Category Archives: Local News
Wisconsin Lawmakers Talk About Bail Reform
(WHBL) - Wisconsin's bail system is once again in the spotlight at the State Capitol. A pair of Republican lawmakers on Tuesday said last week's shooting of an off-duty Milwaukee police officer contin...
Jan 19, 2022 Wisconsin State Capitol
COVID SURGE CONTINUES, ANOTHER DEATH ADDED TO COUNTY TOLL
The surge of COVID-19 attributed to the highly-transmissible Omicron variant continues in Sheboygan County, and another death has been blamed on the virus. 223 more confirmed positive cases were logge...
Jan 18, 2022 EpicTop10.com / CC
Plan Would Lower Concealed Carry Age To 18
(WHBL) - You can vote and join the military at age 18, and now one Wisconsin lawmaker wants to allow people to carry a gun at that age as well. Republican Shae Sortwell, of Two Rivers, has a plan to l...
Jan 18, 2022 WI Representative Shae A. Sortwell
Assembly District 2
CHANGES IN COVID REPORTING, ISOLATION, DRAW NEW PANDEMIC PICTURE
Last week 3 schools in Sheboygan fell under masking mandates by Wednesday, crossing a 5% threshold of student illness that required the measure, and it appeared two more would join those ranks by Thur...
Jan 18, 2022 A Compilation of Displays Available on the Sheboygan County Coronavirus Case Dashboard
TOTAL COVID CASES IN COUNTY INCREASE NEARLY 4-1/2% OVER THE WEEKEND, 3.76% OF THE COUNTY POPULATION NOW ACTIVE
The total number of COVID-19 cases recorded during the pandemic in Sheboygan County increased by 4.42% over the weekend, as another 1,090 confirmed positives raised the total to 25,723 cases since Mar...
Jan 17, 2022 Active COVID-19 Cases Through 1-17-22 from the Sheboygan County DPH Coronavirus Case Dashboard
Judge Orders Burger King Robbery Suspect Held On 100 Thousand-Dollars Bail
(WHBL) - The Milwaukee man accused of leaning inside a Burger King drive-thru in a deadly robbery attempt will stay in jail until he comes-up with 100 thousand-dollars. A judge has ordered Antoine Edw...
Jan 17, 2022 Danny Ayers / CC
COUNTY BOARD EXPECTED TO APPROVE PREMIUM PAY, RETENTION BONUSES
If the full County Board follows the recommendations of the Human Resources and Law Committees, essential services employees will soon be getting something extra on their paychecks. The committees hav...
Jan 17, 2022 Sheboygan County Courthouse
NEARLY 10% OF ALL COUNTY COVID CASES HAPPENED IN THE LAST WEEK
The past week in Sheboygan County saw an unprecedented increase in the number of COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, and now the highest number hospitalized for treatment. 2,342 additi...
Jan 14, 2022 Hospitalizations 9-1-20 to 1-14-22 from the Sheboygan County DPH Coronavirus Case Dashboard
2 AREA PERSONS AMONG FIRST 54 PARDONED BY GOVERNOR THIS YEAR
After his predecessor, Scott Walker, finished his 8 years in office without granting a single pardon, Governor Evers on Thursday issued another 54, bringing his total so far to 391, the most of any Wi...
Jan 14, 2022 EpicTop10.com / CC
NEW SHEBOYGAN BUSINESS WILL OFFER A CUP OF "BUD"
Two Sheboygan entrepreneurs have launched a new beverage business that will offer a new twist on a Wisconsin classic - the Old-Fashioned. The product, called "Drinkin' Buds", is a powdered, pre-mixed ...
Jan 14, 2022 Photo Courtesy of Drinkin' Buds
