Drunk driving bills clear Assembly committee vote
Two bills related to drunk driving were approved by a state Assembly committee on Thursday. One of the measures from Mequon Republican, Representative Jim Ott, requires first-time drunk driving offenders to appear in court rather than simply
Two local banks to merge
Owners of the Bank of Brodhead announce the bank intends to buy out Farmers & Merchants Bank in Orfordville and merge the two companies later this year. The Bank of Brodhead announced Thursday it has entered into
Beloit casino project takes another step forward

In at little as a month or two, the Ho-Chunk Nation could see a major regulatory decision over its proposal for a casino in Beloit, according to documents released Friday by the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Packers Family Night set for Aug. 2
The Green Bay Packers announced today that ‘Packers Family Night’ will take place Friday evening, Aug. 2. The format of this year’s Family Night will once again be a full practice, in order for the team to
LaFleur tears achilles tendon
The Green Bay Packers suffered their first big injury, but it wasn’t a player that went down. NFL Network reported that Packers head coach Matt LaFleur was injured, suffering a torn Achilles tendon while on the basketball
Brewers pound Pirates in series opener
Mike Moustakas and Lorenzo Cain each drove in four runs as the Milwaukee Brewers knocked off the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-5 in the opener of a four game series at PNC Park on Thursday night. Moustakas homered twice