Lawmakers propose banning fees for credit freezes
If a consumer finds their personal information has been compromised, putting a freeze on opening new lines of credit in their name is one tool that’s available to them. However, state Senator Patrick Testin says the big
Visit Beloit and Downtown Beloit Association host first ever Sip & Stroll
Visit Beloit and Downtown Beloit Association have collaborated to host an exciting new wine walk event, “Sip & Stroll,” on Saturday, October 7 from 1:30-4:30 pm. The event will take place, rain or shine, in 14 venues
Hunters encouraged to have deer tested for Chronic Wasting Disease
In cooperation with local businesses, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources staff collect deer heads for chronic wasting disease surveillance testing within Richland, Grant, Sauk, Iowa, Lafayette, Columbia, Dane, Green and Rock counties during the 2017 archery, crossbow
Rock County Historical Society offer Spirits of the Night tours in October
Haunted… creepy… mysterious. That’s how many would describe this year’s tour of the Lincoln-Tallman House in October. Spirits in the Night: The Tallman Crypt, presented by Prent Thermoforming, is the Rock County Historical Society’s second annual “scary”
Industrial hemp being proposed in Madison and Washington
A Wisconsin congressman is supporting a bill that would allow American farmers to grow industrial hemp. Sixth District congressman Glenn Grothman said he can’t imagine any reasons to object to returning hemp as a crop for Wisconsin
Milton School District officials prepare voters for referendum
With little more than a month before election day, Milton school officials are working to get the word out about their building referendum question. Superintendent Tim Schigur says district residents should be receiving a newsletter about the
Beloit police investigate early morning shooting
Beloit police say a 45-year-old city man drove himself to the hospital about 2:45 a.m. Monday morning. Lieutenant John Coltenbrun says the man was suffering from a close range, through-and-though wound to the abdomen. He was treated
Three killed in car-semi crash on I-90
The Wisconsin State Patrol reports that three young women from Germany were killed Sunday night in a crash on I-90 in Monroe County. The women, ages 20, 20 and 22 years old, were killed when their car was
Fond du Lac County man kills daughter in murder-suicide
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office say the deaths of two people found at a Town of Empire residence Friday morning was the result of a murder-suicide. Sheriff’s officials say 62-year-old Dr. Mark Whitmore strangled his
Wisconsin Veterans Secretary defends Confederate monuments
The recently-appointed head of Veterans Affairs for Wisconsin spoke against the removal of Confederate monuments in a letter to his hometown newspaper. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Daniel Zimmerman denounced “anti-fascists” for trying to “sanitize” history. “Free