Category Archives: State News
DHS Confirms Death of a La Crosse County Resident from Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services and the La Crosse County Health Department announced the first documented death from Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) in the state. RMSF is rarely report...
Jul 10, 2018 Photo: Wisconsin Department Of Health Services
Family Questions Man's Admission About Hit-And-Run Accident
The day after a hit-and-run accident left a 19-year-old motorcycle rider dead, a Kenosha man showed up at police headquarters and admitted he was the driver. Paul Turner was arrested, but he hasn't be...
Jul 10, 2018
State Of The Corn Crop in Manitowoc County
A local crop and dairy expert said farmers had a very late start to the growing season, but, given the stretch of hot weather, they've been able to catch up. Manitowoc County UW-Extension Agriculture ...
Jul 10, 2018
Two Kaukauna Based Meat Packers Win Awards
Two meat packers in Kaukauna have won awards at the 2018 Meat Products Contest. Haen Meat Packaging left as the grand champion in the flavored bacon, and bone-in ham categories, and the 1st Reserve Ch...
Jul 10, 2018
Portage Woman Facing Felony Domestic Assault Charges
A 22-year-old Portage woman is in the Columbia County Jail, accused in two domestic violence cases. One left a man in the hospital with stitches to repair his facial injuries. Jennifer Walters was arr...
Jul 10, 2018
Manitowoc Woman Arrested for Theft by Fraud
A 28 year old Manitowoc woman has been arrested after she had a tow company take a vehicle from the parking lot of Quality Service Repair on Wednesday of last week that did not belong to her. Police w...
Jul 10, 2018
Firefighters Deal With Explosion Threat While Putting Flames Out
A Monday afternoon fire at a furniture factory in Lake Delton drew firefighting crews from 11 departments. The fire was in a dust collector at Waterman Log Crafters. The approach taken by the 65 firef...
Jul 10, 2018
MPSD Meetings 7/10/2018
The Manitowoc Public School District will be holding a couple of meetings at the Administration Building tomorrow. The first will be a short one, with the Personnel Committee gathering at 6:30 PM to d...
Jul 10, 2018
Two Rivers City Meetings 7/10/2018
A pair of meetings in the City of Two Rivers, both beginning at 6:00 PM, will mark the final city gatherings for the week. The Advisory Recreation Board will be at the Neshotah Horseshoe Shelter, and ...
Jul 10, 2018
Manitowoc City Meetings 7/10/2018
There will be a pair of meetings in the 4:00 hour this evening in Manitowoc. The Citizens Advisory Meeting will kick off at 4:00 PM in the Planning and Engineering Conference Room in City Hall. They w...
Jul 10, 2018
