Police are seeking a Beloit man wanted for attempted first-degree intentional homicide in a suspected shooting last weekend. Rock County Judge Barbara McCrory authorized a warrant for the arrest of 25-year-old Virgil L. Tate Jr., […]

Due to anticipated low voter turnout during the February primary election, the Beloit City Clerk-Treasurer’s Office is requesting the consolidation of polling places. In a report to council, Clerk-Treasurer Lori Stottler anticipates “it is likely […]

Longtime Beloit manufacturer Fairbanks Morse is sold to Arcline Investment Management. According to a news release, the private equity firm paid $450 million for the company, which has built engines for more than 120 years. […]

The Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigations releases the names of the three Beloit Police officers who shot and killed a man Tuesday. The three who are currently on administrative duty include Patrol […]

The Janesville City Council is holding a special meeting Friday afternoon to review their policy for supporting multi-family housing developments with tax incentives. Council president Rich Gruber said the council has approved projects bringing more […]

A South Beloit man pleads guilty to producing child pornography. 26-year-old Adrian Peters admitted to recording the sex acts between October of 2012 and December of 2014 and posting some of the videos online. He […]

A local legislator wants to help school districts attract referees. Don Vruwink of Milton is co-sponsoring a bill prohibiting the intimidation of any school sports official. Vruwink says young people no longer want to be […]

The Rock County Medical Examiner releases the name of the Janesville man shot Tuesday afternoon by Beloit Police. According to a news release 23-year-old Montay Penning’s death was the result of firearm related trauma. The […]

A federal grand jury indicts a Missouri woman accused of escaping from a Janesville housing services center. according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, 37-year-old Roxie Boling of Kansas City, Missouri, is […]

A Janesville man is accused of making large amounts of cannabis concentrates in his garage and possessing three assault-style firearms. According to a search warrant affidavit Janesville police stopped 31-year-old Nicholas T. Ovans just after […]