JANESVILLE — The Wisconsin School for the Blind and Visually Impaired hosted its first-ever College & Career Readiness Resource Fair on Friday. Students from the school and from other high schools across the state could ask questions about jobs and college options, and seek out resources.
JANESVILLE — Spring has welcomed warmer weather and two new restaurants to the Milton Avenue and Humes Road fast-food scenes.
JANESVILLE— A 44-year-old Janesville man was arrested Saturday on an outstanding warrant issued in April through Jefferson County, for attempted first-degree intentional homicide and a felony probation violation.
JANESVILLE – Tricia Clasen, the dean and assistant vice chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater at Rock County, has been named a 2024 YWCA of Rock County Woman of Distinction.
JANESVILLE – A Janesville police officer won’t be charged after fatally shooting an armed suspect at a residence in the 1200 block of North Parker Drive on March 1, the Rock County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday.
Marshall Loch slugged a grand slam in a nine-run first inning en route to Union Grove's 15-2 run-rule-shortened nonconference win over Milton on Saturday morning.
Kellen Mulcahy didn't issue a walk and gave up just three hits as Madison Memorial shut out Janesville Parker 11-0 in Big Eight baseball Friday at Riverside Park in Janesville.
Surely brothers Brett and Kade Wieland of Milton's boys golf team are accustomed to sharing. It's one of the first life lessons taught to young sets of siblings, after all.
The 71st Ashenfelter Invitational high school boys golf tournament will be held Saturday at Janesville Riverside Golf Course.
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From Publisher’s Weekly for the week ending Saturday, April 20, 2024.
The start of the 2024 Janesville Farmers Market season, a comedy festival and how to make kombucha top our list of 10 upcoming things to do in the Janesville area.
BELOIT -- Visit Beloit is offering five Beloit and Beyond Passport Trails for not only tourists, but also for residents to explore this year. These trails were put together to give people the opportunity to experience new places. They are also a great opportunity to win Beloit-related prizes.
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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Back in January, I wrote about the many pets my two children had over the years. That was due mainly to my first husband, Dennis Lippincott, who spent part of his growing up years on a farm surrounded by various animals.
Yesterday, May 1, was not just another day. It was the Great American Grump Out! Many people and groups against grumpiness have paid tribute to this occasion on the first Wednesday of May since 2002.
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.
The state Supreme Court has decided it will hear a case dealing with the legality of mobile voting sites without first letting it wind through any lower appellate courts. A conservative law firm sued in December 2022, alleging Racine city officials illegally used a voting van to collect abse…
RACINE, Wis. (AP) — RACINE, Wis. (AP) — Johnson Outdoors Inc. (JOUT) on Friday reported profit of $2.2 million in its fiscal second quarter.
Comcast has blacked out 15 regional sports networks offered by Bally Sports, escalating a contract dispute with their distributor. The cutoff that began Wednesday affects games played by a dozen Major League Baseball teams based in nine states. Diamond Sports Group, which distributes the net…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Alliant Energy Corp. (LNT) on Thursday reported profit of $158 million in its first quarter.
When the United Methodist Church removed anti-gay language from its official rules last week, it marked the end of a half-century of debates over LGBTQ inclusion in America's mainline Protestant denominations. The moves sparked joy from progressive delegates, but the church faces many of the…
The fight to allow same-sex marriage and gay clergy has defined much of the last half-century for major mainline Protestant denominations in the U.S. Within these theologically moderate-to-progressive Protestant groups, the decades of wrestling over whether to reaffirm or overturn longstandi…
Police have surrounded a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California, days before commencement events are set to begin on the Los Angeles campus. The university said early Sunday that the Los Angeles Police Department was clearing the area and that people who don't le…
DALLAS — A third of Texans signed up for Medicaid in March of last year have since lost coverage following the end of pandemic-era expansions of the federal health insurance program.
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.
View a weekly listing of Rock and Walworth county real estate transactions as recorded by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.
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JANESVILLE – Craig High School, 401 S. Randall Avenue, will have three presentations of the musical “Beauty and the Beast” this weekend in its auditorium. On Saturday there will be two showing…
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Potatoes are a staple of many people's diets. Versatile, affordable and tasty, potatoes are, not surprisingly, included in myriad recipes
