JANESVILLE – When Craig High School presents the musical “Beauty and the Beast,” this weekend, it be accompanied by a pit orchestra comprised of students and teachers.
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JANESVILLE — Rock University High School senior Annabelle Hundt says she is one of countless local girls whose lives have been enriched through Girl Scouts.
JANESVILLE – Blackhawk Technical College will be known as the “Blackhawk Talons” when its athletic teams hit the courses and courts this fall, as the school steps into collegiate sports for the first time.
BELOIT - Teaching was going to be a temporary thing for Nailah Adama, a way for her to gather more knowledge for her true passion - educational policy.
The Beloit casino complex will present many new tourism opportunities for Beloit and the area.
If offense is your thing, the Johnson Creek High School softball diamond was the place for you Wednesday afternoon.
BELOIT—Miami Marlins 2023 fourth-round pick Emmett Olson was called up to the Beloit Sky Carp on Saturday after he didn’t allow a single run in three starts with the Single-A Jupiter Hammerheads.
The three teams who have been leading the Badger Large Conference all season — Milton, DeForest and Waunakee — took their collective show on the road Wednesday to the Holmen Viking Invitational in Holmen.
BRODHEAD, Wis. – Coming off an 8-6 victory over rival Beloit Turner on Monday, Clinton’s Cougars put undefeated Brodhead in their sights on Tuesday.
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From Publisher’s Weekly for the week ending Saturday, April 20, 2024.
The start of the 2024 Janesville Farmers Market season, a comedy festival and how to make kombucha top our list of 10 upcoming things to do in the Janesville area.
BELOIT -- Visit Beloit is offering five Beloit and Beyond Passport Trails for not only tourists, but also for residents to explore this year. These trails were put together to give people the opportunity to experience new places. They are also a great opportunity to win Beloit-related prizes.
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Cocktails have seen a rise in popularity in the past decade, offering a little more sophistication and complexity than a pint of beer or traditional mixed drink.
We spoke with five chocolate makers and one old-fashioned candy shop to highlight flavors and products you’ll only find in Wisconsin, including treats exclusive to the warmer months.
There are hotel stays – and then there’s a stay in a Wisconsin boutique inn. Owners of boutique inns in Wisconsin say they offer an experience that’s smaller, homier, and uniquely expressive of the communities they’re located in.
Does basking in a light breeze as you sit outside on a yoga mat, a goat settling beside you -- or crawling over your shoulders – sound restful?
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Yesterday, May 1, was not just another day. It was the Great American Grump Out! Many people and groups against grumpiness have paid tribute to this occasion on the first Wednesday of May since 2002.
I’m an unabashed egg lover. I enjoy them fried, scrambled, hard boiled, soft boiled, poached (only ones not illegally acquired), and “deviled.” I especially love my famous (infamous?) potato salad. The secret ingredient is hundreds of eggs.
Tick, tick, tick. There are two types of Biological Clocks. One type is celebrated every year on April 28 th and it involves appreciating “the natural rhythms of our bodies.” BOOORRING.
State & Regional News
Comcast has blacked out 15 regional sports networks offered by Bally Sports, escalating a contract dispute with their distributor. The cutoff that began Wednesday affects games played by a dozen Major League Baseball teams based in nine states. Diamond Sports Group, which distributes the net…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Alliant Energy Corp. (LNT) on Thursday reported profit of $158 million in its first quarter.
Wisconsin authorities are promising a thorough investigation into a police shooting that they said killed an armed student outside a middle school. Meanwhile, families in the community of Mount Horeb are coming together to comfort one another.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Schneider National Inc. (SNDR) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $18.5 million.
National & World News
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — The wife of Dharmesh Patel — who was sitting next to him when the Pasadena radiologist allegedly drove the family’s Tesla off a 250-foot cliff near Devil’s Slide last year — pleaded in court Thursday for her husband to be released from jail and sent home under a mental…
Pro-Palestinian protests at U.S. universities are prompting constitutional questions – particularly questions of free speech – and law enforcement responses.
LAS VEGAS — As political parties continue to target the coveted Latino vote, organizers launched a nonpartisan campaign encouraging Nevada’s Latino community members who are less engaged to participate in the electoral process.
CHICAGO — Illinois state employees fabricated hair salons, paid others to inaccurately fill out forms and drastically inflated income numbers for their side businesses in an effort to fraudulently receive pandemic-era Paycheck Protection Program loans, according to recently released reports …
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Structural damage along North Tolles Road early Friday morning after a confirmed tornado traveled through the area just northeast of Evansville, Wis., the evening before. The tornado was the first-ever reported in February in the state of Wisconsin, according to the National Weather Service.
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JANESVILLE - The slow-no-wake restriction on watercraft on the Rock River from Lake Koshkonong to the Indianford Dam in Rock County has been lifted.
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