BIFF honors Wisconsin in special screening
The Beloit Film Festival isn’t scheduled til February… but BIFF Year ‘Round is in it’s 3rd year now. Director of programming and event coordinator, Greg Gerard says BIFF Year ‘Round was invented after the film fest in
Better Brodhead wins grant
A local community coalition to fight substance abuse gets a big boost. Janesville Mobilizing 4 Change Director Sarah Johnson says her group has taken a mentoring role with Better Brodhead for the last two years. She says
United Way Blackhawk Region prepares for campaign kick-off
More than 400 people are expected to participate in Wednesday’s United Way campaign kick off. President and CEO, Mary Fanning-Penny says you may be surprised at the new goal. She says its more in line of what
Senate Democrats demand action on King
State Senate Democrats are demanding a special session of the Legislature to approve upgrades at state veterans home at King. During a Tuesday press conference Democrats said an audit could take months. Senate Minority Leader Jennifer Shilling
Wisconsin joins states suing over new federal overtime rules
Wisconsin is one of 21 states suing the federal government over new overtime rules. The rules adopted by the U.S. Department of Labor earlier this year effectively doubles the threshold for when salaried workers need to paid
Brown County officials investigate Craigslist ad selling school kids
A concerning post on Craigslist has led to a police investigation and a reminder to parents. The Brown County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a post on Craigslist seen Monday which advertised “Children for Sale — Forest Glen
Report: Spiller visits with Packers
One day after Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy vowed to run the ball more, ESPN’s Adam Caplan reported that the Packers had free agent running back C.J. Spiller in for a free-agent visit. Spiller was released
New state budget director named
A senior adviser to Governor Scott Walker will soon become the new state budget director. The state Department of Administration said Tuesday that Waylon Hurlburt will start his new post October 3. He will replace Michael Heifetz,
State election officials field questions about election mail
As the election draws near, Wisconsin residents are starting to see a lot of mail from candidates and outside groups. Some of those mailings may be telling them they are not currently registered to vote or urge
Wisconsin’s Haggerty named AVCA National Player of the Week
After being named the Big Ten Conference Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week on Monday, Wisconsin’s Molly Haggerty was named the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) National Player of the Week on Tuesday. Haggerty