Beloit teen sentenced to nine years in prison
A Beloit teen is sentenced to nine years in prison in connection with a shooting in Janesville’s Fourth Ward in 2016. Eric Short plead guilty to a single count of first degree reckless injury in January. The
Beloit begins search for new school district superintendent
The Beloit School Board has chosen School Exec Connect to help find a new superintendent for the district. School Exec Connect was chosen this week from a group of four potential search firms. This past December, Superintendent
A new police chief is chosen for Whitewater
A former Milwaukee police captain will be Whitewater’s new police chief. Aaron M. Raap was among two finalists to replace Lisa Otterbacher, who is retiring. The other finalist was the deputy police chief for the village of
Backpack search at Parker finds nothing
(Gazette photo) Backpack searches, like Friday morning’s at Parker High School in Janesville, have now occurred often enough, that police Sergeant Aaron Ellis says students accept them as relatively normal. He says some students consider them routine
Racine County gymnastics owner charged with child pornograhpy
The owner of a Racine County Gymnastics Center, charged with possessing child pornography, was arrested on similar charges in 1999. Sheriff Christopher Schmaeling said Thursday that Milwaukee County prosecutors did not press charges against James Kivisto at
Arrest made in Felony Lane Gang activity
It wasn’t two weeks ago that Janesville police warned residents a Felony Lane Gang was preying on unsecured checks and ID’s in cars, and already someone is under arrest. Lieutenant Terry Sheridan says an alert employee at
Nelson gets two-year deal with Oakland
Just two days after he was released by the Green Bay Packers, wide receiver Jordy Nelson has agreed to a two-year deal with the Oakland Raiders. Nelson’s deal is reportedly worth $15 million, including $13 million in
Georgia is the next stop for Tom Crean
After nine seasons at Marquette and nine more at Indiana, Tom Crean has his next building project. Crean was hired as the next head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs. ESPN’s Adrina Wojnarowski reported the deal is for