River Hills News

Young drivers in Wisconsin would be banned from using cell phones while driving, under legislation introduced this week in Madison.

July 3, 2009 9:04 p.m. Young drivers in Wisconsin would be banned from using cell phones while driving, under legislation introduced this week in Madison.

What started out as a fight on an MCTS freeway flyer bus heading to Summerfest turned into a family affair, with two people arrested.

Fox Point a ' On April 16, three police officers found themselves in a faceoff that is almost unheard of in the North Shore.

The six non-union village employees will receive a 1 percent pay raise retroactive to Jan.

State Representative Sandy Pasch will hold two town hall meetings on Monday, June 22, 2009 to meet with constituents from the North Shore area.

The North Shore Fire Department could soon have its own capital budget, preventing the organization from having to raid its operating budget to cover equipment and facility costs.

The Journal Sentinel spent four months investigating the $340 million taxpayer-financed child-care system known as Wisconsin Shares and uncovered a trail of phony companies, fake reports and shoddy oversight.

The application period for residents interested in filling a vacant seat on the River Hills Village Board has been extended to 4 p.m. July 10, rather than July 2. Trustee Cordelia Gelly's resignation takes effect July 1. Gelly was elected in April to a three-year term.

Oliver, an 8-year-old West Highland white terrier from River Hills, seems like your average dog.

A Northshore congregation is digging in to make the lives of some homeless families brighter.

Major legislative changes to Wisconsin Works have critics complaining the state's landmark welfare reform will return to a program that encourages dependency rather than independence - just as the recession pushes up the state caseload.

Robert Boucher asked what the village could do about development on a piece of property that abuts his.

MyCommunityNOW.com and five North Shore police departments are teaming up to present a new law enforcement blog that will provide residents with crime prevention tips, public safety information and more.

To prevent needless deaths and serious injuries, Bayside, Fox Point and River Hills Police Departments along with law enforcement agencies from all over Wisconsin will be patrolling in greater numbers and for longer hours during the Click It or Ticket safety belt enforcement mobilization from May 18 to Sunday, May 31.

Every police department in the state, not just those in the most populated counties, would have to track the race of people they pull over starting in 2011 under a new requirement approved by the Legislature's budget committee on Tuesday.

State lawmakers spent Friday at the state Capitol deciding where to make budget cuts.

The Maple Dale-Indian Hill School Board on Wednesday approved a proposal to continue participating in a school lunch consortium and use Taher Inc.

As the economy struggles, President Obama and Congress have approved a $789 billion stimulus package that will bring $3.5 billion to the state and millions more to other units of government.

State legal notices of meetings affecting everyone from hunters and anglers to business owners could run online instead of in the newspaper, under a proposal passed by the Legislature's budget committee Tuesday.