Wisconsin spring election is Tuesday
Wisconsin’s Spring Primary is Tuesday. There’s only one statewide race on the ballot – a three way primary for state Superintendent of Public Instruction. Incumbent Tony Evers faces Lowell Holtz and John Humphries. There are also races
Janesville man arrested on suspicion of 4th offense OWI
A 50-year-old Janesville man is arrested for drunken driving for the 4th time following a single-vehicle accident. The Rock County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were dispatched to a traffic accident on South Cemetery Road, south of East
Wisconsin groups react to Pruitt at head of EPA
Business and environmental groups are bound to be at odds over President Donald Trump’s new Secretary of the Environmental Protection Agency. Scott Manley, Senior Vice President of Government Relations with Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, is eager to
Retrial scheduled for suspect in Bert Beck murder
The family of an 18-year-old Sturtevant woman murdered in Fond du Lac County in 1990 will have to wait almost another year before the man suspected of killing her is retried. A Fond du Lac County judge on Monday
Janesville Police work to identify theft suspect
Authorities turn to the public to help identify a suspect wanted in connection with a theft from a vehicle as well as fraudulent use of a credit card. Janesvile Police say the afternoon of January 30th a
Former Janesville man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempting to join ISIL
A 36-year-old Madison man, formerly of Janesville and Beloit, is sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to a federal charge of attempting to supporting a foreign terrorist organization. Joshua Van Haften was accused of
Barrett wants legislative action on illegal guns
Last year, Milwaukee police officers seized more than 2400 illegally-carried firearms, and two months into the new year, police have seized more than 300 guns. Mayor Tom Barrett joined police on Sunday in displaying some of the
E-coli found in Rock River stream
Normally in the dead of winter most people wouldn’t take notice, but this year the Rock County Health Department is issuing a “Water Quality Advisory” for Badfish Creek in the Town of Porter. Environmental Health Director Rick
New training center opens in Beloit
Community Action’s new training center in Beloit is open. Program Manager Erick Williams says the space in the Eclipse Center will boast classrooms to help tutor high schoolers with their academics. Williams says in addition to tutoring,
Four wounded in east side Madison shooting
An investigation is underway into the shooting of four men on Madison’s early Sunday. All four suffered what were apparently non-life-threatening injuries. Police chief Mike Koval said it began as a fight in Dodge County Saturday night,