On the night of Sept. 26, 554 B.C., a partial lunar eclipse was visible over Babylon. King Nabonidus, presiding on behalf of the Neo-Babylonian dynasty, took this as a message from the moon god, Sîn.

A 4.5-mile stretch of State 42 between Manitowoc and Two Rivers will undergo a $6.06 million improvement project. Construction begins April 1 and is expected to last through July, with detours in ...