Proposed local sales tax could benefit Janesville

A proposal floated by the Governor in his budget address, to allow municipalities to utilize a half-percent sales tax, could benefit Janesville. City Manager Mark Freitag says Janesville is a regional shopping hub and could generate up

More COVID funding relief for UW-Whitewater students

A local college has a little more money to help students weather the pandemic.  UW-Whitewater is getting more than $ 4-million through the recently authorized higher Education Emergency Relief Fund under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental

Loudenbeck authors bill to give public defenders raises

Tuesday, Senate Bill 62, authored Representative Amy Loudenbeck (R-Clinton) and Senator Jerry Petrowski (R-Marathon) passed both the State Senate and the State Assembly. The bill now heads to Governor Evers to be signed into law. Senate Bill

New at Noon – Brett Eldredge “Good Day”

Brett Eldredge is looking at the bright side of life in his new single, “Good Day.”  Featured on his latest album Sunday Drive, “Good Day” was originally released in 2020 ahead of the album. It’s his second

Underly and Kerr advance in state superintendent primary

Pecatonica Area School District superintendent Jill Underly and retired Brown Deer superintendent Deborah Kerr are the two finalists for Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction. Underly and Kerr won the most votes in Tuesday’s primary which included a

Brewers report to spring training headquarters today

The Milwaukee Brewers have pitchers and catchers report to their spring training headquarters in Phoenix on Wednesday with official workouts set to begin on Thursday. Ahead of the reporting date, the Brewers added a couple of veterans.