Janesville City Manager delivers State of the City address
City Manager Mark Freitag delivered his State of the City address Thursday evening at City Hall. On of the highlights was the unveiling of a new performance dashboard to track the progress on the City’s strategic goals.
Madison officials speak out against ‘sanctuary city’ order
Madison’s mayor and police chief are speaking out against President Trump’s executive order on immigration enforcement. The order signed this week threatens to withhold federal funding from so-called sanctuary cities. While not currently defined under federal law,
Wisconsin Democrats ask Ryan to spare Planned Parenthood
Democrats from his House district are calling on Speaker Paul Ryan to spare Planned Parenthood. Ryan wants to link defunding Planned Parenthood to the replacement of Obamacare, something state Senator Janis Ringhand said will harm women in
Homeless Intervention Task Force finds three living on the street
A county-wide search conducted overnight Wednesday by the Rock County Homeless Intervention Task Force finds three people living on the street. ECHO Executive Director Jessica Locher says including those in shelters, Rock County typically has between 300
Forward Janesville honors one of the community’s best known civic leaders
This year’s Forward Janesville Awards Luncheon Lifetime Achievement recipient enjoys a standing ovation. Jane Blain Gilbertson used the opportunity to promote the community’s downtown redevelopment efforts. She also suggested a societal return to traditional values like kindness, respect, and
Rock County Sheriff’s Office invites kids to participate in “Gutter Busters” program
The Rock County Sheriff’s Office will be again offering Gutter Busters, starting in March, 2017. Gutter Busters is a community based program offered by the Cops and Kids foundation to help steer youth away from crime. The
Craig High School robotics team competes in international competition
The Janesville Craig High School “Rock ‘n’ Robot” team is competing in the international robotics programming competition sponsored by the Massachusetts Institute for Technology, NASA, and the European Space Agency. Computer Science Teacher Janice Bain says the
UW-Rock County officials work to increase the school’s impact
UW-Rock County is working to reconnect with Beloit. Regional Dean of UW Colleges-Southwest Charles Clark hosted a discussion session Thursday morning at the Beloit Club. Clark admits despite serving the entire county, there’s been times the focus
DWD reports unemployment decline over course of 2016
The Department of Workforce Development is touting how all areas of the state enjoyed a decrease in unemployment in December compared to a year ago. That includes Rock County, which shows a decline of .7% over the
Audit finds Wisconsin DOT greatly underestimated costs
A new state audit shows the Department of Transportation vastly overestimated the number of projects it could complete. The report from the non-partisan Legislative Audit Bureau released Thursday says the agency failed to account for the effects