Category Archives: Local News
With Expansion in Manitowoc Comes a Question of the Labor Force
The 2020 Census shows the cities of Manitowoc and Two Rivers both lost population. A listener posed the question to Manitowoc City Council President Eric Sitkiewitz on WOMT's Be My Guest program, "How...
Mar 17, 2021
Tittl Votes in Favor of a Series of Bills Aimed at Improving Health Care
A local representative in the State Assembly has voted in favor of a series of bills that aim to improve the health care system. Assemblyman Paul Tittl said in a news release that the bills will help ...
Mar 17, 2021
Williams Says Goodbye to Green Bay in Emotional Instagram Post
One of the major fallouts of the Green Bay Packers penning a deal with Aaron Jones is the leaving of Jamal Williams from the team. With Williams now on the way out, he went to Instagram to voice his t...
Mar 17, 2021
Manitowoc City Meetings (Rahr-West Board, CDA) 3/17/2021
There are a pair of meetings scheduled for today in the City of Manitowoc. First up is the Rahr-West Art Museum Board, who will convene at noon at the museum. After the public is allotted time to voic...
Mar 17, 2021
Two Area Legislators Introduce a Bill Aimed at Adding to Weight Limits for Sap or Syrup Trucks
A pair of local representatives in the state legislature have introduced a bill that aims to add higher weight restrictions for certain vehicles transporting maple sap or syrup. Republicans Senator An...
Mar 17, 2021
Brown County Man Facing Fraud and Abuse Charges
The owner of a pair of Brown County adult family homes is facing fraud and abuse charges. 36-year-old Lerenzo Head of De Pere is the owner of the Dauphin House in Allouez and the Danz House in Green B...
Mar 17, 2021
Manitowoc County Reports Nine New Cases of COVID-19, Vaccines Continue to Be Administered
There was another minor spike in COVID-19 cases yesterday (March 16th) in Manitowoc County. Nine new cases were confirmed in the Health Department report, bringing that total up to an even 7,300. Ther...
Mar 17, 2021
Green Bay Stabbing Incident was Completely Random According to Police
The Green Bay Police Department has released more information regarding a stabbing incident that occurred over the weekend and called it "completely random". Police reports indicate that they were cal...
Mar 17, 2021 Tony Webster / CC
Man Stabbed in Calumet County After Going to Meet Who He Thought was a Woman
You never truly know who you are talking to when you communicate online. A Columbia County man learned this the hard way, as he was stabbed while going to meet who he thought was a woman he had been t...
Mar 17, 2021
Marquette Students Relieved By Arrest Of Man In Assault Case
Students at Marquette University say they are relieved after hearing about the arrest of a man accused of assaulting a woman. The suspect's name hasn't been released, but charges are currently pending...
Mar 16, 2021
