Wheel of Fortune longtime announcer Jim Thornton has been suspended from the show and his role will be recast, TODAY.com has learned. Sony Pictures Television Studios confirmed in a statement sent to TODAY.com Tuesday, Sept. 1, that Thornton will not be involved with the show as the studio looks into allegations against him. We have recently been ...

A home in the southwest suburbs was the scene of an active police investigation overnight, with crime scene tape blocking off the large house and surrounding cul-de-sac. Numerous officers and detectives could be seen entering and exiting the large home in the dark of the night, at Brook Stone Court in Frankfort. Photos and video showed police and ...

The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier arrived Wednesday at a port in eastern Thailand, where thousands of U.S. sailors and Marines are disembarking for the first time in more than 280 days after a record-setting deployment in the Middle East. The toll of the more than nine-month deployment, most of it spent supporting military operations in ...

Mortgage rates continue to rise, pushing some buyers to riskier, adjustable-rate loans in order to find savings. Rates are at the highest level since June 2025.

Area high school girls golfers, tennis players and cross country runners dazzled during this past week of action. Vote for your favorite standout performer to be this week's supernova.

The nuclear fusion company recently announced plans to open an R&D facility at Madisons former Oscar Mayer plant.

Dr. Temeka Zore, a double board-certified OB-GYN and fertility specialist, joined "Healthful" for a deep dive on all things fertility, from endometriosis to PMOS (formerly known as PCOS) to egg freezing.

The event, which has added road races, is in its 30th year; plus, a class on fall foraging and a special kind of night hike.

The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has docked in eastern Thailand after its grueling deployment in the Middle East.

Community organizers plan to arrive at City Hall Wednesday to call for an environmental health assessment of the South Chicago Chapel.

If its going to do double duty as a computer, it might as well have a keyboard, right?

The company also unveils the sleekest Swift yet and a Swift Air update at IFA 2026.

WASHINGTON The U.S. launched new airstrikes on Iranian targets Tuesday in a move that threatened to reignite the six-month-old conflict that has driven global energy prices higher.

OTTAWA The U.S. needs to start being serious and stop trying to be tough before talks on a possible trade deal with Canada can restart, Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters Tuesday.

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OREGON Ruth Marcella (Buol) Jeschke, age 88, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2026, at her home in Oregon.

MADISON Reuben W. Horstmann, age 84, of Madison, passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.

PROVO, Utah Tyler Robinson, the man accused of fatally shooting prominent U.S. conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a Utah college campus last year, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a murder charge that a judge ruled could carry the death…

Since the United States went to war with Iran six months ago, Courtney Sanders has been helping soldiers' families fill the gaps left by their loved ones.

Ethel Lamboley, 91, of Belleville. Gathering 10 a.m. to 12 noon; Memorial service 12 noon, Sat., September 5, at Becker-Beal Funeral Home, Belleville, WI. Additional information and online condolences at www.bealfuneralhomes.com.