Haijian Sun, an assistant professor of computer science at UW-Whitewater, is a recipient of the 2021 Regent Scholar program grant for $50,000. Sun work involves improving the connections for smart cars.
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:
Cedar Crest retirement community is finally expanding after a year in which it earned city approval and waited out the coronavirus pandemic.
There are no longer any Sullivans operating Janesville's long-running Sullivan Signs, but two employees are keeping the shop going.
Jon Skogen of Church World Service knows that Janesville has a solid reputation for being among the top CROP-walk fundraisers in the country. This year, the goal for the Janesville event is $5…
The Janesville and Milton school districts have seen a high turnout for summer school registration and look forward to resuming more of a typical summer program.
If the hospital was a cake, volunteers would be the icing on top, says Dona Hohensee, director of the St. Mary's Hospital Foundation.
Speakers from local communities and elsewhere in the state shared with the Joint Finance Committee their priorities for the upcoming biennial budget, which includes renovations to UW-Whitewater buildings.
Four Rock County Jail inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last two days, a jail official said Friday afternoon, news that comes one day before the jail plans to offer vaccines to inmates.
Trending Now
-
KKK fliers, White Lives Matter rally: Huntington Beach confronts 'storm of hate'
-
4-H Fair grandstand entertainment released
-
UPDATE: 'We're trying to help,' say Janesville sellers of Delta-8-THC
-
Janesville man charged with storming the US Capitol during deadly Jan. 6 insurrection
-
Bob Hiller, Janesville's longtime purveyor of baked goodies, dies
Latest eEdition
An organizer for the Run the Rock footrace, which might have been Janesville’s first marathon, said they are “absolutely” planning to hold another race next year.
Rock County is offering free rides to those who need to get to their vaccine appointments during the week, according to a news release shared by the Rock County Council on Aging.
One lane of Highway 14 will be closed in each direction from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 13, under Interstate 90/39 for bridge work
Community Action's Kids Learning Center in Janesville is temporarily closed until mid-April in the wake of two confirmed COVID-19 cases at the facility, according to a news release issued Thursday.
Edgerton Fire District staff will explore the possibility of the town of Milton joining the Edgerton Fire Protection District. Staff will also look at options for covering towns currently under contract with the Milton Fire Department.
Brodhead police report they have arrested an Edgerton man in connection with a drive-by shooting Thursday night.
Rock County public health officials say they are concerned about the potential for widespread variant coronavirus strains, especially after spring breaks and other travel opportunities.
Wisconsin will follow the IRS due date extensions, and residents have until May 17 to file for a return.
Walworth County Department of Health & Human Services officials say a glitch last week in its software for scheduling COVID-19 vaccine appointments has been fixed.
Michael Fitzgerald, 42, of Janesville appeared before a federal judge in a video hearing Thursday.
View our map of road and trail closures caused by the Interstate 90/39 construction in Rock County.
A roundup of area high school volleyball regionals played Saturday, April 10, 2021, including regional title wins by Edgerton, Whitewater and Brodhead.
Janesville Craig's girls volleyball team won a WIAA Division 1 regional title Saturday night by sweeping crosstown rival Janesville Parker 3-0 on Bob Suter Court.
Janesville Parker's No. 1 doubles team of Lydia Quade and Annie Barnes suffered its first loss of the alternate fall season Saturday against Middleton in a nonconference meet that the Cardinals won 7-0.
Quentin Keene threw three first-half touchdown passes to lead Waunakee to a 47-7 nonconference win over Janesville Craig on Friday night.
A roundup of area high school football games played Friday, April 9, 2021, including Evansville's overtime victory at McFarland and Brodhead/Juda's shutout of Poynette.
Ashton Goll caught two touchdown passes, including the 39-yard game-winner in overtime to lift Milton to a 20-14 nonconference win over Janesville Parker on Friday night at Monterey Stadium.
Unseasonably warm conditions likely to push turkey prospects ahead of schedule
The Chippewa Steel scored twice in the final four minutes to force overtime Thursday night, but the Janesville Jets won 4-3 in a shootout.
View a weekly listing of Rock and Walworth county real estate transactions as recorded by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.
The Gazette's weekly entertainment section, published every Thursday.
Janesville, WI
Right Now
- Humidity: 94%
- Feels Like: 47°
- Heat Index: 49°
- Wind: 6 mph
- Wind Chill: 47°
- UV Index: 4 Moderate
- Sunrise: 06:20:48 AM
- Sunset: 07:33:40 PM
- Dew Point: 47°
- Visibility: 9 mi
Today
Cloudy skies with a few showers this afternoon. High 58F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Tonight
Showers early, then cloudy overnight. Low around 45F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Tomorrow
Mostly cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Slight chance of a rain shower. High 59F. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph.
Next 12 Hours
Wind: N @ 6mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 84%
Wind Chill: 50°
Heat Index: 52°
UV Index: 3 Moderate
Visibility: 9 mi
Wind: NNW @ 6mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 76%
Wind Chill: 52°
Heat Index: 54°
UV Index: 4 Moderate
Visibility: 9 mi
Wind: NW @ 7mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 72%
Wind Chill: 53°
Heat Index: 55°
UV Index: 4 Moderate
Visibility: 10 mi
Wind: NW @ 8mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 66%
Wind Chill: 55°
Heat Index: 57°
UV Index: 3 Moderate
Visibility: 10 mi
Wind: NW @ 10mph
Precip: 15% Chance
Humidity: 67%
Wind Chill: 54°
Heat Index: 56°
UV Index: 3 Moderate
Visibility: 10 mi
Wind: NW @ 10mph
Precip: 18% Chance
Humidity: 68%
Wind Chill: 54°
Heat Index: 57°
UV Index: 2 Low
Visibility: 10 mi
Wind: NW @ 11mph
Precip: 22% Chance
Humidity: 71%
Wind Chill: 54°
Heat Index: 56°
UV Index: 1 Low
Visibility: 9 mi
Wind: NW @ 11mph
Precip: 31% Chance
Humidity: 76%
Wind Chill: 53°
Heat Index: 56°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 9 mi
Wind: WNW @ 9mph
Precip: 33% Chance
Humidity: 79%
Wind Chill: 52°
Heat Index: 55°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 8 mi
Wind: WNW @ 8mph
Precip: 39% Chance
Humidity: 81%
Wind Chill: 51°
Heat Index: 53°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 6 mi
Wind: WNW @ 7mph
Precip: 36% Chance
Humidity: 84%
Wind Chill: 50°
Heat Index: 52°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 6 mi
Wind: WNW @ 7mph
Precip: 22% Chance
Humidity: 88%
Wind Chill: 48°
Heat Index: 51°
UV Index: 0 Low
Visibility: 6 mi
April 9, 1939 - March 13, 2021
June 7, 1945 - March 22, 2021
July 25, 1938 - March 26, 2021
March 8, 1957 - April 5, 2021
August 24, 1940 - April 1, 2021
March 8, 1946 - April 2, 2021
