Kyle Kordell

Introduction

Kyle Kordell is the city manager of Two Rivers, Wisconsin, a Lake Michigan city of roughly 11,000 in Manitowoc County, who was arrested twice in thirty hours over the first weekend of November 2026 — first on domestic violence allegations at a Manitowoc residence, then again the next day for violating the 72-hour no-contact order that followed it. By the end of the city council’s Monday, November 2 meeting, Kordell had resigned, and the council voted unanimously to accept the resignation of the man who had been running the city’s day-to-day government .

Background Information

The city manager is the appointed chief administrator of Two Rivers’ council-manager government, responsible for departments, budget execution, and staff — a position of continuous public trust with no electorate of his own. Kordell held that office until Sunday, November 1, 2026, when Manitowoc police were dispatched just after 2 p.m. to a residence in Manitowoc on a family trouble call and arrested him for disorderly conduct/domestic violence and battery/domestic violence. He was taken to the Manitowoc County Jail, posted bond, and was released — setting up the second, self-inflicted arrest that ended his tenure .

The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation

Arrested; resigned before charges were filed. The allegations against Kordell have not been tested in court; criminal charges had not officially been filed as of the announcements, and he is presumed innocent.

On Monday, November 2, just after 3 p.m., Manitowoc police were sent to a Manitowoc residence on a report that Kordell had violated the domestic abuse 72-hour contact prohibition issued after his arrest the day before. He was arrested again — this time for violation of a domestic abuse contact prohibition and misdemeanor bail jumping. The report that he had contacted the protected person within the prohibited window converted a defendable first arrest into a pattern, and the second arrest landed while he was, nominally at least, still the city’s top administrator .

Kordell resigned, and after a closed session during the November 2 council meeting, the Two Rivers City Council reconvened publicly and announced it had “accepted Mr. Kordell’s resignation” unanimously. The council’s statement said the last several weeks had been challenging for the city and that it had “proceeded thoughtfully, responsibly, ethically and fairly” with external legal counsel, while citing confidentiality for its handling of the matter .

Public Reaction and Consequences

The council installed Police Chief Ben Meinert as acting city manager while it searches for an interim appointment and, within about five months, a permanent replacement — an unusually detailed succession plan that acknowledged the city intends to begin “the process of permanently filling the city manager position for the next five months.” The statement praised Meinert’s credentials and communication with the council president, city attorney, clerk, and department heads, signaling an effort to reassure residents that city operations would not wobble during the transition. No council member publicly defended Kordell, and the resignation was accepted the same day it was submitted .

Current Status

Kordell is out of office, with his resignation accepted unanimously on November 2, 2026, and criminal charges — for the domestic violence arrests or the contact-prohibition and bail-jumping violations — had not officially been filed as of the announcements. The first arrest’s charges, the alleged violation, and any prosecution remain at the police-report stage in the fetched coverage. Meinert continues as acting city manager .

Impact on Their Career/Life

A city manager’s career is his reputation for steadiness, and Kordell’s ended in a weekend: one domestic violence arrest, one bond posted, one prohibited contact allegedly made anyway, and a unanimous council vote ending his tenure within roughly thirty hours of the first call. The speed — no suspension negotiation, no leave, straight to resignation accepted — reflects how little room an appointed administrator has once police reports rather than policy disputes define him. Whether charges are ever filed, the second arrest for violating the very order the first arrest created is the fact his record will carry .

Sources

• WTAQ News Talk (WLUK), “Two Rivers city manager resigns after arrest for domestic violence, battery allegations,” November 2026 — source