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Manitowoc and Sheboygan Counties Both Report No New Cases of COVID-19
There are no new positive cases of COVID-19 in Manitowoc or Sheboygan Counties. In Manitowoc County, there are still only 7 confirmed cases, with 254 tests coming back negative. Manitowoc County Emerg...
Apr 23, 2020
Representative Tittl Breaks Down Assembly Meeting from Last Week
The Wisconsin State Assembly met last week with a few items on the agenda. Manitowoc Representative Paul Tittl made the trip to Madison, while making sure to adhere to social distancing guidelines, to...
Apr 22, 2020
Newton Meats Staying Busy Amid COVID-19 Shutdown
The owner of Newton Meats says they remain open during this COVID-19 shutdown. Karean Van Ess Wagner tells us Newton Meats is classified as an essential business-under the Governor's Safe at Home Orde...
Apr 22, 2020
Nickels Says Talks Continue About Slowly Reopening Some City Entities
Manitowoc could soon see some return to normalcy next Monday. Mayor Justin Nickels says talks continue on Maritime Metro Transit offering "limited service" to residents, but it would be on limited rou...
Apr 22, 2020 Manitowoc Mayor Justin Nickels
Shoreline Hometown Credit Union to Award $20,000 To “Nonessential” Hometown Businesses
Shoreline Hometown Credit Union has created a "COVID-19 Relief Grant", which is designed to assist non-essential hometown businesses during the pandemic crisis. Qualifying businesses are being sent in...
Apr 22, 2020
Gamez Due in Manitowoc County Court for Sentencing Today
An update on sentencing can be found HERE The 48-year-old Manitowoc man who entered an Alford plea in a child neglect case is due to be sentenced this afternoon. Eduardo Gamez was arrested in July of ...
Apr 22, 2020
Second Death Reported in Brown County Linked to COVID-19, Meat Packing Plants Closing
Brown County Health Officials are reporting that a second person has died after contracting COVID-19. Details about the individual have not been released. This news comes along side the new number of ...
Apr 22, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Republican Leaders Challenge Extension Of Safer At Home Order
Republican legislative leaders are challenging the extension of Governor Tony Evers' Safer-at-Home order. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald asked the Wisconsin Sup...
Apr 22, 2020
Milwaukee Common Council Backs Plan To Send Absentee Ballots To Voters
Milwaukee's so-called "SafeVote program" would mail an application for an absentee ballot to every registered voter in the city. The Common Council gave its unanimous approval in a Tuesday vote. Every...
Apr 22, 2020
Milwaukee Police Seek Woman Who Shot Another Person Last Weekend
Milwaukee police are looking for a woman who was involved in a shooting last weekend. Witnesses say the slender African-American woman was 35-to-40 years old, with short orange or red hair and two gol...
Apr 22, 2020
