Janesville man will go to a mental institution in stabbing case
A 19-year-old Janesville man who’s accused of stabbing his grandfather in May of 2016 will go to a mental institution instead of prison. Gavin D. Roetteger entered a plea of guilty to a charge of attempted first
Democrats push Family Medical Leave
Democrats in the state legislature appear to be rallying around changes to the Family Medical Leave Law. In offering the Party’s Weekly Radio address, State Senator Janis Ringhand of Evansville says new legislation would allow workers up
Warrant sweep nets several arrests
The Rock County Sheriff’s Office makes a special effort to raise awareness about the problems associated with family and domestic violence. Officials say deputies attempted to execute 42 warrants Thursday as part of the National Family Violence
Janesville man pleads guilty to homicide charge
A 35-year-old Janesville man faces up to 55-years in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree reckless homicide charges in an overdose death case. Jason A. Wedell’s defense attorney says he chose to plead guilty because he is
Thieves crash stolen car into Cross Plains gun store
Thieves used a stolen vehicle to help break in to a gun shop in Dane County. The Dane County Sheriff’s Office says thieves backed the 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis through the front of PT Firearms in Cross
Happ named repeat candidate for Abdul-Jabbar Award
For the second straight season, Wisconsin big man Ethan Happ was among 20 members named to the watch list for the 2018 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award. He was named to the final five candidates
Packers and Microsoft team up on ‘TitletownTech’
The Green Bay Packers are teaming with Microsoft in hopes of growing the economy in northeast Wisconsin. They’re creating TitletownTech, a three-part initiative to help entrepreneurs and existing companies. They’ll be setting up an accelerator program, innovation
Daughter of state lawmaker charged in overdose death
Formal charges have been filed against the daughter of a state Representative in the drug overdose death of 31-year-old Jennifer Skeen, who was pregnant at the time. Cassandra Nygren, daughter of State Representative John Nygren, made her
Litscher cites need for more prison space
The head of Wisconsin corrections says more space is needed to put people in prison. Department of Corrections Secretary Jon Litscher told a Senate committee that the state houses 23,000 inmates, and that number is growing. “Since