By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor For the second time in two years, Wisconsin schools will be preparing for a new state assessment exam. After numerous problems with the Badger Exam last year, the state announced that it would be replacing it as part of the biennial budget process. Late last week, […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor When the first motorcycle riders arrived with the roar of engines under a blue, puffy-clouded sky Sunday afternoon, the excitement of a gorgeous day seemed contagious at the Burlington ChocolateFest grounds. When the loot those riders brought in also arrived – in the form of boxes […]

A crash with a semi-truck Sept. 9  sent a Burlington woman to Froedtert via Flight for Life helicopter with serious injuries. According to a press release from the Racine County Sheriff’s Department, the truck and the woman’s car collided on the Burlington bypass about 8 a.m. at the intersection with […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor State Democrats and Republicans spent Tuesday teeing off on one another again over open-records law changes that were considered at the end of the budget process in July. State Minority Leader Peter Barca, a Democrat from Kenosha, issued a press release Tuesday accusing Rep. Robin Vos […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor After a year’s worth of legal proceedings that ended in a no contest plea for the owner of a local tattoo parlor, Burlington Mayor Bob Miller is on the record opposing attempts to reopen Fat Daddyz Tats in the city. A letter penned by the mayor […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Ronda Lemons, the secretary of the Tri-County Riders, is excited about Sunday – and the 21st annual Toy Run. A fundraiser for Love Inc. in Burlington, the Toy Run draws hundreds of motorcycle riders every year to six different routes over southeast Wisconsin. The ride starts […]

  By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Joey Matoska’s life changed in a hurry in 2006. While at a wedding reception on Browns Lake, he dove off a pier and landed head first in shallow water, instantly becoming quadriplegic. Now, nine years later, he’s got a terrific attitude about his changed life. […]

A Hartford man who was staying at his sister’s in Burlington was arrested Aug. 26 after allegedly burglarizing one home and attempting to break into another. Randall Lasater, 28, is charged with felonies in Racine County Circuit Court of burglary, attempted burglary, possession of a firearm by a felon, two […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor The final agenda item on the Committee of the Whole agenda Tuesday night for the City of Burlington Common Council didn’t involve any discussion. It did, however, involve the eight council members as well as city staff members getting used to the new Samsung Galaxy Tablets […]

By Jennifer Eisenbart Editor Joy Schnupp, the youth services director at Burlington Public Library, is like a kid with a new toy. Literally. With a recently purchased 3D printer rotating among the 15 Lakeshore Library System facilities, it is Burlington’s turn until Sept. 17 to house the small device. The […]