Burch guilty in Nicole VanderHeyden murder
A Brown County jury has found George Burch guilty of the 2016 murder of Nicole VanderHeyden. The jury presented an unanimous vote after a little over three hours of deliberations, weighing out what ended up being eight
City of Janesville seeks to demolish house
(Gazette photo) The City of Janesville seeks a court order to raze an occupied house that has fallen out of code compliance. Ty Bollerud owns and lives in the house at 419 South Walnut Street. According to
Badgers live to play another day (AUDIO)
The Wisconsin Badgers made all the right plays down the stretch to knock off the Maryland Terrapins 59-54 in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York. Wisconsin (15-17) moves
Two suspects named in recent gun store burglaries
Oregon police name two suspects in gun-shop burglaries that occurred in the village and in Janesville on just over a month ago. The suspects are 17-year-olds Armon D. Vaccaro and Jayquan Q. Retelle both from Madison. Oregon
Brantner sentenced to 10 years for 1990 death of Berit Beck
The family of Berit Beck finally had their day in a Fond du Lac County courtroom Thursday. For more than 27 years they’ve waited for justice for their 18-year-old daughter who was murdered in Fond du Lac
Jakubowski sentenced to five years in state prison
Convicted gun store burglar Joseph Jakubowski is sentenced Wednesday on charges of burglary, theft, and possession of burglarious tools. Jakubowski was convicted in both Rock County and federal court of burglarizing Armageddon Supply in Janesville last year,
Campbell charged with possession of improvised explosives
Charges have been filed against a Madison man – 30-year-old Brian Campbell – who had dangerous chemicals in his apartment. “What is alleged here is he has all the accoutrements to put together a fully functioning pipe
Rep. Adam Jarchow will not seek reelection
An Assembly Republican from northwest Wisconsin won’t be running for reelection. Representative Adam Jarchow of Balsam Lake made the announcement in a statement posted to the DrydenWire news site: “I have a bumper sticker on the refrigerator
UW-Rock County restructuring meeting set
As part of a restructuring plan for the entire system, UW-Rock County is slated to be integrated with UW-Whitewater by this July. To aid in the planning process, UW-Whitewater Chancellor Beverly Kopper is inviting community and business
Oil on stove blamed for downtown Janesville fire
(Gazette photo) A seven-story Janesville apartment building needs to be evacuated while firefighters battled a kitchen fire on the 4th floor. Firefighters say the atrium was filled with smoke from the 2nd to 7th floor when thy