Wisconsin Senator fights for paid sick leave
One threat to preventing the spread of the coronavirus could be a lack of paid sick leave. U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin contends low income workers without sick pay may be motivated to work while infected. Baldwin and
Old pipes may have played role in large sinkhole
Janesville City Engineer Mike Payne has been on the job 20-years and he can’t remember any bigger sink hole than the one that opened up Wednesday on Ruger Avenue between Hillside Court and South Harmony Drive. Payne
Local colleges prepare for potential pandemic
UW-Whitewater is encourage students and staff to reconsider their travel plans during Spring Break. The university is also recommending students take home all instructional materials and necessary personal items when they leave for Spring Break March 23rd
UW Madison will suspend in person classes in response to COVID-19 Coronavirus
In response to the COVID-19 Coronavirus, UW-Madison will suspend in-person classes for at least three weeks. The UW on Wednesday requested that students move out of residence halls when spring break begins at the end of this
Janesville City Council gets update on homeless overnight parking
The Janesville City Council is scrambling to find a solution for the situational homeless as an ordinance that allows them to park overnight in a city lot is set to expire at the end of this month.
Fulton town board approves solar farm
A 440-acre solar farm is coming to the town of Fulton after the project was approved unanimously by the town board. The town hall was filled Tuesday with residents who raised concerns about the project to Geronimo
Janesville Schnucks pharmacy to close following acquisition by CVS
The pharmacy at the Janesville Schnucks store will close under a deal that will transfer ownership of most of the grocery chain’s pharmacies to CVS Pharmacy by later this year. News of the closure came in a
Trump schedules Milwaukee campaign event
President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign makes a stop in Milwaukee next week. The “Catholics for Trump” Coalition event on Thursday, March 19th, at the Wisconsin Center is planned to bring Catholics from across the country together to
High school graduation rate at 90 percent
Nine out of 10 students in the Wisconsin Class of 2019 completed their high school education in four years. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction reports that continues an upward swing. The graduation rate was 88.6 %
Wisconsin has 2nd and 3rd confirmed Coronavirus cases
In less than 24 hours, Wisconsin Health officials confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus. On Monday a person in Pierce County tested positive and has self-isolated at home. They were likely exposed to the virus while