Goyke questions waiting on closing Lincoln Hills
A Democratic state lawmaker is questioning why lawmakers should wait until after the next state budget is taken up to act on protecting inmates at Lincoln Hills. State Representative Evan Goyke (D-Milwaukee) introduced a bill in November
Janesville City Manager to deliver State of the City address on January 25th
The City of Janesville will host the annual State of the City Address and Open House on Thursday, January 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. on the Fourth Floor of City Hall (18 North Jackson Street). The program will include
SSM Health acquires the Monroe Clinic
SSM Health, which includes hospitals in Madison, Baraboo, and Janesville, now owns the Monroe Clinic and Agnesian Health Care hospitals in Fond du Lac, Ripon, and Waupun. SSM Health Regional President Damond Boatwright considers the “transfer of
Brown County official calls sales tax lawsuit ‘frivolous’
The Brown County executive’s office is speaking out against a recently-filed lawsuit aimed at stopping the county’s newly-implemented half-percent sales tax. Deputy Executive Jeff Flynt questions why the Brown County Taxpayers Association would file suit against the tax, which
Wood County Jail had three deaths in December
The Wisconsin Department of Correction has reportedly asked for information on procedures at the Wood County Jail in Wisconsin Rapids, following the deaths three people in the facility during the month of December. A Wausau woman serving
Janesville City Council considers borrowing $60,000 for an outdoor fitness court downtown
Keeping that New Year’s resolution to get fit would be a lot easier under a proposal before the Janesville City Council. Public Works Director Paul Woodard says under the consent agenda Monday night is a resolution authorizing
Governor Walker proposes closing troubled youth prisons
Following more than two years of stories about inmate abuse, staffing shortages, and other violence at the facilities, Governor Scott Walker has outlined a plan to close the state’s troubled Lincoln Hills and Cooper Lake youth prisons
Honduran man found living in Janesville charged with illegally entering the United States
A 31-year-old resident of Honduras who had been living in Rock County is among three immigrants charged in federal court with illegally entering the United States. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Madison, Luis Alberto Torres-Diaz