New state law targets credit card skimmers
Police in Wisconsin will have new tools to deal with credit card skimmers. Republican Sen. Rob Cowles of Allouez was the co-author of a bill that creates new penalties, which Governor Walker signed it into law Wednesday.
Group wants changes in review process for Great Lakes diversions
The Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Cities Initiative has ended efforts to appeal a decision that allows the city of Waukesha to withdraw water from Lake Michigan, and now hopes to change the process for reviewing future
Assembly seeks answers on Foxconn incentives
An overflow crowd filled a hearing room at the state Capitol Thursday, as lawmakers held their first hearing on a bill that would offer $3 billion in incentives to Taiwanese electronics maker Foxconn to build a major
Two teens busted for stealing vehicle emblems in Milton
A vehicle emblem stealing spree in Milton has come to it’s end with the collaring of two teenagers. Milton Police says officers responded to about a dozen complaints of vehicle make and model emblems being pried off
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and Speaker of the House discuss the 2018 Farm Bill at Blain Supply
Blain’s Farm & Fleet hosts the U.S. Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, on Thursday for a private listening session as part of a five-state RV tour entitled the ‘Back to Our
Visit Beloit seeks applicants for Joint Effort in Tourism grants
Visit Beloit is now accepting applications from not-for-profit organizations for Joint Effort in Tourism (J.E.T.) grants until August 31, 2017. Visit Beloit, the official destination marketing organization for the greater Beloit region, is a not-for-profit organization whose
Portion of Rock River no longer under Slow-No-Wake order
Boaters on the Rock River will have to watch the signs to know how fast they can travel. Slow-no-wake conditions change from one section of the river to the next. The Rock County Sheriff’s Office says the
JPAC partners with Rock Co Homeless Intervention Task Force to create play about homelessness
The Janesville Performing Arts Center is proud to announce a new collaborative partnership that will bring a new play to the Performing Arts Center in Summer of 2018. JPAC will be partnering with the Rock County
WATCH: SHINE breaks ground in Janesville
Janesville may be helping the country improve its self-reliance thanks to SHINE Medical Technologies plans for a radio isotope manufacturing facility. House Speaker Paul Ryan helped SHINE celebrate its groundbreaking this morning, implying the facility could strengthen
Walker signs 20 bills
Governor Scott Walker has signed the first bill that addresses alleged inmate abuse at the Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake juvenile institutions. The Republican governor approved a measure that adds juvenile correctional officers to the list of