No, Wausau, you’re not getting a new Trader Joe’s

Hold your horses Trader Joe’s fans, there won’t be a Wausau location any time soon. Some unknown pranksters hung a banner saying “Trader Joe’s, Coming Soon” outside a vacant ShopKo building over the weekend. Bill Schofield, who

Johnson calls impeachment articles ‘pretty thin gruel’

Wisconsin’s Republican U.S. Senator doesn’t think much of the House-passed articles of impeachment against President Trump. “The case is . . . pretty thin gruel from my standpoint,” Senator Ron Johnson said on ABC’s “This Week” Sunday

Local county considers consolidating emergency dispatch

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Changes may be coming to the Walworth County Communications Center.  After more than two year’s of work, a Walworth County fire/EMS Study Committee is recommending the creation of a consolidated dispatch center.  The new center would operate independently from

Science teacher looks to the stars

A local high school teacher will be working with NASA and the California Institute of Technology on a prestigious project.  Earth Science Teacher at Parker High School in Janesville, Neal Boys will be partnering with other high school

BTC student honored for leadership

A local college is gaining a reputation for developing student leaders in the nursing field. Blackhawk Technical College nursing instructor Mary Mather says the two-year degree program developed a Student Nurses Association two-years ago. The Wisconsin Nurses

Talk but no movement on marijuana laws in Wisconsin

The past year saw lots of talk about the status of marijuana in Wisconsin. But the closest we came to any action was Governor Tony Evers putting language in his budget that would have essentially legalized pot

Bucks roll past Indiana

The Milwaukee Bucks started slow but came around in the second quarter and pulled away in the second half for a 117-89 win over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night at Fiserv Forum. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 18