Beloit could use tax incentives for housing, but some wonder if it’s a quick enough remedy
| By Neil Johnson, reporter/anchor, Big Radio | Some Beloit residents may be glad the city’s launching a multi-million-dollar tax-incentive program aimed at spurring hundreds of new housing units a year. But at a public feedback session
Beloit School District offers last preliminary look at 23-24 budget
The Beloit School District offered some updated info on their 2023-2024 budget Wednesday night, and there appears to be a bit of optimism. Executive Director of Business Bob Chady says after initially thinking they missed out on
School District of Milton installs inclusive communication boards
The School District of Milton is promoting inclusively and community connection for all with new communication boards on all the playgrounds. Each board prominently features “core words” – a select set of words, found to make up
Madison Police Chief Barnes calls Tuesday night shooting that killed a teen “cowardly”
Madison police chief Shon Barnes is calling a Tuesday night attack on a Madison apartment building that killed a teenage girl “cowardly”. Barnes showed off surveillance footage of a group of people shooting randomly at the building.
Milton taps Spencer Village Administrator Paul Hensch as new city administrator
| By Big Radio News Staff | Milton has hired a new city administrator, and he’ll likely start in mid-November. Milton Mayor Anissa Welch says the Milton City Council has voted to offer the city’s city administrator
Chippewa County votes to continue investigating sheriff for misconduct
Chippewa County made no action Tuesday night to remove Sheriff Travis Hakes from office. Sheriff Hakes is accused of misconduct in office, and he defended himself at a hearing. Supervisor Rob Teuteberg says the county needs to
UW System rebranding as Universities of Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin system will now be known as the Universities of Wisconsin. In announcing the news on Tuesday, UW System President Jay Rothman said he wants people to think differently about higher education in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin public school student test scores highest since pandemic
Students have reached their highest performance at Wisconsin public schools since the pandemic. New data released Tuesday by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction shows that standardized testing results for the last full school year had proficiency
Bill expands use of green warning lights on service vehicles
More trucks in Wisconsin may be ‘going green’. You already see them on snowplows. Now a bill from Representative Calvin Callahan (R – Tomahawk) would allow green warning lights on utility, telecom, and cooperative vehicles. “The lights
Beloit’s NorthStar disbands molybdenum-99 isotope production, could shed 93 jobs
| By Neil Johnson, reporter/anchor, Big Radio | Beloit’s NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes is pivoting away from producing molybdenum-99 in a move that means it could shave off up to a third of its workforce. NorthStar executive vice