JANESVILLE – After several inches of rain this weekend, Janesville-area farmers say they're hoping for a drier week to continue planting, amid a mild spring and rising temperatures.
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JANESVILLE — Blackhawk Technical College students may reside at Beloit College’s Peet Hall starting in August thanks to a new partnership between the two institutions.
JANESVILLE – Bullets hit a house and shell casings were later recovered after Janesville police responded to a shots-fired call late Monday night in the 2200 block of Green Valley Drive in Janesville.
EVANSVILLE – In the wake of a failed April 2 referendum, the Evansville Community School District is planning to eliminate 14 positions, including 11 teachers, for the 2024-25 school year.
JANESVILLE -- The Rock County Transportation Coordinating Committee is hosting an annual gathering where local residents can ask questions and learn about public transportation options open to them.
BRODHEAD, Wis. – Coming off an 8-6 victory over rival Beloit Turner on Monday, Clinton’s Cougars put undefeated Brodhead in their sights on Tuesday.
EDGERTON, Wis. — The Beloit Turner baseball team used a four-run fifth inning and some stellar pitching from Andy Buckley to take down Edgerton 7-2 and up its Rock Valley Conference Rock Division winning streak up to five games on Tuesday.
Janesville Parker unraveled late in two games against Verona at Veterans Field at Riverside Park in Janesville on Tuesday.
Lauryn Etienne of Oregon outdueled Milton’s Gwen Baker in a Badger Large softball game Tuesday in Oregon.
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JANESVILLE -- When Shock Leitener first took the stage with his band Roxtar, it was all for fun and games. For years, he and his ever-revolving door of musicians played around the state of Wisconsin, before he found his home in Janesville.
JOHNSON CREEK – Johnson Creek is at a bustling crossroads. It is a popular destination for shopping and, we recently discovered, a good meal. Hi-Way Harry’s, across from the mall is a welcomed sight from the road with its angular architecture created by James Dresser who studied under Frank Lloyd Wright.
From Publisher’s Weekly for the week ending Saturday, April 13.
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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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I’m an unabashed egg lover. I enjoy them fried, scrambled, hard boiled, soft boiled, poached (only ones not illegally acquired), and “deviled.” I especially love my famous (infamous?) potato salad. The secret ingredient is hundreds of eggs.
Tick, tick, tick. There are two types of Biological Clocks. One type is celebrated every year on April 28 th and it involves appreciating “the natural rhythms of our bodies.” BOOORRING.
EVANSVILLE — With its strong finish at the Wisconsin Fall High School Quiz Bowl Tournament, the quiz bowl team from Evansville High School will represent their school in a 143-team National Academic Quiz Tournaments’ Small School National Championship Tournament on Friday, April 26.
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Nearly 50 years later, Asian American and Pacific Islander month features revelry and racial justice
It has been almost 50 years since the U.S. government established that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders and their accomplishments should be recognized annually across the nation. What started as just one week in May has evolved over the decades into a monthlong tribute…
A jury has found a Wisconsin man convicted in the sexual assault and killing of a 20-month-old girl and abuse of the child’s mother was not insane at the time. Twenty-five-year-old Marshawn Giles was found guilty of 15 charges last week, including first-degree intentional homicide. The jury …
MILWAUKEE (AP) — MILWAUKEE (AP) — Luxfer Holdings PLC (LXFR) on Tuesday reported profit of $2.7 million in its first quarter.
SUSSEX, Wis. (AP) — SUSSEX, Wis. (AP) — Quad/Graphics Inc. (QUAD) on Tuesday reported a loss of $28.1 million in its first quarter.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Israel on Wednesday for meetings with Israeli leaders and told the country’s ceremonial president that “the time is now” for a cease-fire deal in the war in Gaza.
Police have cleared dozens of people from inside Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall after pro-Palestinian protesters occupied the administration building in New York earlier in the day. The scene unfolded shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday as police, wearing helmets and carrying zip ties and riot…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The climate phenomenon known as El Nino — and not climate change — was a key driver in low rainfall that disrupted shipping at the Panama Canal last year, scientists said Wednesday.
Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy has gone into effect, and some doctors are concerned that women in the state will no longer have access to needed health care. Fertility specialist Dr. Leah Roberts says the anti-abortion laws being enacted by Florida and other red…
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Structural damage along North Tolles Road early Friday morning after a confirmed tornado traveled through the area just northeast of Evansville, Wis., the evening before. The tornado was the first-ever reported in February in the state of Wisconsin, according to the National Weather Service.
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JANESVILLE – The Janesville Kiwanis Blackhawk Golden "K" Club will hold its annual tree sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 3-5 at the Rotary Botanical Gardens Horticulture Center, 825 Sharon Road, Janesville.
Community Action Inc. of Rock and Walworth Counties will be recognized on May 1 by U.S. Office of Community Services during a national virtual kickoff event to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Economic Opportunity Act.
JANESVILLE – Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development will have an in-person job fair Wednesday, May 15, at the Rock County Job Center, which is in the Dr. Daniel Hale Williams Resource Cente…
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