Category Archives: Local News
WOMT Radio to Experience Short Radio Outage, Online Streaming Will Remain Available
WOMT Radio is scheduled to go off the air sometime this morning for tower maintenance on another antenna co-located on the WOMT structure. The lightning and rainstorms of July 14th and 15th that rolle...
Aug 03, 2021
Brown County Man Charged with Starting Eight Fires Between 2018 and 2021
A Brown County man is facing charges after it was discovered that he allegedly started eight fires between 2018 and 2021. 24-year-old James Ambrosius was questioned shortly after a fire at Dedicated R...
Aug 03, 2021
Appleton Police Respond to "Situation, Possibly Involving a Weapon" Near Downtown
Details have not yet been fully explained, but the Appleton Police Department had officers near the downtown area yesterday (August 2nd) responding to a "situation, possibly involving a weapon." That ...
Aug 03, 2021
Manitowoc's Leede Research Expands Nationwide Landscaper Listing
A local research firm is expanding a national listing of landscapers and manufacturers of the equipment they use. Dean Halverson, CEO of Leede research says they started putting the listing together a...
Aug 02, 2021
Meetings Held for Bowhunting in Manitowoc
Bowhunting in the city of Manitowoc will be the subject of a pair of meetings at the city police department. The meetings will be held on August 18th at 11:30 AM and 6 PM. Both meetings will cover the...
Aug 02, 2021 Kathryn Decker / CC
HFM Lean on the Lakeshore Enrollment Now Open
Registration is now open for Holy Family Memorial's (HFM) Lean on the Lakeshore program. The 70-day community-wide health and wellness challenge provides individuals with the tools needed to eat healt...
Aug 02, 2021
Boys and Girls Club Announce Manitowoc County Location
The Boys and Girls Club of Manitowoc County announced today the location for the county's first-ever Boys and Girls Club, with plans to open later this year. The location will be at 3651 Dewey Street ...
Aug 02, 2021
WEDC Deputy Secretary to Visit Manitowoc
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) Deputy Secretary and COO Sam Rikkers is scheduled to be in Manitowoc later this week. Rikkers will start his visit on Thursday (August 5h) at PetS...
Aug 02, 2021
Traffic Fire Causes Lane Closure on I-43 in Cleveland
There was a major traffic backup on I-43 near the Sheboygan-Manitowoc County line around mid-day today. The Wisconsin DOT says the problem was a vehicle fire near County Trunk XX at mile marker 135 th...
Aug 02, 2021 Marco Verch / CC
HSHS Hospital System Touts the Health Benefits of Locally Harvested Fruits and Vegetables
Harvest season in Wisconsin is right around the corner and HSHS St. Vincent, St. Mary's, St. Nicholas, and St. Clare Memorial Hospitals want you to reap the health benefits of locally-produced fruits ...
Aug 02, 2021
