Category Archives: Local News
Sheboygan County's Share of $1.5 Billion in Shared Revenue Announced
Governor Tony Evers announced the first distribution of increased payments to counties and municipalities under new shared revenue increases signed into law last year. Those payments now include the n...
Aug 01, 2024 Olivier26 / Depositphotos.com
Sheboygan Woman Gets Six Years for Child Neglect
It'll be six years in prison for a Sheboygan woman accused of neglecting her 10-year-daughter and dumping her dog in a ditch. Dawn Astudillo appeared before Judge Rebecca Persick on Wednesday and ente...
Aug 01, 2024 _ella_ / Depositphotos.com
Sheboygan Hosts Delegation From Sister City Tsubame, Japan Beginning Today
It's nearly 6100 miles as the crow flies between here and Tsubame, Japan, but as sister cities, Sheboygan and Tsubame are erasing that gap with the first visit from that city in 13 years. Sheboygan fa...
Aug 01, 2024 Peace Park, and the Empty Space Beyond Receiving Trees in a Ceremony With Delegation from Sister City Tsubame, Japan. Image Courtesy of Google Maps
Area Counties Aim to Shut Down Suspected Poaching Scheme
What's believed to be a large-scale deer poaching scheme has been operating nearby, and officials in the counties involved are moving to shut it down. Attention was drawn when a Fond du Lac County She...
Aug 01, 2024 The General Area Involved in a Poaching Scheme is Shown in This Map, Courtesy of the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office
Boar's Head Deli Meats Recall Expanded by USDA
A USDA recall of popular deli meats made under the Boar's Head and Old Country brand names has been expanded. The recall, due to the discovery of the Listeria bacteria in Liverwurst product on July 26...
Jul 31, 2024 The Label from Boar's Head Liverwurst, the First of 71 Products Recalled by the USDA
Feyen Accuses Senate Primary Opponent Ramthun's Staff of Call on Violence
A bullseye edited onto a picture of State Senator Dan Feyen by an opponent's campaign volunteer is being labeled a "call on violence" by the Senator. The picture, which shows Senator Feyen at a table ...
Jul 31, 2024 Ramthun Volunteer Scott Milheiser of Manitowoc Posted This Picture on Social Media, Prompting Calls for Investigation by Senator Dan Feyen
Fleeing Suspect Crashes Vehicle Near Kewaskum - Two Arrested
A suspect trying to avoid capture failed after crashing the vehicle he was driving into a guardrail and was arrested. The Washington County Sheriff said that West Bend Police began chasing a vehicle i...
Jul 31, 2024 Washington County Sheriff
ALERT: Full Overnight Closures of I-43, Hwy23 Announced by DOT
The Wisconsin DOT is advising motorists of full closures on major area highways that could interfere with regular traffic. The closures are needed to enable utility companies to pull wires over the ro...
Jul 30, 2024
Parties Involved in Double Boating Fatality off Ozaukee County Named
The two persons who drowned when their boat capsized in the 53-degree waters of Lake Michigan on July 15th have been identified by Ozaukee County authorities. The deceased were identified as 50-year-o...
Jul 30, 2024 The Boat Which Capsized Monday Night, July 15th Was Eventually Located a few days later. One Person Survived.
Photo Courtesy of the USCG
SPD Asking Public to Assist Locating Wanted Felon
The Sheboygan Police Department is asking the public for help finding a wanted felon. The man being sought is Robert W. Williams. The SPD said on a social media release that officers are investigating...
Jul 30, 2024 Robert W. Williams. Photo Courtesy of the Sheboygan Police Department
