Gateway review board approves site plan for 1 million square-foot distribution facility in Beloit
The blueprints are coming together for the potential future home of an Amazon distribution center in Beloit. The Gateway Business Park Review Board voted to approve the site plan for the 1 million square-foot facility Thursday afternoon.
Local legislator works to reduce the achievement gap
The Minority Teacher Loan Program in Wisconsin is expanding thanks to legislation co-authored by State Representative Amy Loudenbeck of Clinton. The bill signed by the Governor Thursday would expand the current program. The law will allow minority
Five-county Brewers stadium tax will end next year
It’s the bottom of the ninth for the Brewers Stadium tax. Governor Tony Evers signed a bill Wednesday to end the penny-per-dollar sales tax at the end of August next year. Shoppers in Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha
Evers signs tougher penalties for drunk drivers who kill
Drunk drivers who kill someone in will face a stiffer penalty. Governor Tony Evers signed a Republican bill creating a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison for anyone found guilty of the charge of homicide
Rhinelander City Hall on lockdown amidst investigation into public official
Rhinelander City Hall has been locked down today as police executed search warrants. WJFW TV reports that Investigators from Marathon, Oneida and Vilas Counties as well as a state digital forensics team were on site on Thursday
Area unemployment dips
The local unemployment rate dips a bit in October. The Department of Workforce Development reports the unemployment rate for Janesville is 3.3%, down .3% from the month before. Beloit’s unemployment rate for October was 3.7%, down .4% from
Janesville Transit System awarded $800 thousand
Plans to replace the Janesville Transit System bus fleet are rolling along. JTS Director Rebecca Smith says an $ 800-thousand federal grant announced Thursday is the last piece of the funding puzzle. Smith says the money will
Grandal signs four year deal with the White Sox
The Milwaukee Brewers will be looking for a new starting catcher after last seasons starter, Yasmani Grandal, agreed to a four-year deal with the Chicago White Sox worth $73 million. It’s the largest deal in White Sox
Janesville School District Committee discusses referendum
Janesville School District voters might see a building maintenance referendum on the ballot in November 2020. At a Janesville School Board Finance Committee Wednesday, Superintendent Steve Pophal and Chief Financial Officer Dan McCrea presented a draft timeline
Lake Leota bridge in Evansville temporarily closed
Lake Leota Bridge in Evansville is temporarily closed. City officials were made aware of a retaining wall sinking along Allen Creek y the Lake Leota Dam earlier this week. Upon inspection more sections of the wall appeared