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Ho-Chunk Casino in Beloit is approved for construction
BELOIT, Wis. (WTVO) — The Ho-Chunk Nation has officially rezoned the new Ho-Chunk Casino and Resort from a general manufacturing district to a planned unit development district on Wednesday. Plans for the project include a $405 million casino, convention, and 18-story hotel to be built at the southeast corner of Willowbrook and Colley roads between […]
School District of Elcho receives grant from Dollar General for school materials
(WSAW) - The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded more than $35,000 in youth literacy grants to Wisconsin nonprofit organizations, libraries, and schools. The funds are part of more than $4 million recently awarded across the country for recipients to use the funds to purchase books, technology, equipment, or materials to help extend a brighter future for K-12 students.
Wisconsin mother highlights effects of lead poisoning at Democratic National Convention
On Wednesday night, Milwaukee mother Deanna Branch stood before thousands of Democratic delegates to explain the dangers of lead pipes in Wisconsin. For 11 years, the mother of three has highlighted her family’s health problems. Onstage, she told the country that when her son Aiden was 2 years old, he was hospitalized twice for having high levels of lead in his blood.
Wikler, Dem legislative leaders say Harris-Walz ticket boosting Wisconsin Dems’ chances in November
CHICAGO: State Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler told reporters today the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz ticket is creating excitement, including a surge in volunteers and large turnout at nominees’ events, like last night’s rally in Milwaukee. That, he said, means good things for Dem candidates in downballot contests. “This...
Woman found dead in northside Madison apartment was fatally shot, according to medical examiner
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office released on Thursday the name of the victim in last week’s Madison homicide. Mikayla Rogers, 25, died at the scene on August 16. Officer responded around 8:45 a.m. to the 1600 block of Schmedeman Ave. Preliminary findings from...
Fun in the sun at Oregon Kids Triathlon
The Oregon Kids Triathlon was held on Saturday, Aug. 17 on Brook Street in downtown Oregon. The event was launched in 2006 as a local event to get kids moving and to help them find a love for multiple sports. Last week, more than 500 athletes came from all over...
Horse goes missing in Governor Dodge State Park
DODGEVILLE, Wis. (WMTV) - A Richland Center woman is looking for her horse Scarlet after she took off running into Governor Dodge State Park on Sunday. Scarlet is a 17-year-old brown mare with a white diamond shaped star on her forehead who got spooked when her saddle slipped sideways, the rider fell off and the horse ran away.
First guests rave about Crave: New Rockford restaurant serves ‘masterpieces on plates’
ROCKFORD — A new restaurant from the mother-and-daughter duo of Angela and Ava Vitale offers an upscale culinary experience inside a casual, high-energy atmosphere. That’s how some of the first guests have described Crave kitchen and cocktails, which marks its grand opening Friday at 3801 N. Perryville Road inside the completely overhauled former Camera Craft space.
Janice Brown was the glue that held things together at the Rockford Fire Department
A trailblazer whose family moved from Arkansas to Rockford when she was a little girl as part of The Great Migration died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. Janice Brown, 76, made history by becoming the first Black person ever hired by the Rockford Fire Department, according to an August 1973 Rockford newspaper article. ...
Grand Opening Date For Rockford’s New Hangry Joe’s Finally Revealed
Get ready to satisfy those fried chicken hunger pangs, Rockford. The grand opening date for the highly anticipated new Hangry Joe's location on E State Street has finally been announced!. What Is Hangry Joe's?. Many fried chicken lovers are still crying in their empty chicken buckets about the closing of...
After stealing from Machesney Park Meijer store, man fired BBs at witness: police
MACHESNEY PARK, Ill. (WTVO) — Two men have been arrested after one allegedly shot BBs at an eyewitness who saw him stealing from the Machesney Park Meijer grocery store on Wednesday. The other was charged after police found methamphetamine in the getaway car. According to the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to a […]
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