Proposed scholarship program could help retain ‘best and brightest.’
A new scholarship program could help retain Wisconsin’s “best and brightest,” at University of Wisconsin System campuses. Republican lawmakers were joined by State Treasurer Matt Adamczyk and UW System President Ray Cross at a press conference at
Beloit Alcoholic Beverage License Control Committee denies liquor license for Club Adiktion
Representatives of Beloit’s Adiktion Night Club appeal to the City’s Alcoholic Beverage License Control Committee with upgraded security. During a hearing on a new liquor license application for the business Tuesday Parvinder Singh testified that he was
Beloit man sentenced to five years of probation after Sheriff’s Office finds 74 pot plants
A 42-year-old Beloit man convicted of manufacture and delivery of THC, maintaining a drug trafficking place, and possession of paraphernalia is sentenced to five years of probation and eight months in the Rock County Jail diversion program.
Former Edgerton High School teacher accused of sexting student pleads to lesser charge
A former Edgerton High School teacher charged with exposing a child to harmful material for having sexually explicit online conversations with a 17-year-old former student agrees to give up his teaching license. Prosecutor Perry Folts says as
Pit bull shot during attack in Manitowoc
Manitowoc Police says a pit bull was shot and injured, while the dog was attacking a Labrador retriever. Detective Andrew Trilling said the pit bull was running loose, when it entered a yard and began attacking the
Teen charged in threats that closed schools in NW Wisconsin
A Burnett County teenager accused of threatening a school shooting on social media has been charged in connection with the postings, which led to closings and evacuations in two school districts on Tuesday. Charges of Terrorist Threats
Lawmakers say they will reject self-insurance proposal
The co-chairs of the Legislature’s budget committee say they expect the committee will reject a proposal to move state employee health plans to a self-insurance model. Republican state Representative John Nygren (R-Marinette) said there are too many
Michigan man accused of traveling to Janesville to have sex with teen
A 31-year-old Michigan man is under arrest for traveling to Janesville to have sex with a 16-year-old girl. Janesville Police say officers were dispatched to the Ramada Inn on Milton Avenue just before 9:00 Monday night on
Beloit business with troubled past applies for another liquor license
A Beloit establishment that’s had it’s fair share of run-ins with the law makes an attempt to sell booze again. Beloit Police Captain Dan Risse says the owner of Adiktion Night Club will present his case for
Former candidate endorses Ryan opponent
Democrat Ryan Solen, who became the latest challenger to lose to Congressman Paul Ryan last November, says he won’t run again. Solen issued a statement, which included an endorsement of a possible new challenger to Ryan, David