JANESVILLE 鈥 Just before his fifth birthday, Collin Stavish was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome. Now, the 11-year-old from 糖心Vlog传媒 has been named a Tourette Association of America Jr. Youth Ambassador.
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MILTON -- Three people are running for 3 seats on the Milton Common Council. Incumbents Eric Stockman and Ryan Holbrook and challenger Kenneth Smith are on the ballot. Incumbent Lynda Clark is not seeking re-election.
JANESVILLE 鈥 With incumbent Tricia Clasen not running, Erica Boehlke and Bill Mitchell will challenge each other April 2 for the Rock Board District 26 seat.
JANESVILLE 鈥 A resolution that, according to its author, would 鈥渁dvance accountability to ensure ethical conduct and equal treatment鈥 throughout Rock County government will be considered by the county board on Thursday night.
JANESVILLE 鈥 The 糖心Vlog传媒 City Council鈥檚 vote this week to gift $2 million to the planned Children鈥檚 Museum of Rock County could be key to the downtown project becoming a reality, the president of the nonprofit behind the museum reflected Wednesday.
If the rest of the UW-Whitewater softball season goes like the Warhawks鈥 10-game Florida spring trip did, coach Brenda Volk鈥檚 squad will have a season to remember. The team went 10-0, outscoring opponents 57-20.
The UW-Whitewater baseball team came back from their spring trips to Texas and Florida with a 9-3 record. But the Warhawks also lost the services of one of their key returning players in one of their first games.
A night after 糖心Vlog传媒 clinched its North American Hockey League playoff spot, Chippewa goaltender Ajay White stymied the Jets in their regular-season home finale at the 糖心Vlog传媒 Ice Arena on Saturday.
A run of three goals in 2 minutes, 8 seconds in the middle period helped the 糖心Vlog传媒 Jets speed away from the Chippewa Steel in North American Hockey League action Friday night at the 糖心Vlog传媒 Ice Arena.
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Bob Uecker will be back behind the microphone when the Milwaukee Brewers play their home opener Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins. How heavy a broadcasting workload the 90-year-old Uecker will have the rest of the season remains uncertain. Brewers president of business operations Rick Schl…
Gov. Tony Evers has signed into law bipartisan bills designed to better protect the safety of judges following the killing of a retired judge and combat the rise in human trafficking. In total, Evers signed 29 crime-related bills Wednesday, most of which passed with broad bipartisan support.…
The pregame handshake has become a staple of college basketball during March Madness. Nearly every team in both the men's and women's game has at least one player who greets the starters with a sometimes intricately choreographed handshake before the game is tipped off. The ritual has become…
DODGEVILLE, Wis. (AP) 鈥 DODGEVILLE, Wis. (AP) 鈥 Lands' End Inc. (LE) on Wednesday reported a loss of $8.6 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.
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Home Depot will buy SRS Distribution, a materials provider for professionals, in a deal valued at approximately $18.25 billion.
Home Depot to buy supplier SRS Distribution for $18 billion, capitalizing on growing business with professional builders.
Every day, police in the U.S. rely on common use-of-force tactics that, unlike guns, are meant to stop people without killing them. But when misused, these tactics can still end in death 鈥 as happened with George Floyd in 2020. An investigation led by The Associated Press has found that, ove…
U.S. federal agencies must show that their artificial intelligence tools aren't harming the public, or stop using them, under new rules unveiled by the White House on Thursday.
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JANESVILLE 鈥 If you survived a nuclear apocalypse and woke up in the decimated remains of the United States, how would you react? Would you cry? Would you scream? At a 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Theatre production next month, you might just laugh.
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I鈥檝e always loved different genres of music but I never cared for country music until I moved to Wisconsin. That was 2006. Prior to that, I avoided the genre with the same aversion that I felt for the other music genres that assaulted my ears: opera and rap.
I鈥檓 thankful I learned to read and write English while attending 鈥済rade school鈥 in Milton. That鈥檚 what we old fogies called elementary school when I was a mush-brained youngster trying to navigate life in the 1950s. (At least I learned to write in cursive!)
If you鈥檝e been looking for some sort of 鈥渄ay of happiness,鈥 you actually just missed one. March 20 was 鈥淚nternational Day of Happiness!鈥 And, believe it or not, your happiness is of serious concern among the creators of IDOH.
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Structural damage along North Tolles Road early Friday morning after a confirmed tornado traveled through the area just聽northeast of Evansville, Wis., the evening before. The tornado was the first-ever reported in February in the state of Wisconsin, according to the National Weather Service.
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The 糖心Vlog传媒 Morning Rotary Club announced its March Students of the Month for the 2023-24 academic year.
JANESVILLE 鈥 The GIFTS Men鈥檚 Shelter is hosting an open house to give visitors a chance to learn more about the organization on Wednesday, March 27, from 10-11 a.m.
JANESVILLE 鈥 In response to recent reports of fraudulent phone calls made to Rock County citizens, the Rock County Sheriff鈥檚 Office wants the public to know that the agency would not call peop…
JANESVILLE 鈥 The 糖心Vlog传媒 Blackhawk Golden 鈥淜鈥 club will be at three locations handing out artificial label Easter lilies for its Lily Day fundraiser on Saturday, March 30, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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