Elijah and Jeff Neblock fish from a pier on the Rock River at Traxler Park in Janesville on Monday, April 22.
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JANESVILLE — The new Rock County Veterans Service Office that opened in early April aims to be central and accessible, where veterans can learn about benefits and have sensitive conversations in a safe, comfortable space, staff members say.
JANESVILLE— Janesville community members had a chance to ask questions and offer thoughts Tuesday night on the design of a proposed new Palmer Aquatics Facility.
JANESVILLE — Roosevelt Elementary School in Janesville will move forward with Kelly Kaminski as its principal, per a decision from the school board Tuesday night. Kaminski is the assistant principal at Robinson Elementary in Beloit.
EDGERTON — Edgerton area-residents now have access to free Narcan and fentanyl test strips via a vending machine at the Lakeside Fire-Rescue District Headquarters, 617 N. Main St., in downtown Edgerton.
Four student-athletes from Janesville — one boy and one girl from each of the city’s high schools — were named WIAA Scholar Athletes for 2024, the schools’ activities directors announced Tuesday.
The Beloit Turner baseball team’s dominating performance Tuesday evening just proved what head coach Jeff Clowes already knew: his ball players can hit it, pitch it and field it. The Trojans did all three practically perfectly at a breezy YMCA Youth Sports Complex as they blew past Rock Valley Rock foe Big Foot 14-0 in five innings.
Laney Gill and Bardot Sheehy each won a field event for Milton's girls team at a Badger Conference quadrangular track and field meet in Praire du Sac.
Lily Wolf set the tone for a great night of hitting for Walworth Big Foot’s softball team, going 4-for-6 from the leadoff spot as her squad outhit hosting Beloit Turner 16-11 in a Rock Valley Rock slugfest the Chiefs won 14-6.
State & Regional News
An effort to limit diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is gaining momentum in state capitals and college campuses. Tennessee became the latest state to act this week as the Republican governor signed a law prohibiting banks from considering a customer's participation in DEI training.…
A Wisconsin prison inmate charged with killing her cellmate has pleaded not guilty to first-degree intentional homicide. Taylor Sanchez, a 28-year-old inmate at the Taycheedah Correctional Institution, entered the plea Tuesday during her arraignment in Fond du Lac County Circuit Court in the…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Korean War veteran from Minnesota who still carries shrapnel in his leg from when he was wounded in combat will finally get his Purple Heart medal, 73 years late.
National & World News
A New Jersey woman who was near death has received a transplanted pig kidney, part of a dramatic pair of surgeries that also stabilized her failing heart. Doctors at NYU Langone Health say 54-year-old Lisa Pisano is recovering well. She is only the second patient ever to receive a pig kidney…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear arguments from the state and the U.S. Department of Justice that will determine their decision on the fate of emergency abortion access in Idaho.
Wall Street pointed higher in premarket trading as investors pore over more corporate earnings data ahead of an important inflation update later in the week. Futures for the S&P 500 were up 0.2% before the bell Wednesday while futures for the Dow were virtually unchanged. Tesla jumped 11…
U.S. agriculture officials announced new nutrition standards for school meals that will limit added sugars for the first time. The Department of Agriculture issued final rules for the program that serves breakfast to more than 15 million students and lunch to nearly 30 million children every…
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A dulcimer jam session, several local theater shows and an evening of Italian wine and conversation make our editor's pick for 10 upcoming things to do in Janesville and the surrounding area.
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JANESVILLE -- The HeartArt Committee, a partnership between the Janesville Art League and the Rock County Historical Society, has a new book titled "#heartart" which chronicles the group's HeartArt project during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Many people think I’m clumsy because of the multitudinous injuries I’ve sustained over the years: scratches, scrapes, sprains, cuts, contusions, bumps, burns, and broken bones.
Attention all wives: April 20 is “Husband Appreciation Day!” My husband already knows how much I appreciate him. Why, just this morning, I told him, “I appreciate you so much, my handsome stud muffin, that I plan to love you forever and ever, no matter how fat I get.”
“A girl must marry for love, and keep on marrying until she finds it.” So, on April 13, 1983, the bride who uttered those wacky words of wisdom married her 8th husband!
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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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University of AlabamaLena Seyfarth of Janesville has been inducted into the Mortar Board Honor Society at the University of Alabama at this Alabama college.
JANESVILLE – Exploring the negative impacts of racial stress will be the topic of conversation during the Courageous Conversations online event set for Monday, April 22 at 5:30-7 p.m.
WHITEWATER -- Irvin L. Young Memorial Library is offering a free guided journaling workshop led by local writer Katy Daixon Wimer.
JANESVILLE -- Wisconsin Secretary of State Sarah Godlewski will the keynote speaker on Tuesday, April 23, at a meeting of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) in Janesville. God…
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