Beloit man faces heroin charge in federal court
A 37-year-old Beloit man is charged in federal court with distributing heroin. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Madison says that Juan Carlos Perez was indicted by a grand jury last Thursday for sellin heroin in December of
Rock County Sheriff’s Office offers hunter education course
Sheriff Robert Spoden announces that the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the Edgerton Conservation Club, is offering two spring D.N.R. Hunter Safety Education Courses starting in April of 2018. It is recommended that participants be
Wisconsin lawmaker proposes allowing concealed carry in private schools
A Republican state lawmaker wants to allow concealed carry permit holders to have a guns with them in private schools. The bill from state Representative Jesse Kremer of Kewaskum comes just days after a shooting at a
Borseth gets contract extension in Green Bay
Green Bay Phoenix women’s basketball coach Kevin Borseth has agreed to a contract extension with the school through the 2024-25 season on Monday. “We hare very pleased to extend Kevin Borseth’s contract through the 2025 season,”
Kimberly-Clark to take state’s offer ‘into consideration’
A Kimberly-Clark official says the company will take the state’s offer of larger incentives into consideration. Governor Scott Walker and several Republican legislators from the Fox Cities area proposed a bill that would increase tax credits for
Blackhawk Golden K Kiwanis’ truck sinks below the ice
After 11 days out on the Traxler Park Lagoon, the Blackhawk Golden K Kiwanis “Truck on Ice” contest is officially over. Spokesman Glen Disrude says the Suburban sunk sometime Sunday in the late afternoon or early evening.
Beloit Memorial High School boasts Jazz standouts
A local high school’s jazz band is making a habit of winning. Beloit Memorial High School Band Director Chris Behrens says the Jazz Orchestra has been selected to attend the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition
City officials warn of possible localized street flooding
With heavy rains predicted Monday afternoon, night, and even Tuesady morning, Janesville City Operations Director John Whitcomb warns of the possibility of localized street flooding. Whitcomb says crews have been working at preventive storm sewer, and catch
Alec Cook to enter pleas in sex assaults
A former University of Wisconsin Madison student, accused of sexually assaulting multiple women, will avoid trial. An attorney for Alec Cook said Cook will enter guilty or no contest pleas to five criminal charges to resolve his
Low turnout likely for Wisconsin Supreme Court primary
Voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to decide which of the three candidates for the high court will advance to the spring election in April. If history is any guide, turnout at the polls could