Bucks close home stand with a victory
The Milwaukee Bucks used a 31-point fourth quarter to pull away for a 114-102 win over the Utah Jazz at Fiserv Forum on Monday night. The Bucks (28-11) held the Jazz to 40 points in the second
Badger women suffer loss at No. 17 Iowa
The Wisconsin Badger women’s basketball team fell to the 17th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes 71-53 in Iowa City on Monday night. Badger freshman Imani Lewis collected her fifth double-double, scoring a career high 22 points and pulling down
Evers inaugural: calls for ‘kindness and respect’
Wisconsin’s new governor calls for a return to “Wisconsin values.” Tony Evers identified those values as kindness and respect, and said the state faces myriad problems and needs – including paying for education, infrastructure, and health care.
Kaul calls out GOP for lame duck actions
Wisconsin’s new attorney general is promising a new direction for the state justice department. In his inaugural remarks, Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul pointedly criticized Republicans in the legislature, who moved to restrict his authority during a lame
Las Vegas man accused of 2003 rape in Beloit takes plea deal
The 44-year-old Las Vegas man whose DNA was linked to the 2003 rape of a Beloit woman is apparently taking a plea deal in Rock County Court. Joseph Harold Ostrowski’s trial on charges of false imprisonment, first
Thomas, Buckey part of 2019 College Football Hall of Fame Class
The National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame released its 2019 Class on Monday. The Class is made up of 13 players and two coaches, including a pair of players tied to the Big Ten
Milton man arrested for 5th offense OWI
A Milton man is under arrest for drunken driving for the 5th time. The Rock County Sheriff’s Office says 60-year-old Bernard Love III of Milton was driving eastbound on Highway 51 near Manogue Road when other motorists
Wisconsin smoking rate remains above national average
Wisconsin’s adult smoking rate continues to decline. But it’s still above the national rate of 14 percent. According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, the overall smoking rate was 16 percent in 2017, a drop from
Janesville Police say hacked Facebook account is behind recent threats
A Rock County resident’s Facebook account is hacked and used to issue threats against government buildings and officials. According to a news release, the Janesville Police Department investigated the threats and found them to not be credible.
Janesville Fire Department responds to residential fire in La Prairie
No injuries are reported at a town of La Prairie house that caught fire Saturday afternoon. The fire on the 3300 block of South County J was called in by multiple passers-by just after 3:00 p.m. No