Gas Pedal Failure Blamed for Car Hitting House
WAUPUN, WI (WHBL/KFIZ) - Waupun Police say a 69-year-old woman drove her vheicle into a home Tuesday morning.It happened when Sandra Fretschel was trying to park at Waupun Memorial Hospital's parking...
View ArticleLet It Flow
SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, WI (WHBL) - It was only a few weeks ago when prices at gas stations were going up by nickels and dimes every day. Now, just like a roller coaster after it completes its upward climb,...
View ArticleSuperCash Winner Claims $350,000 Prize
Fond du Lac, WI (WHBL-KFIZ) -The Fond du Lac man who won $350,000 in the SuperCash drawing last Saturday night came forward to claim his prize. Lottery officials say George Illetschko bought his...
View ArticleGrothman Aims to Defund Planned Parenthood
Washington, DC (WHBL-KFIZ) - Funding for Planned Parenthood will be on the agenda when federal lawmakers return to the nation’s capitol next month. Congressman Glenn Grothman says he will be...
View ArticleTrial Underway for Leanel Holder
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - Day one of the Leanel Holder trial in Sheboygan County Court Wednesday saw a key witness for the prosecution’s case take the stand.The 36-year-old Illinois man is facing a first...
View ArticleUnemployment Down in Sheboygan County in July
SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, WI (WHBL) - For the first time in three months, the unemployment rates in Sheboygan County went down.The latest figures from the state Department of Workforce Development released...
View ArticleProgress, Changes Continue at Edgewater Power Plant
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - The smoke stacks that dot the south side of Sheboygan along Lake Michigan may not change in the near future, but what comes out of them will.Alliant Energy gave an update...
View ArticleGarage Fire Contained in Town of Wilson
TOWN OF WILSON, WI (WHBL) - Five local fire departments were needed to help put out a garage fire in the Town of Wilson Wednesday afternoon.Town of Wilson/Black River Fire Department Chief Brian...
View ArticleFond du Lac Fire and Rescue Receives Accreditation
Fond du Lac, WI WHBL- KFIZ) -The long process for international accreditation came to a successful conclusion Thursday morning when Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue received that accreditation.Fire Chief...
View ArticleHome for The Holidays? Buy Tickets NOW !
Sheboygan, WI (WHBL) - For anyone planning to travel during the Thanksgiving or Christmas holiday periods, there may not be a better time to buy airline tickets than now. Add to that, the difference...
View ArticleDomestic Abuse Suspect To Serve Year in Jail
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - A Sheboygan man will serve one year in state prison for hurting his girlfriend last May in a domestic abuse incident.Judge James Bolgert sentenced 44 year old Robert Drone last...
View ArticleRipon Cookie Daze to Continue Despite Plant Closing
RIPON, WI (WHBL-KFIZ) - Despite the closing of one of two cookie factories in the city, there will be a Ripon Cookie Daze event in 2016.Ripon Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jason Mansmith...
View ArticleJail Time for Sexually Assaulting Nine Year Old
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - A Sheboygan man will serve four years in state prison for sexually assaulting a nine year old girl last December.Judge L. Edward Stengel sentenced 29 year old Julio...
View ArticleGarage Fire in Fond du Lac
FOND DU LAC (WHBL/KFIZ) - Fond du Lac firefighters dealt with a garage fire Thursday morning on the city’s southeast corner. The initial call came in around 3:45 a.m. on Wedgewood Lane.A neighbor used...
View ArticleSheboygan Rallies to Fight Drug Addictions
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - If you know someone who is dealing with a drug addiction, or are interested in doing something about it, there is an event taking place Saturday that can help you out. Fountain...
View ArticleAccused Baby Killer Bound Over for Trial
Fond du Lac, WI (WHBL-KFIZ) - The 29-year-old Bellwood, Illinois man suspected of killing his girlfriend’s 14-month-old baby boy has been bound over for trial in Fond du Lac County Court. Probable...
View ArticleSheboygan Man Hired to Work at Business Allegedly Robs the Place
Sheboygan, WI (WHBL) - 48-year-old Dean J Crimmins of Sheboygan is facing a felony charge of burglary of a building or dwelling. Crimmins is accused of stealing a cash box, bank deposit bag, and...
View ArticleTwo Standoffs in Fon du Lac
Fond du Lac, WI (WHBL-KFIZ) - Fond du Lac Police dealt with two despondent men in separate incidents in the City Friday. The second incident involved a man in the 600 block of S. Main Street who it was...
View ArticleFormer North Fond du Lac High School Staffer Sentenced for Sex with Student
NORTH FOND DU LAC, WI (WHBL/KFIZ) - An Oshkosh man who had a sexual relationship with a North Fond du Lac High School student while working as an instructional aide there has been sentenced to...
View ArticleACUITY Receives Another Honor from Fortune
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - The honors keep coming for ACUITY from Fortune Magazine. The Sheboygan-based insurance company was named this week the top workplace for insurance companies in the country by...
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