Rock County Public Health Department updates water quality advisories on Rock and Yahara Rivers
The Rock County Public Health Department updates a water quality advisory issued earlier this week for the Yahara and Rock Rivers. Environmental Health Director Rick Wietersen says surface water testing indicated E. Coli bacteria levels at Traxler
Marquette released 2017-’18 non-conference schedule
The Marquette men’s basketball team has released its full non-conference schedule for 2017-’18. The Golden Eagles will play eight home games, take a trip to Hawaii for the Maui Invitational and play a lone road game in
Wisconsin’s Connelly going behind the bench
Wisconsin men’s hockey director of hockey operations Shane Connelly is going behind the bench for USA Hockey. Connelly has been named an assistant coach for the U.S. Under-17 Select Team that will play in the Five Nations
ACLU requests information on immigration practices from Wisconsin sheriffs
The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin wants to know if sheriffs departments are working to enforce federal immigration laws. The group has filed open records requests, in an effort to discover the extent to which all
Second suspect in diaper theft gets jail time
Another suspect in the theft from the Fox Cities Diaper Bank will spend at least nine months in jail. A judge handed down that sentence to 43-year-old Jason Havel of Appleton Thursday almost two weeks after the
Rock River water quality advisory could effect Rock Aqua Jays show on Sunday
Officials with the Rock Aqua Jays Water Ski Show team in Janesville are keeping in close contact with the Rock County Health Department after high levels of E. Coli bacteria were found in the Rock and Yahara
Stop lights out on the north and east sides on Janesville
Drivers on the north and east sides of Janesville are urged to watch out. The Janesville Police Department says a power outage has caused numerous street lights to go out. Motorists are asked to use extra caution and
Janesville woman pleads guilty in burglary spree
A 39-year-old Janesville woman, accused of multiple burglaries to support her heroin habit, enters guilty pleas in Rock County Court. Misty L. Kvistad is already in prison on previous convictions. As part of a plea agreement, Kvistad
Beloit man arrested on suspicion of assaulting a child
The long arm of the law reaches a little farther now thanks to social media. Beloit Police Captain Dan Molland says using Facebook this week to ask the public’s help in locating a sexual assault suspect paid
Jury awards $7 million to family of woman shot by Madison police
The family of a woman fatally shot by two Madison police officers has been awarded $7 million in damages, after a federal jury found the officers used unreasonable force. The two officers shot 26-year-old Ashley DiPiazza in