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Sheboygan County frozen pizza company fined for not following DNR rules

May 3, 2014, 2:35 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - A Sheboygan County frozen pizza plant has been fined $17,000 by the state Justice Department for violating the state’s waste water and pollution discharge laws.  Sheboygan County Circuit Court Judge L. Edward Stengel ruled in favor of the state Thursday against Luige’s Frozen Pizza Inc. of the Town of Holland.

The initial complaint was filed in January of 2012, claiming the company failed to file appropriate papers with the DNR regarding monitoring of a detention pond for wastewater discharging from the plant.

The fine will cover forfeiture and penalty costs, and the ruling will require the company to complete evaluations of their pond with DNR supervision for any pollutants that could seep into nearby groundwater.

 

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Grothman Wins Straw Poll

May 5, 2014, 2:47 am
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MADISON, WI (WHBL) - State Senator Glenn Grothman was the choice among Republicans at the party’s state convention over the weekend to succeed outgoing Tom Petri for the 6th district congressional seat.  WisPolitics.com conducted a straw poll and reported that 159 statewide voters chose Grothman while his closest competitor - Senator Joe Leibham of Sheboygan - received 85 votes.  Among 6th district voters, 44 chose Grothman while  26 chose Leibham.  There will be a three-way GOP primary between Grothman, Leibham and Assemblyman Duey Stroebel.

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Community Health Survey underway

May 5, 2014, 2:27 pm
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - Sheboygan County health providers are conducting a community health survey to help them determine the current health of area residents and how to improve their services.

County Public Health Officer Jean Beinemann says they are contacting people over the phone to find around 400 to complete the 18 minute survey.  Questions that will be asked include what access people have to health services, what their diet is, and personal behaviors that can impact health.  Those who take part will remain anonymous.  Results will be made public later this year.

Beinemann said the survey is part of a larger effort to analyze health trends in the area. 

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Child Trafficking Busted in Sheboygan

May 5, 2014, 5:18 pm
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - An Appleton man who was bringing teenage girls into Sheboygan for prostitution early in 2013 has been charged in Sheboygan County Court following a more than one-year investigation by Sheboygan Police.  28 year old Pao Chang is facing four counts of trafficking a child and human trafficking, which carry a total penalty of 145 years in prison.  Prosecutors said the investigation began in February of last year when police received a report of runaway juveniles involved in prostitution in the 1500 block of Michigan Avenue.  Police were able to identify the females, who ranged in age from 13 to 21.  The girls told investigators that Chang would allegedly arrange encounters with men and collect the money.  In return, they would be guaranteed a roof over their heads.  The activities occurred in several locations throughout the city of Sheboygan, including an upstairs apartment on North 10th Street, a residence on Weeden Creek Road, a residence in the 1500 block of Michigan Avenue, and a hotel on Wilgus Avenue.  Chang appeared in court yesterday and is back in the Sheboygan County Jail, awaiting his next court appearance.

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Sheboygan City Council looking at downtown housing project

May 6, 2014, 7:26 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - The city of Sheboygan is continuing to aggressively work on implementing parts of the downtown Master Plan which was unveiled last month.  The city council Monday night reviewed a development agreement for construction of a 30-unit apartment building on city-owned property on 8th Street and sent it to the Finance Committee for further study.

Mayor Mike Vandersteen, on Sheboygan’s Morning News, said the city acquired the property which formerly housed the St. Cyril and Methodius convent and a Tri-Par station for $105,000 and plans to sell it to the developer for ten dollars.  He said the city needs to take actions like this at times in order to spur development.

Vandersteen said if the plans go through, that building will add 2.5-million dollars to the city’s tax base.  He adds it could also make other parts of the master plan feasible, such as building a grocery story in the downtown area.

The proposal will come back to the city council for final approval when it meets in two weeks.

 

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Numbers are in for drug collection on state's National Take Back Day

May 6, 2014, 10:10 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - The city of Sheboygan collected 90 pounds of expired or unused prescription drugs during the National Take Back Day on April 26th.

The Attorney General’s office reports that, statewide, 25 tons of drugs were dropped off at 200 collection sites.  Officials said Wisconsin ranked third in the country, trailing only California and Texas.

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Cooper Elementary Service Project

May 7, 2014, 3:57 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - Cooper Elementary School’s Student Council members participated in a community service project on May 1 to commemorate Memorial Day.  Students worked together to create a banner honoring veterans for their service.  A main objective of the project was recognizing that freedom is not truly free.  Students briefly learned about the history behind Memorial Day and some of the traditional ways in which it is celebrated.  They created a banner to be hung in a local nursing home as a reminder to the veterans, their wives, siblings, children and/or friends, that the service and losses of our military personal is not forgotten or taken for granted. (Submitted by Sheboygan Area School District)

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First strong storm in Sheboygan brings small hail

May 7, 2014, 7:35 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - Sheboygan County saw its first taste of strong thunderstorms for the spring season early Wednesday morning.  The National Weather Service says they received one report of penny sized hail, roughly three-quarters of an inch in diameter, in the Sheboygan area around 4:30 a.m.  There have been no reports of damage due to the storm that passed through.  This is the first strong/severe storm to pass through since high winds caused property damage in the Cleveland area about a month ago.  The forecast does call for another possible chance of strong or severe storm Thursday afternoon and evening.

 

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The Race for 26th District Assembly Heats Up

May 8, 2014, 5:47 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - There are now three candidates in the running for the 26th District Assembly seat.  Former Assemblyman Terry Van Akkeren of Sheboygan and Terry Katsma of Oostburg both announced their candidacies on Thursday.  Van Akkeren held the seat for eight years before losing to Mike Endsley in 2010.  He says district residents deserve to have a representative who will serve them first.  Van Akkeren said he was encouraged to run by people in Sheboygan and Madison and, with the seat open, now was the perfect time for him to run.  Katsma, who has spent the past 34 years in the banking industry, said he has worked in the private sector and now he's ready to serve in the public sector.  He said, if elected, his major focus will be controlling spending and reducing excessive government regulations.  Katsma will face Job Hou-Seye in the GOP primary in August.  So far, Van Akkeren is the only Democrat in the race.

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NFL Draft Update

May 10, 2014, 3:17 am
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The Green Bay Packers drafted a pair of new weapons for Aaron Rodgers to throw to. The Packers drafted Fresno State wide receiver Davante Adams in the second round (53rd overall pick) and California tight end Richard Rodgers in the third round (98th overall pick). Adams, a six-foot-one standout for the Bulldogs, is the likely replacement of James Jones – who was lost to the Oakland Raiders in free agency this offseason. The Packers also picked up Southern Miss defensive tackle Khyri Thorton in the third round (85th overall pick). Pending last-minute trades, the Packers have five more picks in the draft.  ----- 

A pair of Wisconsin standouts will make their way to the N-F-C this upcoming N-F-L season. The Atlanta Falcons drafted safety Dezmen Southward in the third round of last night’s N-F-L Draft (68th overall pick), while the 49ers drafted linebacker Chris Borland in the 77th overall pick. Five other Badgers – Jared Abbrederis, Beau Allen, Ryan Groy, Jacob Pedersen and James White – are hoping to hear their names called today when the final four rounds of the draft gets underway.

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Brewers Lose to Yanks

May 10, 2014, 3:19 am
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Yankees pitching sensation Masahiro Tanaka proved too much for Milwaukee, as the Brewers fell 5-3. Scooter Gennett and Jonathan Lucroy led a comeback charge in the sixth inning with a pair of R-B-Is, but it wasn't enough. Yovani Gallardo picked up his second loss of the season, allowing four runs, five hits and striking out seven batters in five-and-two-thirds innings of work.  The teams play again tonigt with the first pitch scheduled for 6:10 p.m.

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Lt. Governor at LTC

May 12, 2014, 4:41 am
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CLEVELAND, WI (WHBL) - Wisconsin Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch will be in the area Monday to host a tax reform roundtable at Lakeshore Technical College.  It’s part of a statewide tour being undertaken at the request of Governor Scott Walker to collect ideas and input from citizens across the state regarding tax reform.  The roundtable is expected to last 60 to 90 minutes and will also include remarks from State Revenue Secretary Rick Chandler.  It gets underway at 10 this morning. 

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Some Severe Weather in Wisconsin Overnight

May 12, 2014, 4:42 am
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UNDATED (WHBL) - Almost 55-hundred Wisconsin electric customers were without power Monday morning, after heavy thunderstorms put a damper on Mother's Day outings. The Wisconsin Public Service utility reported over 29-hundred outages in the Oshkosh area at 5:15 a-m.  We Energies had just over a-thousand customers out around Seymour.  Workers were busy during the night getting power restored.  Wisconsin Power-and-Light reported over two-thousand outages in Fond du Lac County at 5 o'clock.  But just 15 minutes later, the utility's Web site said the numbers of outages were down to about 350.  In western Dane County, power lines fell late yesterday in Cross Plains, where a tree caught on fire.  In Black Earth, heavy rains and a brief hail-storm caused minor flooding.  Near Janesville, gusts up to 60-miles-an-hour caused a fallen tree to block a road -- and numerous tree limbs fell at nearby Footville.  Beaver Dam had continuous lightning and half-inch hail late yesterday afternoon.

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Two injured in Town of Lima accident

May 12, 2014, 7:30 am
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TOWN OF LIMA, WI (WHBL) - Two people were injured in a two vehicle accident in the Town of Lima Monday morning.  Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Mark Rupnik said the accident occurred on Highway 28 around 5:45 a.m.

He says a vehicle driven by 55 year old Michael Hendrikse, of Sheboygan, was heading westbound when it crossed the center line and struck an eastbound vehicle driven by 62 year old Raylene Justinger, of Waldo.  Both were taken to Sheboygan Aurora Medical Center for treatment of non life-threatening injuries.

Rupnik said Hendrikse was cited for inattentive driving.

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Heroin Dealer Sentenced to Prison

May 12, 2014, 9:32 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - A Sheboygan man has been sentenced to prison for dealing heroin.  32 year old Robert Torres had been under investigation by the Sheboygan MEG Unit and, last July and August, had sold heroin to an undercover agent on several occasions in the city of Sheboygan.  He was arrested last August after officers stopped a car that he was in, and found heroin concealed on the woman that he was with.  Torres appeared recently in Sheboygan County Court and was sentenced by Judge Terrence Bourke to two and a half years in prison to be followed by 5 years of supervision.

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Leibham signs tax pledge

May 12, 2014, 10:30 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - State Senator Joe Leibham of Sheboygan has become the first candidate in the 6th District race to take the “Taxpayer Protection Pledge”.  Leibham said the pledge lets taxpayers know that he will do all within his power to ensure that taxes don’t increase while he’s in Congress.

Leibham is in a three-way race for the Republican nomination with Senator Glenn Grothman and Assemblyman Duey Stroebel.  A primary to determine who will run for the seat in November will be held in August.

 

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Details emerge on proposed fifth area Kohler golf course

May 12, 2014, 5:53 pm
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TOWN OF WILSON, WI (WHBL) - Details emerged Monday evening on how a fifth Kohler owned golf course in Sheboygan County would look like.

At a packed Town of Wilson Plan Commission meeting, Kohler Company lawyer Steven Westphal said an ultimate goal for the 18 hole facility, which would be located on current tented forest land along Lake Michigan north of the Kohler Andrae State Park, is to make it one of the top 50 golf courses in the world.  That would make it at the same level or better than Wistling Straits.

There is opposition to the course.  The group “Friends of the Black River Forest” handed out papers to meeting attendees raising questions on the impact a course would have on the land and area residents.  Plan Commission members asked a number of questions ranging from what will be used for road pavement to issues of noise.  Chair Doug Fuller provided his thoughts on how this plan could goes forward; saying if the course can enhance the area's habitat, it will be in the best interest for Kohler.

A public hearing to approve conditional use permits for this project will be held June 9.

 

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The Army Investigating Death of Kiel Soldier

May 13, 2014, 4:56 am
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KOSOVO (WHBL) - The Army is investigating the death of a soldier from Wisconsin.  Her family said 33-year-old Sergeant Heidi Ruh, of rural Kiel, was shot and killed Friday at a base in Kosovo, where she was stationed.  Relatives were not told what happened.  The Pentagon had not announced the death as of Tuesday morning.  Ruh's father Scott says that his daughter was an 11-year Army veteran, and she repaired surgical machines in a medical unit.  Scott Ruh said Heidi began her Kosovo assignment in February.  She spent eight years at Fort Hood, Texas, including during the 2009 massacre in which another Kiel resident - Amy Krueger - was killed.  Ruh and Krueger were a year apart in their class groups at Kiel High School.  Ruh's family plans a public memorial service once her body is returned to Wisconsin.

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Latest ACUITY flag pole nearing completion

May 13, 2014, 8:19 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - Anyone who has been driving around ACUITY the past few weeks has probably noticed the insurance company's latest attemp at erecting one of the tallest flag poles in the world.  This week, it appears construction has reached their 400 foot goal as a airplane warning light is now in place.

The flag pole is designed to hold a flag that will be 60 by 120 feet.

This is the third attempt to build such a flag pole to accomodate such a large flag.  The first pole in 2003 was toppled in the wind.  The second reenforced pole put up in 2005 was taken down in 2009 after it too began to sway in the wind.  The company again made adjustments for the third pole, as it is set in a 10 foot deep foundation of concrete with the base spanning 11 feet.

No word yet when an official ceremony for the flag pole will be held.

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