Lawmakers hold hearing on welfare reform bills
State lawmakers held a lengthy public hearing Wednesday on a series of controversial welfare reform bills. The package of ten bills, included in a special session call from the governor, would create new requirements for public assistance
ATF says Dells dorm fire was arson
A massive fire in Wisconsin Dells was arson. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and other investigators have made that determination, on the Wilderness Resort fire. The fire a week ago destroyed a dormitory
Janesville Police arrest porch pirate
Janesville Police put a pair of metal bracelets on what they call a “porch pirate.” According to a news release, officers took a report from a resident on January 16th who had a package stolen off of
Law enforcement investigate whether rash of gun store burglaries are related
Investigators work to determine if a rash of recent gun store burglaries have anything in common. The Rock County Sheriff’s Office responded to Armageddon Supplies Monday night where surveillance video shows a suspect enter the business through
Beloit man dies from injuries sustained in Green County crash
A 21-year-old Beloit man dies from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle traffic crash Sunday in Green County. The sheriff’s office reports Colton P. Van Marter was traveling south on County T and failed to stop at the
St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Janesville joins state voucher program
Rock County parents looking to send their kids to a private or religious school under Wisconsin’s Parental Choice program now have another option. Since the inception of the state-wide program in 2013, Rock County Christian School in
Elections Commission delays decision on administrator
Members of the state Elections Commission have once again voted to delay beginning the process of finding a new administrator. Republican appointees on the panel pushed Wednesday morning to review a decision made last week to keep
‘A very down day’ – Kimberly-Clark plans to close two Wisconsin plants
More than 600 people will lose their jobs when Kimberly-Clark will closes two facilities in the Fox Valley. The Cold Spring manufacturing plant in Fox Crossing, with around 500 jobs, and the Neenah Nonwovens facility, with about
No Wisconsin Congressional members injured in Amtrak collision
One person was killed and another seriously injured, in a Wednesday morning collision between a truck and an Amtrak train carrying Republican lawmakers and their families to a conference in West Virginia. Several members of the Wisconsin
Local non-profit gets unusual donation
The Janesville Boys and Girls Club may have a windfall donation, but not a lot of time to cash in. Board Treasurer Tyler Mosley says a donor has offered four tickets to the Superbowl valued at $12