Category Archives: Local News
One Week Left for Most School's Summer Vacation
The clock is ticking on most school-agers in Sheboygan County as summer vacations wind down and schools are being readied for the new school year. Nearly every county public school district will begin...
Aug 25, 2022 Ian Wagg / Unsplash
Fond du Lac County Sheriff: Imposter Deputy Attempting to Scam Residents There
Someone is trying to scare Fond du Lac County residents into paying up to avoid an arrest, and Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt says don't believe it. Several residents have reported getting calls from a pers...
Aug 24, 2022 EpicTop10.com / CC
Senator LeMahieu of Oostburg Has a Problem with Governor Evers' Proposed Tax Plan
Governor Evers on Tuesday said that the State is collecting far more taxes than expected, enough that he proposes to cut taxes by 10 percent for what he calls "working families", restore the Homestead...
Aug 24, 2022 Wisconsin State Senator Devin Lemahieu
Manitowoc Man Sentenced in Connection With Drug-Related Death
A Manitowoc Man has been sentenced in connection with the overdose death of a woman. 30-year-old Sean D. Siegman will be serving six years of initial confinement in the Wisconsin State Prison System, ...
Aug 23, 2022 Sean D. Siegman - Photo Courtesy of the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office
1-Block Stretch of Highway 32 in Falls to be Blocked Off Wednesday Morning
A 1-block segment of Highway 32 in Sheboygan Falls will be blocked off for a time on Wednesday morning. The Sheboygan Falls Police Department said that the road - also known as Pine Street - needs to ...
Aug 23, 2022 Section of Pine Street - Highway 32 - To Be Temporarily Closed Wednesday Morning. Image Courtesy of Google Maps
Lizard Mound State Park Granted Federal Funds for Preservation, Improvements
Wisconsin has more Native American Effigy Mounds than any other state, among them, Sheboygan's Indian Mound Park which boasts 18 burial mounds within its 15 acres. Now another nearby site is getting $...
Aug 22, 2022 Lizard Mound State Park in Washington County. / Photo Credit: Washington County Parks
Two Sentenced for Separate Manitowoc County Sex Crimes
Two Wisconsin men were sentenced in federal court last week in connection with sex crimes in Manitowoc County. In one case, a worker with the State Department of Administration, 43-year-old Marc Benne...
Aug 22, 2022 Jernej Furman / CC
Two More House Fires In Sheboygan Overnight: Officials Say They Don't Believe We're Dealing With Arson
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WHBL) - There were two house fires overnight in the City of Sheboygan. Assistant Fire Chief Michael Lubert says the first fire was reported in the 700 block of North 14th Street just ...
Aug 21, 2022 Sheboygan House Fire
Manitowoc County Sheriff Arrests Appleton Man for Online Sex Crimes
A 30-year-old Appleton Man is in the custody of the Manitowoc County Sheriff, accused of arranging to meet a 15-year-old girl for sex. Grant Stamper was identified after law enforcement answered an on...
Aug 19, 2022 Grant Stamper Mugshot
Third Sheboygan Structure Fire This Week, This Time on Grand Avenue
The Sheboygan Fire Department responded for the third time this week to a major structure fire, this time in the 1100 block of Grand Avenue. Assistant Chief Michael Lubbert says that they received the...
Aug 19, 2022
