Category Archives: State News
Wisconsin Policy Forum: Cities Face $2.25B In Unfunded Health Care Costs
A report released Monday by the Wisconsin Policy Forum shows the state's 25 largest cities face two-and-a-quarter-billion dollars in unfunded retiree health care liability. Most Wisconsin cities made ...
Jul 10, 2018
Mayor Nickels Announces Lighthouse Walkthrough
SubFest is this weekend, and on top of all the fun activities put on by the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, there will be one more exciting thing to see. The lighthouse renovations are complete, and accord...
Jul 10, 2018
Bystanders Praised For Helping Save 7-Year-Old From Near-Drowning
Emergency responders say people nearby who helped a seven-year-old girl after she almost drowned likely saved her life. The incident happened last weekend at the Hickory Hills Campground at Rice Lake ...
Jul 10, 2018
Robinson Metal to Hold Open House
One of the newest additions to the ever expanding collection of manufacturing companies in Manitowoc, Robinson Metal, will be holding a ribbon cutting and open house. The event will take place on July...
Jul 10, 2018
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
