JANESVILLE – As Janesville police officer Jonathan Williams reflected on saving a 19-year-old’s life last year, the Janesville Wednesday Breakfast Optimist Club honored him with its Law Enforcement Award for his work in keeping the city safe.
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BELOIT - Lester Grace Jr. grew up in a household where everything was made from scratch, so when Southeastern Container closed its plant in Beloit in 2013, putting him and 50 others out of work, he decided to pivot to becoming a barbecue pit master.
JANESVILLE — The Janesville School District Tuesday night celebrated its Rock River Charter School graduates, after they rose above challenges and prepared to face new ones ahead.
JANESVILLE -- Rock, Jefferson and several other counties are following in the footsteps of Washington County in developing an app that helps people locate graves of Wisconsin veterans.
MILTON – Milton School District officials said Tuesday they thankful that there was “no long-term damage” to its facilities or property after a EF-0 tornado came through the city on Sunday night.
BELOIT — Beloit Turner senior Elijah Terrell won’t be quite as busy as he was at last year’s WIAA Division 2 State Track and Field Championships, but he hopes that pays off with even better results.
The NCAA Division III World Series-bound UW-Whitewater baseball team was recognized Tuesday night by the Milwaukee Brewers before their game against the Chicago Cubs at American Family Park.
The Columbus baseball team’s offense proved to be simply too much for Beloit Turner as it racked up 10 hits and ended Tuesday’s WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal in five innings via the mercy rule with a 12-2 win.
Janesville Craig thought it had a plan to spring an upset against Verona in a girls soccer regional semifinal game Tuesday in Verona.
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BELOIT – Dr. J. Ian Nie isn't a world-class pianist and musician. What he is, however, is a man of experience, wisdom and curiosity.
It's a busy weekend, with a renaissance faire, Civil War Living History Days in Milton and the downtown Janesville Wine Walk among the fun. Here's our editor's list of 10 upcoming things to do in the Janesville and the surrounding area.
JEFFERSON – We headed up to Jefferson to try Playa Vallarta Restaurante Mexicano. Don’t let the GPS fool you into thinking you are going the wrong way. As we drove through town and then started winding our way through a residential neighborhood, we eventually arrived.
From Publisher’s Weekly for the week ending Saturday, May 11, 2024
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Cocktails have seen a rise in popularity in the past decade, offering a little more sophistication and complexity than a pint of beer or traditional mixed drink.
We spoke with five chocolate makers and one old-fashioned candy shop to highlight flavors and products you’ll only find in Wisconsin, including treats exclusive to the warmer months.
There are hotel stays – and then there’s a stay in a Wisconsin boutique inn. Owners of boutique inns in Wisconsin say they offer an experience that’s smaller, homier, and uniquely expressive of the communities they’re located in.
Does basking in a light breeze as you sit outside on a yoga mat, a goat settling beside you -- or crawling over your shoulders – sound restful?
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Anyone ever heard of “Geek Pride Day?” I didn’t think so. It comes around every year on May 25th and I’m not surprised that most of us non-geek types have never heard of this geeky excuse for a holiday.
Last month, I wrote a column stating I’m not a clumsy person. Instead, I suffer from a rare affliction known as “PWADSS.” That’s an acronym for “People Who Automatically Do Stupid Stuff.”
Over the years, I’ve had a love/hate relationship with all forms of rain, ranging from gentle, spirit-calming rain showers to window rattling thunderstorms.
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Two groups of investigative journalists have filed a lawsuit in the hopes of forcing the Wisconsin Department of Justice to divulge names, birth dates and disciplinary records of every police officer in the state. The Badger Project and the Invisible Institute filed the lawsuit last Thursday…
Gov. Tony Evers and Wisconsin’s economic development agency announced the launch of a new public-private $100 million fund to help start-up companies and entrepreneurs get started. The fund announced Wednesday us the largest of its kind in state history. The Wisconsin Investment Fund is init…
Wisconsin house explosion kills 1 and authorities say reported gunfire was likely ignited ammunition
Police say one person died when a house exploded in southern Wisconsin. Elise Schaffer, a spokesperson for the Dane County Sheriff’s Office, says sheriff’s deputies and firefighters responded about 11 p.m. Tuesday after the house exploded just outside the city of Middleton. She says one pers…
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SAN DIEGO — A trio of San Diego congressional representatives and one from Texas are calling on two federal agencies to provide more answers about how seven Border Patrol sectors along the U.S.-Mexico boundary were allowed to operate "homegrown" critical incident teams for decades without ov…
DALLAS — Dallas officials say they expect city cleanup of fallen trees and other debris from a Tuesday storm that hit the region and cut power for half a million North Texas homes and businesses could take at least a month to fully clear from alleys and curbs.
BOISE, Idaho — “Do you think he killed her?”
SACRAMENTO, California — California lawmakers on Wednesday announced a joint budget plan that would restore some funds for homelessness and social safety net programs while cutting money from state prisons.
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EDGERTON — Children in Rock County will have the chance to fish alongside sheriff’s office staff for the first Cops and Bobbers event of the season on June 11.
These area students earned a spot on the Dean’s List for the Spring 2024 semester:
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