Local News
Tuesday Thunderstorms Provided Needed Rain, But Came at a Cost
Several rounds of thunderstorms on Tuesday provided some much-needed rain for many, but not all in Sheboygan County, and those storms also caused some damage as they moved through. Between the two rounds, far southern locations in the county picked up over an inch of rain, with 8-tenths of that picked up in only 20 min...
18h ago
nick damico / CC
Annual End-of-Summer Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign Has Begun
You may notice more patrols on roadways now through Labor Day as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has officially launched its "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" push for sober driving. The effort happens around the Memorial Day and Labor Day holidays and will last now through September 7th. ...
18h ago
EHD Strikes Deer Dead Near West Bend, Richfield
A disease spread to deer via midges, or "no-see-ums" has been confirmed in nearby Washington County. Wisconsin DNR Deer Herd Health Specialist Erin Larson said that two wild deer discovered deceased near the Village of Richfield and the City of West Bend have tested positive for the virus that causes epizoot...
Aug 18, 2026
Susan Young
Marlin Tanck Being Remembered for Impacts on Local Education, Arts and Humanities
There's a good chance that almost anyone living in east-central Wisconsin has benefited from the contributions of Marlin Tanck who passed away last Friday at his home at age 91. Tanck's many positions included that of Director of Curriculum and Instruction for the Sheboygan Area School District as well as contributions...
Aug 18, 2026
Ozaukee County Sheriff Being Spoofed in Scam Attempts
Anyone receiving calls from Ozaukee County Sheriff's Deputy Zilke can be assured that his voice hasn't changed - but someone else is pretending to be him in a scam operation now hitting Ozaukee County citizens. Several instances of calls concerning missed jury duty and citation payments have been reported over the past...
Aug 18, 2026
Sports News
Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland exits vs. Dodgers with neck injury
Colorado Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland left Wednesday night's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fourth inning with an injury the Rockies described as "neck tightness." Freeland grabbed at his lower back after delivering a pitch to ...
1h ago
Royals' Jac Caglianone exits due to ankle injury
Kansas City's Jac Caglianone left in the fifth inning of the Royals' Wednesday game against the visiting Athletics due to right ankle soreness. Caglianone went 1-for-1 and was hit by a pitch before John Rave pinch-hit for him in the fifth. In ...
1h ago
Reports: Peyton Watson sent to Cavaliers as part of 3-team deal
Unable to sign rising star Peyton Watson to a new contract, the Denver Nuggets have traded him to the Cleveland Cavaliers, while Cleveland sends guard Max Strus to the Los Angeles Clippers, according to multiple reports on Wednesday evening. Denver ...
2h ago
Soccer-Messi scores emotional first goal since father's death
Aug 19 (Reuters) - Lionel Messi scored his first goal since the death of his father earlier this month in Inter Miami's 2-2 draw with Philadelphia Union on Wednesday. Messi's father and longtime representative Jorge died aged 68 on August 8 in Rosari...
3h ago
Reports: Bucs, NT Vita Vea agree to one-year, $30M extension
Buccaneers nose tackle Vita Vea agreed to a one-year contract extension worth $30 million on Wednesday, closing the book on a standoff between Tampa Bay and its two-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman. Vea is under contract for the next two seasons a...
3h ago
National News
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Indonesia's Flores, EMSC says
Aug 20 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck the Flores region in Indonesia, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Thursday. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 mile), EMSC said. (Reporting by ...
57m ago
US tells schools not to alter discipline policies to reduce racial disparities
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Education Department has issued guidance urging schools to stop what it calls "racial balancing" in student discipline policies, prompting concerns that the Trump administration is making it harder to address lo...
4h ago
US FTC considers requiring disclosure of personalized pricing
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday it is considering requiring businesses to disclose whether they use personalized pricing data, a practice that has drawn mounting scrutiny by state a...
6h ago
US appeals court upholds big real estate settlement despite class members' objections
By Jonathan Stempel Aug 19 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a more than $1 billion settlement to resolve antitrust claims that real estate brokerages conspired to inflate agents' commissions, rejecting objections by home buyers ...
7h ago
US debt crosses $40 trillion threshold after doubling under Trump and Biden
By David Lawder and Jacob Bogage WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Total U.S. debt has topped $40 trillion for the first time, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday, drawing fresh warnings that a fiscal crisis is brewing as ballooning costs for social...
7h ago
World News
Vietnam proposes ending death penalty for six offences
HANOI, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Vietnam's government has proposed abolishing the death penalty for six offences, including drug trafficking and the rape of minors, as part of a revision of the country's criminal code presented to parliament on Thursday, st...
27m ago
Syria says no Turkish military build-up planned at airbase struck by Israel
Aug 20 (Reuters) - Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani said he made clear to Israel there were no plans to establish a Turkish military base at Abu al-Duhur airbase, which Israel struck on Tuesday, saying the site was being rehabilitated for us...
38m ago
Australia summons Israeli ambassador over Gaza aid worker death
By Renju Jose SYDNEY, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Australia summoned Israel's ambassador on Thursday and expressed outrage at a decision by its military not to pursue criminal proceedings over the death of an Australian aid worker in a 2024 airstrike in Gaza. ...
59m ago
Trump warns of economic consequences for any country that supports Iran
By Kanishka Singh and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/DUBAI, Aug 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump warned of economic consequences against any country that provided "any type of lifeline to Iran" as the U.S. looks to resolve a war it began alongside ...
1h ago
First screwworm case detected in Mexican state of Sonora
MEXICO CITY, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Mexico's Sonora state has activated emergency surveillance, containment, and control protocols following the detection of its first case of screwworm, Governor Alfonso Durazo said on Wednesday. "We reinforced the s...
2h ago
Health News
Multistate salmonella infections climb to 431, US CDC says
Aug 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that a salmonella outbreak linked to jalapeno peppers has infected 431 people across 32 states, up from 345 cases in 27 states reported earlier this month. Here ...
6h ago
Ultragenyx's gene therapy wins first FDA approval for rare metabolic disorder
Aug 19 (Reuters) - Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical said on Wednesday that its gene therapy became the first to receive the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval to treat a rare metabolic disorder, sending its shares up 7.5% in after-hours trading. Th...
6h ago
US FDA approves Regeneron's rare bone disorder drug
Aug 19 - The U.S. FDA on Wednesday approved Regeneron's experimental drug for a rare genetic disorder after it significantly reduced abnormal bone formation in certain soft tissues. The New York-based Regeneron's shares rose 4%. The drug, garetosmab,...
9h ago
West Nile virus outbreak kills four in North Macedonia
Aug 19 (Reuters) - Four people have died from West Nile fever out of 38 testing positive for the disease so far this year in North Macedonia, with three of them dying in the past week, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The virus, which mostly sp...
11h ago
Moderna shares double as cancer vaccine data rekindles investor hopes
By Christy Santhosh and Shashwat Chauhan Aug 19 (Reuters) - Moderna shares more than doubled on Wednesday, adding about $30 billion to its market value, after promising late-stage data on its personalized mRNA cancer therapy developed with Merck sent i...
12h ago
Science News
NASA, Katalyst call off SWIFT rescue mission over issues with rescue craft in space
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A mission to rescue NASA's aging SWIFT observatory in space was canceled on Wednesday after the spacecraft that had been deployed to raise the telescope's orbit suffered irredeemable technical issues in orbit, the ...
9h ago
Fastest-known star zooms under Milky Way black hole's influence
WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Scientists have detected the fastest-known star, a stellar speedster that is zooming around the supermassive black hole residing at the center of our galaxy and might hold the key to measuring the spin of this celestial b...
12h ago
As Europe rearms, Italy's fragmented space sector faces a scale test
By Mirko Miorelli Aug 19 (Reuters) - Italy's fragmented space industry is facing growing pressure to consolidate as defence and government customers increasingly favour larger suppliers capable of handling complex programmes. The shift reflects a broa...
23h ago
China's LandSpace lands rocket booster; joins SpaceX, Blue Origin with reusable tech
By Shi Bu, Ethan Wang and Joe Cash BEIJING, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Chinese startup LandSpace on Wednesday recovered the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket, joining SpaceX and Blue Origin as the only private companies to land an orbital-class booster and na...
Aug 18, 2026
The Milky Way devoured a smaller galaxy about 11.8 billion years ago
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The Milky Way, a large and spiral-shaped galaxy that is home to hundreds of billions of stars including our sun, has taken a long and complicated path to achieve its current dimensions, as illustrated by ne...
Aug 18, 2026
Technology News
Uber launches autonomous rides in Zagreb, its first in Europe
Aug 19 (Reuters) - Uber, Verne and Pony.ai said on Wednesday they had launched autonomous rides in Zagreb, making the Croatian capital the first European city where users can book a self-driving vehicle through Uber's app. Here are more details: • C...
8h ago
Amazon plans drone delivery expansion to about 500 US locales
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Amazon said on Wednesday it will expand its drone delivery service to reach hundreds of U.S. cities and towns by year end, up from 11 locations where it currently operates serving multiple surrounding communities. The...
10h ago
US CFTC seeks comment on compute derivatives as AI demand grows
Aug 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission said on Wednesday it was seeking public comment on compute derivatives contracts, as the AI boom drives demand for new market products tied to computing power. The request is an early s...
10h ago
Payments firm Stripe to buy marketplace OpenRouter in AI push
Aug 19 (Reuters) - Payments firm Stripe said on Wednesday it has agreed to buy OpenRouter, which helps businesses route and optimize token usage, at an undisclosed value, its latest bet on the fast-growing AI industry. The deal comes as soaring bills...
10h ago
LG Energy, once fixed on EV batteries, jumps to Plan B
(Corrects to say that LG Energy will begin making cells for Tesla and Toyota, instead of that it has already begun output for those customers, second bullet point and paragraph 6) By Kalea Hall Aug 19 (Reuters) - A few years ago, battery manufacturer L...
11h ago
Entertainment News
KKR to buy 6% stake in India's BookMyShow for up to $50 million, source says
By Vibhuti Sharma Aug 19 (Reuters) - Global investment firm KKR will buy a stake of about 6% in Indian ticketing and entertainment platform BookMyShow for $40 million to $50 million, a source told Reuters on Wednesday, as demand for live events soars...
22h ago
ZZ Top's longtime drummer, Frank Beard, dies at 77
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Frank Beard, the longtime drummer for the rock group ZZ Top, has died at the age of 77, the band said on Tuesday. Beard died in hospice care at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, with family members at his ...
Aug 18, 2026
Theater trade group Cinema United calls on Paramount and California AG to settle
By Dawn Chmielewski LOS ANGELES, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Cinema United, a trade organization representing theater owners, on Tuesday appealed to California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Paramount Skydance to discuss settling a lawsuit that seeks to block ...
Aug 18, 2026
Madonna tops Taylor Swift in nominations for MTV's Video Music Awards
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Pop music veteran Madonna scored the most nominations for MTV's Video Music Awards on Tuesday, four decades after the "Material Girl" singer put the event on the cultural map with a headline-making per...
Aug 18, 2026
Disney, ABC sue FCC over threats to broadcast licenses
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Disney and its ABC unit sued the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday to block an early review of licenses for eight ABC stations, arguing that the Trump administration is trying to punish the ...
Aug 18, 2026
Sheboygan News
Tuesday Thunderstorms Provided Needed Rain, But Came at a Cost
Several rounds of thunderstorms on Tuesday provided some much-needed rain for many, but not all in Sheboygan County, and those storms also caused some damage as they moved through. Between the two rounds, far southern locations in the county picked up over an inch of rain, with 8-tenths of that picked up in only 20 min...
18h ago
nick damico / CC
Annual End-of-Summer Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign Has Begun
You may notice more patrols on roadways now through Labor Day as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has officially launched its "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" push for sober driving. The effort happens around the Memorial Day and Labor Day holidays and will last now through September 7th. ...
18h ago
EHD Strikes Deer Dead Near West Bend, Richfield
A disease spread to deer via midges, or "no-see-ums" has been confirmed in nearby Washington County. Wisconsin DNR Deer Herd Health Specialist Erin Larson said that two wild deer discovered deceased near the Village of Richfield and the City of West Bend have tested positive for the virus that causes epizoot...
Aug 18, 2026
Susan Young
Marlin Tanck Being Remembered for Impacts on Local Education, Arts and Humanities
There's a good chance that almost anyone living in east-central Wisconsin has benefited from the contributions of Marlin Tanck who passed away last Friday at his home at age 91. Tanck's many positions included that of Director of Curriculum and Instruction for the Sheboygan Area School District as well as contributions...
Aug 18, 2026
Ozaukee County Sheriff Being Spoofed in Scam Attempts
Anyone receiving calls from Ozaukee County Sheriff's Deputy Zilke can be assured that his voice hasn't changed - but someone else is pretending to be him in a scam operation now hitting Ozaukee County citizens. Several instances of calls concerning missed jury duty and citation payments have been reported over the past...
Aug 18, 2026
