Category Archives: Local News
Jacque Co-Sponsors Bill Aiming at Extending the Statue of Limitations for 2ND Degree Sexual Assault
State Senator Andre Jacque of De Pere is teaming up with Representative Chuck Wichgers of the 83rd Assembly District to co-sponsor a bill, which aims to extend the statute of limitations for 2nd-degre...
Dec 21, 2019
Farm Wisconsin Hosting STEM Week
The Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center is ending 2019 with STEM Week. Special hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) activities related to Wisconsin agriculture will take place daily f...
Dec 21, 2019
Manitowoc Man Arrested for Drug Possession/Bail Jumping
A 28-year-old local man is in the Manitowoc County Jail on charges of possessing methamphetamine along with Felony Bail-Jumping after his arrest Thursday morning. According to Manitowoc police, one of...
Dec 20, 2019
Cost Overruns for Highway 23 Project Hit $21 Million, LeMahieu Responds
The Highway 23 expansion project is costing a little more than was expected. The DOT is expected to need an additional $15 million to complete the project, which on top of $6 million in increases anno...
Dec 20, 2019 Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu
Several Area Manufacturers Nominated for Manufacturer of the Year Award
Manitowoc based Orion Energy Systems has earned a nomination for the Manufacturer of the Year. The MOTY program recognizes the state's top manufacturers of all industries and sizes for their commitmen...
Dec 20, 2019 SDASM Archives / CC
Green Bay Now Considered a Refugee Resettlement Area
A big talking point at the national level has been immigration. President Donald Trump has limited the number of immigrants that can settle in the US to 18,000 per year, and Governor Tony Evers sent a...
Dec 20, 2019
Homelessness Problem Growing In Fox Cities Area
The hard numbers confirm what experts already knew about the homeless problem in the Fox Cities area - it's getting worse. When the temperature dives below zero local agencies say their beds fill up q...
Dec 20, 2019 flightlog / CC
Governor Evers Denies Brendan Dassey Pardon Request
Governor Tony Evers will not be pardoning Brendan Dassey. Evers said in a news release that Dassey is not eligible for a pardon, citing the Pardon Advisory Board requiring five years to have passed af...
Dec 20, 2019
Olson Files Nomination Papers for Municipal Judge
Manitowoc Municipal Judge Steve Olson has filed his nomination papers for re-election next April. The filing for another 4-year term came yesterday according to City Clerk Deborah Neuser. Olson first ...
Dec 20, 2019
Wisconsin Democrats Want Freshman Green Bay Lawmaker To Resign Over Harassment Complaint
Democrats at the Wisconsin Capitol say a freshman lawmaker from Green Bay needs to step-down after he harassed a female statehouse worker. The details of just what state Rep. Staush Gruszynski did are...
Dec 20, 2019
