Judge denies request for hand recount in Wisconsin (AUDIO)
County clerks in Wisconsin will be able to use machines to help with a recount of the state’s presidential vote, after a Dane County judge on Tuesday denied Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein’s request to order
State receive’s Stein payment for Wisconsin recall
The Wisconsin Elections Commission has received a bank wire transfer of $3,499,689 from the campaign of Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein to prepay the estimated cost of conducting a statewide recount. With payment received, the Commission
Update on fatal town of Newark fire
One person dies in a town of Newark house fire, and investigators are looking for the homeowner’s pickup truck. The Rock County Sheriff’s Office says the body was found in the basement after the house collapsed, so
Student expelled from Janesville School District
A third more students have been expelled from the Janesville School District this year than at this same time last year. A high school student was expelled for possessing with intent to deliver THC on school grounds.
Drug-resistant Salmonella linked to Wisconsin calves
A multi-state outbreak of drug-resistant Salmonella has been linked to dairy bull calves sold in Wisconsin. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 21 people in eight states were infected between January and October of this
Janesville City Council approves creation of new TIF district
The former Menards building on the corner of Highway 14 and I-39/90 in Janesville is one step closer to redevelopment. City Economic Development Director Gale Price brought a new tax incremental financing district intended to facilitate the
Deer harvest, license sales down during nine-day gun hunt
While more hunters were able to shoot a buck than last year, overall harvest numbers and participation were down during Wisconsin’s recently ended nine-day gun deer season. Preliminary figures released by the Department of Natural Resources show
De La Fuente drops Wisconsin recount request
One of the two presidential candidates who asked for recount of Wisconsin’s presidential vote has withdrawn his request. The move comes a day after the Wisconsin Elections Commission said those asking for a recount would have to
Dane County will recount presidential ballots by hand
Recounting presidential ballots means extra work for Wisconsin county clerks and their staffs. Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell says they’ll be doing it by hand — even though the state elections commission ruled they don’t have to.
House Speaker calls elections fair
Despite a call from the Green Party Presidential candidate for a recount in Wisconsin, Congressman Paul Ryan of Janesville says the election process appears pretty fair. The Republican also tells Your Talk Show on WCLO the call