Category Archives: Local News
JMKAC's Midsummer Festival of the Arts is This Weekend
Whether it's performing, multimedia, soft sculpture, jewelry, or any number of other original offerings, you're likely to find something to like during the John Michael Kohler Arts Center's Midsummer ...
Jul 19, 2024 A Street Performer at the JMKAC's Midsummer Festival of the Arts. Photo Courtesy of JMKAC
Ozaukee County to Receive $3.2 Million for Shoreline Protection, Restoration
Protecting against flooding in Ozaukee County and restoring the habitat for Great Lakes fish populations is getting a multimillion dollar boost from Washington. Senator Tammy Baldwin announced on Thur...
Jul 19, 2024 actionsports / Depositphotos.com
Winnebago County Cold Case Over Half Century Old Likely Solved
The unsolved case of a gas station operator killed more than 60 years ago in Winnebago County appears to finally have an answer. The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday said that their Detect...
Jul 18, 2024 Pratt scene courtesy of the Post Crescent/Winnebago County Sheriff
Update: Surfer Dead After Being Pulled From Lake Michigan In Sheboygan
A 52 year old Wrightstown man died after being pulled from Lake Michigan near the South Pier in Sheboygan early Thursday morning. Sheboygan Police responded to a 911 call from a passerby who noticed t...
Jul 18, 2024 Blue Harbor Resort. Photo by Kevin Zimmermann
Sheboygan Woman Sentenced to Probation for Embezzlement
It'll be 7 years probation for the Sheboygan woman convicted of embezzling more than $100,000 from her former employer. 43-year-old Krisi Kaiser entered a no-contest plea to the theft charge back in M...
Jul 18, 2024 -JvL- / CC
Organizers of Special Events, Street Festivals to be Exempted From Mandatory Neighbor Approval Requirements
If you wanted a permit to put on a street festival or other similar event in Sheboygan, you'd first have to get approval from neighbors. The City is now taking steps to remove that requirement. Alderp...
Jul 18, 2024
Disabled Veterans Offered Free Boat Launch Permits By Sheboygan County
Most disabled Sheboygan County Veterans won't have to pay for boat launch fees in Sheboygan County. That's thanks to a program announced on Wednesday by County Veterans Services Director, Todd Richter...
Jul 17, 2024 Ellkhart Lake Photo Courtesy of the Sheboygan County Planning and Conservation Department
City of Sheboygan Still Requesting Feedback on Waterfront Plans
Public meeting sessions used to develop future plans for Sheboygan's waterfront are past, but City Hall still wants to hear from people as those plans mature. The recent series of design charrettes we...
Jul 17, 2024 One of Several Renderings Available Through an Online Survey. Image Courtesy of the Smith Group
Multiple Agencies in Wild Chase, Apprehend Two Suspected in Armed Robbery, Shooting
A wild chase that began with an armed robbery and shooting in Omro ended in Fond du Lac with the arrests of two persons on Monday. Winnebago County and Omro Police were responding to the incident at a...
Jul 17, 2024 One Suspect is Visible in This Dashcam Image, Courtesy of the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office
One Rescued, Two Lost to Monday Night Boating Accident Offshore of Ozaukee County
One person was rescued, but two others lost their lives after their boat capsized in Lake Michigan offshore of Ozaukee County on Monday night. The U.S. Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan received the ma...
Jul 16, 2024 The Boat Which Capsized Monday Night, July 15th Was Eventually Located a few days later. One Person Survived.
Photo Courtesy of the USCG
