Rock County Board approves body cameras for sheriff’s office
Officers in the Rock County Sheriff’s Department will get body cameras in 2021 as part of the budget approved Tuesday night by the county board. The body camera proposal was included as part of a last minute
Elections officials push back against misinformation
Wisconsin’s elections officials are correcting misinformation about last week’s voting and the results. The state’s chief elections officer Meagan Wolfe says misinformation has circulated on social media and political websites raising unfounded rumors about the integrity of
Tuesday COVID-19 numbers break more records
COVID-19 continues to spread virtually unabated in Wisconsin. There were no positive indicators in Tuesday’s numbers from the state Department of Health Services. DHS reported single day records, of 7,073 new cases, 66 deaths, and a 36
Gov. Evers signs order urging people to stay home and break the chain of COVID-19
Governor Tony Evers has signed a new executive order urging people to stay home and not to socially mingle. Evers says people need to take the threat of COVID-19 seriously as we head into the winter months.
Liquor license recommended for new Janesville Kwik Trip
The Janesville Alcohol License Advisory Committee unanimously recommends a liquor license for the new Kwik Trip proposed at the Maurer’s Market property on Milwaukee Street. This is in stark contrast to the committee’s negative recommendation for the
Federal grant intended to help displace workers
The Rock County Job Center will be sharing in a $275 thousand Department of Labor grant intended to help workers, displaced by the pandemic, find jobs. Southwest Wisconsin Workforce Development Board CEO Rhonda Suda says the COVID-19
Vehicle fire blocks Highway 14 in both directions
Highway 14 is closed in both directions just west of Kemp Road in the town of Bradford. According to the Rock County 911 dispatch center, the road was closed just after 3:00 Tuesday afternoon due to a
Beloit Police investigating armed robbery
Beloit Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred this past weekend. According to a Facebook post a woman was in her vehicle outside Town Club Bar around 7:45 p.m. on Sunday, November 8th when she was
BTC COVID-19 testing site closed on Veterans Day
The COVID-19 community testing site at Blackhawk Technical college will be closed Wednesday, November 11th in observance of Veterans Day. Testing will resume at 11:00 Thursday morning and run until 7:00 p.m. or until up to 1,300
Safety improvements planned for West Court Street in Janesville
The City of Janesville works to improve a stretch of road with a crash rate that is more than double the statewide average for urban arterial streets. A 2018 traffic study recommends safety improvements on West Court