Local News

GoFundMe Launched to Support Local Cancer Patient
Fighting cancer is never easy regardless of what form or who it hits, because cancer doesn't play favorites. It has affected too many members of our family and others, and so when it hits close to home, we help, and we hope others will help, too. Full disclosure: Paula Kuhn spent many years working for Midwest Communi...
Jul 28, 2026

Second Ever National Blood Crisis Declared by Red Cross
Cross has declared a national blood crisis, and donors are being urged to act immediately to help save lives. The organization said that blood donations have fallen to a four-year summer low, worsening an already significant shortage of supplies. While all blood types are needed, the situation is especially dire for t...
Jul 27, 2026

I-43 Construction Involves Nightly Ramp Closures
Work to rehab I-43 in Sheboygan County will continue impeding traffic this week, but the worst effects will be in the nighttime hours. Nightly lane closures are scheduled between 6 PM and 6 AM Mondays through Fridays, and also from 7 PM Sundays until 6 AM Mondays, and both the north and southbound I-43 and Highway 23 i...
Jul 27, 2026

Severe Thunderstorms Threaten Again, but Not Severe Heat
Thunderstorms didn't arrive until well after midnight and they weren't severe, but National Weather Service forecasters are keeping up their guard as a 3-out-of-5 risk of high winds, hail, heavy rain and even a spin-up tornado or two are still possible today. Development is expected to move down from the northwoods and...
Jul 27, 2026

STEAMfest Volunteers Sought
Volunteers are being sought for STEAMfest, an interactive, hands-on event that connects 4th and 5th grade students with real-world applications of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math, or "STEAM". More than 1,500 4th and 5th grade students will come together to experience engaging demonstrations ...
Jul 27, 2026
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Sports News
Chargers great, college Hall of Famer Billy Ray Smith Jr. dies at 64
Former San Diego Chargers linebacker and College Football Hall of Famer Billy Ray Smith Jr. died on Wednesday at age 64, his family announced. "It is with profound sadness that we share the loss of our beloved Billy Ray Smith Jr., who passed away pea...
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ATP roundup: Alex de Minaur gets through tight Washington opener
Defending champion Alex de Minaur of Australia needed just over two hours to win his first-round match at the Mubadala DC Open, getting past Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 on Wednesday. de Minaur logged twice as many double faults as aces...
1h ago
Utility man Taysom Hill departs Saints
Taysom Hill, who starred for the New Orleans Saints for the better part of nine seasons as a unique jack-of-all-trades, has announced his departure from the team via social media. The 35-year-old gained fame for playing multiple positions -- and doin...
1h ago
WTA roundup: Alexandra Eala ousts defending champ Leylah Fernandez in DC
Alexandra Eala ousted the defending Mubadala DC Open champion, No. 7 seed Leylah Fernandez, with a 6-2, 7-6 (1) victory to advance to the quarterfinals in Washington. The Filipina competitor dropped five straight games to fall into a 5-1 second-set h...
1h ago
Rangers acquire C Logan O'Hoppe, RHP Chase Silseth from Angels
The Texas Rangers dealt for catcher Logan O'Hoppe and relief pitcher Chase Silseth on Wednesday, sending the Los Angeles Angels minor league prospect Angel Arredondo in return. O'Hoppe, 26, has appeared in 386 games over the past five years with the...
2h ago
National News
Two arrested on suspicion of arson as firefighters battle blazes near Bordeaux
BORDEAUX, France, July 30 (Reuters) - Two people have been arrested on suspicion of arson as firefighters battled on Thursday to prevent the spread of wildfires near Bordeaux , the local administration responsible for the area said. The fires had n...
28m ago
Japan's earthquake leaves communities thirsting for water and relief from heat
By Tim Kelly, Tom Bateman and Satoshi Sugiyama YATSUSHIRO, Japan, July 30 (Reuters) - The 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Japan toppled houses and split open streets in the small city of Yatsushiro, but town official Akio Matsushita is mo...
2h ago
BTS boycott Grammys over new Asian pop award category
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, July 29 (Reuters) - K-pop group BTS said on Wednesday they will not submit any music for consideration at the 69th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2027, citing dissatisfaction with the academy's new category for best...
7h ago
USDA to fund Arizona facility to fight flesh-eating livestock pest
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, July 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend $25 million on a facility in Arizona to disperse sterile flies used to combat the flesh-eating livestock pest New World screwworm, the agency said on Wednesday....
7h ago
Exclusive-White House planned to nominate top EPA adviser as air office replacement, sources say
By Siddharth Cavale and Jarrett Renshaw NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) - The White House was poised to nominate Justin Schwab, a top adviser to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, to lead the agency's powerful air office after the c...
10h ago
World News
Malaysian PM says Myanmar agrees to take 5,000 Rohingya refugees from Malaysia
By Ashley Tang and Danial Azhar KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Myanmar has agreed to take 5,000 Rohingya asylum seekers currently in Malaysia, where there has recently been tension between the refugees an...
9m ago
China warns of retaliation if US sticks with robot ban
BEIJING, July 30 (Reuters) - China will "resolutely retaliate" and safeguard its interests if the United States insists on acting unilaterally over an import ban on new Chinese robots and power inverters, the commerce ministry said on Thursday. The...
3h ago
US carries out fresh Iran strikes, CENTCOM says
WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) - The United States is conducting air strikes in Iran, the U.S. Central Command said on Wednesday. The strikes started at 8 p.m. EDT (0000 GMT), it said. "The strikes are a powerful response to yesterday's atte...
4h ago
Australia begins legal action against Telegram over alleged pro-terror material
By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY, July 30 (Reuters) - Australia's internet regulator said on Thursday it had begun legal action against messaging platform Telegram over alleged failings to tackle pro-terror posts. The office of the eSafety Commissioner said it ...
4h ago
Ukraine's ex-defence minister says changes to military procurements behind his dismissal
July 29 (Reuters) - Former Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, in an interview published on Wednesday, said his efforts to overhaul the military's procurement system were the main reason behind his dismissal this month in a military and polit...
5h ago
Health News
Merck, Wellcome partner with global health group to make Ebola vaccine for clinical trials
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, July 30 (Reuters) - Hilleman Laboratories, a Singapore-based joint venture between Merck and the global charity Wellcome, is gearing up to manufacture doses of a promising experimental vaccine against the rare Bundibugyo s...
14m ago
Trump administration unfreezes $600 million for Gavi for global vaccine effort
By Ismail Shakil July 29 (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Wednesday it will immediately release $600 million in congressionally appropriated funds for vaccines for the world's poorest countries after Washington withheld the money over unsu...
6h ago
FDA panel votes against Capricor's Duchenne heart disease therapy
By Christy Santhosh and Sahil Pandey July 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. FDA's panel of independent advisers on Wednesday voted against effectiveness data of Capricor Therapeutics' cell therapy, deramiocel, for a heart condition related to Duchenne muscular ...
7h ago
J&J lowers 2026 profit forecast on deal costs, sees further hit in 2027
July 29 (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson cut 2026 profit forecast on Wednesday, citing the combined financial impact of its newly completed acquisition of Firefly Bio and a strategic partnership with Sail Biomedicines. The healthcare giant expects full-...
7h ago
US FDA approves first freeze-dried plasma product
By Siddhi Mahatole July 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. FDA on Wednesday approved the first freeze-dried plasma product for use in the country, providing an option for patients when conventional plasma is unavailable. The agency granted a biologics license to...
11h ago
Science News
SpaceX gets $1.6 billion US Space Force order for 18 Falcon 9 launches
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) - SpaceX won $1.6 billion in orders from the U.S. Space Force on Wednesday to launch 18 Falcon 9 missions through 2027 carrying Pentagon satellites for detecting and targeting airborne objects, the servic...
9h ago
Mammoth remains revealed in Bulgaria after Danube water levels hit record low
SOFIA, July 29 (Reuters) - The remains of what is believed to be an ancient mammoth have been revealed in northern Bulgaria, after Danube River water levels receded to a record low level, the BTA news agency reported on Wednesday, citing historians. ...
14h ago
Astronomers observe companion star orbiting stellar giant Betelgeuse
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) - Betelgeuse is a superstar among the stars - one of the brightest in the night sky, a massive red supergiant in the constellation Orion that sometimes brightens and dims, and adds to its allure with the fac...
20h ago
Kenyan footprints shed light on prehistoric human cousin Paranthropus
By Will Dunham July 28 (Reuters) - Footprints left on a muddy lakeshore in northern Kenya around 1.43 million years ago are providing new insight into the size and behavior of a species in the human evolutionary lineage that was the last of its kind, k...
Jul 28, 2026
Amazon's Leo proposes satellite constellation for direct-to-phone service
By David Shepardson and Akash Sriram WASHINGTON, July 27 (Reuters) - Amazon's Leo on Monday proposed a constellation of up to 5,105 satellites to provide direct-to-device voice and data connectivity, joining a growing race among satellite operators to...
Jul 27, 2026
Technology News
South Korea fines KT Corp $37.4 million for personal data leak, panel says
SEOUL, July 30 (Reuters) - South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission has fined telecoms company KT Corp 54 billion won ($37.43 million) for a leak of customer personal information, the commission said on Thursday. Hackers stole more ...
2h ago
Australia begins legal action against Telegram over alleged pro-terror material
By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY, July 30 (Reuters) - Australia's internet regulator said on Thursday it had begun legal action against messaging platform Telegram over alleged failings to tackle pro-terror posts. The office of the eSafety Commissioner said it ...
4h ago
Sony makes acquisition proposal for Japan lens maker Tamron
By Sam Nussey TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) - Japanese camera lens maker Tamron said on Thursday it has received an acquisition proposal from Sony Group and that it has established a committee to review its options. The optical components manufacturer sai...
5h ago
Samsung sees chip shortage extending to 2028, signs long-term supply deals
By Hyunjoo Jin, Heekyong Yang and Joyce Lee SEOUL, July 30 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics said on Thursday it expects chip shortages to worsen and extend into 2028, after it posted a more than 250-fold jump in chip profit, countering investor concerns...
5h ago
Equinix shares fall on soft third-quarter forecast
July 29 (Reuters) - Equinix shares fell 3% on Wednesday as soft third-quarter forecast overshadowed a raised full-year and long-term outlook. Here are some details: • For the third quarter, Equinix expects revenue of $2.53 billion to $2.58 billion, t...
6h ago
Entertainment News
BTS boycott Grammys over new Asian pop award category
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, July 29 (Reuters) - K-pop group BTS said on Wednesday they will not submit any music for consideration at the 69th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2027, citing dissatisfaction with the academy's new category for best...
7h ago
Jared Leto denies sexual assault allegations after BBC report
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, July 29 (Reuters) - Oscar-winning American actor Jared Leto on Wednesday denied sexual misconduct claims made by four women who told the BBC that the Hollywood star assaulted them when they were teenagers. "I have never ...
10h ago
DAZN investor Aser explores options for stake in sports streamer
By Elvira Pollina and Amy-Jo Crowley MILAN/LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - Aser Ventures, the investment vehicle led by Italian businessman and former Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani, could sell part of its minority stake in sports streaming platfor...
11h ago
Oscar-winning Irish musician Glen Hansard dies in motorcycle crash
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, July 29 (Reuters) - Irish musician Glen Hansard, who won a Best Original Song Oscar in 2008 for the indie film "Once" and was lead singer for rock group The Frames, died in a motorcycle crash at the age of 56 early on Wednesda...
18h ago
French DJ Kavinsky found dead in his home in Paris
PARIS, July 29 (Reuters) - French DJ and electropop musician Kavinsky - strong>who performed at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics - as been found dead in his home in the French capital, the Paris prosecutor's office said in a statement...
20h ago
Sheboygan News

GoFundMe Launched to Support Local Cancer Patient
Fighting cancer is never easy regardless of what form or who it hits, because cancer doesn't play favorites. It has affected too many members of our family and others, and so when it hits close to home, we help, and we hope others will help, too. Full disclosure: Paula Kuhn spent many years working for Midwest Communi...
Jul 28, 2026

Second Ever National Blood Crisis Declared by Red Cross
Cross has declared a national blood crisis, and donors are being urged to act immediately to help save lives. The organization said that blood donations have fallen to a four-year summer low, worsening an already significant shortage of supplies. While all blood types are needed, the situation is especially dire for t...
Jul 27, 2026

I-43 Construction Involves Nightly Ramp Closures
Work to rehab I-43 in Sheboygan County will continue impeding traffic this week, but the worst effects will be in the nighttime hours. Nightly lane closures are scheduled between 6 PM and 6 AM Mondays through Fridays, and also from 7 PM Sundays until 6 AM Mondays, and both the north and southbound I-43 and Highway 23 i...
Jul 27, 2026

Severe Thunderstorms Threaten Again, but Not Severe Heat
Thunderstorms didn't arrive until well after midnight and they weren't severe, but National Weather Service forecasters are keeping up their guard as a 3-out-of-5 risk of high winds, hail, heavy rain and even a spin-up tornado or two are still possible today. Development is expected to move down from the northwoods and...
Jul 27, 2026

STEAMfest Volunteers Sought
Volunteers are being sought for STEAMfest, an interactive, hands-on event that connects 4th and 5th grade students with real-world applications of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math, or "STEAM". More than 1,500 4th and 5th grade students will come together to experience engaging demonstrations ...
Jul 27, 2026
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