Marquette earns non-conference win at North Carolina (AUDIO)
Marquette didn’t even have last nights game at North Carolina scheduled until last Saturday. They’re glad they went through with it, knocking off the Tarheels 83-70 in Chapel Hill. Marquette (11-12) freshman Dawson Garcia led all
Local legislator wishes unemployment overhaul could have happened sooner
The $80 million price tag attached to the overhaul of the State’s unemployment insurance program could have been a lot lower had the legislature acted sooner. State Representative Don Vruwink says that in 2007 it would have
Local legislator votes for unemployment modernization
A fairly normal day in the legislature is how State Representative Mark Spreitzer of Beloit describes the passage of a bill to modernize the unemployment compensation system. The Democrat says he’s pleased with the bipartisan support for
A local hospital has a new leader
A local hospital and health service has a new chief executive officer. Edgerton Hospital’s Board of Trustees have picked Marc Augsburger to lead the operation after a nationwide search. Augsburger brings 30-years of healthcare industry experience to the job. He
City of Janesville’s micro loan program picking up steam
The City of Janesville is seeing success with a micro loan program intended to help businesses weather the COVID-19 pandemic. City Manager Mark Freitag says when the City Council first approved the program over the summer, there
Local leader in economic development recognized
A local leader in economic development is being widely recognized for excellence. Rock County Economic Development Manager James Ottestein has been awarded the 2021 Frederick C. Pearce Award by the Wisconsin Economic Development Association. The award was established in
Wisconsin wolf hunt already over, just days after start
Wisconsin’s wolf hunt has already reached its quota, just a few days after it started. That hunt opened up on Monday with a total of around 120 wolf tags available to regular hunters, and another 80 ceded
Senator Johnson claims leftists, anarchists are to blame for attack on US Capitol
At Tuesday’s Senate Homeland Security hearing on the January 6th riots at the US Capitol, Senator Ron Johnson claimed that the attack was carried out not by Trump supporters but by leftists and anarchists. Johnson said that
Teachers to begin getting vaccinated March 1 in Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s next wave of COVID-19 vaccine distribution, known as Phase 1B, begins on March 1st. “As noted when we announced this group back in January, the top of the priority of the additional eligible groups are our
Assembly approves bill to allow DWD to update computers
The Wisconsin Assembly voted unanimously on Tuesday, for legislation starting the task of updating the state’s unemployment insurance system. The Senate passed the bill, which was amended to include liability protections for businesses, last week. Democratic Governor