Category Archives: State News
Workers Evacuated From Portage Facility Due to Carbon Monoxide
Workers at a plant in Portage had to be evacuated Wednesday, with several taken to the hospital in ambulances. A spokesman for the Portage Fire Department reports very high levels of carbon monoxide w...
Oct 11, 2018
La Crosse Man Bound Over For Trial
A La Crosse County Circuit Court judge has decided there is enough evidence to hold a trial for a man charged with first-degree intentional homicide. Erik Sackett is accused of killing a woman whose b...
Oct 11, 2018 Patrick Feller / CC
Kewaunee County Seeking Promoter(s) for Luxemburg Speedway
Attention race fans, Kewaunee County is looking for a new promoter or team of promoters for Luxemburg Speedway. The duo that has been promoting the track for the past three years have seen their tenur...
Oct 11, 2018 Barrett Sonntag / CC
Wisconsin Awarded Nearly $3 Million to Combat Opioid Epidemic
The battle against opioids continues to rage on, but the Wisconsin Department of Health Services will now have more resources to continue the war. DHS has received $2.8 million from the Centers for Di...
Oct 11, 2018 Find Rehab Centers / CC
Green Bay Accident Victim Identified
The woman who died after being struck by a vehicle in Green Bay last week has been identified. 36 year old Cassandra Fazzi of Green Bay was walking at the intersection of Manitowoc Road and Brosig Str...
Oct 11, 2018 Tony Webster / CC
Manitowoc Man Caught With Heroin At Men's Shelter
A Manitowoc man was caught in possession of heroin on Tuesday. Officers were called to The Haven men's shelter in the 1000 block of Marshall Street when they were informed of a man believed to be unde...
Oct 11, 2018
Sheboygan Man Arrested Following Drunk Driving Accident
A Sheboygan man was arrested following a alcohol related accident last Friday. The incident occurred at the intersection of Kentucky Avenue and South 9th Street. Onlookers informed police that a vehic...
Oct 11, 2018 Alan Levine / CC
Two Manitowoc Roads to be Closed Today into Tomorrow
There is a pair of road closures to announce in the City of Manitowoc. Repaving on Dewey Street will continue today, with access from South 18th and 23rd Streets being closed. Also, work on Broadway S...
Oct 11, 2018
Chippewa County Jury Finds Man Not Guilty On Top Charge, But He's Still Going To Prison
After six hours of deliberations a Chippewa County jury decided 23-year-old Jesse Lloyd wasn't guilty of murder. He's still going to prison. Lloyd was convicted of conspiring to commit armed robbery a...
Oct 11, 2018 Rumble Press / CC
Marquette University Law School Poll: Walker, Evers In Virtual Tie
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has made up some ground, but this week's Marquette University Law School Poll shows the incumbent in a dead heat with Democratic challenger Tony Evers. The last poll ha...
Oct 11, 2018
