Category Archives: Learfield Staff Writer
Rock County Sheriff's Office Investigating Death of Elderly Woman
The Rock County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of an elderly woman whose body was found in a garage Monday morning. Deputies were called to the home west of Janesville at about 5:30 AM. T...
Jun 15, 2021
Use it or Lose it- Wisconsin Voters May Be at Risk of Losing Their Registration
The State of Wisconsin is sending postcards to nearly 187,000 registered voters who have not voted in the past four years. Wisconsin Elections Commission administrator Meagan Wolfe says these voters w...
Jun 15, 2021
Governor Evers Claims Extra $300 a Week Doesn't Encourage People to Stay Home
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce is challenging the governor's assertion about federal unemployment benefits hurting businesses. Governor Tony Evers claimed there is no evidence the additional ben...
Jun 15, 2021
DPI Approves $13.5M In Grants For Wisconsin Charter Schools
The Department of Public Instruction has approved $13.5 million in funding for Wisconsin charter schools. State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor says the 19 federal grants help those schools wit...
Jun 15, 2021 dcJohn / CC
Badgers Volleyball Standouts Named To National Teams
Three Wisconsin Badgers volleyball standouts have been named to national teams. Four-time All-American Dana Rettke and All-Big Ten player Devyn Robinson have been selected for the U-S-A Collegiate Nat...
Jun 15, 2021
Cybercrimes Hitting Wisconsin Businesses Like The Rest Of The Country
The FBI Internet Crime Report shows a 69% increase in cybercrimes when last year is compared to 2019. Wisconsin businesses haven't escaped the online plague. Authorities received reports from more tha...
Jun 15, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer and Speaker / CC
Packers Set Dates For Shareholders Meeting, Family Night Practice
The Green Bay Packers have set the dates for the annual shareholders meeting and the "Family Night" practice. Shareholders can expect to receive more information before the July 26th gathering at Lamb...
Jun 15, 2021 Chad Davis / CC
Beloit Asks Residents To Conserve Water So It Can Help With Fire At Rockton Plant
The city of Beloit is asking its residents to conserve water so it can help Illinois emergency responders fight the fire at a Rockton chemical plant. Officials say the fire at the Chemtool plant will ...
Jun 15, 2021 Eric Norris / CC
Bucks' Antetokounmpo, Holiday Named To NBA All-Defensive First Team
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and guard Jrue Holiday have been named to the N-B-A All-Defensive First Team. The league announced members of the team Monday. Others named this year are ...
Jun 15, 2021 CC Markus Spiske
Former Badgers Football Star Tom Burke Charged With Child Sexual Assault
Former N-F-L player and Wisconsin All-American Thomas Burke is facing child sex abuse charges in northeastern Minnesota. The 44-year-old Burke of Rice Lake was arraigned Monday in Duluth for first-deg...
Jun 15, 2021
