Two candidates removed from local ballots due to invalid signatures
Wisconsin’s First Congressional District will have a primary for the Democratic candidates in the race, but Bryan Steil will not face a Republican challenger for the seat. The Wisconsin Elections Commission ruled Wednesday in favor of a
Vos and Fitzgerald outraged over secret recording by Evers staff
The Wisconsin legislature’s Republican leaders tore into Governor Tony Evers staff on Wednesday, for recording a telephone meeting with them. They were not told ahead of time, and in statements, state Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald called
WEDC’s Hughes says COVID-19 precautions will help businesses
The head of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is urging Wisconsin residents to continue to practice social distancing, hand washing and wearing mask, in order to protect the state’s businesses from a surge in new coronavirus cases.
Wednesday COVID-19 numbers: 10 additional deaths, 2.8 percent positive tests
The percentage of new positive cases remains low, even as COVID-19 continues to claim lives in Wisconsin. Wednesday’s updated numbers from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services included 10 additional deaths over the previous 24 hours, bringing
Rock County moves into Phase Two of reopening plan, with changes
The Rock County Public Health Department is recommending the public move forward with Phase Two of its reopening plan, but health officials made a pair of changes to the second phase. The original reopening plan would have
Packers-Giants preseason kickoff time moved
The kickoff time for the Green Bay Packers third preseason game at New York against the Giants has been moved from a 7 p.m. CT start to 5 p.m. CT. The Packers 2020 preseason schedule is as
Wisconsin National Guard teams continue to trace and test for COVID-19
National Guard teams continue their work to test and track COVID-19 across the state. Captain Joe Travato says they’ve just hit a big milestone. “We actually have collected now more than a hundred and ten thousand specimens
Beloit man receives maximum sentence for cold-case sexual assault of child
Nearly 20 years after committing sexual assault of a child, a Beloit man receives the maximum sentence for the crime. Rock County Judge Karl Hanson sentenced 42-year-old Jason Smith to 25 years of prison followed by 10