Category Archives: Local News

The Oshkosh woman who allegedly attempted to hire a hitman is being held on a $1 million cash bond. The investigation into 38-year-old Melissa A. Smith began back in July when the Oshkosh Police Vice ...

An arrest has been made in an armed robbery case in Appleton early yesterday morning (August 11th). According to a report from the Appleton Police Department, officers responded to a report of an arme...

A lightning strike is responsible for a multiple alarm fire early this morning in the Kewaunee County Town of Montpelier. Luxemburg Community Fire Chief Lew DuChateau says crews were dispatched just b...

The Biden Administration may have extended the eviction moratorium through October 3, but that doesn't mean scammers have postponed their tricks. Con artists often take advantage of the confusion and ...

There is some good news for bikers that use the Mariners Trail in Two Rivers. A brand new bike repair station has been added, which City Manager Greg Buckley explains is right next to the water filtra...

The Capitol Civic Center in Manitowoc has expanded their 2021-22 season to now include a total of 30 shows. Combined with more than one dozen arts partner organizations and more venue rentals than eve...

Drugs remain a huge problem all over, and the biggest issue in Manitowoc County is Fentanyl. Sheriff Dan Hartwig was on WOMT's Be My Guest program recently, where he explained that Fentanyl is a synth...

This article was written for the Art Forward series by Diana Bolander, Assistant Director/Curator at the Rahr-West Art Museum. The Rahr-West Art Museum is currently exhibiting an example of contempora...

The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for Manitowoc County and all of East-Central Wisconsin until 8 p.m. tonight. A tornado watch indicates that atmospheric conditions observed in a...

There are two meetings scheduled to take place in the City of Manitowoc this evening. First up is Great Lakes Utilities, which will gather in The Wisconsin Maritime Museum at 3:30 PM, where they will ...