Teen suspect jumps out the window at sheriff’s office
A handcuffed suspect who jumped out a window at the Rock County Sheriff’s Office Thursday afternoon caused a school lockdown before being taken into custody two hours later. 17-year-old Quantrell Dylan Schwartzlow of Orfordville, had been arrested
ARISE Now tests out lighting underneath Court Street bridge in Janesville
Within the next few weeks, the ARISE Now public-private partnership and Westphal Electric plan to install temporary lighting under Court Street Bridge in Janesville. The experimental lighting will be tested in order to select which permanent lighting
Arrest made in beating death of Oshkosh man
Oshkosh police have a 34-year-old Kaukauna man in custody, in connection with the death of an Oshkosh man. Police say the victim, 47-year-old Steven Mallas, died at his home on Broad Street last Friday. He was the
Paul Jadin is latest Scott Walker critic
A fourth former cabinet member has come forward to criticize Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. Paul Jadin is stepping down as director of the Madison Region Economic Partnership. The Wisconsin State Journal reports Jaden told the MADRep board
Milton schools top state average ACT scores
Milton school administrators are likely feeling pretty good about their graduating seniors’ ACT college entrance exam scores. Director of Curriculum and Instruction Ryan Ruggles says Milton’s composite score is more than a point higher than last year,
League of Women Voters hosts debate watching party
The Janesville League of Women Voters appear to be doing their best to educate the public about the candidates in the First Congressional District, even though those candidates wouldn’t sit down together for a debate with the
ARISEnow announces community fundraising goal
Supporters of Janesville’s downtown ARISE redevelopment plan may be feeling the momentum of a successful fundraising effort. Fundraising committee Chair Larry Squire told a crowded Rock Regional Business Expo luncheon at the Pontiac Convention Center (Thursday) the
Rare childhood neurological disease affecting Wisconsin kids
A very rare but serious neurological disease has reached Wisconsin. It’s called acute flaccid myelitis or AFM, and it mainly affects children. Department of Health Services Epidemiologist Susann Arami-Fard says the disease can mimic the effects of
Monterey Dam Association agrees to drop lawsuit against City of Janesville
A citizen group opposed to the removal of the Monterey Dam in Janesville have agreed to dismiss a lawsuit filed in Rock County Court. Monterey Dam Association Board Chairman Jim Chesmore says the lawsuit became a bit
Help for schools attended by missing girl
The Wisconsin Department of Justice Office of School Safety is working with the Wausau Police Department, and the Wisconsin Safe and Healthy Schools Center to deploy trained therapists, school resources officers, and comfort dogs to Barron School