A 74-year-old woman is dead after an two vehicle crash on Milton Avenue in Janesville.  Police say the crash occurred just before noon Friday at the intersection of Milton Avenue and Refset Drive.  Officers say […]

Two convicted sex offenders are being released into the Janesville community.  The Division of Community Corrections is placing 34-year-old Robert J. Black at 1214 Cherry Street.  Black was convicted in 2014 of exposing a child […]

A tobacco sales compliance check among Janesville retailers may indicate some improvement. Youth2Youth 4 Change Director Debbie Fischer says only five, of more than 50 retailers checked Thursday night were caught selling to underage customers.  […]

A Walworth County Sheriff’s Deputy is on administrative duty after a fatal shooting.  The Sheriff’s Office reports the deputy was pursuing a vehicle around 10:00 p.m. Thursday on Highway 12/67 and Potter Road following the […]

A handcuffed suspect who jumped out a window at the Rock County Sheriff’s Office Thursday afternoon caused a school lockdown before being taken into custody two hours later. 17-year-old Quantrell Dylan Schwartzlow of Orfordville, had […]

Within the next few weeks, the ARISE Now public-private partnership and Westphal Electric plan to install temporary lighting under Court Street Bridge in Janesville. The experimental lighting will be tested in order to select which […]

Milton school administrators are likely feeling pretty good about their graduating seniors’ ACT college entrance exam scores. Director of Curriculum and Instruction Ryan Ruggles says Milton’s composite score is more than a point higher than […]

The Janesville League of Women Voters appear to be doing their best to educate the public about the candidates in the First Congressional District, even though those candidates wouldn’t sit down together for a debate […]

Supporters of Janesville’s downtown ARISE redevelopment plan may be feeling the momentum of a successful fundraising effort. Fundraising committee Chair Larry Squire told a crowded Rock Regional Business Expo luncheon at the Pontiac Convention Center […]

A citizen group opposed to the removal of the Monterey Dam in Janesville have agreed to dismiss a lawsuit filed in Rock County Court. Monterey Dam Association Board Chairman Jim Chesmore says the lawsuit became […]