Category Archives: Local News
MPSD Approves Proposal to Allow Full Virtual Learning Model Next School Year
The Manitowoc Public School District's Board of Education has approved the contract from the McKinley Charter School to move forward with a full distance learning option to families beginning with the...
May 27, 2021
Two Rivers City Council Shoots Down UTV/AVT Proposal
The Two Rivers City Council met on Monday, where they looked over a proposal to amend the city ordinance on UTV and ATV usage on city streets. We spoke with City Manager Greg Buckley, who explained th...
May 27, 2021
Bi-Partisan Air America Act, Penned by Congressman Grothman, Passes Committee Vote
In a rare showing of bipartisanship in Washington, a measure that was penned by 6th District Congressman Glen Grothman of Glenbeulah, known as the Air America Act, has passed the House Committee on Ov...
May 27, 2021
Sheboygan Man Reschedules Plea Hearing for Child Sex Case
A 19-year-old Sheboygan man facing child sex charges was due to be in court on Tuesday for a Plea Hearing, but the defense team told the court they were not ready to try the case. So Trevor Schillingo...
May 27, 2021 Allen Allen / CC
New Detour Set Up For Road Closure in Downtown Manitowoc
A new detour is in place starting today for a downtown Manitowoc road construction project. Those who will be traveling on Maritime Drive with the intention of going south on North 10th Street will ac...
May 27, 2021
Water Main Breakage Blamed for Road Closures in Sheboygan
A stretch of Erie Avenue in Sheboygan is currently closed off due to a water main breakage. It is being reported that the closure is affecting the area between North 25th and North 28th Streets, and w...
May 27, 2021
Manitowoc County Reports Lower Number of Vaccinations, But With Legitimate Reason
The number of COVID-19 vaccinations that are currently going into the arms of Manitowoc County residents is a bit misleading. The Health Department reported that only 200 shots were given out yesterda...
May 27, 2021
Oconto Falls Man Sentenced in 2020 Ashwaubenon Murder Case
A 46-year-old Oconto Falls man has been sentenced in the homicide that occurred in an Ashwaubenon hotel last year. Dennis Sutrick will spend the next 40 years in prison, followed by 15 years of extend...
May 27, 2021
Green Bay Man Ordered to Stand Trial in Connection to an Overdose Death
A 33-year-old Green Bay man has been ordered to stand trial in connection to a drug overdose death case from last year. Alex Kotecki is facing a charge of First-Degree Reckless Homicide as he allegedl...
May 27, 2021
Sentencing Day For Brown County Man Convicted of Wife's 2013 Murder
The man convicted of killing his wife more than eight years ago in Brown County is sentenced today to life in prison. A jury found 75-year-old James Prokopovitz guilty of first-degree intentional homi...
May 26, 2021
