Category Archives: Local News
West Bend School District Custodian Charged With Sharing Child Sexual Abuse Material
A 35-year-old Newburg man is facing numerous felony charges related to child sexual abuse material that Sheriff's officials say he shared online. Michael Westphal was taken into custody without incide...
Jul 17, 2023 Michael Westphal. Photo from the Washington County Sheriff's Office
Protest Planned Tonight at City Hall
Protesters plan to make their point directly to City Hall during tonight's 6 p.m. Common Council meeting. The protesters, members of a group calling themselves "Take Back Sheboygan County" is making t...
Jul 17, 2023 City of Sheboygan logo
Coast Guard Rescues Four from Lake off Kohler-Andrae
A group of kids from Fond du Lac needed help when they found themselves far from the Lake Michigan shore on Sunday. The four, ages 10, 11 and 13, were playing with pool noodles and floaties off Kohler...
Jul 17, 2023 Lake Michigan Beach
Sheboygan Mayor Accused of Ethics Violation
Sheboygan's Mayor is under fire, accused of an ethics violation for a photo that was posted to the Visit Sheboygan Facebook Page late last month. Concerned citizens have sent letters to Common Council...
Jul 14, 2023 Mayor Ryan Sorenson is shown posing with members of "The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence" in this photo posted to the VisitSheboygan Facebook page
Accidental Death in Random Lake Under OSHA Investigation
The Sheboygan County Sheriff is investigating the death of a man at the former location of Advance Cast Stone in Random Lake this past week. Deputies say the man was working on a lift doing overnight ...
Jul 14, 2023 Mufid Majnun / Unsplash
Think You Know the Packers? Now You Can Prove It - With a College Certificate!
This is probably one of those "Only in Wisconsin" things...or maybe "Only in Green Bay". But from where a lot of fans stand, an encyclopedic knowledge of the Green Bay Packers should be worthy of some...
Jul 13, 2023 UW-GB Packers Digital Badge
Manitowoc Man Charged With Enticing Teens
A Manitowoc Man is behind bars after Manitowoc Police say he tried to meet up with a teen for sex. The victim told Police that she had sent the 23 year old man a picture of herself in a bathing suit o...
Jul 13, 2023 Manitowoc Police
Million-Dollar Mega Millions Ticket Purchased in Plymouth, $10K in Falls
Tuesday was a very fortunate day for several persons who purchased tickets locally. It's not known yet if the buys were made by local residents, but one of the two is a million dollars richer as a res...
Jul 12, 2023 Pick N Save Store Director, Shaun Priesgen. Photo courtesy of the Wisconsin Lottery
LTC Swears In Board Members, Elects Officers
The Lakeshore Technical College Board of Trustees has sworn in three incumbent board members who began their next terms at the board's annual organizational meeting this past Monday. The new board's f...
Jul 12, 2023
Plymouth Motorcyclist Flighted for Treatment After Accident
A Plymouth man was seriously injured in a crash involving a motorcycle near Plymouth last night. The Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office says the 57-year-old man was eastbound on Highway 23 near County ...
Jul 12, 2023 Flight for Life. Photo by Kevin Zimmermann
