Category Archives: Local News

ELK SIGHTED IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN
With about 4 weeks left before the open of Wisconsin's Gun Deer Season, hunters are being advised to be informed and educated about elk. The Department of Natural Resources says they've received repor...
Kevin Zimmermann Oct 22, 2021 Strange Ones / CC

UWGB STUDENT BODY REACHES 70% VACCINATION GOAL
A goal to achieve the 70% vaccination rate among students attending the University of Wisconsin Green Bay campuses, including Sheboygan, has been reached according to Chancellor Michael Alexander. UW ...
Kevin Zimmermann Oct 22, 2021 UWGB Sheboygan Campus

Milwaukee Police Find Major Harris Dead
MILWAUKEE, WI (WHBL) - The search for a missing three-year-old boy is over. Milwaukee Police say they found three-year-old Major Harris' body on Thursday. The little boy had been missing since October...
Kelly Meyer Oct 22, 2021 Major Harris: Image courtesy of Milwaukee Police Dept.

COVID IN SHEBOYGAN COUNTY SHOWING NO CLEAR TRENDS
Thursday's bi-weekly update of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic from the Sheboygan County Division of Public Health had little in the way of direction to the progress fighting COVID-19. 718 active cas...
Kevin Zimmermann Oct 21, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC

SHEBOYGAN POET LAUREATE IS A CREATIVE COMMUNITY CHAMPION
Sheboygan's Poet Laureate, Lisa Vihos, is among 9 honorees to be conferred with the title "Creative Community Champion" during the annual conference of the League of Municipalities being held today an...
Kevin Zimmermann Oct 21, 2021

PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE-BACK DAY IS SATURDAY
Unused prescription medication is a problem when it finds its way into the environment - or the wrong hands. To address that problem, Healthy Sheboygan County, in cooperation with the Wisconsin Depart...
Kevin Zimmermann Oct 21, 2021 Rodrigo Senna / CC

Fire Crews Respond To House Fire On Jefferson Avenue
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WHBL) - Fire crews were called out after reports of a fire in an attic in a home on Jefferson Avenue in the City of Sheboygan Wednesday evening. The fire was reported just after 5pm a...
Jon DeMaster Oct 21, 2021 liz west / CC

COVID NUMBERS SHOW SHALLOW VARIATIONS
There haven't been large-scale trends this week, maintaining levels typical of those reached during the first week of October, and on the lower side for the month. 37 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 w...
Kevin Zimmermann Oct 20, 2021 sergio santos / CC

10-DIGIT DIALING FOR LOCAL CALLS BEGINS SUNDAY
If you haven't already done so, now's the time to work on your phone's call directory. That's because beginning on Sunday, the area code will be needed not only for long distance, but also for all loc...
Kevin Zimmermann Oct 20, 2021 raindog808 / CC

Three Dead, Two Critical After Kenosha Shooting
KENOSHA, WI (WHBL) - There are plenty of unanswered questions regarding a shooting in Kenosha that left three people dead and two others fighting for their lives. Police say it happened late Tuesday n...
Kelly Meyer Oct 20, 2021 Kenosha Police
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