Wisconsin’s Priebus gets RNC spotlight

Republican National Committee chair – and Wisconsin native – Reince Priebus went to bat for his party’s nominee in Cleveland Thursday night. Like many speakers before him, the Racine native went after Democrat Hillary Clinton in his

Lieutenant Governor vistis Beloit

The Lieutenant Governor shares a tale of “then and now” with Beloit Business leaders. Rebecca Kleefisch told a breakfast gathering of the Greater Beloit Chamber of Commerce Thursday, Wisconsin has a problem when it comes to available

Recovery efforts ongoing in NW Wisconsin

Recovery efforts continue in northwestern Wisconsin. On July 12, 8 to 12 inches of rain fell in a matter of hours across northern Wisconsin. Governor Scott Walker declared a State of Emergency for eight counties: Ashland, Bayfield,

Outagamie County approves eminent domain plan

The Outagamie County board voted Wednesday night to use eminent domain to buy a property in Appleton’s northeast business park for the sheriff’s department. The proposal passed on a 17-to-11 vote, with many supervisors saying they had

Driver who died after entering road washout identified

The Bayfield County Sheriff’s Department has identified a woman who died after crashing her car into a washout on Highway 63 on Monday. According to the sheriff’s office, after passing signs at Raymond Avenue in Grand View

Group pulls the plug on Johnson ad buy

A group affiliated with the conservative Koch brothers has pulled a more than $2 million dollar ad buy in support of U.S. Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that the move by Freedom

No charges for teens in mine trespassing

No charges will be filed against three teenagers entered an abandoned mine in Dodge County earlier this month. UW Milwaukee owns the mine and did not want to press charges, believing the 16 and 15-year-old boys learned

Offense comes to life as the Brewers top Pittsburgh

After two stratight games of struggles, the Brewers offense came to life as Milwaukee downs the Pirates 9-5 on Wednesday night in game two of the three game series in Pittsburgh. The Brewers offense pounded out 12

Fire destroys Janesville garage

Fire destroys a garage on Janesville near south side.  Firefighters say they were called to the blaze in the 300 block of Clark Street at 1:54 a.m. Thursday morning.  Officials say fire destroyed the single bay, detached