Category Archives: Local News
HIGHWAY 23 SITE OF TWO SERIOUS CRASHES IN TWO DAYS
Two afternoon crashes on Highway 23 on consecutive days required hospitalizations according to the Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office. On Friday, emergency officials got a 911 call at 2:25 PM when a mo...
Sep 20, 2021 MoBikeFed / CC
Multiple Crashes On I-43 In Sheboygan County Overnight
OOSTBURG, Wis. (WHBL) - I-43 northbound had to be shut down Sunday night after a number of accidents blamed on heavy fog near Oostburg. The Sheriff's Department says it was around 8:55 when they respo...
Sep 20, 2021 Police car lights
ACTIVE COUNTY COVID CASES INCREASE 101 FOR THE WEEK
A week of steady increases has seen a gain of over 100 active cases of COVID-19 since Monday when 412 cases were noted. By Friday, that number was 513, up 43 since Thursday, and nearly matching the 51...
Sep 17, 2021 Coronavirus
SPD ANNOUNCES SEX OFFENDER RELEASE
The Sheboygan Police Department has announced that a convicted sex offender has completed his sentence and will be released in Sheboygan. 48-year-old Ger Lee was convicted of Forcible Rape; Sexual Pen...
Sep 17, 2021 Ger Lee Information supplied by the Sheboygan Police Department
Teen Injured After Drunk Driving Crash Near Cedar Grove
TOWN OF HOLLAND, Wis. (WHBL) - A Plymouth teen was hospitalized after losing control of his vehicle and shearing off a power pole near Cedar Grove early Friday morning. The Sheriff's Department respon...
Sep 17, 2021 Police Lights
THURSDAY COUNTY DPH COVID UPDATE SHOWS CONTINUES UPWARD TREND
The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Sheboygan County has been increasing each day so far this week. Beginning with 412 on Monday, 470 active cases were noted in Thursday's semi-weekly update fro...
Sep 16, 2021 Yuri Samoilov / CC
RYDER CUP TRAFFIC CONGESTION EXPECTED IN AIR AS WELL
It's fair to assume that when the Ryder Cup opens at Whistling Straits next week drawing between 40 and 45 thousand observers each day, there could be traffic jams on the roads. But the Federal Aviati...
Sep 16, 2021 Sam Churchill / CC
Two Arrested After Chase That Ends In Crash in Sheboygan Falls
SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis. (WHBL) - Two people were arrested after a car chase that ended in a crash in Sheboygan Falls Wednesday night. A sheriff's deputy tried to stop a car on Highway 57 and County U ar...
Sep 16, 2021 Police Lights & Handcuffs
ACTIVE COUNTY COVID CASES NOW HIGHEST SINCE EARLY FEBRUARY
The 448 active cases of COVID-19 in Sheboygan County are now the highest since February 1st this year when there were 457 active cases of COVID-19 in Sheboygan County. A three-week decline followed th...
Sep 15, 2021
Homeland Security Confirms Fort McCoy Shortages
FORT MCCOY, WI (WHBL) - We're learning a bit more about the situation for Afghan refugees at Fort McCoy. The Department of Homeland Security has confirmed reports of food shortages at the fort, althou...
Sep 15, 2021 Fort McCoy
