Category Archives: Local News
Sheboygan County DA Will Enforce WI Abortion Law
Sheboygan County's District Attorney say he will prosecute doctors who continue to provide abortions in the state. District Attorney Joel Urmanski said this week that he will enforce the state's near-...
Jul 01, 2022 Robert Couse-Baker / CC
International Market Access Grant Awarded to Two County Businesses
Two Sheboygan County Businesses have been awarded shares of a $110,000 International Market Access Grant, made available through the Wisconsin Initiative for Agricultural Exports, which was proposed b...
Jul 01, 2022 Mark Morgan / CC
WIS DOT Advises of 42/I-43 Ramp Closures
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is issuing advance notice of some ramp closures that will affect Sheboygan area I-43 traffic. The DOT says that the southbound I-43 on and off-ramps at Highw...
Jul 01, 2022 I-43 Highway 42 Interchange from the Wisconsin DOT Webcam
Accelerate Sheboygan Grant Challenge is Open for '22
After a successful first year, the Sheboygan County Economic Development Corporation has announced that applications are now open for the 2022 Accelerate Sheboygan County Business Challenge. The progr...
Jun 30, 2022
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
