Beloit man charged with failure to register as a sex offender
A 44-year-old Beloit man is charged in federal court with failure to register as a sex offender. According to the indictment returned by a grand jury Wednesday Clifford Snipes traveled from Wisconsin to Texas between February and
Beloit man faces federal gun charge
A 26-year-old Beloit man is indicted in federal court. Martin Leon is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. According to the indictment Leon possessed a .25 caliber semi-automatic pistol on February
Beloit School District offers tours of Advanced Career Education facilities
As part of Career and Technical Education Month, Beloit Memorial High School’s REACH: Advanced Career Education program will be showcased during a tour of the program’s facilities, open to the community. The tour will be held: February
Crash victim’s name released
The man who died in (Thursday) morning’s traffic accident on Highway 14 near Emerald Grove was from Janesville. The Rock County Medical Examiner’s Office says 33-year-old Lucas Wohlfert died from injuries he received in the crash on
Challenge to Oshkosh Defense contract dropped
The Oshkosh Corporation no longer has to worry about a court challenge to its contract to build the replacement for the Humvee. Lockheed Martin has dropped its lawsuit over the contract for Oshkosh Defense to build JLTVs for
Bill barring county executives from serving in Legislature headed to governor
Legislation that would prohibit someone from serving in the state Legislature and as a county executive at the same time is on its way to the governor’s desk, after receiving final approval in the state Assembly early
Milton man dies three months after being stabbed
The 47-year-old Milton man stabbed five times in a November 15th incident has died. Milton Chief Scott Marquardt said Mark Marquez died Sunday. Two brothers are charged with party to attempted first-degree intentional homicide in the incident.
Rock County’s Sheriff might be considering another term
Rock County’s Sheriff might run for re-election. Following some public speculation this might be his last term, Sheriff Robert Spoden posted a Facebook message this week saying he wants to quell rumors and will probably run again.
Badgers win streak comes to an end
The Wisconsin Badgers lost its first game since January 12th, shooting just 34-percent while falling at Michigan State 69-57 at the Breslin Center. The Badgers entered the game as the hottest team in the Big Ten, with
No trades for the Bucks before deadline
The Milwaukee Bucks are standing pat, choosing not to shake up its young core of players by not making any deals before Thursday’s N-B-A trade deadline. E-S-P-N says the Bucks made an offer to pick up center