Wisconsin House delegation votes along partisan lines on historic second Trump impeachment
As expected, Wisconsin’s House delegation voted along party lines on Tuesday, to impeach President Trump for a second time. The single count in this article of impeachment accused the president of inciting insurrection, after a mob of
Janesville School District to launch Parker Arts Academy in fall
Janesville High School students who see themselves in a career in the performing arts will soon have a big advantage over their peers. Parker Arts Academy Program Coordinator Jan Knutson says the program is set to launch
League of Women Voters host virtual fundraiser
The Leagues of Women Voters of Beloit and of Janesville host a “virtual event” Annual Forward Together – Advancing Democracy, Saturday, February 13, 10-11:30 a.m. With the recent unprecedented violent attempt to overturn the results of a presidential
New at Noon – Tim McGraw & Tyler Hubbard “Undivided”
Tim McGraw and FGL’s Tyler Hubbard have teamed-up for a timely new song, “Undivided.” Produced with Byron Gallimore and Corey Crowder, “Undivided” is passionately optimistic, and sees McGraw and Hubbard call on Americans to come together and
Big Ten dominates the college wrestling world
For the first time in college wrestling history, the Big Ten Conference has 12 of its 14 teams ranked with Illinois and Michigan State entering this week’s NWCA Division 1 Wrestling Coaches Poll, released on Tuesday. Previously,
Presence of new COVID-19 strain confirmed in Wisconsin
A new strain of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Wisconsin. The state Department of Health Services said Wednesday that the variant, first discovered in the U.K. in November, is now confirmed in at least one patient sample
State Senate working on Capitol security bill amid threats
At the Capitol in Madison on Tuesday, state Senator Roger Roth (R-Appleton) said he’s preparing a bill to address security for the building. “We are actually working on a bill on state Capitol security that we look
1/13/21 Day in the Country
1915 Born on this day in Decatur, Illinois, was American country music singer-songwriter Jenny Lou Carson, the first woman to write a #1 country music hit, (the 1945 hit “You Two-Timed Me One Time Too Often”). From
Local legislators react to State of State address
Local legislators react to the Governor’s State of the State address. Assembly Representative Mark Spreitzer applauds Tuesday night’s remarks. The Democrat says he’s pleased Governor Tony Evers focused on crucial issues such as the state’s response to
Ruth Kathleen Corkhill
July 9, 1926 – January 10, 2021