Janesville teachers want elementary schools to go virtual after Thanksgiving
After the Thanksgiving break, middle and high school students in the School District of Janesville will switch to virtual learning, but elementary school students will return in-person. The Janesville Education Association is asking the school board to
Evansville School Board reaffirms decision to forgo winter sports
Another school board discussion yields the same results for the Evansville Community School District: no winter athletics or co-curricular activities. The board’s motion to allow winter athletics with COVID protocols failed by a 4-3 vote Wednesday night.
COVID cancels longtime rivalry between Wisconsin and Minnesota
As the week began, the possibility was growing that the Badgers wouldn’t be able to play their Saturday home game against the Minnesota Gophers because of rising COVID numbers in the Minnesota football program. That became reality
Wisconsin not flattening the curve on new COVID-19 infections
Despite some encouraging trends, Wisconsin is not flattening the coronavirus curve, and as Thanksgiving approaches, hospitals and public health agencies are urging people to stay home, in order to decrease the spread of COVID-19. And for the
Conservative group files last minute lawsuit to prevent certification of Wisconsin votes
A conservative group has filed a lawsuit to prevent the state from certifying the election results. The lawsuit, filed by the Wisconsin Voters Alliance, seeks to have the State Supreme Court prevent the Elections Commission from certifying
Healthcare providers warn of post holiday COVID-19 surge
The holidays could present a challenge for local hospitals. Beloit Health System’s Dr. Vijaya Somaraju warns of consequences if people don’t follow the recommendations to prevent the spread of COVID-19. During a virtual press conference Tuesday morning
Family Promise of Greater Beloit uses holiday tree to gauge donations
A local non-profit serving families facing homelessness hopes to spread some holiday cheer while raising money to provide shelter, food, clothing, and life skills. Family Promise of Greater Beloit Board President Beth Gliebe says a new holiday
Overflowing Cup provides free Thanksgiving meals to-go
The Overflowing Cup in Beloit teams up with the Masonic Temple and area churches to continue a tradition of providing a Thanksgiving meal to the community. Organizer Darrell Garetson says the event, which will be to-go this
Raffle helps local chamber recover from COVID
Local organizations are making up their pandemic related losses anyway they can. Revenue is down for the Milton Area Chamber of Commerce by 60% because their biggest crowd-pleasing fundraisers, like the Chicken Barbecue, Wallyfest, and Malt and
Milwaukee recount staff discover nearly 400 unopened absentee ballots, add them to vote totals
Nearly 400 ballots are being added to the count in Milwaukee after elections officials found a stack of unopened, valid absentee ballots. Milwaukee elections chief Claire Woodall-Vogg says human error led to valid votes being left out