Category Archives: Local News
Mayor Nickels Defends City Needing County Tax
A half-percent sales tax would generate a projected $6 million annually that Manitowoc Mayor Justin Nickels and other local leaders say are needed to fix a "crumbling infrastructre". Nickels says he h...
Jan 18, 2018
Sheboygan Police Department Looking For Teen Runaway
**** UPDATE DESTINY METZGER HAS BEEN LOCATED**** The Sheboygan Police Department is looking for the public's assistance in locating 14 year old Destiny R. Metzger. Destiny was reported as a runaway on...
Jan 18, 2018
Vision 2022 Community Summit Held in Manitowoc
Vision 2022, a community summit helping to move Manitowoc County Forward, was held yesterday at the Manitowoc Holiday Inn. Dean Halverson is the CEO for Leede Research All agree that the county is on ...
Jan 18, 2018
Red Cross in Need of Blood Donors
January is National Blood Donor Month, and the American Red Cross is urging those that are able to donate. The Red Cross is in desperate need of blood after over 150 blood drives were canceled due to ...
Jan 18, 2018
Brown County Teen Returned Safely
The teen that disappeared from Bellevue last Thursday has returned home safely. Authorities believed Kasey Vang was taken by an unknown man for human trafficking purposes. According to the Brown Count...
Jan 18, 2018
Entire Country Suffering From Flu -- Including All Of Wisconsin
Some health officials say the current flu outbreak is the most widespread problem they have ever experienced. Wisconsin State Influenza Surveillance Coordinator Tom Haupt says all 50 states are being ...
Jan 17, 2018
Wisconsin Native 1 Of 2 Commanders Facing Criminal Charges
A Wisconsin native is one of several Naval officers facing criminal charges in fatal accidents involving two ships. Commander Bryce Benson is from Green Bay and a graduate of Marquette University. He ...
Jan 17, 2018
Manitowoc Remains Optimistic Despite Another Company Defection
Local economic officials say the Manitowoc unemployment rate is still low and industries like health care, plastics and food production are strong. Although the departure of another once-major employe...
Jan 17, 2018
Manitowoc Man Charged with 6th OWI After Car Accident
A 48-year-old Manitowoc man charged with his 6th OWI is free on $1000 cash bail. A causing injury enhancer was also added to the charge against Kenneth R. Root. Police responded to the scene of a two-...
Jan 17, 2018
Update on I-43 Manitowoc County Head-On Crash
The Manitowoc County Sheriff's Department this morning released details of a three-vehicle crash onIi-43 in the town of Centerville yesterday. Deputy Inspector Jason Orth said 48-year old Kendal Bryan...
Jan 17, 2018
