Category Archives: Local News
Manitowoc Police Department Calls 2022 Drive Sober Campaign a Success
The Manitowoc Police Department is reporting a successful "Drive Sober or get Pulled Over" campaign. In a news release, the department reported making four arrests for driving under the influence betw...
Jan 05, 2023
City Council Election Nomination Period Ends, Primary Election Required in Manitowoc
The deadline to return paperwork for the upcoming City Council elections has passed, and numerous people have thrown their hats in the ring in Manitowoc and Two Rivers. Starting with the Clipper City,...
Jan 05, 2023
Manitowoc Room Tax Commission and Crime Prevention Committee to Gather Today
There are a pair of meetings on the calendar for today in the City of Manitowoc. First up is the Room Tax Commission, which will be in the Council Chambers at 4:30 p.m. They will get a report regardin...
Jan 05, 2023
Kiel Police Department Swears In New Chief of Police
There is a new man in charge of the Kiel Police Department. During the City Council's Committee of the Whole meeting Tuesday evening, Joe Jeanty was officially sworn in as the new Chief of Police. He ...
Jan 05, 2023
Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office Offering Reward in Theft Case
The Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office and Crime Stoppers are offering a reward for information in a recent theft case. According to Sheriff Dan Hartwig, a pair of Telemecanique Silo Unloader remotes, ...
Jan 05, 2023
Second Suspect Facing Charges in Manitowoc Car Theft Case
A second suspect is facing charges for his role in the theft of a vehicle from outside a Manitowoc Bar. As we previously reported, Margret Metzger-Meek was arrested after taking a coat off the back of...
Jan 05, 2023
Washington Island Fire Rescue Uses a Ferry to Battle a Fire
"There are not many departments that use a ferry as part of their tool box." That comment was made by Captain Gary Schultz of Washington Island Fire Rescue following a rather unique situation in the D...
Jan 05, 2023
Manitowoc County Joint Dispatch Board to Gather This Morning
There is only one governmental meeting scheduled for today in Manitowoc County. The Joint Dispatch Board will be in the Communications and Technology Building at 9:00 this morning. They will allow the...
Jan 05, 2023
Appleton Police Make an Arrest in November Homicide
An arrest has been made in connection to an Appleton homicide that took place in November. The investigation began when 31-year-old Erik B. Hudson was found dead in a home in the 700 block of West Sum...
Jan 05, 2023
A Manitowoc Man Charged With 4th OWI Appears For Bail Hearing
A 50-year-old Manitowoc man arrested late last week on a 4th OWI Charge, appeared for a bail hearing recently in Manitowoc County Circuit Court. Police responded to a report last Thursday evening of a...
Jan 05, 2023
