Beloit city council extends local COVID-19 public health order
Despite some opposition from members of the public, the Beloit City Council unanimously passes an extension of its COVID-19 order. The vote continued the same rules that have been in place for months in Beloit, now prolonged
Janesville Schools struggle with student shift
COVID-19 appears to be putting a little stress on the Janesville School District’s ARISE Virtual Academy. Janesville Education Association President Steve Groth told the school board Tuesday night the student levels in some areas are as high
Three exiting Rock County District Attorney’s Office
The help wanted sign may be going up at the Rock County District Attorney’s Office. D.A. David O’Leary says he’s losing three of his most experienced prosecutors to retirement. Among them, Deputy D.A. Perry Folts after 37
No new COVID-19 deaths in Wisconsin for third straight day
For a third straight day, no new deaths due to COVID-19 were reported in Wisconsin. That’s according to the daily summary from the state Department of Health Services. The number of test results reported dropped to one
‘Failure not an option’ for co-chairs of Speakers Task Force on Racial Disparities
Failure is not an option. That’s the message from the co-chairs of Assembly Speaker Robin Vos’ Task Force on Racial Disparities. State Representative Sheila Stubbs (D-Madison), has accepted the role of co-chair. “We cannot allow another unarmed
Blank orders restricted activities for UW-Madison undergraduates amid coronavirus surge
There’s a new coronavirus order, for students at UW-Madison. With more than 32,000 undergraduates on the Madison campus this semester, and new cases increasing for five straight days, Chancellor Rebecca Blank on Monday ordered all undergraduates to
Harris and Pence make Labor Day campaign stops in Wisconsin
Vice President Mike Pence pitched a message of security and jobs for Americians, during his Labor Day stop at Dairyland Power Cooperative in La Crosse. “When this president stands up for faith and family, and the American
Janesville Police investigating armed robbery
Janesville Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at a local gas station. According to a news release, officers were dispatched to the Lion’s Quick Mart on Milton Avenue just after 2:30 Tuesday morning. The clerk