Assembly committee approves Foxconn incentive package
A proposed incentive package for Foxconn passed its first legislative hurdle at the Capitol on Monday. The bill provides up to $3 billion in tax credits for an LCD factory in southeastern Wisconsin that the Taiwanese technology
Ryan to hold first public town hall since 2015
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin plans to hold a town hall meeting next Monday. It would be the Janesville Republican’s first such event to be open to the public in nearly two years. The nationally-televised town
Two suspects sought by Walworth County Sheriff’s Office
Authorities hope someone from the public will recognize two young men suspected of attempted burglary in Walworth County. The Sheriff’s Office says deputies were dispatched to a residence in the Town of LaGrange just before midnight last
Canadian company to buy Superior’s Calumet refinery
A Canadian company has agreed to purchase Wisconsin’s only oil refinery, located in Superior. Calgary-based Husky Energy has announced it will buy the 50,000 barrel per day refinery for $435 million in cash. Husky says it plans
Community engagement forum planned on Ruger Avenue reconstruction
Rock County, in conjunction with City of Janesville, is in the process of developing plans for the reconstruction of CTH MM (Ruger Avenue) from Wright Road to USH 14 in the City of Janesville, Rock County.
WATCH: Giant spud spotted in Milton
https://www.facebook.com/1230wclo/videos/10155163787569006/ Kids love potatoes, especially when they’re a six-ton, 28-footer, sitting on a flatbed semi-trailer in front of the Milton Public Library. More than one-hundred kids turned out Monday morning for the Big Idaho Potato Truck Tour.
Janesville police wait outside bar for burglary suspect
Janesville police may have solved a rash of recent burglaries on the city’s south side. Lieutenant Terry Sheridan says officers responded to an alarm shortly after 5:00 a.m. Monday morning at the Drunken Monkey on Center Avenue. Sheridan
La Crosse police kill carjacking suspect
The state Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation is investigating the shooting of a carjacking suspect by La Crosse police officers. Police shot and killed the man Sunday evening, after he stole a family’s SUV at gunpoint.
UW Discovery Farms hosts free field day in Janesville
On August 17 UW Discovery Farms will host a free field day with lunch included on the Roger Rebout & Sons Farm from 12 pm to 3 pm in Janesville, WI. Brothers David, Doug and Dan Rebout
Assembly committee to vote today on Foxconn bill changes
A state Assembly committee will meet today to vote on proposed changes to an incentive package for Foxconn. The changes include $20 million in state funding for job training programs, along with a request that Wisconsin-based workers