A local legislative candidate enjoys an endorsement from the Wisconsin Farm Bureau. Senior Director of Government Relations Rob Richard says Republican Amy Loudenbeck of Clinton has been supportive on a number of agricultural issues.  Richard […]

Janesville police are advising caution after an incident near Van Buren School about 8:00 a.m. Monday.  Police say four elementary school girls reported being approached by a man in a dark colored gray or blue […]

The Rock County Medical Examiners Office is releasing the names from Saturday night’s fatal head-on crash near Whitewater.  The victims are identified as 20-year-old Savannah M. Sloniker of Waterford, and 22 year-old Anthony Payton of […]

An off-duty Rock County Sheriff’s sergeant is being credited with helping get a drunk driving suspect off the road.  The sheriff’s office reports the sergeant saw a vehicle swerving from the centerline to the ditch […]

A man wanted on gun and drug charges is taken into custody following a brief standoff Saturday night in Beloit. Beloit Police say officers were responding to a possible disturbance at a residence in the […]

Two people are dead following a two-vehicle crash involving a bus in Northeastern Rock County. The Rock County Sheriff’s Office says the crash happened on East County Highway N just after 8:00 p.m. Saturday night. […]

(Gazette photo) A former Janesville restaurant undergoing renovations to re-open under another name experiences a fire. Janesville firefighters were called to the building that formerly housed Steve and Holly’s Restaurant on North Franklin Street just […]

The burn victim’s name was Sunny, an 11 month-old golden retriever a Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin veterinarian says was scaled by hot water. Rock County Judge Karl Hanson Friday morning sentenced the 27-year-old Beloit […]

The city of Janesville is getting a little more financial help with the Monterey Area River Restoration project.  A lot of work is planned up and down the Rock River from the former Monterey Dam.  […]

Beloit fire officials are investigating the cause of a blaze about 8:45 a.m. Friday morning  at a home in the 1000 block of 10th Street. Nothing unusual about that, but what is remarkable according to […]