Local News

Cost Overruns on Plymouth Reliability Project Filed with Public Service Commission
Cost overruns have been noted by American Transmission Company in a filing with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. The new 138 kV transmission line, intended to serve expanding demand near Plymouth, has been under construction since October following years of planning and debate. A quarterly progress report f...
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Final Open House Scheduled at Urban Middle School Prior to Construction
If you'd like one last look at Urban Middle School before it undergoes reconstruction, then you'll want to attend an upcoming open house. The historic school building on North Avenue, built more than 90 years ago, is schedule for reconstruction beginning at the end of this school year. Initial work will include removal...
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City of Fond du Lac Aims to Help Pollinators
It's time to help the pollinators in Fond Du Lac by not working so hard on the yard. Officials with the city of Fond Du Lac are inviting the public to participate in Slow Mow May, an initiative that encourages residents to mow lawns less frequently during the month of May, in an effort to support pollinators like bees ...
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SPD Seeks Help Solving Hit & Run
Sheboygan Police are asking for your help in identifying the driver responsible for a hit and run accident last month. Police say a child riding a bicycle was struck as they were crossing North 14th St at St Clair Avenue, when they were struck by a person driving a dark colored Honda Odyssey minivan that was driving no...
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Sheboygan to Consider Temporary Halt on Data Centers
The Sheboygan Common Council is set to consider a proposal which would put a temporary halt to data centers greater than 10,000 square feet. According to the proposal, the purpose is to allow officials adequate time to create reasonable regulations and to respond by regulation amendments reflecting anticipated changes ...
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Sports
Motor racing-FIA boss divided on multi-team ownership, expects Horner to return to F1
By Alan Baldwin MIAMI, May 4 (Reuters) - Formula One's governing body is looking into whether multi-team ownership should be allowed after Mercedes were linked to a minority stake in Renault-owned Alpine. Mohammed Ben Sulayem, the president of the Inte...
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Motor racing-As Formula One evolves, AI becomes part of the race
(Adds some titles) By Streisand Neto LONDON, May 4 (Reuters) - Artificial Intelligence's integration into Liberty Media-owned Formula One and its 11 teams has been noticeable on- and off-track in the already highly tech-powered sport. Eight new AI par...
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Celtics' Jaylen Brown critical of refs for 'agenda,' calls out 76ers' Joel Embiid
Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown on Sunday criticized officiating in the team's first-round loss to Philadelphia and also pointed at 76ers center Joel Embiid for flopping. Brown spoke on the streaming platform Twitch on Sunday, a day after the second-...
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Avs put up 9 goals in outscoring Wild in series opener
Cale Makar scored twice in the third period, Nazem Kadri also had a goal in the third, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 9-6 in a high-scoring Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Sunday night in Denver. Makar added ...
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Pistons complete comeback from 3-1 hole, vanquish Magic in Game 7
Cade Cunningham scored 32 points and added 12 assists, and Tobias Harris contributed 30 points and nine rebounds to lead the host Detroit Pistons to a 116-94 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference first-round pla...
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National News
Chile landfill tops global list of methane emitters in UN report
By Rodrigo Gutierrez and Jorge Ollero TILTIL, Chile, May 4 (Reuters) - One of the world's largest sources of climate-warming methane gas is a landfill protruding from hills on the outskirts of Chile's capital of Santiago, a recent study by the UN envi...
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Zambia says US health deal must be uncoupled from minerals access
LUSAKA, May 4 (Reuters) - Zambia's government said on Monday that it opposed a U.S. attempt to tie health funding to access to critical minerals, giving details for the first time about why negotiations with Washington over two proposed agreements ha...
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US SEC review delays first prediction-market ETFs
By Suzanne McGee PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 4 (Reuters) - More than two dozen exchange-traded funds tied to elections, recessions, tech layoffs and other real-world events are still awaiting U.S. regulatory clearance, as issuers race to package the ...
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EU removes leather from anti-deforestation law after industry pressure
BRUSSELS, May 4 (Reuters) - The European Commission has decided to exclude imports of leather from its anti-deforestation law, it said on Monday, after a campaign by industry groups which argued that production does not incentivise the cattle farmin...
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Britney Spears DUI case goes to court on Monday
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, May 4 (Reuters) - Lawyers for musician Britney Spears are expected to appear in a California courtroom on Monday to respond to a charge that the pop superstar drove her BMW while under the influence of drugs and alcohol. ...
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World News
Senegal's President Faye says ruling party, led by PM Sonko, risks 'collapse'
By Diadie Ba and NDIAGA THIAM DAKAR, May 4 (Reuters) - Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye said the ruling party is on a path that could lead to its downfall but that the party's leader, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, will remain in his post if...
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Russia intensifies drone attacks on ports, Ukraine says
KYIV, May 4 (Reuters) - Russia has stepped up its targeting of Ukrainian port infrastructure this year, Kyiv said on Monday, using more than 800 drones in its attacks in the first four months of 2026, more than 10 times the number in the same period ...
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German defence ministry says no 'definitive cancellation' of US weapons deployment
BERLIN, May 4 (Reuters) - The German defence ministry said on Monday that there had been no "definitive cancellation" by the United States of a plan devised under former president Joe Biden to deploy a battalion with long-range Tomahawk missiles to G...
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Third person who died aboard hantavirus outbreak cruise ship was German, shipowner says
AMSTERDAM, May 4 (Reuters) - The third person who died on a cruise ship dealing with a suspected hantavirus outbreak was a German national, a spokesperson for shipowner Oceanwide Expeditions said in a statement on Monday. The statement also said...
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Iran Nobel laureate Mohammadi needs urgent heart treatment in Tehran, brother says
By Ilze Filks OSLO, May 4 (Reuters) - Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, who was taken from jail to hospital last week, requires urgent specialised medical care to treat a life-threatening heart condition, her brother told...
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Health News
Zambia says US health deal must be uncoupled from minerals access
LUSAKA, May 4 (Reuters) - Zambia's government said on Monday that it opposed a U.S. attempt to tie health funding to access to critical minerals, giving details for the first time about why negotiations with Washington over two proposed agreements ha...
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Takeda's immune disease drug meets main goal of trial
May 4 (Reuters) - Takeda Pharmaceutical said on Monday its experimental drug for primary immunodeficiency disease, a rare condition that weakens the immune system, has met the main goal of a mid- to late-stage trial. The Japan-based drugmaker said th...
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Biotech firm Odyssey targets $810 million valuation in US IPO
May 4 (Reuters) - Biopharmaceutical company Odyssey Therapeutics said on Monday it is targeting a valuation of up to $809.9 million in its initial public offering in the United States, as investors warm up to drug developers. The Boston-based company...
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Evacuations planned as suspected hantavirus outbreak traps 150 on ship off Cape Verde
By Olivia Le Poidevin and Toby Sterling GENEVA, May 4 (Reuters) - Medics were working on Monday to evacuate two people with symptoms of the deadly hantavirus after a suspected outbreak on a luxury cruise ship held off West Africa carrying mostly Britis...
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KKR-backed GMR eyes $5 billion valuation in US IPO
By Arasu Kannagi Basil and Pragyan Kalita May 4 (Reuters) - Emergency medical services provider GMR Solutions said on Monday it was targeting a valuation of up to $5 billion in its U.S. initial public offering, as the pickup in new listings extends ...
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Science News
Foxconn launches second-generation satellites via SpaceX Falcon 9
TAIPEI, May 3 (Reuters) - Taiwan's Foxconn said on Sunday its second-generation low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites were launched via a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from California, marking the electronics manufacturer's latest push into space technology...
May 03, 2026
South Korea launches next-generation satellite on SpaceX Falcon 9, Yonhap says
(Corrected location of launch from Kennedy Space Station to Vandenberg Space Force Base) SEOUL, May 3 (Reuters) - South Korea launched its next-generation mid-sized Earth observation satellite No. 2 aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from the Van...
May 03, 2026
Underwater robot tracks sperm whale conversations in real time
By Marta Serafinko May 1 (Reuters) - Deep beneath the ocean surface, sperm whales swim through the dark waters, clicking to each other in bursts of sound that can travel for kilometres. Now, scientists say they are beginning to follow those exchanges i...
May 01, 2026
Exclusive-SpaceX spending on Starship tops $15 billion in rush for airline-like rocketry
By Joey Roulette and Echo Wang WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - SpaceX has spent more than $15 billion developing its next-generation Starship rocket, according to the company's IPO registration reviewed by Reuters, a sum that dwarfs the cost of its workh...
May 01, 2026
Russia successfully test launches new Soyuz-5 rocket from Kazakhstan, space agency says
MOSCOW, May 1 (Reuters) - Russia has test launched its new Soyuz-5 rocket for the first time, the country's space agency said late on Thursday, saying it had lifted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan without any issues. The Soyuz-5, whic...
May 01, 2026
Technology News
World Liberty Financial sues Justin Sun for defamation, alleges token misconduct
May 4 (Reuters) - World Liberty Financial said on Monday it had filed a lawsuit accusing crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun of defamation and saying he had engaged in prohibited token transfers, straw purchases and short sales while being aware of...
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Blackstone vehicle aims to raise over $1.7 billion in US IPO to fund data center bet
May 4 (Reuters) - A newly minted Blackstone investment vehicle is aiming to raise slightly over $1.7 billion in an initial public offering in the United States to capitalize on booming demand in the data center sector. Blackstone Digital Infrastructu...
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Musk sought settlement with OpenAI before Oakland trial, filing shows
(Removes extraneous text in paragraph 3) May 4 (Reuters) - Elon Musk contacted OpenAI President Greg Brockman to gauge interest in a settlement two days before their high-stakes trial got underway in Oakland federal court, according to a new court fi...
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Soccer-FIFA faces World Cup broadcast crisis as India's Reliance offers $20 million, China deal unannounced
By Aditya Kalra, Munsif Vengattil and Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI, May 4 (Reuters) - Millions of soccer fans in the world's two most populous nations may not be able to watch the World Cup that starts next month, due to a deadlock over broadcast rights...
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EU recommends member states to not use Huwaei, ZTE in connectivity infrastructure
BRUSSELS, May 4 (Reuters) - The European Commission has recommended that member states exclude Huwaei and ZTE gears from local telecom operators' connectivity infrastructure, a spokesperson said on Monday. The new cybersecurity rules being approv...
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Entertainment News
Britney Spears DUI case goes to court on Monday
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, May 4 (Reuters) - Lawyers for musician Britney Spears are expected to appear in a California courtroom on Monday to respond to a charge that the pop superstar drove her BMW while under the influence of drugs and alcohol. ...
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Hits don't lie: Shakira concert draws 2 million fans in Rio
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO, May 3 (Reuters) - Some 2 million people packed Copacabana Beach on Saturday for a free concert by Shakira, Rio de Janeiro city officials said early on Sunday, marking the biggest show of the Colombian pop star's ...
May 03, 2026
Netflix to give Greta Gerwig's 'Narnia' wide theatrical release, marking a first
By Dawn Chmielewski May 1 (Reuters) - Netflix on Friday said it would put filmmaker Greta Gerwig's "Narnia: The Magician's Nephew" movie in wide theatrical release next year, where it will play exclusively for more than 45 days - a first for the strea...
May 01, 2026
Motor racing-Apple's Cue expects F1 movie sequel, hopes for more global TV expansion
By Alan Baldwin MIAMI, May 1 (Reuters) - A sequel to Brad Pitt's successful F1 Movie is likely and Apple are also hoping to expand their Formula One involvement globally after securing the U.S. broadcast rights, Senior Vice-President of Services Eddy...
May 01, 2026
AI actors and writers will be ineligible for Oscars
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES, May 1 (Reuters) - Academy Awards organizers issued new rules on Friday to clarify that acting and writing must be performed by humans and not artificial intelligence to be eligible for the movie industry's highest honors...
May 01, 2026


