Beloit College hosts pair of programs on solitary confinement
Area residents are invited to check out an exact replica of a solitary confinement cell on the Beloit College campus Friday and Saturday outside of the Liberal Arts in Practice Center. Director of Community Based Learning Carol
High voter turnout predicted in Rock County
If in-person absentee voting numbers are any indication, Rock County Clerk Lisa Tollefson is predicting a large voter turnout on November 6th. Tollefson says already over 10,000 absentee ballots have been issued in Rock County. Tollefson is
Search for Jayme Closs is scaled back
The search for a missing Wisconsin teenager is shifting gears. In a post to his department’s Facebook page, Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said investigators in the Jayme Closs case have transitioned their Emergency Operations Center “from
Feds approve Wisconsin Medicaid work requirement
The Trump administration has approved Wisconsin’s request for a Medicaid waiver. That will allow a strict 80 hour per month work requirement for childless adults with incomes below poverty level, in order to participate in Badgercare. The
Wisconsin fugitives arrested in Ohio
Two people wanted for a string of violent crimes in Wisconsin have been taken into custody in Ohio. Samuel Schutte, age 34, was arrested Tuesday in Toledo. U.S. Marshals then arrested 28-year-old Stephanie Retzlaff in the same
Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act runs through December 15th
Wisconsin residents who don’t get their health insurance through the employers, whether they have current policies or whether they are currently uninsured, need to sign up for new policies between November 1 and December 15. Health insurance
Salvation Army prepares for holiday campaign
The holidays are fast approaching and the Janesville Salvation Army is recruiting bell ringers. Major Tom McDowell says sign up is easy at registertoring.com. More than 9000 bell ringing hours are available. The campaign will kick off
Marijuana takes high profile on Tuesday’s ballot
Rock County voters won’t be the only ones answering a referendum question about marijuana next Tuesday. State Representative Melissa Sargent says half the voters in the state will be asked a similar question. The Madison Democrat is
Helicopter pilot killed in Ashland County crash
The pilot of an Enbridge helicopter was killed in a crash on the Bad River Reservation in northern Wisconsin. According to the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office, the pilot was 64-year-old Dean Bass of Sarnia, Ontario, Canda. The
Contractor mistake may have lead to deadly Sun Prairie explosion
Newly unsealed court documents reveal that a contractor specializing in preventing utility accidents may have made a mistake that led to July’s natural gas explosion in Sun Prairie. A search warrant says an employee of USIC failed to