Category Archives: State News
MPSD Proposes Grade Alignment Changes
The Manitowoc Public School District is considering a few grade alignment changes. Under the plan, the district's elementary schools would become 5K-5th grade schools. Stangel Elementary School studen...
Apr 30, 2018
DNR Warns of Potential Fire Dangers
Even though we just received a dumping of snow, the Wisconsin DNR is warning the there is a higher risk for fires in Southeast Wisconsin. Warm, dry and breezy conditions are prompting a hazardous weat...
Apr 30, 2018
2 Homeless Men Sentenced For Murdering 76-Year-Old Man
A Milwaukee County judge has sentenced two convicted killers to decades in prison for killing a 76-year-old Greendale man. Forty-two-year-old Calvin Fleener and 22-year-old James Johansen knocked on t...
Apr 30, 2018
Long Standoff Ends With Domestic Violence Suspect Dead
The Wisconsin Department of Justice is investigating the death of a Columbus man who held the police in a standoff for nearly eight hours Sunday. A 9-1-1 call had been made about a domestic violence s...
Apr 30, 2018
Budget Cuts Leave Wisconsin Farmers Without Agriculture Agents To Advise Them
The University of Wisconsin Extension service is working with 15 fewer agents than it had last year. Those agents can be a big help to farmers by offering advice and connecting them to university rese...
Apr 30, 2018
2 Homeless Men Sentenced For Murdering 76-Year-Old Man
A Milwaukee County judge has sentenced two convicted killers to decades in prison for killing a 76-year-old Greendale man. Forty-two-year-old Calvin Fleener and 22-year-old James Johansen knocked on t...
Apr 29, 2018
Wisconsin Utilities Ordered To Share Tax Credits With Customers
The Wisconsin Public Service Commission is ordering the state's utilities to share their tax savings with customers. The federal corporate tax rate was reduced from 35 percent to 21 percent and those ...
Apr 29, 2018
2 West Milwaukee Police Officers Cleared Of Charges
The District Attorney's Office rules there is no way to conclusively tie the death of a man to the actions taken by two West Milwaukee police officers. Twenty-two-year-old Adam Trammell was bipolar an...
Apr 29, 2018
Energybank Wins Award For Lighting Technology
Energybank of Manitowoc has been recognized for a third consecutive year for its innovation in LED lighting technology. Founder and CEO Neal Verfurth tells seehafernews.com that they received s...
Apr 29, 2018
Grant Scams on Facebook Are Not Actually Coming From Friends
Wisconsin consumers are reporting a grant scam that uses Facebook Messenger to transmit phony pitches for free money. Messages look like they are coming from friends, but they are not. The messages st...
Apr 29, 2018
