The Salvation Army of Rock County Women's Auxiliary members visited Ahrens Acres in Brodhead Thursday, continuing a nearly 20-year partnership…
MILTON – Four people will be recognized by the Milton School District for their service and contributions to the community as the district's W…
JANESVILLE – The Janesville School District is recommending it stick with Dean and Mercy for its insurance carriers after exploring other opti…
JANESVILLE — Propel Forward, a Janesville nonprofit dedicated to fostering curiosity through STEAM and aviation education, will host its first…
JANESVILLE — Spring officially kicked off in Janesville on Wednesday as the Hedberg Public Library opened its Seed Library.
Lizzie Menz discovered her artistic calling at age 50, finding that painting silenced her mind that often raced "like a squirrel on roller bla…
Two demonstrations in Rock County next week will focus on Trump Administration policies. Edgerton's "Rally for Democracy" on Saturday, April 2…
JANESVILLE -- Rotary Botanical Gardens has been chosen for a 2025 Historic Preservation Excellence Award from the Wisconsin Association of His…
The Rock County LGBTQ+ Educational Summit is scheduled for June 16 at Blackhawk Technical College.
BELOIT - The Beloit City Council is running it back in 2025.
JANESVILLE -- A 30-year-old man died in a singled-vehicle crash in the town of Janesville late Tuesday night.
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Bob Roach, a 62-year-old Janesville resident battling terminal cancer, will realize his dream of throwing the first pitch at a Milwaukee Brewe…
JANESVILLE – The Janesville City Council has new members and new leadership -- and a green light to offer up to $3.85 million to buy the forme…
WHITEWATER – The Whitewater Common Council on Tuesday night extended its school resource officer agreement with the Whitewater Unified School …
MILTON — Three Milton Common Council members and a new mayor were sworn in Tuesday night.
JANESVILLE -- Glenn Tamblingson, a professional photographer from Arizona, captures spring flowers in bloom at Rotary Botanical Gardens in Jan…
JANESVILLE -- The Janesville City Council moved forward Monday night on rezoning a 5.6-acre site on Prairie Avenue to make way for a new resid…
BELOIT - Sam Karns, who is in his third year as principal of Todd Elementary in the School District of Beloit, was named the elementary school…
MILTON – The Milton High School FFA and School District of Milton are mulling building a barn to house animals for ag classes at the high scho…
TOWN OF BELOIT - Beloit Auction & Realty Inc. on Monday afternoon broke ground on a new building on the site of the old Hanson's Bar and Grill.
BELOIT -- Beloit Health System recently was honored by the Wisconsin Hospital Association's highest award - the Advocacy All-Star Award.
WHITEWATER --- Whitewater Middle School has launched a new hands-on STEAM Lab focused on science, technology, engineering, arts and math.
A Whitewater church that's closing at the end of this month held its final Lenten Lunch gathering last week.
JANESVILLE — The Janesville City Council will continue talking Monday night about acquiring and cleaning up the former General Motors and JATC…
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Children gathered eggs and met the Easter Bunny during the Janesville Parks & Recreation egg hunt at Dawson Softball Complex on Saturday, …
BELOIT — Beloit will be a stop next week in a regional effort to bring families together to learn and have fun.
Wisconsin Makers hosted its eighth-annual community iron pour Saturday, April 12, with the forge reaching temperatures as high as 2,700 degree…
CLINTON — A man surrendered to authorities after a standoff following a domestic disturbance early Saturday in the town of Clinton.Â
Downtown Janesville's free summer concert series, Music at the Marv, kicks off Tuesday, June 3.
Mercyhealth will begin offering in-person behavioral health services at HealthNet of Rock County, it announced Friday.
JANESVILLE— Northbound Deerfield Drive, between Sandhill Drive and Ryan Road, will be closed to through traffic starting Tuesday, April 15, as…
In an annual display, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Rock County has put out its pinwheels across the city, continuing a more tha…
Democratic state lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday that would prohibit bribing of people to sign a petition during election season, an…
Congressman Bryan Steil of Janesville praised Thursday's House passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would req…
Delavan Mayor Ryan Schroeder visited the Aram Public Library, temporarily located at 830 E. Geneva Street, Suite B, in Delavan, on Wednesday, …
JANESVILLE -- The Rock County Board chose to not take up discussion Thursday night about eliminating a policy that now allows it to make chari…
ELKHORN — Walworth County, in partnership with the United Way of Walworth County, has awarded just over $238,000 to 36 area nonprofits through…
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The Downtown Beloit Association Farmers Market will open for its 50th season on Saturday, May 3.
Janesville and Milton library directors have expressed serious concerns about President Trump's executive order eliminating the Institute of M…
The Rock County Sheriffs Office held its 18th annual awards ceremony Wednesday night at the Dr. Daniel Hale Williams Resource Center in Janesville.
Forward Janesville recognized businesses and individuals during its annual awards at the Holiday Inn Express Janesville Conference Center on W…
JANESVILLE — Police arrested a 45-year-old Janesville man Tuesday morning in connection with a robbery at a local gas station.
JANESVILLE – After a 2024 insurance hike in the Janesville School District that led to staff paying more for their plans and subsequently prot…
Two Evansville residents face multiple charges following Sunday's shooting death of a 14-year-old girl. Hunter J. Drefahl, 26, and Alyssa A. A…
Rotary Botanical Gardens will host "Garden Art Adventure Camp: Van Gogh in the Garden" this summer, a three-day program blending art and natur…
WHITEWATER — Mutual aid from parts of three counties was needed to assist the Whitewater Fire and EMS Sunday for a barn fire in the town of Lima.
Bank of Brodhead broke ground Monday on a new branch at Highway 59 and Chicago Street in Milton, following two years of planning. The communit…
Parker High School senior James "Jimmy" Hodge has transformed his struggle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder into a published children's book…
The Rock County Board will vote Thursday on eliminating its Community Agency Initiatives Policy, which now allows for charitable contributions…
EVANSVILLE - A shooting death in Evansville is being investigated by the Rock County Sheriff's Office.A shooting death in Evansville on Sunday…
Rock County will participate in Wisconsin's statewide tornado drill on Thursday, April 10, with outdoor warning sirens sounding at 1:45 p.m. a…
Hundreds demonstrated Saturday in Janesville, Beloit, and Walworth as part of nationwide "Hands Off" protests against Trump administration pol…
A Janesville teen is accused of leading police on a high speed chase.
JANESVILLE -- A fire Friday that started in the attic of a home in the 300 block of Wisconsin Street displaced two residents.
JANESVILLE, Wis. — Firefighters rescued a woman trapped in a stalled elevator at Mercy Hospital on Friday morning, officials said.
JANESVILLE -- Sundays afternoons will be filled with music starting in May at Rotary Botanical Gardens in Janesville.
WHITEWATER – Outgoing Watertown Mayor Emily McFarland has been appointed the interim economic development director for the city of Whitewater.
JANESVILLE—The city of Janesville is conducting a resident survey to collect input on government services and measure the quality of life in t…
The Whitewater Common Council decided Thursday to gather more information before taking action on its auto-renewing Bird Scooters contract, wh…
Architects presented plans Thursday for The Sandhill Apartments, a proposed 204-unit market-rate complex at 3301 Sandhill Drive. The developme…
JANESVILLE — A group calling itself the Town Hall Coalition announced Thursday it will hold a live town hall meeting later this month in Janes…
Spring flowers bloom Thursday, April 4, 2025, at Parker Park on East Court Street in Janesville.
The Public Service Commission approved an expansion at the Riverside Energy Center in the Town of Beloit despite concerns voiced by residents …
BELOIT - School District of Beloit Board of Education President Tia Johnson was both elated and frustrated by Tuesday's vote on a $40.25 milli…
Parkview School District begins "what next" discussion after referendum fails.
The U.S. Highway 51/5 Points intersection safety improvements project in Janesville is underway. The improvements will include upgrading traff…
MILTON — The Milton Common Council on Wednesday night unanimously approved a developers agreement for Red Hawk Farms to create 10 new lots nea…
WHITEWATER — Voters in the city of Whitewater and the Whitewater Unified School District approved their referendums Tuesday.
WHITEWATER — Jennifer Kienbaum and Miguel Aranda retained their seats on the Whitewater Unified School Board Tuesday night. Two seats were at …
A host of races were on area ballots Tuesday.
WHITEWATER -- Late Tuesday, with not all precincts reported, a Whitewater police, fire and EMS referendum appeared headed toward approval.
WHITEWATER — Jennifer Kienbaum was leading in the race for Whitewater School Board late Tuesday night. Two seats were at stake, with four cand…
WHITEWATER -- Voters in the Whitewater Unified School District were divided late Tuesday on a $30 million capital referendum question, with no…
JANESVILLE -- Incumbent Michelle Haworth and newcomers Julie Richardson and Tyra Johnson earned seats Tuesday on the Janesville School Board.
BELOIT - A newcomer to Beloit and a former School District of Beloit teacher won seats to the School District of Beloit Board of Education Tue…
JANESVILLE -- Heather Miller, Michael Cass, Josh Erdman and Richard Neeno won seats Tuesday on the Janesville City Council. Neeno and Miller a…