Janesville PD asks school district for more money to pay for school resource officers
The Janesville Police Department asks the Janesville School District to pony up. With five percent of all Janesville Police Officers assigned to work in the City’s Schools, Police Chief David Moore is asking the School District to
UW Credit Union expands membership offerings
Governor Scott Walker says the University of Wisconsin Credit Union’s decision to expand its membership criteria could help more state residents refinance their student loan debt. Under a change announced Tuesday, the UW Credit Union will
DOT plans business meeting in Janesville
More companies in Rock County might soon find their opportunity to work with the State Department of Transportation. Forward Janesville Vice President Dan Cunningham is helping host an information meeting on how to do business with the
Rock County Courthouse tower coming down
The Rock County Courthouse Tower may soon be coming down. The tower has been in disrepair since 2011, and has been roped off for the last couple years because of falling bricks. Demolition was originally expected last
Appleton congregation’s Black Lives Matter banner stolen again
For the fourth time, a “Black Lives Matter” banner has been stolen from outside a church on Appleton’s south side. Reverand Kathleen Rolenz is the minister at Fox Valley Unitarian Universalist Church. She says she’s losing track
Wausau school board to hold transgender bathrooms meeting
Transgender bathroom policies will come back up for debate during a special Wausau School Board meeting. The special meeting hasn’t been placed on the district schedule yet, but officials have said it will happen in early October. Wausau’s
Hearing not needed in Avery case
A status hearing in the Steven Avery case is not needed. That’s the determination of the circuit court judge in charge of the ongoing appeal of Avery’s 2007 murder conviction. Prosecutors sought a hearing based upon a request
Federal judge upholds Wisconsin right-to-work law
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin’s right-to-work law. The provision, passed by Republicans in 2015, prohibits employers from making union membership a condition of employment. Union groups challenged the law though, arguing that it
Barrett says Talgo returning to Milwaukee
Talgo is returning to Milwaukee. Mayor Tom Barrett announced Monday that the Spanish train maker plans to do work on a $73 million contract for the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority at its idled Milwaukee facility.
Wisconsin ag sector needs dry weather
Stat state’s ag industry could use some dry weather.Several days of dry weather could help farmers get back to the harvest after more than ten inches of recent rain in western Wisconsin. The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service Wisconsin