Category Archives: Local News
Next Major Street Project to Close North Avenue From Calumet to Taylor
Beginning next week, getting around Sheboygan's northwest side could be a bit more complicated as work begins on a three-quarter mile stretch of North Avenue. The Sheboygan Department of Public Works ...
Jun 30, 2022 North Avenue Project (yellow) from Sheboygan County iMaps
Personal Fireworks? Not a Good Idea in Sheboygan
Setting off fireworks on the 4th might be fun, but the Sheboygan Police Department says: "Not here." The fact is that all fireworks are illegal to possess or discharge within Sheboygan city limits, ev...
Jun 30, 2022 Epic Fireworks / CC
Random Lake, Manitowoc Cadets to Graduate State Patrol Academy
A pair of area cadets will be among 37 to become new officers with the Wisconsin State Patrol on Thursday. Owen Kies of Random Lake and Megan Kronschnabel of Manitowoc have completed nearly six months...
Jun 29, 2022 Rowdy Roddy
SPD Offers Guidance for Parade Watchers
With large crowds expected, the Sheboygan Police Department has issued guidance for watchers of the Independence Day Parade this coming Monday. The parade will begin on North 8th Street at Center Aven...
Jun 29, 2022 Parade in Downtown Sheboygan - Photo by Kevin Zimmermann
Sheriff IDs I-43 Accident Victim
The lone occupant killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash on I-43 early Monday morning has been identified. The Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office says 64-year-old Francisco Escobar of Sheboygan was ...
Jun 29, 2022 Sheboygan Cty Sheriff's Dept - photo courtesy of Mark Heitman
Black Bear Hit By Car Near Waldo
WALDO, Wis. (WHBL) - The Black Bear that was spotted in Beechwood and Parnell two weeks ago is dead. The Sheboygan County Sheriff's Department says the animal was hit by an SUV on Highway 57 near Wald...
Jun 29, 2022 David Williss / CC
Sheboygan Man Killed In Overnight Crash On I-43
OOSTBURG, Wis. (WHBL) - Sheboygan County Sheriff's Deputies say a 64 year old Sheboygan man was killed in a rollover crash early Monday morning near Oostburg. It was around 2:20 this morning when disp...
Jun 27, 2022 Sheboygan County Sheriff
County Covid Cases Continue a Slow Upward Count
No clear upward nor downward trends could be seen in the past month's COVID-19 activity count posted Friday by the Sheboygan County Division of Public Health. Another 172 cases were added since last F...
Jun 24, 2022 CDC / Unsplash
Edgewater Power Plant Not Going Away Yet
The iconic twin stacks of Sheboygan's Edgewater Generating Station won't be disappearing from the skyline as soon as initially expected. In separate announcements made on Thursday, two utility compani...
Jun 24, 2022 Ryan / CC
City Shifts From Emergency Response to Debris Management - Asks for Public's Help After Storm
With the most pressing issues now addressed, the long process of cleanup from the major thunderstorm of June 15th is underway by the Sheboygan Department of Public Works. The DPW now says with help fr...
Jun 24, 2022 slgckgc / CC
