Local News

Sheboygan County Median Home Prices Are Up, But Sales Hold Steady
The August figures released on Thursday from the Wisconsin Realtors Association show Sheboygan County home sales remain unfazed by rising prices and affordability issues driven by market demand and higher interest rates. Tight supplies and an average 30-year mortgage rate of 6.67% caused most of Wisconsin to see weake...
Sep 25, 2026

Next Zoning Code Input Session is Wednesday
The City of Sheboygan is continuing to gather input on several updates to the zoning code. Session number five is regarding home occupations and will take place next week. The session will focus on how home occupations and zoning can support small businesses in our community. You're invited to join the session which wi...
Sep 25, 2026

Sheboygan County Warming Center Prepping for the Cold
The Sheboygan Warming Center is gearing up for their winter season. According to the Center's social media, the center will be opening their doors a bit early this year as they will receive guests starting November 1st. With the opening of the center, comes the need for donations and volunteers. If you, your family, y...
Sep 25, 2026

Plymouth HS Invites Homecoming Parade Participants
School and community organizations are invited to enter the 2026 Plymouth High School Homecoming Parade. This year's event will be held next Friday, October 2nd, beginning at 4:15pm. There is no fee to enter, but you must submit an entry form by 9am on Wednesday, September 30th. Register through this link.
Sep 25, 2026

County Chamber Announces Candidate Forums
The Sheboygan County Chamber of Commerce invites Chamber members to their 2026 Candidate Forums. This is an opportunity to hear directly from candidates and learn more about their priorities, perspectives, and positions on issues important to our business community and region. The forum will follow a structured discuss...
Sep 25, 2026
Sports News
Antwan Raymond powers Rutgers past Howard for first win of 2026
By Field Level Media Sep 26 (Field Level Media) - Antwan Raymond rushed for 140 yards and three first-half touchdowns, and Rutgers landed its long-awaited first win of the season in a 58-7 blowout of FCS opponent Howard on Friday night in Piscataway,...
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MLB roundup: D-backs climb within 1 game of Phils in NL wild-card race
By Field Level Media Sep 26 (Field Level Media) - Lars Nootbaar homered on the game's first pitch Friday night and Nolan Arenado added his 30th homer as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks tightened the National League wild-card race with an 11-4 rout of...
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Smiling White Sox fan Pope Leo quips 'great things happen in Chicago'
By Joshua McElwee VATICAN CITY, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Pope Leo's beloved Chicago White Sox may have pulled off a miracle this year, making Major League Baseball's playoffs for the first time since 2021. But the longtime fan of the South Siders won't re...
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Tennis-Alcaraz helps Team Europe take 3-1 Laver Cup lead over Team World
LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Team Europe took a 3-1 lead over defending champions Team World on the opening day of the Laver Cup on Friday, with Carlos Alcaraz and Jakub Mensik closing out the night with a straight sets doubles victory at The O2. World ...
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Reid Detmers has stellar outing as Angels defeat Mariners
By Field Level Media Sep 26 (Field Level Media) - Reid Detmers pitched six scoreless innings of two-hit ball as the Los Angeles Angels defeated the host Seattle Mariners 7-5 Friday night. Christian Moore and Zach Neto homered and Wade Meckler had four...
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National News
Thai capital Bangkok declared disaster zone amid flooding
BANGKOK, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Bangkok's governor on Saturday declared Thailand's capital city a disaster-affected zone after residents woke to widespread flooding with some roads inundated, and the prospect of more rain. Here are some details: • Bang...
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Trump seeks to withhold $800 million in Congress-approved funds
WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump sought on Friday to unilaterally withhold more than $800 million in spending on immigration, race and education that Congress has approved. The move was the latest salvo in a fight between the...
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White House blocks CNN from Air Force One trip, Washington Post reports
Sept 25 (Reuters) - The White House has blocked CNN from traveling with President Donald Trump on Air Force One for a trip on Saturday to Tennessee, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing two people familiar with the decision....
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TikTok settles with Alabama ahead of first state trial over claims of teen harms
Sept 25 (Reuters) - TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, have reached a settlement with Alabama over allegations they designed the platform to addict children and misled consumers about its safety, marking the company's first deal w...
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US lawmakers aim to keep China's datacenter tech out of sensitive government systems
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced legislation on Friday to bar the federal government from equipping sensitive government systems with Chinese-made components used to transmit data in AI d...
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World News
Blast in Pakistan's Dera Ismail Khan kills 11, injures 30
Sept 26 (Reuters) - Eleven people were killed and 30 injured in a blast in Dera Ismail Khan in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, emergency service Rescue 1122 said. (Reporting by Ariba Shahid; Writing by Preetika Parashuraman in ...
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In Brazil, frustration over cost of living undermines Lula's reelection bid
By Brendan O'Boyle, Lais Morais and Marcela Ayres SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, Sept 26 (Reuters) - From the butcher's shop where he works near Sao Paulo's historic center, Kleyton Zacarioto says customer traffic has been slowing for years thanks, he says, to a ...
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Analysis-Venezuela president returns from US visit with no deals, no firm election date
By Marianna Parraga NEW YORK, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez arrived in New York this week for the UN General Assembly seeking business deals on debt, energy and mining, to demonstrate the once sanctioned country was ...
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On Michigan doorsteps, Republicans sell Democrats-as-extremists message with mixed success
By Nathan Layne LIVONIA, Michigan, Sept 26 (Reuters) - The pitch was simple: Republican US Senate candidate Mike Rogers is a common-sense conservative, while Democratic rival Abdul El-Sayed is a big-government socialist aligned with the party's left wi...
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Pope Leo set for largest event of France tour as Paris crowds swell
By Joshua McElwee PARIS, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Throngs of people were gathering on the famed Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris on Saturday, ahead of an outdoor Mass with Pope Leo expected to be the biggest event of his weekend visit to France, with mor...
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Health News
US FDA approves AbbVie's drug for Parkinson's disease
Sept 25 (Reuters) - The US Food and Drug Administration has approved AbbVie's treatment for Parkinson's disease in adults, the health regulator's website showed on Friday. The drug tavapadon, which AbbVie gained access to through its $8.7 billion acq...
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Merck, Daiichi pull US application for second partnered cancer therapy
Sept 25 (Reuters) - Merck and Daiichi Sankyo have withdrawn their US application seeking accelerated approval for an experimental lung cancer therapy, the companies said on Friday, marking the second pullback under their multibillion-dollar cancer al...
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US FDA approves Mirum's drug for rare bone disorder
By Kunal Das and Christy Santhosh Sept 25 (Reuters) - The US FDA on Friday approved Mirum Pharmaceuticals' pill for a rare bone disorder, offering patients a new treatment option that can help slow the disease's progression. The once-daily drug zilurg...
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WHO says Congo Ebola outbreak spreads to two new health zones
By Siddhi Mahatole Sept 25 (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Friday that the Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has spread to two additional health zones, bringing the total number aff...
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Mpox case confirmed in northeastern Congolese city at center of Ebola outbreak
DAKAR, Sept 25 (Reuters) - A laboratory-confirmed case of mpox was identified in the northeastern Congolese city of Bunia, the director of a local hospital and two health officials said, raising concerns about a resurgence of the disease as the count...
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Science News
Study reveals evolutionary history of bats, dating back 65 million years
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Bats are critical players in global ecosystems, pollinating plants, dispersing seeds and eating huge numbers of insects. One of only three lineages of flying vertebrates in Earth's history, there are more ...
Sep 24, 2026
Google plans first test of AI chips in space under Project Suncatcher
Sept 24 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google said on Thursday it will launch a prototype satellite next week in its first in-orbit test of Project Suncatcher, a research effort to explore whether space could potentially host large-scale AI computing infrast...
Sep 24, 2026
Anthropic says Claude AI helped discover novel enzyme system
Sept 23 (Reuters) - Anthropic on Wednesday said its Claude model helped discover a novel enzyme system with properties reminiscent of mechanisms in gene-editing technology CRISPR, marking the first result from the AI startup's biology research effort...
Sep 23, 2026
Space investment more than doubled to $23 billion in year to June, report says
By Akash Sriram Sept 23 (Reuters) - Private investment in space companies globally climbed to $23 billion in the year through June, more than double the $9.7 billion raised a year earlier, according to a report by Relm Insurance and British investmen...
Sep 23, 2026
Singing lemurs may use a soprano-like trick to project songs
By Marta Serafinko Sept 21 (Reuters) - When an opera singer reaches for a high note, a subtle shift in the shape of the mouth and throat can make the sound carry farther. New research shows that one of Madagascar's most unusual animals - a singing lemu...
Sep 21, 2026
Technology News
China, US agree to $30 billion tariff cut, AI dialogue during Xi visit, China foreign ministry says
SHANGHAI, Sept 26 (Reuters) - China and the US have agreed to a $30 billion reciprocal tariff-reduction arrangement and to launch dialogue on AI, under an eight-point consensus reached during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the US, China's Mi...
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Monzo in talks on sale to Nubank at about £10 billion valuation, Sky News reports
Sept 26 (Reuters) - Brazil's Nubank is in early-stage talks with British digital bank Monzo about a potential combination that could value Monzo at between £8 billion and £10 billion ($10.60 billion - $13.25 billion), Sky News reported on Saturday. •...
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ShinyHunters hackers expanded attacks on Oracle's PeopleSoft, Google says
Sept 25 (Reuters) - Google's cybersecurity unit said on Friday that hacking group ShinyHunters has renewed "mass exploitation" of a security flaw in Oracle's PeopleSoft software, after skirting defenses put up following attacks in the summer. Mandian...
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TikTok settles with Alabama ahead of first state trial over claims of teen harms
Sept 25 (Reuters) - TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, have reached a settlement with Alabama over allegations they designed the platform to addict children and misled consumers about its safety, marking the company's first deal w...
12h ago
US lawmakers aim to keep China's datacenter tech out of sensitive government systems
By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced legislation on Friday to bar the federal government from equipping sensitive government systems with Chinese-made components used to transmit data in AI d...
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Entertainment News
Jay-Z accuser recants rape allegation against the rapper
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, Sept 25 (Reuters) - A woman who accused musician Jay-Z of rape in a 2024 lawsuit has recanted her claim and said she never met the billionaire rapper. The woman, who was identified as Jane Doe in court papers, had accuse...
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India's Zee escalates copyright fight against Reliance-Disney's JioStar
By Arpan Chaturvedi NEW DELHI, Sept 25 (Reuters) - India's Zee Entertainment has asked the Delhi High Court to initiate contempt proceedings against Reliance-Disney joint venture JioStar, alleging it continued to use copyrighted content despite a cou...
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U2 mark 50 years together with concert at school where it all began
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN, Sept 25 (Reuters) - U2 marked 50 years as a band on Friday by returning to the school where they started playing together as teenagers and delighted current students with a concert featuring hits such as 'With Or Without You'...
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Gucci's Demna blends aristocracy and pop culture at Milan Fashion Week
MILAN, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Gucci designer Demna on Friday unveiled what he described as his first complete personal vision for the brand, presenting pagoda-shouldered tailoring and cropped, puff-shaped outerwear, as the Kering-owned label seeks to re...
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France's prestigious Goncourt prize drops novel after author accused of using AI
PARIS, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The organisers of the prestigious Goncourt literary prize said on Friday they had removed a smash-hit novel by Haitian-Canadian author Thelyson Orelien from their longlist after accusations he used AI to write it. Orelien de...
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