Manitowoc News

MANITOWOC - The Department of Public Works and city engineering officials are working to identify dangerous U-turn zones after a recent state law change allows drivers to make U-turns at controlled intersections unless a sign is posted to prohibit the maneuvers.

Workers at Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry ended their strike but did not win a successor clause that would protect their jobs and benefits if the company were sold.

They're packing and re-packing medical supplies...and while they do it their thoughts are on the unknown of what they will find when they get to Haiti.

Here are five ideas for things to do this weekend. For more, click on the 'Things to do' calendar on the Herald Times Reporter Web site home page.

A three-day strike has been resolved at Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry in Manitowoc, WI.

MANITOWOC - When Kristin Roehrig is typing on a regular computer keyboard all 10 fingers are flying.

MANITOWOC - Unless $20,000 is raised in the next two weeks, the 2010 Thunder on the Lakeshore air show may be grounded.

Five people are facing a total of 19 criminal charges for their alleged roles in a drug ring investigators say brought several thousand dollars of cocaine to Sheboygan each week for the last 18 months.

Despite safety concerns from residents, the City Council voted to hold the Fourth of July city picnic at Washington Park again at a meeting Monday night.

MANITOWOC - A silver Nissan Sentra came to rest on the sidewalk in front of Flamingo gallery at the corner of South Eighth and Quay streets at about 10:30 a.m. today.

Local 301 workers at Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry want a succession clause included in their contract.

MANITOWOC - A 51-year-old Chilton man accused of hiding his live-in girlfriend's corpse in Manitowoc County waived his right to a preliminary hearing within 10 days during his initial court appearance Monday.

Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, I mentioned how special we average diners-shoppers can feel when a business bestows 'regular' status on us.

Ratings for six Manitowoc and Two Rivers nursing homes range from below average to above average, according to data released Thursday by Medicare.

Name: Kelly Hauf Year in School: Senior GPA: 3.68 School: Manitowoc Lutheran High School Parents' names: Tod and Beth Hauf What extracurricular activities are you involved with? Volleyball, softball, yearbook, basketball, prom committee, Manitowoc Chamber of Commerce Junior Leadership program, Compete for Life cancer awareness, National Honor ...

APPLETON - A trial is scheduled for March 24 for a 19-year-old Manitowoc man who is accused of firing a gun into the air and threatening to kill a girl and her family.

A Chilton woman found dead in a Manitowoc County field was given an ultimatum by her boyfriend to move out of their home by Jan.

New unemployment numbers show Manitowoch has some of the highest unemployment in the state.

MANITOWOC - A single vehicle rollover accident occurred on Fisherville Road, near Marshek Road, in the town of Franklin after the 16-year-old Whitelaw boy lost control of the vehicle at 3:48 p.m. Tuesday.

Two friends of a missing Chilton woman found her body after searching an area used frequently for hunting by her live-in boyfriend, according to documents released today in Manitowoc County Court.