Janesville police retain WILEAG accreditation
The Janesville Police Department successfully retains its status with the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group. The Janesville Police Department demonstrated compliance with 208 standards to gain accreditation. Police Chief David Moore says the accreditation process affirms to
Wisconsin COVID-19 cases by county, May 6, 2020
TODAY’S COVID-19 CASES, AS REPORTED BY THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES ON MAY 6, 2020. THESE NUMBERS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
Libertarian candidate joins race for 44th District Assembly seat
A Libertarian candidate is entering the race for the 44th District Assembly seat up for grabs in the November election. Reese Wood announced his intention to run for the position currently held by Democrat Deb Kolste of
Milton makes cover of state magazine
A voluntary project from a local photographer makes the cover of Municipality Magazine, as an expression of how communities are coming together during the health crisis. More than ten-thousand elected officials and staff, in six-hundred Wisconsin communities
City of Janesville distributing free face masks sewn by United Way volunteers
The City of Janesville is offering free face masks for anyone in the community who needs one. The masks are available through a partnership with the United Way Blackhawk Region’s “Mask Warriors” who volunteered to sew hundreds
Beloit police arrest three men for morning shots-fired incident
Beloit police arrest three men in connection with a report of shots fired early Wednesday morning. Officers were dispatched to the area of Liberty Avenue and 10th Street just after 6:00 a.m. after callers reported hearing gun
Tempers flare in State Supreme Court during oral arguments over Safer At Home lawsuit
There were a lot of heated arguments on Tuesday as the State Supreme Court heard oral arguments over a challenge to Governor Evers Safer at Home order. GOP Attorney Ryan Walsh argued that allowing DHS Secretary Andrea
Brown County officials ask for people to take COVID-19 seriously
As of Tuesday, there have been more than 1500 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Brown County and the Oneida Nation, and 11 deaths as of Tuesday. County executive, Troy Streckenbach is asking residents to take the situation seriously.
Janesville man sentenced to prison for fatal crash in Iowa
A Janesville man will spend the next 15 years in prison for his role in a deadly crash last fall in Iowa. 24-year-old Tomas Berk, who listed a Janesville address in court records, pleaded guilty to vehicular
Community testing for COVID-19 steps up in Wisconsin
We’re hearing a lot about “community testing” in Wisconsin’s COVID-19 efforts, and the reasons for that are pretty straightforward. “One of the keys to opening up Wisconsin (under the Evers’ administration’s Badger Bounce Back program) is to