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Sheboygan County Chamber Announces 2026 Best Under 40 Award Recipients
The Sheboygan County Chamber of Commerce honored the recipients of its 2026 Best Under 40 Awards during their annual dinner on Thursday, May 7th. Sheboygan County Chamber CEO Deidre Martinez said that the Chamber was "...so proud of all of this year's nominees and winners", and that over the several weeks in...
May 08, 2026

City of Sheboygan to Gather Public Input on Motorized, Non-Motorized Transportation Safety
Sheboygan residents with ideas on how to improve safety on city streets and walkways can make those ideas known directly to city leaders. The city is developing a Transportation Safety Action Plan and wants to hear from walkers, bikers, drivers and even skateboarders on how Sheboygan can be safer for everyone, however ...
May 08, 2026

Lakeland U to Host Summer STEM Camps
Lakeland University has announced a schedule of youth camps being held this summer, with the focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics...better known as STEM. The camps, beginning in June and continuing into August, will present more than a dozen different events, incorporating hands-on experiments and ...
May 08, 2026

Sheboygan Awards CDBG to Six Community Groups
The Sheboygan Common Council has awarded more than $136,000 in community development block grants to 6 groups. Adobe, Sheboygan County Interfaith Organization, the Salvation Army, Shoreline Metro, the Sheboygan Warming Center , and Lakeshore CAP were awarded between $12,000 and $31,200 from the City. The City of Sheboy...
May 08, 2026
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Plymouth Soliciting Feedback for Strategic Plan
First it was Sheboygan, now it's the City of Plymouth that's asking residents to give feedback for their Strategic Plan. The city is asking residents to take a brief survey and share their thoughts and to help shape the future of Plymouth. It's your chance to share insight about the community and what you want to see i...
May 08, 2026
Sports
Tigers' Kerry Carpenter (shoulder) on IL after crash in outfield
The Detroit Tigers placed outfielder Kerry Carpenter on the 10-day injured list on Sunday with a left shoulder sprain. Carpenter was injured crashing into the sidewall in right field on Bobby Witt Jr.'s inside-the-park home run on Saturday night in t...
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Spurs C Victor Wembanyama throws elbow, ejected from Game 4
San Antonio Spurs star center Victor Wembanyama was ejected from Sunday night's playoff game against the Timberwolves in the second quarter after throwing an elbow into the face of Minnesota's Naz Reid. Wembanyama grabbed a rebound and was trying to...
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Pistons say Kevin Huerter, Caris LeVert questionable for Game 4
The Detroit Pistons upgraded guard Kevin Huerter to questionable but downgraded fellow guard Caris LeVert to questionable ahead of Game 4 against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday. Huerter (adductor) made brief appearances in four games during t...
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Shane van Gisbergen pulls off stunning comeback at Watkins Glen
NASCAR's road-racing superstar put on a comeback for the ages on Sunday afternoon. After a pit stop with 24 laps to go at Watkins Glen International, Trackhouse Racing's Shane van Gisbergen amazingly erased a 29-second deficit as he chased down leader...
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Spain's Nico Williams leaves Athletic game with injury ahead of World Cup
Spain's World Cup roster appeared to take another blow when midfielder Nico Williams departed Sunday's La Liga game for Athletic Club with an apparent left leg injury. Williams was replaced in the 36th minute against Valencia with a distraught look...
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National News
Families of two Americans jailed in China urge Trump to seek release
By Antoni Slodkowski BEIJING, May 11 (Reuters) - The families of two Americans imprisoned in China for more than a decade are urging President Donald Trump to seek their release during his summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week. The cases invo...
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Six people found dead in boxcar in Laredo, Texas, police say
By Noel Randewich May 10 (Reuters) - Six bodies were found on Sunday in a train boxcar in Laredo, Texas, according to police. A Union Pacific worker discovered them in a train yard at a remote location near the Mexican border, and police and fire...
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Two Singaporeans confirmed dead in Indonesia volcano eruption, bodies retrieved
By Ananda Teresia JAKARTA, May 10 (Reuters) - Two Singaporean nationals missing following the eruption of Mount Dukono on Indonesia's Halmahera island were confirmed dead on Sunday, the local rescue agency said. Rescuers found the bodies holding each...
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At least 11 in Miami area injured by 'possible' boat explosion, officials say
SAN FRANCISCO, May 9 (Reuters) - At least 11 people were injured on Saturday in what Miami-Dade Fire Rescue described as a "possible vessel explosion" near a popular tourist attraction close to Miami Beach. • Miami-Dade Fire Rescue received a rep...
May 09, 2026
Anger, confusion as Louisiana Republicans move to erase majority-Black US House district
By David Hood-Nuño, Evan Garcia and Joseph Ax BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 9 (Reuters) - As a child, Leona Tate was one of the "New Orleans Four," the first Black students to desegregate a public school in the deep South, enduring racial slurs and death...
May 09, 2026
World News
Families of two Americans jailed in China urge Trump to seek release
By Antoni Slodkowski BEIJING, May 11 (Reuters) - The families of two Americans imprisoned in China for more than a decade are urging President Donald Trump to seek their release during his summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week. The cases invo...
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Last two evacuation flights from hantavirus-hit ship to depart Monday afternoon
(Corrects country reference in paragraph 2 to the Netherlands instead of New Zealand) TENERIFE/MADRID, May 10 (Reuters) - The final two flights to evacuate passengers from the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak docked near Tenerife w...
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Six people found dead in boxcar in Laredo, Texas, police say
By Noel Randewich May 10 (Reuters) - Six bodies were found on Sunday in a train boxcar in Laredo, Texas, according to police. A Union Pacific worker discovered them in a train yard at a remote location near the Mexican border, and police and fire...
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Netanyahu wants to wean Israel off US military support, he tells CBS
May 10 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hopes to wean Israel off U.S. military support within a decade as his country pushes to strengthen ties with Gulf states, he said in an interview that aired on Sunday. "I want to draw dow...
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UK's Starmer launches political fightback, putting Europe ties at heart of reset
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON, May 10 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will begin a political fightback on Monday in a speech that says rebuilding relations with the rest of Europe will be his government's defining mission, as he moves to q...
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Health News
One of repatriated French passengers from hantavirus-hit ship has symptoms, PM says
PARIS, May 10 (Reuters) - One of five French passengers who were on a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak showed symptoms during a repatriation flight on Sunday, French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on X. (Reporting by ...
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British paratroopers lead airdrop onto Tristan da Cunha for suspected hantavirus case
MADRID, May 10 (Reuters) - British paratroopers have dropped onto Britain's most remote overseas territory, Tristan da Cunha, along with medics and medical supplies, after a case of suspected hantavirus was confirmed there. A team of six paratroopers ...
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Evacuation flights leave Tenerife after cruise ship virus outbreak
By Corina Pons and Victoria Waldersee TENERIFE/MADRID, May 10 (Reuters) - Groups of passengers and crew disembarked from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak on Sunday to be evacuated to their home countries where they will isolate accordi...
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All passengers on hantavirus-hit ship considered high-risk contacts, EU health agency says
May 9 (Reuters) - All passengers on the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak are considered high-risk contacts as a precautionary measure, Europe's public health agency said ahead of the ship's expected anchoring on Sunday off the Spanish ...
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UK nationals on hantavirus-hit cruise ship to isolate in hospital on return
LONDON, May 9 (Reuters) - British passengers and staff on the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak will be taken to a hospital in northwest England for an initial isolation period once they are repatriated, UK health authorities said on Saturday....
May 09, 2026
Science News
David Attenborough turns 100, 'overwhelmed' by birthday wishes
By Sarah Young LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - David Attenborough said he had been "completely overwhelmed" by birthday greetings as he turned 100 on Friday in a worldwide outpouring of affection for the British wildlife broadcaster after decades of trailbla...
May 08, 2026
Trump releases government UFO files, more expected
By Andrew Hay May 8 (Reuters) - At the order of U.S. President Donald Trump, the Defense Department on Friday released dozens of previously classified files on alleged UFO sightings to provide what it called "unprecedented transparency" to the American...
May 08, 2026
Astronomers get the best look yet at the surface of an exoplanet
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - Astronomers have gotten their clearest look yet at the surface of an exoplanet - a planet beyond our solar system - thanks to NASA's James Webb Space Telescope. Webb gathered data on a rocky exoplanet with a...
May 08, 2026
Germany's OHB to consider legal action if EU clears Airbus, Thales, Leonardo satellite merger
By Gianluca Lo Nostro May 7 (Reuters) - German satellite maker OHB will consider legal action if EU antitrust regulators approve a planned merger of the satellite businesses of Airbus, Thales and Leonardo, its CEO said on Thursday. The three aerospac...
May 07, 2026
US startup Lunar Outpost raises $30 million to speed moon rover development
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. startup Lunar Outpost closed a $30 million funding round this week that will speed development of a new moon rover, its CEO said, as investor interest in lunar ventures grows. The company's Series B ...
May 07, 2026
Technology News
Nintendo shares slump as price hikes, games shortfall spook market
TOKYO, May 11 (Reuters) - Nintendo's shares fell 8% in Tokyo on Monday after the company hiked Switch 2 prices and as the market frets over a lack of high-profile games to build momentum. Nintendo posted robust hardware sales for the financial year e...
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Exclusive-Cerebras to raise IPO price range to $150-$160 as demand surges, sources say
By Echo Wang May 10 (Reuters) - Cerebras Systems is set to raise the size and price of its initial public offering as soon as Monday, as demand for the artificial intelligence chipmaker's shares continues to climb, two people familiar with the matter ...
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Microsoft's African data center falters on payment demands, Bloomberg News reports
May 10 (Reuters) - A Microsoft data center site in East Africa has been delayed by disagreements with the Kenyan government over the company's request for guaranteed payments, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday citing people familiar with the matter. ...
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Alibaba to integrate Qwen AI with Taobao, launch agentic shopping, source says
BEIJING, May 10 (Reuters) - Alibaba is preparing to unveil the integration of its AI platform Qwen and online marketplace Taobao, a move that seeks to drive shopping with conversations rather than keyword searches, according to a source familiar with...
May 10, 2026
Thailand's SiamAI denies exporting US AI servers to China
BANGKOK, May 9 (Reuters) - Bangkok-based SiamAI said on Saturday it had not exported AI servers to China and that it complies with U.S. export and re-export control laws. Here are some details of the company's statement: • The firm has faced alleg...
May 09, 2026
Entertainment News
From jewelry to private letters, Marilyn Monroe's hidden world heads to auction
By Matt Silverstein and Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, May 8 (Reuters) - Memorabilia belonging to late model and movie star Marilyn Monroe is heading to the auction block, offering a rare glimpse into the private world of one of Hollywood's most endur...
May 08, 2026
Trump agency's order against ABC's 'The View' talk show is invalid, network says
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - Disney-owned ABC said on Friday the Trump administration's efforts to declare its daytime talk show "The View" subject to federal equal time rules for political candidates are invalid and threaten the ...
May 08, 2026
Soccer-Shakira unveils official World Cup song 'Dai Dai'
May 7 (Reuters) - Colombian singer Shakira unveiled the official song for the 2026 World Cup, "Dai Dai", on Thursday. The 49-year-old posted a video on Instagram on Thursday from Brazil's Maracana stadium to tease the track, which features Nigerian s...
May 07, 2026
Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni dispute over 'It Ends With Us' has not ended, as she seeks fees
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK, May 7 (Reuters) - Blake Lively, who recently settled her lawsuit against Justin Baldoni's production company, is still seeking damages from the actor and director tied to their 2024 movie "It Ends With Us," Lively's lawye...
May 07, 2026
White House calls Mark Hamill 'sick' after actor posts Trump gravesite image
(Fixes typographical error in paragraph 10) LOS ANGELES, May 7 (Reuters) - The White House called "Star Wars" star Mark Hamill "one sick individual" on Thursday after an AI-generated image of U.S. President Donald Trump in a shallow grave was posted ...
May 07, 2026


