Category Archives: Local News
Alligator Found in Long Lake
Turtles are the only reptile one is supposed to find in the waters of Long Lake, which sits on the border of Sheboygan and Fond du Lac Counties, but another species was found last Friday. An American ...
Jul 07, 2022 Alligator found in Long Lake on July 1st. Photo courtesy of J&R Aquatic Animal Rescue
Garage Damaged by Fire on Far East Side
Fire did an undetermined amount of damage to a garage in Sheboygan on Wednesday evening, but surrounding structures were spared any involvement. Sheboygan Firefighters were called to the 100 block of ...
Jul 07, 2022 Sheboygan Fire Dept
SPD Takes 17-Year-Old Armed Robbery Suspect into Custody
A 17-year-old Sheboygan resident is in jail facing multiple charges after a gun incident on Wednesday. Police responded to a north side neighborhood at about 4:40 p.m. yesterday after receiving report...
Jul 07, 2022 Sheboygan Police Department HQ - Photo by Kevin Zimmermann
Illinois Woman Dies in Manitowoc County When Jeep Loses Wheel
A 47-year-old from Illinois lost her life in a rollover accident in Manitowoc County on Sunday. Manitowoc County Sheriff Dan Hartwig says the accident happened at about 4:35 p.m. on Sunday when a Jeep...
Jul 05, 2022 Manitowoc County Sheriff's Dept.
Highway 42 to Close West of Manitowoc for Fish Creek Bridge Reconstruction
Highway 42 will be closed just west of Manitowoc as Wisconsin DOT crews prepare to replace a bridge. The closure began on Tuesday and will involve demolition and replacement of the existing bridge ove...
Jul 05, 2022 Eric E Castro / CC
Sheboygan Independence Day Parade Weather Perfect, But Fireworks Delayed
Sheboygan's Independence Day celebration got off to a near perfect start on Monday, with Sheboygan Mayor Ryan Sorenson sounding an enthusiastic note as he readied for his second 4th of July Parade as ...
Jul 05, 2022 Vierwers line Sheboygan streets in advance of Monday's Independence Day Parade - photo by Kevin Zimmermann
Pickup Truck With Fireworks Inside Goes Up In Flames
TOWN OF LIMA, Wis. (WHBL) - Firefighters got called out late Monday night after a truck caught fire in the Town of Lima. The Sheboygan County Sheriff's Department got a 911 call about the fire around ...
Jul 05, 2022 Daniel Holland / Unsplash
UPDATE: Sheboygan Police Identify Shooting Suspect
SHEBOYGAN, Wis, (WHBL) - Sheboygan Police identify the suspect in that shooting late Monday night on Michigan Avenue. On Thursday, Police said they are looking for Lemarr Washington Jr. Investigators ...
Jul 05, 2022 Lemarr T. Washington Jr
Sheboygan Fireworks Postponed One Day Due to Weather
Following a near perfect beginning with a parade kicking off Sheboygan's Independence Day celebration, weather was to have the last word on the day. The likelihood that storms would impact the area du...
Jul 04, 2022 City of Sheboygan logo
SPD Reviews Helpful Reminders for Independence Day Celebration
The Sheboygan Police Department issued a few reminders for those planning to celebrate Independence Day in Sheboygan on July 4th. First, Broughton Drive from Wisconsin Avenue north and uphill to Barre...
Jul 03, 2022 Sheboygan Police
