Category Archives: Local News
RYDER CUP TRAFFIC CONTROL WILL AFFECT NEARLY ALL AREA HIGHWAYS
High volumes of traffic expected for the Ryder Cup Golf Tournament have prompted traffic controls that will reach through most of Sheboygan, and into parts of surrounding counties all week long. The W...
Sep 21, 2021 Fuzzy Gerdes / CC
COVID STILL EXPANDING, WISCONSIN NATIONAL GUARD RESUMES TESTING
516 Active cases of COVID-19 were recorded by the Sheboygan County Division of Public Health in Monday's semi-weekly update of the pandemic. That's 3 more than on Friday's report, the product of 71 ne...
Sep 20, 2021 sergio santos / CC
RYDER CUP WEEK IS HERE
The world's biggest game in golf, the Ryder Cup, has finally arrived. After years of anticipation, and a heartbreaking 1-year delay due to COVID, teams comprised of the best golfers from Europe and th...
Sep 20, 2021 Scottish Government / CC
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
