Watch: “Fitness Court” opens in Janesville

Janesville’s newest exercise area is open to the public.  City Manager Mark Freitag also offered a public challenge, as he helped cut the ribbon Friday afternoon for the new “free” outdoor fitness court located in the southeast

President Trump to visit Wisconsin

President Donald Trump will be back in Wisconsin this month. Stormy Daniels is in the state this weekend. The president, last here a year ago in Waukesha, reportedly plans to attend the June 29th Foxconn groundbreaking ceremony

Weston still tight-lipped on administrator suspension

Residents in the Village of Weston are no closer to discovering what triggered a 30 working-day suspension for Administrator Daniel Guild after another closed-door meeting on Thursday. According to the posted agenda, the meeting centered around “discussion

Milwaukee police officer killed in line of duty crash

A Milwaukee police officer was killed, and second officer injured after a crash on the city’s northwest side on Thursday. The crash occurred just after 5 p.m., near 76th and Silver Spring. A Milwaukee Police Department squad car

Power outage reported on Janesville’s east side

A squirrel is being blamed for a large power outage Friday morning on Janesville’s east side.  Alliant Energy officials say the squirrel got into a substation in the Harmony-Townhall Road area and knocked out power to about 1650

Rock County Sheriff’s Office announces new hires

The Rock County Sheriff’s Office is back up to full staff with the addition of ten new deputies and correctional officers. Chief Deputy Barb Barrington-Tillman admits hiring has become more of a challenge.  She says years ago

Fire destroys barn near Brodhead

Brodhead fire officials are investigating the cause of a blaze at a farm in the 2900 block of Severson Road northeast of the city.  Chief Rob Scheidegger says the family was first to discover the fire a