Downtown Beloit Association celebrates Oktoberfest
The Downtown Beloit Association brings back Oktoberfest for the fifth year in a row this Friday. The event will from 5:30 until 11:00 p.m. on the 300 block of State Street. Executive Director Shauna el-Amin while the
Overnight closures planned for I-39/90
Maintenance work will be completed on the I-39/90 northbound bridge over WIS 26/Milton Avenue in Janesville from 7 p.m. Saturday (Sept. 22) to 9 a.m. Sunday (Sept. 23). Both lanes of the northbound Interstate will be rerouted
Evers and Baldwin lead GOP in latest Marquette Poll
Democrats are pulling ahead of Republicans in the latest political polls from Marquette University. Political scientist Charles Franklin says Governor Walker now trails challenger Tony Evers by 5 points, 44 percent to 49 percent. Franklin says Evers
GOP super PAC aims ads at Bryce
A Republican super PAC aligned with House Speaker Paul Ryan has released two ads targeting the Democrat running for Ryan’s seat — including one that features the candidate’s brother. Randy Bryce is running against Republican Bryan Steil
Home sales market holds steady
Home sales prices are climbing in Rock County. Rock-Green Realtors Association President Ben Shult says they may be reaching record highs. The Wisconsin Realtors Association reports the median sales price of a home in Rock County last
Holiday scams arrive early in Janesville
The earliest unwelcome gift to arrive this holiday season may be a phony “secret shopper”scam. Janesville Police Officer Chad Sullivan tells Your Talk Show on WCLO he’s already seeing victim’s being sent phony checks. Sullivan says the
Iconic Janesville structure could slip into history
(Gazette photo) Janesville city officials have finally decided to take action regarding the historic Monterey Hotel downtown. City Manager Mark Frietag says it’s been vacant now since 1991. Freitag says the city has issued a raze or
Walker and Evers stake out positions on ACA lawsuit
His opponent in November, state Superintendent Tony Evers, is calling on Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker to withdraw the state from a lawsuit which seeks to overturn the Affordable Care Act. Walker says that’s not happening. Evers issued
Janesville “sting” nets arrest
A Janesville police officer, looking for online advertising of prostitution leads officers to a cocaine bust. A criminal complaint filed in Rock County Court indicates the officer, assigned to the department’s Street Crimes Unit, was looking at