A man charged with shooting and killing his brother-in-law in Whitewater pleaded not guilty last week to a first-degree intentional homicide charge. Alan M. Johnson, 31, entered a not-guilty plea Nov. 29 in Walworth County Circuit Court, waived a preliminary hearing and was bound over for trial. Johnson is charged […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With a proposed new swimming pool and waterpark getting resounding support from City of Burlington voters at the polls last month, the process of how to get that pool up and running began in earnest Tuesday night. At the City Council Committee of the Whole meeting, […]

A Karcher Middle School student and her apparent boyfriend were both charged as adults in Racine County Circuit Court Wednesday after the girl allegedly gave a hit list to her boyfriend Tuesday. The girl, 15, and her 14-year-old boyfriend, were both charged with conspiracy to commit second degree intentional homicide […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With safety a growing concern on the aging East Jefferson Street bridge, the City of Burlington is making preparations to replace the bridge, likely in 2018. Director of Public Works Jim Bergles said Tuesday that while the city is contracting out the bridge replacement, the project […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A high-capacity well approved in June by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has raised a question of what is appropriate in the Town of Burlington. The well, approved for Mike Daniels at Crane Grain Farms for irrigation purposes, has been drawing the interest of town […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The Town of Burlington town board got its 2017 tax levy and budget approved Tuesday night at the annual budget meeting. The town is looking at a minute decrease in the mill rate, with the amount per $1,000 of property taxes falling from $2.592 cents to […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor A City of Burlington police officer charged in December 2015 with drunken driving has resigned. Eric Mitchell, who was charged in Walworth County Circuit Court with drunken driving, having a prohibited alcohol content and criminal damage to property, submitted his written resignation to City Police Chief […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor With standardized testing scores finally available throughout the state, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issued its 2015-16 school reports cards last week – with area schools faring particularly well. All area schools ranked at least as meeting expectations on the DPI’s scale, with several exceeding […]