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Four arrested in connection with drug death

Manitowoc police arrested four people Monday in connection with the May 1 drug death of Ronald W. Edwards, 45, of Manitowoc.

• 2:42 PM

County supervisors to discuss Human Services Board makeup tonight

County supervisors tabled last month new appointments to the Human Services Board. But the issue will be back before them at Tuesday's 7 p.m. meeting of the County Board at the University of Wisconsin-Manitowoc.

• 3:38 PM

Search continues for tornado survivors (update, video, photos)

Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and demolished an elementary school.

• 2:11 PM

Two Rivers police arrest man who pulled shotgun

Two Rivers Police arrested a 25-year-old Two Rivers man Monday night after he allegedly pulled a shotgun and threatened a 23-year-old Manitowoc man in front of a south-side Two Rivers residence.

• 12:35 PM

Man injured in industrial accident

Rescue personnel were called to Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry at 17th and Clark streets at about 7:40 a.m. Tuesday for a report that a 10,000-pound object fell on a man and trapped him, according to police scanner reports.

• 9:49 AM

Wisconsin weather forecast for Tuesday (video)

• 9:14 AM

Manitowoc-area forecast: Chance of showers, thunderstorms

Moist air flowing north over the cold waters of Lake Michigan is resulting in fog near Lake Michigan this morning, reducing visibilities to a few hundred feet in some places, according to the National Weather Service in Green Bay.

• 9:51 AM

L.B. Clarke Middle School establishes National Junior Honor Society (video, photos)

Matthew Omillian is only in eighth grade but he's already thinking about what will look good on a résumé.

• May 20, 2013

Two men face charges in meth bust

Two men faces felony charges in Manitowoc County Circuit Court in connection with a suspected meth lab discovered by Manitowoc County Metro Drug Unit investigators on May 2 at a Two Rivers residence.

• May 20, 2013

Mural to be completed by Memorial Day weekend

Weather permitting, commissioned artist Jason Prigge hopes to have a mural at South Ninth and Quay streets completed by Memorial Day weekend.

• May 20, 2013

New signs may capture attention

It's full speed ahead now for Rock N Blues Haus co-owner Jim Behnke and other downtown business owners wanting to explore using new signage for promotion.

• May 20, 2013

Two Rivers City Council approves special assessments

The Two Rivers City Council unanimously approved the levying of special assessments for asphalt resurfacing on 45th Street, Manitowoc VV, Monday night.

• May 20, 2013

Video: National Junior Honor Society forms at L.B. Clarke

The recently formed National Junior Honor Society at L.B. Clarke Middle School in Two Rivers did spring cleanup outside Lester Public Library as its first service project.

• May 20, 2013

Photos: L.B. Clarke Middle School students complete service project

• May 20, 2013

Work requirement would reduce food stamp rolls

A proposed work requirement for food stamps recipients in Wisconsin is projected to knock half of the people off the program.

• May 20, 2013

State workers who smoke would pay $50 fee

State workers who smoke would have to pay $50 more per month for health insurance under a proposal by Gov. Scott Walker.

• May 20, 2013

Interactive map shows states hit by tornadoes

On Sunday there were several reports of tornadoes in five states.

• May 20, 2013

Thunder on the Lakeshore: New acts include jet-powered school bus, outhouse

The thunder of jet engines will once again be part of the annual air show, Thunder on the Lakeshore, June 8 and 9 at the Manitowoc County Airport, according to organizers.

• May 20, 2013

Guns in the home proving deadly for kids

He didn't know the gun was loaded.

• May 20, 2013

Supreme Court will rule on prayer at government meetings

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to consider whether prayers can be offered at government meetings — a practice that's been common in Congress and throughout the states for more than two centuries.

• May 20, 2013

Fairest of the Fair to be chosen Wednesday

A Manitowoc County Fairest of the Fair for 2013 will be chosen at a 7 p.m. program on Wednesday in the Merchant's Building at Manitowoc County Expo, 4921 Expo Drive. The public is invited.

• May 20, 2013

TaPaWingo offers variety of camps

The Manitowoc County 4-H Leaders Association's Camp TaPaWingo will offer a summer camping experience for youth ages 7-14.

• May 20, 2013

GOP move gives state more control on construction

Democrats said a move to standardize erosion control rules for commercial construction sites is another effort by Republicans to take power away from local authorities.

• May 20, 2013

Small city eager to learn who won Powerball

It could be a wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5million.

• May 20, 2013

Prepare for a rough summer allergy season

Although spring arrived late this year in parts of the United States, the summer allergy season will still be strong, according to a sinus expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

• May 20, 2013

General under fire for meddling in cases against Marines

The top Marine general and four of his legal advisers are implicated in a complaint charging they inappropriately inserted themselves into the prosecution of cases stemming from the infamous video showing scout snipers urinating on dead insurgents in Afgh

• May 20, 2013

Consumer group flags high SPF ratings on sunscreen

Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use.

• May 20, 2013

Yahoo confirms $1.1 billion Tumblr purchase

Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times.

• May 20, 2013

Kellnersville VFW to visit cemeteries Monday

The Kubale-O'Connell VFW Post 6179 will visit a number cemeteries on Monday as part of Memorial Day activities.

• May 20, 2013

Varicose vein leg screening scheduled

A varicose vein screening will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. May 23 at Holy Family Memorial.

• May 20, 2013

City Finance Committee to get update on beer mural

Mayor Justin Nickels is on the agenda of tonight's 6 p.m. City Council's Finance Committee at City Hall.

• May 20, 2013

Photos: 2013 Billboard Music Awards red carpet arrivals and awards

• May 20, 2013

Photos: Lakeshore Technical College 2013 commencement ceremony

• May 18, 2013

Photos: Manitowoc County Invite at The Golf Course at Branch River

• May 20, 2013

Manitowoc-area forecast: Showers, thunderstorms

There is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms today, mainly after 11 a.m., according to the National Weather Service of Green Bay.

• May 20, 2013

Severe storms possible, cooler temperatures ahead: Wisconsin weather forecast for Monday (video)

• May 20, 2013

Two Rivers City Council to discuss road repair assessments

The Two River City Council will discuss and vote on a resolution that will authorize the levying of special assessments for the asphalt resurfacing on 45th Street from Mishicot Road to the east side of the Tannery Road intersection tonight.

• May 20, 2013

Medical examiner: 24 dead in Oklahoma twister (update, video, photos)

Search-and-rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood.

• 10:10 AM

This week is EMS Awareness Week (video)

A Two Rivers man who had a heart attack when he was making an early morning stop at a Manitowoc grocery store about a week ago is alive today because he made the right decision.

• May 19, 2013

Wisconsin bill would ban mandatory flu shots

Wisconsin employers, including hospitals, nursing homes and other health care agencies, could no longer require workers to get flu shots under a bill pending in the Legislature.

• May 19, 2013

Wisconsin has 2 $1 million Powerball winners

Two tickets sold in Wisconsin are worth $1 million apiece after Saturday night’s Powerball drawing.

• May 19, 2013

Twisters slam Oklahoma, killing 2; more storms possible today

Several tornadoes ravaged parts of the American heartland, reducing portions of a mobile home park to rubble and killing two elderly men.

• May 20, 2013

Video: This week is EMS Awareness Week

• May 19, 2013

TEA movement to meet Thursday

The United States has and is being sold out by all the presidents from George H. Bush to Barack Obama, according to the Manitowoc County TEA Movement.

• May 19, 2013

RSVP seeks volunteers

The RSVP Volunteer Center seeks the following volunteers, according to Cindy Chin, program coordinator.

• May 19, 2013

Black flies at Wisconsin refuge plague whooping cranes

Experts say a swarm of black flies appears to be the best explanation for why endangered whooping cranes are abandoning their nests at a Wisconsin wildlife refuge.

• May 19, 2013

Small Florida city wonders who won Powerball jackpot

Some lucky person walked into a Publix supermarket in suburban Florida over the past few days and bought a ticket now worth an estimated $590.5 million — the highest Powerball jackpot in history.

• May 19, 2013

AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional

The president and chief executive officer of The Associated Press on Sunday called the government's secret seizure of two months of reporters' phone records 'unconstitutional' and said the news cooperative had not ruled out legal action

• May 19, 2013

White House insists Obama was not involved in IRS

A top White House adviser insisted Sunday that President Barack Obama learned the Internal Revenue Service had targeted tea party groups only 'when it came out in the news' while Republicans continued to press the administration for more

• May 19, 2013