Prospective Beloit Snappers owner sees downtown stadium as essential for team and city’s growth
The stadium push from Quint Studer and Diane Hendricks may have saved the Beloit Snappers. Studer told The Stan Milam Show on WCLO the city was set to lose its minor league baseball team if they didn’t
Wisconsin Elections Commission dismisses complaint against Janesville City Manager
The Wisconsin Elections Commission determines an electioneering complaint against Janesville City Manager Mark Freitag is unfounded. The commission send the city’s attorney a letter saying they investigated the complaint filed by former city council candidate Jan Chesmore
Rock County board considers committee term limits
Rock County Board members appear very loyal to their committee assignments. The board Thursday night voted overwhelming against a proposal by supervisor Yuri Rashkin to implement term limits for board members on standing committees. Rashkin suggested supervisors
Lightning damages Janesville home
Lightning strikes twice at a Janesville home. Deputy Fire Chief Bill Ruchti says lighting blew out the cupola of a three story home in the 800 block of East Milwaukee Street a little after 10:00 o’clock Friday
Stateline Community Foundation grant helps school based food pantry
An area hunger relief agency is working to call attention to school based food pantries. Second Harvest spokesman Kris Tazelaar says the food pantry they support at Merrill Elementary School illustrates a broader need in the area.
Vos demands Evers change date of 7th CD special election
Speaker Robin Vos is demanding that Governor Tony Evers change the date of a special election in northern Wisconsin. In a letter to Evers, the Republican Assembly Speaker said the Democratic governor’s announced January 27 special election
Former cop sentenced to 12 years for child sex assault
A retired Beloit cop who plead guilty to having sexual contact with a 13 year-old girl more than 100 times will spend the next 12 years behind bars. Judge John Wood sentenced 63-year-old Larry Woods on a
Packers suffer first loss under LaFleur
Nigel Bradham intercepted a tipped Aaron Rodgers pass in the end zone in the final minute as the Philadelphia Eagles held off the Green Bay Packers comeback attempt 34-27 at Lambeau Field. Carson Wentz threw for 160