Students applying at UW-Rock County for fall semester have application fee waived
University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross announces that application fees will be waived, effective immediately and through Sept. 7, for students applying to any of the 13 two-year UW Colleges campuses for the upcoming fall 2018
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
Senator Johnson seeks Congressional oversight for tariffs
Senator Ron Johnson is joining a bipartisan effort to try and return control of trade tariffs to Congress. The bill is sponsored by Republican Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, and would allow Congress to review all tariff