Majority of Conservation Congress voters want mining law repealed
An overwhelming majority of voters attending the spring Wisconsin Conservation Congress hearings in Wisconsin this week want changes to the state’s iron mining law repealed. The question was one of 45 advisory measures put to voters attending
Rick Wiley hired by Trump campaign
Donald Trump has hired the campaign manager for Governor Scott Walker’s brief presidential campaign. Rick Wiley is joining Trump’s White House effort as national political director and will oversee statewide campaign field operations, according to the Trump
31-year-old former Waupaca man sentenced for having sex with 14-year-old Janesville girl
A 31-year-old former Waupaca man is sentenced to 12 years in prison and 15 years of extended supervision for having sex with a Janesville girl on two occasions. Judge James Daley presided over Justin Jones’ sentencing Wednesday
Bucks sign lease on new Milwaukee arena
The Milwaukee Bucks will stay in Wisconsin for at least the next three decades, under a deal with the public agency that will own the team’s new arena. The Wisconsin Center District announced Wednesday that the owners
Midwest League Scoreboard
There was day baseball in the Midwest League on Wednesday afternoon. The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers salvaged the final game of their series in Burlington, knocking off the Bee’s 10-6. The Beloit Snappers fell to the Clinton Lumberkings
Wisconsin well represented in NHL Playoffs
The Wisconsin men’s hockey program has had 14 former players go on to have their names etched into the Stanley Cup as champions of the NHL, and 12 UW alumni will have the chance to do the
Marquette adds two on signing day
Marquette officially announced the additions of 5’11 point guard Markus Howard from Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada, and graduate transfer Katin Reinhardt from USC. Howard is a consensus top 50 recruit and will arrive on campus this
Beloit man sentenced on federal gun crime
A Beloit man will spend more than four years in federal prison on a gun crime. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Madison says that 37-year-old Llewellyn Sams pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a
AUDIO REPORT: Local health care provider recommends early decision making
Saturday is National Healthcare Decisions Day. A local health care provider is urging preparedness. Saint Mary’s Janesville Hospital-Dean Clinic Social Worker Lynn Zima says the Health Care Power of Attorney form is an important document to have
Sims pleads guilty in Green Bay homicide
A man has pleaded guilty in a drug-related murder last year in Green Bay. Percy Sims appeared in Brown County court Wednesday. Sims, 27, is accused of killing 39-year-old Krystal Torres-Smith at a parking lot at Lambeau Cottage