Edgerton High School starting school year with no cell phones in class
Edgerton High School students returning Thursday won’t have their cell phones with them in class under a new policy the school is implementing this year. Principal Mark Coombs says kids will have to keep their phones in
Report says Ryan will rent home in D.C. suburb
Paul Ryan is making a move. The former House Speaker and one time Republican running mate to presidential candidate Mitt Romney never moved his family to D.C. while he served in Congress, but now Politico reports that
PSC grants preliminary approval for Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line
The three member Wisconsin Public Service Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize construction of a high-voltage transmission line from Dubuque, through southeastern Wisconsin to Middleton. All three members said they think the Cardinal-Hickory Creek line will save
Pulling ‘Nails” – UW landmark being removed
A widely reviled landmark on the University of Wisconsin campus is going away. “Nails’ Tales,” a pile of footballs in roughly the shape of an Egyptian obelisk, has graced the south plaza near Camp Randall Stadium and
First panels up at Foxconn LCD plant site
The first concrete panels for Foxconn’s LCD plant have gone up. After nearly a year of earth moving, storm water management work and temporary roads, the foundations are finished and what is called “vertical construction” is finally
Evers requests disaster declaration
Governor Tony Evers is requesting a federal disaster declaration, for areas of Wisconsin that were impacted by tornadoes and flooding last month. Evers sent a letter to President Trump requesting a federal disaster declaration for 18 counties
Plane crash reported in Jefferson County
A small plane crash-lands in a Jefferson County field. According to a news release, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office responded to the single airplane crash just north of the Fort Atkinson Municipal Airport just before noon Monday.
Fatal crash closes down southbound Interstate for several hours
A 23-year-old Milton man is dead following a three-vehicle crash that shut down the southbound lanes of I-39/90 for more than four hours. The Wisconsin State Patrol says that just after 5:00 Tuesday morning a southbound semi
Elkhorn City Council votes down domestic violence shelter
The Elkhorn City Council denies a request to establish a domestic violence shelter downtown over measurement and zoning details during a standing-room-only meeting. Monday night the council voted 4-2 against the plan from New Beginnings APFV to
Scammers promise free DNA testing kits in new robocalls
It’s a new twist on an old phone scam. A new robocall scam making the rounds promises a free DNA testing kit. “The caller might say the test is a free way to get early diagnoses for