Category Archives: Local News

LARGE KOHLER TRUST FOR THE ARTS AND EDUCATION GRANT GIVEN TO LAKELAND U
Several programs at Lakeland University have received a big boost to continue student-centered initiatives. The $250,000 grant from the Kohler Trust for the Arts and Education will support the Kohler ...
Kevin Zimmermann Mar 02, 2022

Gableman Report Details Questions About 2020 Presidential Vote
(WHBL) - The special investigator looking into Wisconsin's 2020 presidential vote says there was a bribery scheme. Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Mike Gableman unveiled his report on Tuesday. ...
Kelly Meyer Mar 02, 2022 Ken Jones / CC

7-DAY AVE OF NEW COUNTY COVID-19 CASES NOW MATCHES LATE JULY '21; ANOTHER DEATH RECORDED
In a further display of how far the recent surge of coronavirus-related illness has come...and gone...since the beginning of the year, the seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases in Sheboygan County o...
Kevin Zimmermann Mar 01, 2022 Fusion Medical Animation / Unsplash

NORTH, SOUTH, WEST OF COUNTY WILL BE BUSY WITH HIGHWAY PROJECTS IN '22
You won't be able to travel far beyond the county line before running into highway construction this year, and in some areas, work has already begun. The Wisconsin DOT has gotten the go-ahead on sever...
Kevin Zimmermann Mar 01, 2022 Mark König / Unsplash

Family: Milwaukee Police Station Shooter Had Mental Breakdown
(WHBL) - The family of the young man accused of opening fire in a Milwaukee police headquarters says he had a mental breakdown. Darreon Parker-Bell's family said on Monday he was distraught over the i...
Kelly Meyer Mar 01, 2022 Milwaukee Police

ACTIVE COUNTY COVID CASES NOW LOWEST SINCE END OF LAST SUMMER
Since autumn began on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Sheboygan County has exceeded 580. Today that number fell to 571, the lowest since there were 516 on Septemb...
Kevin Zimmermann Feb 28, 2022 CDC / Unsplash

REVISIONS IN COVID REPORTING UNDERWAY AT COUNTY DPH
New metrics released from the Centers for Disease Control has prompted adjustments to be made in the daily reporting of pandemic indicators at the county level. The Sheboygan County Division of Public...
Kevin Zimmermann Feb 28, 2022 EpicTop10.com / CC

Homicide Charges For Suspect In Deadly Door County Bar Fire
(WHBL) - The man suspected of starting the deadly fire at a Door County bar says he was just trying to smoke a cigarette. Fifty seven-year-old Anthony Gonzalez made his first appearance in court on Fr...
Kelly Meyer Feb 28, 2022 Patrick Feller / CC

LOCAL GROUPS PROMOTING EQUITY IN COVID VACCINATIONS TO GET BOOST
$3.4 million in grants were announced by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services last week to be used by 43 organizations, some in Sheboygan County, to help reduce barriers to vaccine access among...
Kevin Zimmermann Feb 28, 2022 Percent of Sheboygan County residents who have completed the vaccine series from the Wisconsin DHS

Gableman Report Update Expected This Week
(WHBL) - We're expecting another peak at the investigation into the 2020 presidential election. The Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections will hold a hearing on Tuesday morning to get an updat...
Kelly Meyer Feb 28, 2022 Voting
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