WIAA Girls State Volleyball Tournament tips off Thursday

The 44th Annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Girls Volleyball State Tournament will take place Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 3-5 at the Resch Center in Green Bay.  The Schedule follows. Division 1 Thursday, Nov. 3 4:30 p.m.  –  Menomonee

Green Bay women picked as Horizon League favorites

For the ninth-straight year, the Green Bay Phoenix women’s basketball team will enter the season as the Horizon League preseason favorite, as announced by the league office during its media day event on Wednesday. Coach Kevin Borseth’s

Vice President Joe Biden to campaign for Clinton in Wisconsin

Vice President Joe Biden will attend a campaign rally in Madison this Friday, on behalf of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Clinton’s campaign says Biden will urge Wisconsinites to take advantage of early voting opportunities, while also

UW-Stout offers reward in student’s beating death

The University of Wisconsin-Stout is offering a $15,000 reward for information in the murder of a Saudi student. Menomonie Police Chief Eric Atkinson said Wednesday that investigators can’t rule out the weekend beating of 24-year-old Hussain Saeed

SSM Health increases minimum wage

A major employer in the Janesville and Madison area is implementing a new minimum wage.  SSM Health, which owns Saint Mary’s Janesville Hospital and Dean Clinic plans to have its lowest pay at $11 an hour.  Officials

Big Ten Conference adding Friday night football

Starting with the 2017 season, the Big Ten Conference will play six prime-time football games on Friday nights. None of the six are scheduled for air on the Big Ten Network.  Instead they’ll be televised by an

Rock Ready Index shows continued economic stability

Consumers in Rock County appear to be spending more money. Rock County Economic Development Manager James Otterstein says the third quarter Rock Ready Index shows the fourth straight year of increasing sales and tax collection numbers.  Otterstein