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Aurora Health Care Investments Benefit Sheboygan County Zero Suicide Initiative
A program aimed at the goal of zero suicides in Sheboygan County is the beneficiary of Advocate Health's commitment to assisting community-based services. Aurora Health Care's parent company, Advocate Health, invested a total of $1.93 billion in community benefit in 2025. That funding enabled Sheboygan County's Zero ...
Jul 21, 2026

USDA Invests Nearly $8 Million in Water and Sewer Systems Upgrades for Village of Cedar Grove
Streets in the Village of Cedar Grove are in a seeming state of disarray, and that's in part because of the replacement of lead service lines. But there's much more to the story as the US Department of Agriculture is investing nearly $8 million to reconstruct around 3,700 feet of the wastewater collection system and a...
Jul 20, 2026

Howards Grove Man Deceased in Early Monday Morning Accident
The driver and lone occupant of a vehicle lost his life in an early morning accident about 2 miles west of Howards Grove. Sheboygan County Sheriff's deputies responded to an automatic crash notification at 12:20 this Monday morning in the area of Garton and Bridgewood Roads in the Town of Herman. Initial investigation ...
Jul 20, 2026

Heat Buckles Broughton Drive - Full Closure Will be Needed
Sheboygan's Department of Public Works has some unplanned tasks ahead of them as recent heat has buckled pavement on Broughton Drive. The area of concern is the block that fronts the YMCA between Wisconsin Avenue and Washington Court. DPW crews will remove and replace the concrete pavement at the pedestrian crossing i...
Jul 20, 2026

New Ramp Closures Coming to I-43 Project This Week
Motorists are likely to encounter new traffic patterns as the I-43 project in Sheboygan County progresses this week. Full closures of both the northbound on-and-off ramps at Highway "V" have been scheduled between 6 AM today and 10 PM Tuesday. Also on Tuesday a full closure of the on-ramp from Highway 28 to ...
Jul 20, 2026
Sports News
Sean McVay says Aaron Donald still weighing Rams comeback
Aaron Donald is undergoing an NFL-level training program as he considers ending his retirement, but Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay said no decision has been made. McVay provided an update Saturday as Rams players reported for training camp, explai...
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Report: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope joining 76ers after Grizzlies buyout
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is set to reunite with former teammate LeBron James after agreeing to a buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies and planning to sign a one-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, ESPN reported on Saturday. Caldwell-Pope, 33, who pl...
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Trey McBride says Cardinals fans not so bad after all
Arizona tight end Trey McBride made some waves with criticism of the Cardinals' fan base earlier this offseason. On Saturday, he attempted to walk back some of his earlier remarks following training camp practice. In a June appearance on Will Compto...
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Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani (knee) misses bullpen session
Two-way star Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers skipped his scheduled bullpen session on Saturday as he continues to be bothered by pain in his left knee. Ohtani experienced soreness after his previous session on Wednesday and the Dodgers deci...
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Athletics-Hiltz wins US championships 1,500m title once again
NEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) - Nikki Hiltz survived a three-way sprint finish to win a fourth successive outdoor U.S. national 1,500 meters title on Saturday, draping the trans flag around her shoulders as a pioneer for non-binary athletes, while New Y...
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National News
Southern China drenched as Typhoon Noul makes landfall
HONG KONG, July 26 (Reuters) - Typhoon Noul made landfall early on Sunday in southern China, bringing heavy rain and gale-force winds across Guangdong province and neighbouring Hong Kong, prompting the cancellation of flights at Hong Kong's internati...
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Apple TV teases 'Matchbox,' 'Neuromancer,' 'Mayday' at Comic-Con
By Danielle Broadway SAN DIEGO, July 25 (Reuters) - Apple TV revved audiences up for "Matchbox The Movie" at its San Diego Comic-Con debut on Saturday with a high-octane trailer that paid homage to the classic miniature Mattel toy cars. The panel unvei...
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Athletics-Hiltz wins US championships 1,500m title once again
NEW YORK, July 25 (Reuters) - Nikki Hiltz survived a three-way sprint finish to win a fourth successive outdoor U.S. national 1,500 meters title on Saturday, draping the trans flag around her shoulders as a pioneer for non-binary athletes, while New Y...
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US appeals court rules Trump cannot implement mail-in voting order
July 25 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Saturday declined to allow U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to implement in 23 states an executive order he signed that aims to tighten rules for mail-in voting ahead of November electio...
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At least 21 people injured in New York City fire
July 25 (Reuters) - At least 21 people were injured on Saturday in a multi-alarm fire in the New York City borough of Queens, authorities said. The injured included 19 firefighters who were taken to local hospitals, the New York Fire Department said ...
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World News
Iran war spreads to Red Sea and Caspian, Gulf quiet as US forgoes strikes
By Raphael Satter and Lefteris Papadimas WASHINGTON, July 26 (Reuters) - Signs of the Iran war's spread emerged this weekend despite a pause in U.S. strikes, as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis attacked Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast and I...
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Congo says number of confirmed Ebola cases surpasses 3,000
July 25 (Reuters) - The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has increased to 3,075, including 1,354 deaths, government data showed on Saturday. (Reporting by Rajveer Singh Pardesi in Bengaluru; Editin...
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Overnight Russian attack triggers fires in Ukrainian capital Kyiv
July 26 (Reuters) - The Ukrainian capital Kyiv came under attack from Russian forces early on Sunday, with falling debris triggering fires in at least three districts, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Ukraine's air force said Russian forces had target...
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Vehicle mows down crowd at Berlin Pride, killing one, police say
By Kirsti Knolle, Michele Sani and Martin Schlicht BERLIN, July 25 (Reuters) - One person has been killed and 15 injured, with some in life-threatening condition, after a vehicle mowed down a crowd near Berlin's Pride celebrations on Saturday evening,...
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Berlin Pride parade called off after car hits crowds, police say
BERLIN, July 25 (Reuters) - A car drove into a crowd near Berlin's Pride celebrations on Saturday evening, injuring several people, Berlin police said. Police said on the social media platform X they were responding with emergency services to an ...
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Health News
Michigan battles massive outbreak as state reels from Trump cuts
By Julie Steenhuysen and Tom Polansek CHICAGO, July 25 (Reuters) - Two weeks before the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued its cyclosporiasis health warning on July 14, Michigan warned of an unusually large outbreak of parasitic dis...
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Australia's Queensland confirms H5N1 bird flu case, fourth state
SYDNEY, July 25 (Reuters) - Queensland became Australia's fourth state to confirm a case of H5N1 bird flu after authorities said on Saturday that a migratory seabird tested positive for the highly pathogenic virus. Australia was the final continent t...
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Abbott defeats shareholder lawsuit over 2022 infant formula recall
By Jonathan Stempel July 24 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Abbott Laboratories of defrauding shareholders by downplaying and trying to evade its responsibility for a 2022 recall of powdered infant formula, and lying...
Jul 24, 2026
FDA advisory panel recommends peptide Semax be added to pharmacy compounding list
July 24 (Reuters) - A panel of advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday voted to place a popular peptide called Semax on a list that would allow broader pharmacy compounding. Eight panel members voted in favor, while five v...
Jul 24, 2026
US FDA approves Outlook Therapeutics' eye disease drug
July 24 (Reuters) - Outlook Therapeutics said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its drug for a type of eye disease that can cause vision loss. The New Jersey-based company was seeking approval for Lytenava to treat wet age-...
Jul 24, 2026
Science News
SpaceX launches 13th Starship test, briefly deploys first upgraded Starlinks
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) - SpaceX's Starship rocket lifted off from Texas on Friday and briefly put its first 20 upgraded Starlink internet satellites into suborbital space, the company's 13th test mission as it aims to begin rout...
Jul 24, 2026
Andean leaf-eared mouse adapts to an unrivalled high life
By Marta Serafinko July 24 (Reuters) - High up on volcano summits, the Andean leaf-eared mouse is showing how life can thrive in places where humans cannot. This plucky rodent, according to researchers, has evolved an unusual mix of metabolic and genet...
Jul 24, 2026
Dinosaur-era fossil provides insight into snake evolution
By Will Dunham July 23 (Reuters) - Snakes first appeared during the age of dinosaurs, but fossils of many early species are so fragmentary that scientists have had difficulty deciphering their evolution as a group. Now, a well-preserved fossil from sou...
Jul 23, 2026
Byzantine gold objects help archaeologists uncover past of ship wrecked off Croatia
By Antonio Bronic MLJET, Croatia, July 23 (Reuters) - A Byzantine-era ship discovered more than a decade ago on the seabed off Croatia's southern coast was probably carrying a high-ranking person and his entourage, judging by the gold jewellery found...
Jul 23, 2026
Strange Milky Way planetary system leaves scientists puzzled
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuters) - Scientists are documenting a planetary system in the Milky Way galaxy that is so starkly dissimilar to our own solar system that they are struggling to find the proper terminology to describe it. The syste...
Jul 22, 2026
Technology News
DeepSeek tells prospective investors of funding pause, Bloomberg News reports
July 25 (Reuters) - Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has told prospective investors in its second fundraising round that it is suspending the deal for now, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter. Reuters cou...
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Samsung Elec wins $200 billion Broadcom AI chip partnership, boosting foundry push
By Heekyong Yang SEOUL, July 25 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics said on Saturday it struck a pact with U.S. chip designer Broadcom to widen cooperation across memory chips, contract chip making and advanced packaging envisaged to exceed $200 billion u...
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South Korea's SK Hynix, Samsung Elec sign $950 billion partnership with US big tech
SEOUL, July 25 (Reuters) - South Korea's Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will pursue memory chip supply partnership with U.S. big tech companies including Nvidia worth $950 billion overall, South Korea's presidential adviser said on Saturday....
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China fines Trip.com $770 million over online hotel-booking monopoly
BEIJING, July 25 (Reuters) - China's market regulator said on Saturday it had fined and confiscated a total of 5.2 billion yuan ($770 million) from Trip.com Group for abusing its dominant position in the domestic online hotel-booking market. Trip.com...
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South Korea President Lee hosts US tech summit, calls for new AI era
By Max A. Cherney and Heekyong Yang SAN FRANCISCO/SEOUL, July 24 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung hosted an AI summit in San Francisco on Friday, bringing together the heads of leading AI developers with top South Korean business figure...
Jul 25, 2026
Entertainment News
Comic-Con cosplayers brave heat, mishaps and months of work to showcase fandom
By Rollo Ross and Danielle Broadway San Diego, July 24 (Reuters) - Even though San Diego Comic-Con is known for news-making panels centered on popular culture, the annual California convention is equally famous for its elaborate cosplayers. Each year, ...
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US singer Chris Brown pleads guilty to affray, assault charges to be dropped
LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) - U.S. singer Chris Brown on Friday pleaded guilty to a charge of affray relating to an alleged attack on a music producer in a London nightclub three years ago, with prosecutors saying they would not proceed with more serio...
Jul 24, 2026
Indian stars Ranbir Kapoor and Yash arrive at Comic-Con to promote 'Ramayana'
By Rollo Ross and Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, July 23 (Reuters) - Indian actors Ranbir Kapoor and Yash arrived at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday to promote "Ramayana," a two-part film adaptation of one of Hinduism's most revered epics. Kapoor, who...
Jul 24, 2026
Paramount-Warner Bros deal paused through August 17, judge rules
By Jody Godoy July 23 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance must pause its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery through August 17, a federal judge ruled on Thursday. The move gives Paramount Skydance more time to argue against a potential mont...
Jul 23, 2026
Venice bets on auteur cinema and A-lister stars as Hollywood pulls back
By Crispian Balmer ROME, July 23 (Reuters) - Hollywood is taking a step back at this year's Venice film festival, with organisers on Thursday unveiling a more independent-minded line-up that promotes auteur cinema over the studio-heavy rosters of recen...
Jul 23, 2026



