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Public Meeting Involving Highway 27 Corridor Study in Monroe County
Jul 29th
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will hold a public involvement meeting to discuss the study of Wisconsin Highway 27 from Interstate 90 to westbound Wisconsin Highway 71 in Monroe County, including a segment through the City of Sparta. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 19 from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at the Sparta More >
Hillsboro School District Enters Into 3-year Lease for Chromebooks
Jul 29th
The Hillsboro School District held a special meeting on Monday night. One of the items on the agenda was a 1:1 Chromebook initiative. Superintendent Curt Bisarek said that after a lengthy discussion regarding the leasing of Chromebooks, the board voted 4-2 to enter into a 3-year lease for Chromebooks for Grades 6, 7, 8, 9, More >
One Vehicle Accident Sends Two Men to the Hospital
Jul 29th
Two men were sent to the hospital following a one vehicle accident in the Town of Greenwood, south of Hillsboro on Saturday night. Vernon County Sheriff John Spears reports that 24-year-old Michael Antill of Hillsboro was driving south on Highway 80, just north of Beaver Creek Drive, when he lost control and went off the More >
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Racine officers cleared in fatal shooting
Jul 29th
RACINE, Wis. (AP) – An investigation has cleared two Racine police officers in the shooting of a man they said was wielding a knife. Rajko Utvic, 37, was killed July 6 by officers responding to a 911 call from a man who said he had taken 100 Ibuprofen pills. Police said the man refused to drop More >
Burke attacks Walker over jobs promise
Jul 29th
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke’s latest television ad returns the focus of the campaign to Gov. Scott Walker’s 2010 promise to add 250,000 private sector jobs over four years. The ad unveiled Tuesday is airing statewide beginning Wednesday. It comes after two weeks of battling between Burke and Walker over outsourcing of More >
Police say shooting didn’t involve robbery
Jul 29th
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) – Eau Claire police say a teen’s gunshot injuries are not related to a robbery as the initial investigation indicated. Officers responded to a call Sunday that a juvenile had been shot and wounded while being robbed. On Tuesday, police said their investigation shows one juvenile accidentally shot another minor with More >
