Janesville police investigating counterfeit $100 bills
Authorities are looking for a woman who used counterfeit bills at four businesses Monday evening. Janesville Police say the fake $100 bills had identical serial numbers and were used at about 8:30 p.m. Three of the purchases
Man’s death under investigation in Whitewater
The death of a man in Walworth County is under investigation. Whitewater Police say officers were called to a residence on West Peck Street just before 2:30 Tuesday morning on the report that a person was having
Wisconsin Supreme Court in Bayfield County
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments in three cases at the Bayfield County Courthouse in Washburn Wednesday. The visit is part of the court’s “Justice on Wheels” outreach program that gives people around the
Green Bay city clerk rejected on-campus early voting
An email publicly released for the first time show Green Bay’s city clerk refused to establish an early voting site on the UW-Green Bay campus, in part because it would help Democrats. The Nation first reported that
Town of Beloit man sentenced on homicide charge
Rock County Judge Michael Haakenson uses the word tragic repeatedly in sentencing a Town of Beloit man on charges of Second Degree Intentional Homicide. Haakenson remarked on the stabbing death of 19-year-old Brandy Carroll, at the hands
UW Madison student charged as serial rapist
A University of Wisconsin student allegedly used journals to detail his sexual assaults of women. Twenty-year-old Alec Cook has been charged with numerous crimes in connection to the sexual assault of another student this month. Assistant Dane
O’Leary in as State Fair Park CEO
The Wisconsin State Fair’s interim Chief Executive Officer will keep that job. Kathleen O’Leary says she has a “robust vision” for the Fair and its West Allis grounds — including renovations on the park’s west end. O’Leary
Janesville settles lawsuit with former teacher
The Janesville City Council approves a settlement with a former teacher who resigned under allegations that she was intoxicated while chaperoning a field trip – but not without some dissent. Council Vice President Jens Jorgensen said he
Whitewater tavern burns
A country tavern in Whitewater is destroyed by fire. The fire chief says The Real McCoy’s on County A is a total loss. When Walworth County Sheriff’s deputies arrived shortly before 3:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, they found
Janesville police arrest woman on 9th OWI charge
A 45-year-old Janesville woman is facing a charge of Operating While Intoxicated 9th Offense. Janesville police responded to a report of a hit-and-run accident near Laurel Avenue and North Walnut Street about 9:30 p.m. Monday. Officers say