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TWO RIVERS, Wis. -- A blanket belonging to missing three-year-old Elijah Vue was found north of Manitowoc, the Two Rivers Police Department confirmed Monday. Police said the red and white-plaid blanket was found earlier in their investigation along Goodwin Road east of County Road B in Manitowoc County, roughly 3.7 miles from where Elijah Vue was reported missing. Elijah was last seen on Feb. 20 in the 3900 block of Mishicot Road in the City of Two Rivers. His mother, Katrina Baur, is charged with chronic neglect of a child as a party to a crime stemming from his disappearance....

'Hello, I'm the guy you hit on the bicycle'A Wisconsin man who became lodged in the windshield of a car that struck him said he turned to the driver and said, 'Hello, I'm the guy you hit on the bicycle.' The man finally noticed Gove when he stopped the car outside his home. 'He looked at me and said 'Who are you? What are you doing in the car?' Gove said. 'He started freaking out: 'I'm going to jail, I'm going to jail.'' The man then locked the car doors and went into his home. Gove, whose body had gone...

<p>MANITOWOC, Wis. — A Wisconsin man who became lodged in the windshield of a car that struck him said he turned to the driver and said, "Hello, I'm the guy you hit on the bicycle."</p> <p>The driver did not respond, but continued on, running a stop sign and hitting another vehicle before he arrived home, the cyclist, Steven Gove, told HTR Media about the Saturday incident (http://htrne.ws/1bI58jh ). The man finally noticed Gove when he stopped the car outside his home.</p>

The Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency agreed to enter a revised consent agreement with a ferry operator that would stop the nation’s last coal-fired ferryboat from dumping waste ash into Lake Michigan before the start of the 2015 sailing season. A federal judge has to approve Friday’s motion, the Ludington Daily News reported. Lake Michigan Carferry, operator of the S.S. Badger, wants to install an ash retention system aboard the ship that hauls passengers, vehicles and cargo between its home port of Ludington, Mich., and Manitowoc, Wis., from May to October. Currently, ash from its boilers is mixed with...

MANITOWOC — A White House planning department staff member visited The Manitowoc Company on Wednesday as a possible tour stop for President Barack Obama, said Tom Cioni, director of Worldwide Marketing Communications for Manitowoc Crane. He said the president was interested in potentially visiting several places in Manitowoc," Cioni said of the White House event planning, noting The Manitowoc Company is Manitowoc County's largest firm with 13,000 employees at facilities in more than 20 countries. Founded in 1902 as a shipbuilding enterprise, The Manitowoc Company sells lifting equipment worldwide in its Crane operating group and commercial foodservice equipment in the...

President Obama will go to Manitowoc, Wis., on Jan. 26, the White House announced. “More details will be released as they become available,” the White House promised in a statement. The city's mayor, Justin Nickels, told the local Herald Times Reporter that Obama "is coming to talk about the economy and businesses in Manitowoc that are true leaders in economic development."

Manitowoc - A zoo in Manitowoc was shut down for the day after a bear bit off at least two of a woman's fingers. Police say the 47-year-old had gone past barriers and warning signs at the Lincoln Park Zoo and was apparently trying to feed two bears about 11:30 a.m. Friday.