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Man found guilty of robbing Janesville bank
By ANN MARIE AMES - Wednesday, May 30, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A Rock County jury Tuesday took 16 minutes to find a former Texas teacher guilty of robbing Johnson Bank in downtown Janesville in October.
Trial planned for man accused of robbing bank
By ANN MARIE AMES - Saturday, May 26, 2012
JANESVILLE -- A Texas man accused of robbing a Janesville bank and then calling police from the lobby of a nearby newspaper is scheduled to go to trial Tuesday.
Family plans to sue in parachutist's death
By ANN MARIE AMES - Friday, May 25, 2012
MADISON -- The family of a Janesville man who died while skydiving in 2008 is suing his insurance company for $400,000.
Attempted homicide charge stands for Janesville woman
By ANN MARIE AMES - Tuesday, May 22, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A man who accused his girlfriend of trying to stab him said Monday in court that he didn't want her to be accused of attempted homicide.
Five years for fatal hit and run
By ANN MARIE AMES - Saturday, May 12, 2012
JANESVILLE -- All too often, driving a car when your license has been revoked is considered a victimless crime, Rock County Judge James Daley said Friday.
US News: 3 area high schools among best in US
By ANN MARIE AMES - Thursday, May 10, 2012
JANESVILLE -- The phrase "1,891 out of 21,776" is a hard one to wrap your head around. Nineteenth in the state is a little easier.
Janesville School District to discuss free bus rides for high schoolers
By ANN MARIE AMES - Monday, May 7, 2012
JANESVILLE -- Finding reliable transportation to school is likely to be challenging for low-income families. Even families with moderate incomes might have a hard time providing an extra car or rides.
Soldier’s funeral procession to Orfordville brings out hundreds
By ANN MARIE AMES - Sunday, May 6, 2012
ORFORDVILLE -- The procession returning the remains of Cpl. Benjamin Neal to Orfordville drew hundreds of people to the route Saturday.
Janesville police officers see benefit in body cameras
By ANN MARIE AMES - Sunday, May 6, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Whether or not they call for backup, Janesville police officers are filing hours of video files that will back up the officers in court or against the claim of an angry resident.
Illinois man goes extra miles to honor fallen Orfordville soldier
By ANN MARIE AMES - Saturday, May 5, 2012
ORFORDVILLE -- Larry Eckhardt said he’s just a visitor. You wouldn’t have known it in Orfordville on Friday. Eckhardt of Little York, Ill., fit in the tight-knit community just as he has in dozens of small towns around the Midwest.
