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More Than 100 Gallons Of Hydraulic Oil Spill From Bay Ship Crane

More than 100 gallons of hydraulic liquid leaked from Fincantieri Bay Ship in Sturgeon Bay last weekend. Television station W-B-A-Y reports that the spill was reported to the Wisconsin Department of N...

Waupaca Industries Shutting Down

A Wisconsin organization which helps train disabled workers and places them in jobs will shut down at the end of this year. Waupaca County Industries has been in operation for more than 30 years. Effe...

Guilty Plea Entered In April Pedestrian Death

Seven-and-a-half months after a University of Wisconsin student was hit and killed while walking on a Madison sidewalk, the driver of the S-U-V that hit her has pleaded guilty. Thirty-two-year-old Kon...

Governor Signs Law Making It Harder To Request Election Recount

Under a new state law, political candidates could only seek a recount if they lost by less than one percent in a statewide election. Governor Scott Walker signed the bill Thursday. The Republican-cont...

Local Home Sales for October

October home sales for Manitowoc County are somewhat confusing. Vicki Seehafer of the Aspire Realty Group told us at Seehafer News that new listings are down 22% compared to a year ago. She stated, "T...

Woman Arrested After Stealing Truck, Going On Crime Spree

Elm Grove police have arrested a 22-year-old woman after she went on a crime spree Thursday morning. It started with a report to police about her being disruptive at a Wauwatosa Starbucks. Shortly aft...

7-Hour Madison Standoff Ends When Man Comes Outside His House

A man who engaged Madison police in a seven-hour standoff before giving up has been transferred to the V-A hospital for evaluation. Thirty-eight-year-old Christopher Hayden is accused of threatening h...

Motions Made As January Murder Trial Approaches

Both prosecution and defense were filing motions during a hearing in Chippewa County court Thursday. Twenty-two-year-old Jesse Lloyd is scheduled to go on trial in January. He's accused of killing Ken...

UW Health Reveals Plans To Cut Expenses By $80M

A U-W Health plan to reduce expenses by 80-million dollars will include a reduction in workforce. Officials say the down-sizing will be done in a way to avoid disruption for the staff. They say they w...

Kothari Next Speaker at SLC CEO Breakfast Series

The CEO and general manager of Manitowoc Public Utilities, Niklaksh Kothari, is scheduled to be the next speaker at Silver Lake Collages CEO Breakfast Series. Kothari's talk will be entitled "Anchor o...