar Mehraj Sept 4 (Reuters) - Cloud infrastructure provider Nscale is in talks with potential investors to raise about $3.5 billion in pre-IPO funding, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday. Nscale intends to ...
Sep 04, 2026
Exclusive-US, China gear up for mid-September AI safety talks
By Laurie Chen BEIJING, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. and China are gearing up to discuss AI safety risks during a dialogue planned for mid-September, two sources briefed on the discussions told Reuters, as rapidly advancing frontier AI capabilities reac...
Sep 04, 2026
Musk's xAI loses court bid to block Minnesota's AI 'nudification' ban
By Mike Scarcella WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Minnesota's first-in-the-nation ban on AI-generated fake nude images will remain in effect as a constitutional challenge by Elon Musk's xAI proceeds, after a federal judge on Friday declined to block th...
Sep 04, 2026
Entertainment News
Oasis bring swagger to Venice as documentary celebrates reunion
By Crispian Balmer VENICE, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Liam Gallagher pumped his fist in the air and his brother Noel flashed a victory sign as the Oasis rock stars arrived by water taxi at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday ahead of a documentary chroniclin...
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Schrader returns to guilt and redemption in Venice premiere
By Crispian Balmer VENICE, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Veteran U.S. director Paul Schrader said on Friday he has spent a lifetime writing about guilt, sin and redemption, and believes the roots of that obsession can be found in his strict Christian childhood. S...
Sep 04, 2026
Venice film brings Vietnam veteran's anti-war warning to new generation
By Mike Davidson VENICE, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Japanese director Shinya Tsukamoto said on Friday that growing fears of global conflict had compelled him to make a film about a traumatised U.S. Vietnam veteran, warning that modern audiences risk forgetting...
Sep 04, 2026
Hollywood summer box office hits pre-pandemic stride as women, younger audiences return to theaters
By Dawn Chmielewski and Harshita Mary Varghese LOS ANGELES, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Hollywood is closing out its best summer since the pandemic, as an eclectic mix of blockbusters, sequels and original films wooed moviegoers back to the theaters. The U.S. a...
Sep 04, 2026
US FCC asks court to reject Disney lawsuit over ABC TV station licenses
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission asked a federal judge on Thursday to toss out Disney's lawsuit seeking to block the agency's early review of licenses for the entertainment giant's eight comp...
Sep 03, 2026



