Category Archives: Local News
Watch for Possible Black Ice on Roads This Morning
Area motorists should be careful of possible "black ice" developing this morning according to the National Weather Service. Neither Wisconsin 511 or local sources have reported trouble so far, and tem...
Jan 08, 2026 NWS Graphic
Wisconsin DATCP Grants Ag Enterprise Area Status to Plymouth Area Acreage
A nearly 10,000-acre parcel of land in the Town of Plymouth has been granted Agricultural Enterprise Area status by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. The area, wh...
Jan 07, 2026 Land Added to AEA Acreage Detailed in Map, courtesy of the Wisconsin DATCP
Still More Varieties of Scam Calls Arriving in Area Phones
The frequency of attempts to scam people out of money over the telephone has taken an uptick in area counties lately, and the tactics used to deceive are getting more sophisticated at the same time. A...
Jan 07, 2026 72soul / Depositphotos.com
Red Cross Aiming to Avoid Winter Blood Shortage
A busy holiday season combined with bouts of winter weather have combined to threaten Wisconsin blood supplies with shortages if donations don't come through. The American Red Cross said that supplies...
Jan 07, 2026 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
Add Manitowoc County to Those Experiencing Fake Law Enforcement Scams
If it didn't keep working, it wouldn't still be worked, and so it seems that scammers are still finding success convincing people that they're in trouble with the law and need to pay their way out. Th...
Jan 06, 2026 Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos / CC
Fond du Lac's Sadie Howell Now Chair of Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce Execs
Sadie Howell, the President and CEO of Envision Greater Fond du Lac, will serve as the Chair of the 2026 Board of Advisors for the Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce Executives. That organization serves as...
Jan 06, 2026 iqoncept / Depositphotos.com
Monday Evening Crash Near Waupun Takes Life of Oshkosh Man - UPDATE
A 61-year-old Oshkosh man lost his life in a Fond du Lac County crash on Monday evening. A single-vehicle rollover crash was reported just before 7 PM Monday on County Road "M" about 4 miles north of ...
Jan 06, 2026
Weather Looks OK Here, but Some Areas to the North Could Experience Slipperiness
Favorable overnight temperatures are cutting a break for Sheboygan area drivers this morning. Concerns about possible freezing drizzle or rain have abated as temperatures here remained above freezing ...
Jan 06, 2026 NWS Graphic
Former Sheboygan HR Director to be Sentenced on Federal Child Porn Charges in February
The former Director of Human Resources for the City of Sheboygan has reached a plea agreement in Federal Court on Child Pornography Charges filed in Outagamie County. Adam Westbrook took the HR Direct...
Jan 06, 2026 Adam Westbrook from Sauk County Sheriff, Courtesy of Fox11 Online
First Sheboygan County Baby of 2026 Announced by Aurora - Sheboygan
The first Sheboygan County baby born in 2026 arrived on the second day of the new year at Aurora Medical Center - Sheboygan County. "Alice" is the daughter of parents identified only as Anne and Jacob...
Jan 05, 2026 Sheboygan County's First Baby of 2026, Alice, With Parents Anne and Jacob. Photo Courtesy of Aurora - Sheboygan County
