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Buckley Speaks on Possible County Sales Tax
Manitowoc County is in the "exploratory stage" of possibly implementing a half percent sales tax. Backers of the tax say it would raise around six million dollars annually, and could be used to help f...
Jan 04, 2018
Green Bay Gamblers Dash for Cash
The Green Bay Gamblers Hockey Club games have become an exciting event for people to attend in the area. Not only do they make the games exciting, they also use their local fame to help raise money fo...
Jan 04, 2018
Alice in Dairyland Applications Being Accepted Now
Applications for Alice in Dairyland are now being accepted. "Alice is responsible for helping educate children and adults about the value, economic impact and future of the state's $88 billion agricul...
Jan 04, 2018
Wisconsin Medicaid: Partial Expansion, Partial Success
Wisconsin has seen mixed results from a four-year experiment of partially expanding Medicaid, which in Wisconsin is called BadgerCare. According to a report from Kids Forward, the partial-expansion ex...
Jan 04, 2018
County Executive Race in Spring Election
As we reported yesterday, there will be a contested race for Manitowoc County Executive in the upcoming spring election. Incumbent Bob Ziegelbauer released a statement last night praising his accompli...
Jan 04, 2018
Man Charged In 2015 Motorcycle Shop Standoff Asks For Trial Changes
A 48-year-old man charged with 16 felonies is asking a Winnebago County judge to dismiss one of the counts. Brian Flatoff also wants to be tried on two other counts in a separate trial. Flatoff is acc...
Jan 04, 2018
Man Accused Of Battering, Strangling, Firing Shot At Ex-Girlfriend
A woman tells Madison police her ex-boyfriend attacked her after saying, if he couldn't have her, no one could. Twenty-seven-year-old Jonathan Williams of Madison is accused of beating and strangling ...
Jan 04, 2018
Report: 40 Sexual Assault Allegations At UW-Milwaukee Over 4 Years
An investigation by student journalists reveals 40 allegations of sexual assault at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee were filed over a four-year period. Thirty-seven professors and staff were acc...
Jan 04, 2018
Another Infant Thought To Be A Victim Of Co-Sleeping
A preliminary investigation by Milwaukee police reveals co-sleeping may have caused the first infant death of 2018. Emergency responders were called to a home at 5:35 a-m Tuesday to find a seven-week-...
Jan 03, 2018
YMCA Media Madness
The YMCA is a big proponent of self-image. Not only do they offer many different ways to improve your health, but their Youth and Family Coordinator, Barb Schmidt, aims to help teens understand how me...
Jan 03, 2018