UW to pay tribute to Howard Moore before tonight’s game
The Wisconsin Badgers (0-1) play their home opener against Eastern Illinois (0-1) at the Kohl Center on Friday night. Fans are being asked to be in their seats by 6:45 p.m. to they can be a part
JPAC hosts cultural celebration
The Janesville Performing Arts Center has a plan to help the community embrace cultural diversity. Executive Director Nathan Burkhart says they’ve been focusing on ways to reach people who don’t traditionally come to JPAC. Burkhart says as
Evers taps Romanski as interim DATCP Secretary
Governor Tony Evers is naming a deputy secretary as new interim state agriculture secretary. At a Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection board meeting on Thursday, Evers announced he’s promoting Randy Romanski to interim state agriculture
Racial Justice Conference held in Janesville
A large gathering of Rock County civic, business, and charitable leaders may indicate a growing public desire to end social inequities rooted in racial bias. Saint Xavier University Professor Jacqueline Battalora talked to a sold out crowd
Clinton man charged with gun crime in federal court
A 24-year-old Clinton man is indicted by a federal grand jury on a weapons charged. Austin L. Hedges is charged in federal court with illegally possessing a firearm knowing he had previously been committed to a mental
Medical Examiner releases name of Illinois man killed in Rock C. farm accident
The Rock County Medical Examiner’s Office releases the name of the 24-year-old Belvidere, Illinois man who killed earlier this week when he was run over by a tractor in the town of Porter. The Rock County Sheriff’s
Several Janesville businesses fail tobacco compliance checks
Four Janesville businesses fail the latest round of tobacco compliance checks conducted by the Janesville Police department’s street crimes unit. According to a news release, Janesville Police officers worked with underage operatives from Janesville Mobilizing 4 Change
Legislature won’t act on Evers’ gun control proposals
The Wisconsin Legislature convenes in Madison on Thursday for a special session on gun control. But convening is about all either chamber will do, as Republican leaders in the Assembly and Senate have made it clear they
School choice advocates sue DPI over release of test results
School choice advocates are suing the state Department of Public Instruction, over release of test results. Plaintiffs including School Choice Wisconsin and the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty are alleging DPI violated state law when