Category Archives: Local News
GUS MACKER TEAM DEADLINE EXTENDED
In August of every year since 1994, hundreds of people of all ages and abilities have gathered to play in the Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament on Sheboygan's lakefront. That came to a pause for...
Jul 14, 2021 Gus Macker 3-on3 Tournament
RED CROSS: BLOOD SHORTAGE STILL SEVERE, DONORS NEEDED
A severe shortage of blood for transfusions, surgeries and emergencies continues across Wisconsin and the U.S., and donors are being urged to come forward. According to the Red Cross of Wisconsin, mor...
Jul 13, 2021 February 10, 2021. Hall of Service, American Red Cross National Headquarters, Washington, DC. Blood donor proudly shows off bandaged arm after giving with the American Red Cross to help patients in need.
Photo by Brad Zerivitz/American Red Cross
COVID DEATHS IN COUNTY NOW NUMBER 152
Sheboygan County's death toll due to COVID-19 was upped to 152 when the latest casualty was added on Friday to the county's "COVID-19 Dashboard." One year ago today, that toll was 4. 25 active cases a...
Jul 13, 2021 sergio santos / CC
Green Bay Hopes For Bay Beach Beach By 2023
GREEN BAY, WI (WHBL)- City leaders in Green Bay hope to have a beach back at Bay Beach in the next two years. Green Bay Parks Director Dan Ditscheit says the city is looking to raise another three-and...
Jul 13, 2021 Lake Michigan Beach
Summerfest, State Fair Still Need Workers
(WHBL) - The clock is ticking for Milwaukee's biggest summertime events to find enough workers. Managers at both Summerfest and the Wisconsin State Fair say they need to hire hundreds of workers. Both...
Jul 13, 2021 Summerfest
One Dead, Four Injured In Manitowoc County Crash On Saturday
(WHBL) - One person was killed, four others injured in a Manitowoc County crash Saturday afternoon. It happened in Two Rivers around 4pm when a 31-year-old woman, identified as Kristen VanDeVoort of K...
Jul 12, 2021 Miguel Mendoza :P / CC
Spike Strips, Pit Maneuver Needed to End Chase
ELKHART LAKE, WI (WHBL) - It took spike strips and a "PIT Maneuver" to stop a 5th time drunk driver out of Elkhart Lake Sunday night. The Sheboygan County Sheriff's Department responded around 6:30 af...
Jul 12, 2021 Police Lights
MANITOWOC COUNTY SHERIFF SEEKS PUBLIC'S HELP LOCATING SUSPECTS - UPDATE
(UPDATE: At around 8 PM Friday evening, Sheriff Dan Hartwig said: "Detectives have located and are no longer looking Brayton Zimmerman. We are continuing to actively looking for the other two suspects...
Jul 09, 2021 Manitowoc County Sheriff's Dept.
WEEKLY COVID UPDATE: 3 FEWER ACTIVES, NO ADDITIONAL DEATHS PAST WEEK
Over the past week, active cases of COVID-19 in Sheboygan County dropped by 3, to 27 cases now being monitored according to the Division of Public Health. That's the result of 10 recoveries, while 7 n...
Jul 09, 2021 sergio santos / CC
AGE TO GET INSTRUCTIONAL DRIVERS PERMIT NOW 15 IN WISCONSIN
Young people hoping to get their driver's license can start making their dreams come true a bit earlier now. Besides signing the budget on Thursday, Governor Evers also vetoed four bills, but signed 1...
Jul 09, 2021 burnbless / CC
