Category Archives: Local News
Highways Begin to Open Even as Reconstruction Work Continues
There's some welcome news concerning road repairs in the county. Construction on the Highway 28 rebuilding project between the south county line and Waldo has progressed enough that the detour signs w...
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Assembly Rep Sheehan Introduces "Kids First" Bill Package
Sheboygan Assembly Representative Joe Sheehan joined fellow Democrats in introducing a package of bills aimed at benefiting Wisconsin Kids on Thursday. The Kids First bill package includes a general a...
Sep 12, 2025 Joe Sheehan
3 Rescued From Plane Down in Lake Michigan
Three persons are safe on land after their small airplane went down in Lake Michigan on Thursday afternoon. The plane reported trouble to the Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center who relayed the p...
Sep 12, 2025 Photo Courtesy of the USCG-Milwaukee
Fire Destroys Campbellsport Area Home, Injures One on Thursday Morning
A home just south of the village of Campbellsport in Fond du Lac County was destroyed by fire early Thursday morning. The Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office received the 911 call from the homeowner a...
Sep 11, 2025 33ft / Depositphotos.com
Shoreline Metro Riders Faced With More Detours
With road construction season still well underway, riders on Sheboygan's Shoreline Metro bus system will have more detours to consider. The latest involve the reconstruction of the Wilgus Avenue - Tay...
Sep 11, 2025
SPD Alerting Public to Missing Medical Bag
Sheboygan Police are hoping for help locating an important missing item. The SPD got a call on Wednesday morning from a resident in the 2800 block of Superior Avenue who'd placed a bag with very impor...
Sep 11, 2025 eyematrix / Depositphotos.com
Sum Hydration Heading to San Francisco to Compete for $1 Million in Startup World Cup Grand Finale
A local company that specializes in personalized, enhanced hydration will represent Sheboygan in a million-dollar national contest in San Francisco. Justin Vanneiuwenhoven, emcee and Chair of the Sheb...
Sep 10, 2025
Fond du Lac Again Hit With Fake Officer Scam
Someone calling themselves "Lieutenant Noble" of the Fond du Lac Police Department is trying to scam residents there out of their hard-earned money. The fact is, there really is a Fond du Lac Police L...
Sep 10, 2025
US Attorney's Office Indicts Brookfield Man on Charges Connected to Sheboygan Scam Victim
The legal system is taking action against a man charged with victimizing a Sheboygan person through the so-called "Phantom Hacker Scam". Acting US Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Richa...
Sep 09, 2025
Rep Brill Named Chair of Protecting Kids Task Force
A group tasked with addressing state policy on how to prepare parents and protect kids in a rapidly-changing digital environment has chosen Sheboygan Falls Assembly Representative Lindee Brill as its ...
Sep 09, 2025 Lindee Brill, Republican Representative for the 27th Assembly District
