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Pao Chang bound over for trial on prostitution charges

May 13, 2014, 8:33 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - An Appleton man has been bound over for trial for bringing teenage girls into Sheboygan for prostitution.  28 year old Pao Chang entered pleas of not guilty to charges of human and child trafficking during his preliminary hearing in Sheboygan County Court Tuesday morning.

Sheboygan Police began investigating the case after receiving word of juveniles involved in prostitution at a Michigan Avenue residence in February of 2013.  Detective Tamara Remington said the girls she interviewed told her they were brought to various locations in Sheboygan to perform prostitution for money, with one saying she had sex with 16 customers one night.  They added they were tattooed to indicate they were Chang’s property and feared that if they left they would be harmed by an Asian gang.

He faces up to 145 years in prison if found guilty and remains in the county jail.

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Two Children Injured in Crash

May 14, 2014, 2:41 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - Two children were injured Tuesday night in a single-car crash on I-43  south of Sheboygan in the town of Wilson.  The Sheriff’s Department said it happened around 9:30 when 29 year old Jennifer Morgan, of Sheboygan, northbound on I-43, swerved to avoid a deer and slammed into a guardrail.  Two female passengers, ages 7 and 13, were hospitalized for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

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Update: Driver Arrested After Chase and Crash

May 14, 2014, 2:58 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - A Sheboygan man is in the slammer this morning after a wild ride on Sheboygan’s southeast side.  Police said they received a report of a hit and run vehicle hitting 2 parked cars in the 1200 block of South 10th Street around 3:30 Wednesday morning and, 20 minutes later, received a report of a car stuck on the curb at South 10th and Mead.  Sgt. Tim Patton said officers pulled up behind the car and that’s when the 20 year old Sheboygan man backed into the squad, causing minor damage, and then took off.  Officers pursued the vehicle at speeds of 45 miles an hour, but terminated the chase after a few minutes.  A few minutes later they located the vehicle at Lakeshore Drive and Washington Avenue, where it had crashed through the chain link fence of the water treatment plant.  The driver, who was on probation, wasn’t injured.  He was arrested on charges of drunk driving, eluding, and several counts of hit and run.

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Wilson Students Plant Tree at Annual Arbor Day Celebration

May 15, 2014, 4:55 am
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Wilson Elementary School students participated in the annual Arbor Day Celebration in April.  Each year, the students have planted a tree on the school grounds, but this year, that tradition was in jeopardy.  Kris Shepherd, new owner of Don Caan's Floral, gladly stepped forward with the donation of a Basswood Tree when Principal Chad Renzelmann explained that for the first time in 30 years the school did not have a tree to plant. (Courtesy of Sheboygan Area School District)

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Plymouth High School student chefs make state competition finals

May 15, 2014, 7:24 am
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PLYMOUTH, WI (WHBL) - A group of four Plymouth High School students are in Madison Thursday competing in a statewide student chef competition.  Culinary Arts and Food Science teacher Gale Litt says their entry was one of five finalists selected from 140 statewide, using their own recipe consisting of locally grown foods and dairy products.  Their recipe is a southwest stuffed green pepper with pinto beans, tomatoes, dieced potatoes and whole grain rice for filling and topped with mozzarella and pepper jack cheeses.

Litt said entering this competition works well with her curriculum of providing students authentic learning experiences where what they do in the classroom can simulate what they can do when they have jobs outside of schooling.

Litt says the team’s recipe - plus a few others from her classes - have been used by the school’s food service program.

 

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City of Plymouth residents to start paying recycling fee next year

May 15, 2014, 9:26 am
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PLYMOUTH, WI (WHBL) - Most city of Plymouth residents will begin paying a fee for recycling services next year.  The city’s Common Council voted unanimously this week to begin assessing a fee next year for those who get service from the city and live either in a single family home or complexes with four or less units.

Clerk Treasurer Patricia Huberty says the fee - starting January 1, 2015 - will be $9.50 for the year, and will increase to $19 in 2016 and to $28.50 in 2017.  The city has been fully funding the recycling program in the past, but increased costs led to the fee to ensure the program’s long term financial health.

Commercial and larger residential properties are not affected by the fee, since most get recycling services from other providers.

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Sheboygan man charged for hit and run, police chase

May 15, 2014, 11:04 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - A Sheboygan man has been charged for damaging several vehicles and causing a police chase in Sheboygan early Wednesday morning.

According to the criminal complaint, Sheboygan Police found 20 year old Brandon Ball driving a vehicle that was suspected of causing hit and run accidents on the 1200 block of South 10th Street and the 1000 block of Union Avenue earlier that morning.  Ball then led officers on a chase on the city’s southeast side, striking a squad car in the process.

Officers ended their pursuit due to high speeds and safety.  A short time later, the vehicle lost control and crashed around the intersection of Washington Avenue and Lakeshore Drive and Ball was taken into custody.

Ball now faces up to four years in prison if found guilty.

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Sheboygan man charged for burglarizing Plymouth's Habitat Restore

May 15, 2014, 11:07 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - A Sheboygan man faces burglary charges for stealing a safe from Habitat Restore in Plymouth in March.

County prosecutors say 23 year old Nicholas Holz forced his way into the store on the night of March 9, where he took a safe and left.  He was later able to open the safe, took about $230 from it, and then left it along Highway 28 in the Town of Lima.

The safe was found five days later, and DNA evidence from a necklace found at the store pointed to Holz as a suspect.  Holz admitted to the crime earlier this week, saying he was desperate for money to buy groceries and gas.

He now faces over 15 years in prison if found guilty.

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Be Alert For Home Security Robocalls

May 16, 2014, 3:56 am
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MADISON, WI (WHBL) - A heads-up from the state about a robocall that’s been going around.  The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection says hang up if you receive a call from an alarm company.  The message tells people they can get a free security system for having a sign planted in their front yard.  The message then provides options to press a key for an operator or press a key to be removed from the list.  Officials urge people to just hang up since pressing any keys will let the caller know that your number is active and may lead to an increase in similar calls.

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Plymouth student chefs place second at state competition

May 16, 2014, 10:12 am
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PLYMOUTH, WI (WHBL) -  Congrats goes out to a group of Plymouth High School student chefs as they placed second Thursday in this year’s Whipping up Wellness Wisconsin Student Chef Competition.  Their stuffed green pepper recipe was only beaten by a wild rice quiche recipe put together by Grantsburg High School students.

This was the second year for this event put on by the state Department of Public Instruction.  Plymouth also made the finals last year and placed fourth.

The student recipe, plus a few others from Plymouth’s culinary arts and food science students, has been incorporated by the school’s food service program.

 

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Sheboygan man charged for huffing in a Sheboygan parking lot

May 16, 2014, 10:29 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - A Sheboygan man faces multiple misdemeanor charges for huffing cans of Dust Off in a public area.

According to the criminal complaint, Sheboygan Police were called Thursday to investigate a suspicious vehicle parked next to Harry’s Diner on Calumet Drive.  When officers arrived, they found 30 year old Steven Kallas sitting in the passenger seat with foam coming out of his mouth and having a confused facial expression.  Officers noticed three cans of the compressed air product in the vehicle and asked Kallas if he was huffing them.  He said, "Yes."

He now faces up to 27 months in prison if found guilty.

 

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Open house set for latest SASD construction house

May 28, 2014, 7:45 am
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TOWN OF SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - The Sheboygan Area School District’s 16th home construction project is complete.  Students from North and South High School have worked on the 2,000 square foot three bedroom structure this year on Wild Meadow Drive.

On Sheboygan’s Morning News Wednesday, Superintendent Joe Sheehan said the home was purchased for over $300,000 prior to completion, allowing students to experience what it's like to have change orders to the project to meet the buyer's desires.

An open house is scheduled for June 7th from 10am to 3pm.  Sheehan says the money from this year’s sale will help sponsor scholarships for students who helped with the project and pay for the land for future homes. He adds there is growing interest from the public to purchase homes made by the students.

 

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Recent burglaries on Sheboygan's south side

May 28, 2014, 9:15 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - Sheboygan Police are investigating a series of recent burglaries on the city’s south side.  The department says the neighborhoods of Franklin Park, Hilltop, Roosevelt Park, South Central and Swift have been the targets of five incidents over the past week.

One incident resulted in burglars entering a residence through an open ground level window and taking cash and electronic devices.  Three of the burglaries were to unsecured garages with tools, a lawn mower and a bicycle stolen.  One incident was an attempted burglary to a residence where entry was not gained.  Police are not saying if the burglaries are related or who the suspects might be.

Police are asking all residents to make sure you lock doors, windows and garages when you are not around to discourage burglars from entering.

 

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WHBL Owner Acquires Radio Group

May 29, 2014, 2:58 am
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WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) -- Wausau-based Midwest Communications which operates four radio stations in Sheboygan, WHBL, WHBZ, WXER and WBFM, is acquiring nine additional radio stations. The deal announced late Wednesday has Midwest Communications agreeing to a deal with Evansville, Indiana based South Central Communications for an undisclosed price.

Midwest Communications President and CEO Duke Wright believes he’s fortunate to acquire one of America’s best run radio groups. The stations include WIKY, WSTO, WABX, and WLFW in Evansville, Indiana, WJXA and WCJK in Nashville, Tennessee, and WJXB, WVRX, and WIMZ in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Wright says Midwest will not begin operating the nine radio properties until the sale is approved by the government.  “That will take several months. That’s usual. We would expect to, pending FCC approval, be involved in operating these stations sometime in September.”

South Central CEO J.P. Englebrecht issued a statement saying, “We have found a great steward for our radio stations and people in Midwest Communications.”

Wright says South Central is a lot like Midwest Communications in many ways.  “(They’re) family owned, began operations in 1947, third generation of the founding family is now running South Central, and they have diversified into some other fields that they wish to pursue, and decided to sell their radio division, and believe you me, these are wonderful radio stations in terrific markets.”

Wright started Midwest Communications with WRIG-AM in Wausau, Wisconsin in 1958. The nine stations included in this deal brings Midwest Communications portfolio up to 72 radio stations including this one in Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota.  

A third party connected Wright with Englebrecht and the South Central ownership. Wright says he may grow again if the circumstances are right.  “You know, if you’re not growing, you’re going backwards, so you’ve got to move forward.”

Duke Wright is passionate about radio and says the medium is stronger now than it has ever been, and serves listeners and communities well.

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South Student Hopes to Prevent Suicides

May 29, 2014, 3:55 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - A Sheboygan South High School junior has put together an event Saturday to bring attention to suicide and how to prevent it.  Raeni Kovacs has been working on the “Take a Stand” rally following the suicide of one of her friends over a year ago.  Kovacs says she's hoping to send a message that people can make a difference and that there are ways to help people to know that it's not the end and there are better ways to handle their problems.  With the help of her mother and friends, the event will be held at Fountain Park in Sheboygan from 4 to 9.  It will include live music, food, a candle lit walk, and guest speakers from county officials and support groups.  Kovacs is also hoping to use this event as a springboard for a movie she wants to make focused on suicide prevention.

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Winning Badger 5 ticket sold in Sheboygan

May 29, 2014, 8:20 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - The search continues for the person who bought the latest Badger 5 winning ticket in Sheboygan.

The ticket was purchased at the Piggly Wiggly on North 15th Street for this past Monday’s drawing.  That ticket matched all five numbers; 3, 8, 9, 17 and 19, and won the $199,000 cash jackpot.  That person does have 180 days, roughly until late November, to claim that prize.

According to the Wisconsin Lottery website, this jackpot was the biggest one won by one ticket since last May.  Sheboygan has had two other Badger 5 jackpot winning tickets sold within the past year, including one for $155,000.

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Police Urge "Throttle Management"

May 30, 2014, 4:12 am
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - Heads up, especially if you drive a motorcycle.  Sheboygan Police will be cracking down on loud and illegal exhaust systems.  Officer Joel Kuszynski said they receive numerous complaints about loud exhaust, often aggravated by excessive acceleration, especially during the summer months.  Kuszynski says state law requires a properly maintained muffler and prohibits modifying them to increase noise.  And, he says, there is a city ordinance against creating unnecessary noise by squealing tires or excessive acceleration.  Kuszynski is urging motorists to exercise “throttle management” because police are going to be focusing on enforcement.

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Plymouth Students Receive Scholarships

May 30, 2014, 5:11 am
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PLYMOUTH, WI (WHBL) -The Plymouth Education Foundation recently awarded over 20 scholarships totaling $29,750 to Plymouth High School graduating seniors during Scholarship Awards Night. 

2014 Scholarships awarded by Plymouth Education Foundation

Rhyan Family Class Exemplar Scholarship
MaggieMcConnaha - $5,000

Francis Family Scholarship
ErinHueppchen - $4,000

June LongrieVollrathScholarship
Isaac Zimmermann - $3,500

Royce ThalheimScholarship
JonCherwin - $2,500

Martha ThalheimScholarship
Maja Holcomb – $2,500

Elizabeth A. Jewett Scholarship
MaggieMcConnaha - $2,000

Eleanor FischongScholarship
Delaney Olsen - $1,250

LonaAhrensbrackScholarship
Haley Olsen - $1,000
Anna Travis - $750

Carl L. Dennerlein Memorial Scholarship
Henry Heim - $1,000

Robert Stoll Memorial Scholarship
AmyAddy - $1,000

Robert H. Mueller Scholarship
Benjamin Morris - $1,000

Jean LammersSchwiesowScholarship
MitchellHalderson - $750

Mark Provencher Sr. Memorial Scholarship
Brooke Reichert - $500
Valerie Singer - $500

Elden M. Amundson Family Scholarship
MichaelLoehrke - $500

Alice EbenreiterScholarship
ThomasTheisen - $500

J. M. Rock Family Scholarship
KathrynBoening - $500

Verna C. Webb Scholarship
RebeccaFranzen - $500

Wells Fargo Bank Scholarship
AronSchilsky - $500

The Plymouth Education Foundation supports the community’s value on continuing education by sustaining and enhancing its Scholarship Program.  Each year approximately 20 PHS graduating seniors receives a Foundation administered scholarship donated by area businesses and individuals wishing to recognize them for their accomplishments and help them pursue a post-secondary education.  The Foundation’s scholarship committee matches recipients to the specific criteria of its donors.  Recipients show a commitment to their education, a sincere desire to serve others, and/or the ability to overcome challenges in an effort to reach personal goals. (Courtsey of the Plymouth Education Association.)

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Sheboygan man charged for making bomb threat after not getting sandwich

May 30, 2014, 1:52 pm
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SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - A Sheboygan man faces a bomb scare charge for not getting a sandwich at the Sheboygan Senior Community Center.  23 year old Thomas Rupnik is accused of making the threat at the center Thursday.

According to the criminal complaint, Rupnik entered the North 6th Street building and asked for some food.  When staff turned him down, he left for a few minutes but returned and made the threatened to make a bomb and blow up the building.  Sheboygan Police made contact with him at his residence and he did admit to making the threat.

Rupnik now faces up to three and a half year in prison if found guilty of the felony.

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Milwaukee man charged for stealing, using debit card

May 30, 2014, 1:55 pm
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TOWN OF LYNDON, WI (WHBL) - A Milwaukee man faces a number of identity theft charges for stealing and using a debit card.

23 year old Michael Laubenheimer is accused of taking and using a debit card left by a person at his Town of Lyndon residence while away on a trip this month.  When the person returned May 24, he noticed the card was missing and discovered 15 charges totaling over $3,800 were made over the past 11 days.  A sheriff’s investigation was able to connect Laubenheimer to using the card at the Plymouth Kwik Trip when the unlawful charges were made.

Laubenheimer did admit to taking the card and using it to buy truck parts, gas, and other goods.  He now faces up to 90 years in prison if found guilty of all identity theft charges.

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