Category Archives: Local News

Deputies in the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office are now wearing body cameras. Sheriff Dan Hartwig said on WOMT's Be My Guest program that 53 cameras have been deployed for two months after initial t...

Two roads are closed in Calumet County due to construction. County Road HH is being pulverized from the Kiel city limits to Calumet County Highway A. The Calumet County Highway Department says it will...

Day one of the WIAA State Boys Golf Tournament is in the books, and two local golfers are within striking distance of the top spot in Division 3. Mishicot's Dane Moore shot a 79 at University Ridge in...

For the third time in two weeks, an announcement has been made regarding a convicted sex offender who is set to be released and reside in Manitowoc. 52-year-old Kevin G. Ternes is scheduled to be rele...

The surge in child sexual assault crimes in our area continued yesterday (June 8th). The Appleton Police Department announced the arrest of 26-year-old DePreist T. McGruder, a previously convicted sex...

Residents in Two Rivers will have the chance to dispose of their unwanted electronics today (June 9th). Two Rivers Utilities will be holding its electronics recycling event today from 7:30 a.m. to 5:0...

There are a pair of Manitowoc County governmental meetings scheduled for this morning. The Board of Adjustment will be in the County Office Complex at 9:00 a.m., where they will continue discussions r...

Over the past several years, there has been a significant increase in the number of sex crimes committed against children in our area. In May alone, three men were arrested in Manitowoc County on chil...

An argument over a basketball game at an Oshkosh pool took a dangerous turn over the weekend. The Oshkosh Police Department was called to Pollock Pool on Taft Avenue just after 4:00 Saturday evening o...

A man from Plymouth is facing federal and state charges in a child sexual assault case. The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin has announced that, last week, 45-year...