4-H Board President gives fair updates

The Rock County Fair is officially two weeks away from Tuesday. Rock County 4-H Fair Board President Ryan George says that even though we are two years removed from the start of the COVID pandemic, the fair

Town of Rock shooting suspect bound over for trial

A town of Rock shooting suspect has his bail reduced from $250,000 to $50,000 in Rock County Court. Rock County Sheriff’s Detective Charles Cowan testified during Marcus Range’s preliminary hearing Monday afternoon on charges of attempted first

Steineke to resign from Assembly this month

A key Republican leader in the Wisconsin Assembly is leaving office early. Majority Leader Jim Steineke (R-Kaukauana) announced in January that he won’t seek reelection. Steineke released a statement on Monday that he’ll resign on July 27th,

New COVID-19 variants are very easy to catch

New variants of COVID-19 are reminding us that the pandemic is not over. UW Health’s Chief Quality Officer Dr. Jeff Pothof, said two new variants are much more transmissible – even among those fully vaccinated or with

Beloit man facing drug charges waives preliminary hearing

One of the Beloit men arrested last month when the Rock County Sheriff’s Office executed three simultaneous drug warrants is headed to trial. 25-year-old Jaz-Juan Steel appeared in Rock County Court last week where he waived his

One hurt in Janesville fire

One person is hurt escaping a weekend residential fire in Janesville.  Firefighters responded to a burning duplex in the 2900 block of Black Bridge Road about 2:30 p.m. Sunday.  The first to arrive say flames were showing from the