Milton Police investigate shots fired call
Milton Police investigate a shots-fired called early Monday morning at the intersection of East St. Mary’s and Rogers Streets. According to a news release a citizen called police just before 1:30 a.m. after hearing five or six
Parents and administration speak out about senior prank gone wrong at Clinton Community School Board meeting
Members of the Clinton Community School District appear to agree that the three seniors who offered sexual enhancement drug laced brownies last Wednesday to classmates didn’t intend any actual harm. It’s not the teens who pulled the
Charges pending in Clinton High School tainted brownie case
The Rock County District Attorney will be deciding on the charges for three Clinton High School students, who Police Chief David Hooker says distributed brownies at school, tainted with an over-the-counter supplement. Two students ended up in
New downtown hotel gets more incentive money
Cobblestone Hotel and Suites is getting money from both the city and state to build a hotel in downtown Janesville. Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation spokesman Mark Maley says $250 thousand in a Community Development Investment Grant is
Beloit Schools break ground on a new building
Construction of a new Beloit School District Welcome Center beginning this month should be completed within the year. Interim Superintendent Darrell Williams joined in ground breaking ceremonies this morning, for a building he says will benefit the
Prosecutors say truck driver who struck school bus was on drugs
Columbia County prosecutors say a truck driver who slammed into a school bus was on drugs at the time. Twenty-six people on that bus were hurt, with five suffering critical injuries. A group of eighth-graders from a
Speed limits reduced on stretch of I39/90
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has dialed back speed limits on an accident-plagued stretch of Interstate. There have been numerous crashes on the 139/90 corridor between Madison and Beloit. The DOT has now lowered the speed limit
Close call with police squad ends in 5th OWI arrest
A 44-year-old Janesville man is facing a charge of Operating While Intoxicated 5th Offense after police say he nearly rear ended a squad car stopped on Center Avenue at West Racine Street about 1:00 a.m. Monday. Officials
Drunk driving suspect ends up with car in Rock River
Janesville police are called to a report of a car in the river early Monday morning. Lieutenant Todd Kleiser says 32-year-old Jesus Iban Herrera appears to have failed to stop at the stop sign on West Holmes
Two Janesville men are facing charges including the Intoxicated Use of a Firearm after a disturbance over the weekend. Police say officers were called to the 100 block of South Locust Street about 7:00 o’clock Saturday night