Explosion and Fire at Hexicon
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - An explosion and fire Sunday did an estimated $25,000 damage to a chemical shed at Hexicon Specialty Chemicals in the city of Sheboygan. The Fire Department said the call came...
View ArticleTen Arrested in Plymouth Drug Bust
PLYMOUTH, WI (WHBL) - Ten people, ranging in age from 20 to 48, are facing various drug charges in the wake of an ongoing investigation into the distribution of prescription drugs. Lt. Mike Williams...
View ArticleFond du Lac - Sheboygan County Robberies May be Related
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - The Sheboygan and Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Departments have joined forces in investigating three recent armed robberies, which may be related. Captain Dave Adams, of the...
View ArticleAldermen Vote to Change Nothing
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - An attempt to require a two-thirds vote of the city council to institute new fees or increase existing ones never came to a vote Monday night, but the council then voted to...
View ArticleSheboygan Quarry to get Upgrade
SHEBOYGAN, Wi (WHBL) - The Sheboygan City Council Monday night approved an agreement to allow a Madison firm to install beach and water amusement equipment at the Quarryview Park beach this summer and...
View ArticleDecision on Washington School Expected Tonight
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - The Sheboygan Area Board of Education will meet in special session Tuesday night to receive a recommendation on the future of the Washington School for Comprehensive Literacy....
View ArticleHousing Market Remains Strong
MADISON, WI (WHBL) - The monthly report from the Wisconsin Realtors Association shows that the housing market in Sheboygan County has improved significantly over the past year. Home sales were up...
View ArticleWashington School to Close???
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - An estimated 200 people turned out at North High School Tuesday night to hear the Sheboygan Area School Administration make its recommendation on Washington Elementary School....
View ArticlePlymouth Woman Injured in Rollover
PLYMOUTH, WI (WHBL) - A Plymouth woman was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon in a weather-related crash on Highway 57 south of Plymouth. Lt. John Detienne said it happened around three o’clock when...
View ArticleUpdate: Blowing Snow and Ice Cause Travel Problems
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - Strong winds, white-out conditions, and patches of glare ice caused problems on Sheboygan County roads on Tuesday. The Sheriff’s Department said they received reports of 22...
View ArticleMayoral Debate Tonight
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - The two candidates for Sheboygan mayor will meet in a debate Wednesday night in the Rocca Room of the Mead Public Library. The debate between incumbent Mayor Terry Van Akkeren...
View ArticleThe First Day of Spring
UNDATED (WHBL) - Today is the first day of spring. But Wisconsinites are still chattering their teeth and shivering in their coats, as wind chills plunged into the minus-teens overnight. Medford had...
View ArticleMan Gets Prison for Raping Drunk Victim
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - A Sheboygan man will spend 5 years in prison and 10 years on supervision when he gets out for his part in the rape of a highly intoxicated Sheboygan woman last July. 30 year old...
View ArticleMayoral Debate
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - The two candidates for Sheboygan Mayor met face to face in the Rocca Room of the Mead Public Library Wednesday night. A good crowd was on hand for the hour and a half debate...
View ArticleSheboygan Area Unemployment Up in January
MADISON, WI (WHBL) - Unemployment jumped substantially in the city and county of Sheboygan during the month of January. The latest figures from the Department of Workforce Development put the county...
View ArticleWoman gets Prison for Identity Theft
SHEBOYGAN, WI. (WHBL) - A Sheboygan woman who was stealing credit cards and then using them around Sheboygan last July and August is going to prison. 23 year old Crystal Federer stole the credit cards...
View ArticleWisconsin Drought Slowly Improving
UNDATED (WHBL) - There’s a silver lining in Wisconsin’s long, snowy winter – the state’s intense drought conditions are finally starting to ease up. The U-S Drought Monitor says 77-percent of the...
View ArticleS.S. Badger Could Get Extension Regarding Coal-Ash Dumping
UNDATED (WHBL) - The S.S. Badger Car Ferry could get two more years to adopt a cleaner way to get rid of its coal-ash emissions. The federal E-P-A on Friday announced a tentative two-year extension for...
View ArticleTwo Injured in Collision
RANDOM LAKE, WI (WHBL) - Two people were injured Friday afternoon in the collision of two pickup trucks in the town of Sherman a couple miles north of Random Lake. The Sheriff’s Department said it...
View ArticleTeen Injured in BB Gun Incident
SHEBOYGAN, WI (WHBL) - A Sheboygan man is facing a criminal charge after apparently accidentally shooting his brother in the head with a BB gun in the city of Sheboygan Sunday night. Police said it...
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