Category Archives: Local News

Early Morning Hit and Run Sends Sheboygan Taxi Driver to Hospital
Police are on the hunt for a hit-and-run driver after an early Tuesday morning crash. The incident was at 17th and Erie Avenue at around 1 a.m. That's when Sheboygan Police say a vehicle slammed into ...
Kevin Zimmermann Jul 11, 2023 Sheboygan Police

Take a Bite Out of Blood Shortages With Red Cross and Warner Brothers
It's a combo that, for the American Red Cross, adds up to a concerning trend: Blood is being used in hospitals faster than donors come in. The organization that's responsible for supplying a large por...
Kevin Zimmermann Jul 11, 2023 Charleston's TheDigitel / CC

Speaker Vos: A Court Will Decide If 400-Year Education Funding Change Is Constitutional
(WHBL) - The top Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly says a court will have to decide if Governor Evers has the power to extend school funding out for the next 400 years. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos w...
Kelly Meyer Jul 10, 2023 Assembly Speaker Robin Voss

Fond du Lac Sheriff Searching for Injured Manitowoc Man On the Run from Several Jurisdictions
Fond du Lac County authorities are still searching for a Manitowoc Man who's facing numerous charges after fleeing officers, totaling his car and apparently breaking his leg in the process. 24-year-ol...
Kevin Zimmermann Jul 10, 2023 Nathan Holan - photo courtesy of the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office

I-43, Hwy 42 Maintenance Will Impact County Traffic Today, Tuesday
Drivers are being advised to use caution as Wisconsin DOT maintenance crews take care of pavement repairs today and tomorrow in Sheboygan County. I-43 northbound will experience single-lane closures t...
Kevin Zimmermann Jul 10, 2023 Ron Cogswell / CC

Extreme Southern Sheboygan County Now Experiencing Severe Drought
Recent rains excepted - and perhaps for good reason - severe drought has now set in upon extreme southern Sheboygan County, while the remainder is in a moderate drought according to data published by ...
Kevin Zimmermann Jul 07, 2023 The Latest US Drought Monitor Map for Wisconsin from NOAA

Sheboygan's Maywood to Celebrate 40th Birthday
A piece of land donated to the City of Sheboygan will observe its 40th anniversary as an environmental park later this month. The Ellwood H. May Environmental Park, better known as "Maywood", will be ...
Kevin Zimmermann Jul 07, 2023

July 4 Hit-and-Run Victim Identified
The person killed in a 4th of July hit-and-run accident in the Town of Sheboygan has been identified. He was 74-year-old Jan Richmond of Sheboygan, who was correctly walking against traffic on the sho...
Kevin Zimmermann Jul 07, 2023 The Area of Enterprise Drive Where a Sheboygan Man was Struck is Highlighted. Image courtesy of Google Maps

No Word Yet On Cause Of Dodge County Train Derailment
(WHBL) - It could be a while before authorities know what caused that train in Dodge County to jump the tracks. Wisconsin Railroad Commissioner Don Vruwink says investigators can only speculate at thi...
Kelly Meyer Jul 06, 2023 Dodge County Sheriff's Office

Local Leaders React to Evers' Budget Vetoes
Reaction to the partial vetoes penned by Governor Evers on the budget sent to him by legislators in Madison came soon after the bill was signed on Wednesday, and fell as expected across party lines. R...
Kevin Zimmermann Jul 06, 2023 Wisconsin State Capitol
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