Beloit holds community forum for city manager candidates
The finalists for Beloit City Manager got the opportunity to meet members of the community and showcase why they should be the cities next manager. Jerry Gabrielatos, Blaine Wing, and Cased Bradley all expressed Beloit’s potential and
UW-Whitewater at Rock County hosts alumni and community social
Join UW-Rock County, UW-Whitewater alums, community members, and leaders on Monday, February 6 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Take a campus tour, listen to students and faculty share their research, connect with alums, hear from Foundation Board
LeMahieu unveils flat tax proposal
The Wisconsin State Senate’s Republican leader has released his flat tax plan. Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg), who says his goal is to “give everybody a tax cut” using a portion of the state’s projected $6.6 billion
Baldwin highlights approval for new Great Lakes ice breaker
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin made a visit to Green Bay Thursday to help celebrate a new Great Lakes ice breaker. The Wisconsin Democrat was joined by Green Bay port officials and area business leaders who say it
Teen accused in fatal Green Bay crash wants case moved to juvenile court
A 15-year-old girl charged in a fatal high-speed fatal traffic crash in Green Bay has been ordered to stand trial in Brown County Court. Defense attorneys for Sienna Pecore are now asking that her case be moved
Waukesha Christmas Parade memorials receive funding boost
After donations for memorials for the victims of the Waukesha Christmas parade attack stalled at the end of last year, the fundraising drive received a shot in the arm Thursday as We Energies donated $50,000, and Pro
Serious crime numbers down in Milwaukee
Although homicides in Milwaukee were up by 11% in 2022, the city’s serious crime numbers were down last year. At a news conference Thursday, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson and the city’s police chief, Jeffrey Norman, announced serious
Republicans eliminate prohibition on conversion therapy in Wisconsin
At the Capitol on Thursday, a legislative committee voted to allow the controversial practice of “conversion therapy” in Wisconsin. Mark Herstad with the National Association of Social Workers testified against that, to the Joint Committee for Review
UW-Whitewater hosts 40th annual Fairhaven lecture series
An upcoming lecture University of Wisconsin Whitewater lecture series gives the community an opportunity to meet the newest staff on campus. Coordinator Kari of Borne says the Fairhaven Lecture Series runs Monday afternoons from January 23rd until
Jacqueline “Jackie” A. Thompson
June 10, 1939 – January 13, 2023