Unemployment rate drops across Rock County

Janesville and Beloit enjoy another month of diminishing unemployment rates.  The Department of Workforce Development reports Beloit’s October rate dropped .3%, to 3.6%, compared to the month before, and is down from 5.1% a year ago.  In

Janesville city council sets budget

The city of Janesville budget next year includes additional spending for public safety and transportation.  The $118 million spending plan approved by the council Monday night will allow for the addition of two police officers, three firefighters,

Twelve Wisconsin players earn All-Big Ten defensive honors

  Wisconsin Badgers Junior linebacker T.J. Edwards and junior defensive back Nick Nelson earned consensus first-team All-Big Ten honors, while defensive back D’Cota Dixon was named first team by the coaches on Tuesday.  They’re among 12 Badger

Bennett’s season is over in New England

Martellus Bennett’s season came to an end, less than a month after he was released by the Green Bay Packers and signed by the New England Patriots. The Patriots put Bennett on injured reserve on Monday, after