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State's US House Members Follow Party Lines On Tax Plan
Wisconsin's U-S House members follow their party lines as the chamber Thursday approved a major overhaul of the nation's tax code. Speaker Paul Ryan of Janesville joined the state's four other Republi...
Nov 17, 2017
Lakeshore Holiday Parade
Manitowoc's downtown Lakeshore Holiday Parade is coming up next Wednesday evening at 6:30. The 29th annual event officially begins at South 12th and Washington Streets, proceeds Eastbound to 8th Stree...
Nov 17, 2017
Burglary - Reward Offered
The Manitowoc County Sherriff's office is offering up to a $500 cash reward through the Crime Stoppers program for information leading to the arrest of the person/s responsible for vandalism and burgl...
Nov 17, 2017
SLC to Host Faculty Colloquium about Nursing
Those who are interested in learning a little more about nursing education are being encouraged to attend the next Silver Lake College Faculty Colloquium on November 27th. Dr. Cheryl Passel, associate...
Nov 17, 2017
National Lung Cancer Awareness Month
November is National Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and yesterday marked the Great American Smokeout. About 36 and 1/2 million Americans still smoke cigarettes, and tobacco usage is the single largest p...
Nov 17, 2017
Dr. Szyman Takes the Stand
On day 4 of his drug trafficking trial in Green Bay, former Manitowoc Dr. Charles Szyman took the witness stand. He stated, "When people speak of pain and the treatment of pain, we talk about the comp...
Nov 17, 2017
Tomahawk Police Probe Shooting Death
A small tourist community in northern Wisconsin is dealing with its first shooting death in almost a decade. Tomahawk Police say one person was killed about 5:30 Thursday evening at a house on the cit...
Nov 17, 2017
Marshfield Remembers Mel Laird On First Anniversary Of Death
It's been one year since former congressman and Defense Secretary Melvin Laird died at age 94. On Thursday, Marshfield honored its most famous citizen with a day long series of events that remembered ...
Nov 17, 2017
Seventh Annual "Big Bundle Up" Begins
For the seventh year in a row, the state Tourism Department is heading up a collection of winter clothing items for those in need. The "Big Bundle Up" campaign encourages Wisconsinites to donate glove...
Nov 17, 2017
Survey: Thanksgiving Dinner Costs 1.1 Percent Less Than In 2016
Wisconsin food shoppers who cook the Thanksgiving dinner will find it a little cheaper than last year. The state's Farm Bureau Federation says the typical turkey and trimmings for a gathering of ten w...
Nov 16, 2017