Grimmest day yet for COVID-19 in Wisconsin
Tuesday was another record high day of COVID-19 infections and deaths in Wisconsin. The Department of Health Services reported that 5,262 people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past 24 hours and that 64 people died from
Janesville City Council approves rezoning request for new electrical workers union training facility
The Janesville City Council unanimously approves the rezoning of two parcels of land along Reuther Way to allow the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 890 to build a new training facility and union office. Planning Director
Business engagement forum planned for West Milwaukee St project
The City of Janesville, Downtown Janesville Business Improvement District and Downtown Janesville Inc. team up to make so businesses are ready for a major road reconstruction project in 2021. Public Works Director Paul Woodard says West Milwaukee
Janesville man arrested for arson
A 29-year-old Janesville man is accused of starting his brother’s house on fire. Janesville Police say officers were dispatched to a fire at a home on the 3300 block of Ruger Avenue around 7:30 Monday morning. The
Wisconsin’s Mertz is out for 21 days
Wisconsin Badger redshirt freshman quarterback Graham Mertz will miss the next three games after a second COVID-19 positive test was confirmed. The news was first reported by CBS Sports. Mertz made his starting debut last Friday
Several more City of Beloit employees test positive for COVID-19
Four more City of Beloit employees test positive for COVID-19 and are now in quarantine. According to a news release, contact tracing has taken place and impacted city employees have been notified. According to a news release
SCOTUS rules against extended deadline to count Wisconsin mail-in ballots
Absentee ballots in Wisconsin are due back by 8 p.m. on Election Day, with no exceptions. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday night to rejected a request from Democrats and voting rights groups, to extend the deadline
Rothschild police investigate hate mail sent to Joe Biden supporters
Police in central Wisconsin are investigating after threatening letters were sent to the homes of Joe Biden supporters. The Wausau Daily Herald reports that those letters turned up in the mailboxes of homes in the village of
Wausau lawmaker apologizes for not disclosing OWI arrest
A central Wisconsin lawmaker is apologizing for not disclosing a OWI arrest. The Wausau Pilot and Review reports that Assemblyman Pat Snyder was arrested for drunk driving in 2018. This was Snyder’s second OWI arrest, but since
Janesville-Beloit COVID-19 positivity test rate spikes
The local positivity rate for COVID-19 testing is running well ahead of state averages. Rock County’s seven-day positivity rate is 27%, more than double the state’s 13% average. The Rock County Public Health Department reports the daily test positivity