Category Archives: Local News
Vandals Hit Recently-Completed Manitowoc War Memorial
An installation honoring veterans has been vandalized, shortly following its completion. Manitowoc Police Captain Matt Wallander says that several individuals went to the memorial at Red Arrow Park on...
Oct 08, 2025 Vandalism Damage at the Red Arrow Memorial. Photo Courtesy of the Manitowoc Police Department
Washington County Jail Inmate "Critical" After Intentional Leap From Top Tier
A 28-year-old Minnesota man is in critical condition after intentionally jumping from a high railing while in jail. Washington County Sheriff Martin Schulteis called in the East Central Wisconsin Sher...
Oct 08, 2025 Washington County Sheriff
Port Washington Data Center Hearing Draws Standing-Room-Only Crowd
Residents of Port Washington crowded that city's Common Council chambers as details of a planned A-I Data Center were discussed and reviewed. Located just north of the city along I-43, the plant would...
Oct 08, 2025 annlarich / Depositphotos.com
$50K Powerball Ticket Sold Right Here
A ticket sold in Sheboygan for the Wisconsin Lottery's Monday Powerball drawing is worth $50,000. The ticket was purchased at the Kwik Trip on Sauk Trail Road at Highway "V", the second big-win ticket...
Oct 07, 2025
Winning $111,000 Badger 5 Ticket Sold in Chilton
Sunday's Badger-5 drawing from the Wisconsin Lottery yielded a $111,000 winning ticket sold in Chilton. That's the largest value ticket that the Kwik Trip on East Chestnut Street has ever sold, and th...
Oct 07, 2025
Avian Advocates Issue Wisconsin "Lights Out" Alert for Tonight
Millions of birds are migrating to the south through Wisconsin, and especially high numbers are expected in the skies tonight. And that's why a "Lights Out" alert has been issued for nearly all of Wis...
Oct 07, 2025 Courtesy of Purdue University’s AeroEco Lab
Three Arrested on Cocaine Conspiracy Charges in Manitowoc County
Three persons are in jail, accused of conspiring to traffic cocaine in Manitowoc County. The Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office identified the three as Arturo Vara, Juan Villarreal, and Herbart Harriso...
Oct 07, 2025 Courtesy of the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office
Manitowoc Launches Property Tax Tool
Residents of the City of Manitowoc can now get a property tax estimate via a few online clicks. The 2025 reevaluation viewer gives users a preliminary estimate of their property taxes. Officials say t...
Oct 07, 2025 Patrick Kuhl / CC
Sheboygan Resident Awarded Internship With Wisconsin Board for People With Developmental Disabilities
An organization that advocates in Madison for issues impacting Wisconsin residents with disabilities has awarded internships to a Sheboygan resident, along with another from Menomonee Falls. The BPDD,...
Oct 06, 2025 garagestock / Depositphotos.com
ROOTS Putting Shovels In the Ground in Annual Reforestation Push
The Sheboygan Rotary Club's Restoration Of Our Trees Sheboygan (ROOTS) along with the Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership in collaboration with the Sheboygan Area School District is continuing with...
Oct 06, 2025 geargodz / Depositphotos.com
