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NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say a fishing boat crew member has been charged with murder in an attack at sea on his colleagues.
In its preliminary 2018-19 budget, the Delavan-Darien School District is projecting a 34 percent cut in spending from last year and 4.6 percent less in state aid.
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The Janesville Professional Firefighters Association and city of Janesville officials are clashing over contract negotiations.
An Illinois man has been charged in Rock County with homicide by intoxicated driving.
With a current contract expiring soon, Whitewater officials are looking for vendors to submit proposals to operate the Shared-Ride Taxi program.
A car fleeing Rock County sheriff's deputies on Sept. 16 hit a squad car before stopping.
Wisconsin residents will no longer be charged for credit freezes through Equifax, Experian and TransUnion.
Schenck Process will hold an open house Oct. 5 to celebrate Manufacturing Day.
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Arthur W. Johnsen, 56, of Elkhorn was last seen Friday near the Wisconsin-Illinois border.
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Mount Zion Avenue will close at the Interstate 90/39 overpass from 6 a.m. Monday, Oct. 1, to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2.
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The right lanes on east and westbound East Milwaukee Street at the Interstate 90/39 overpass are currently closed for bridge deck work. East Milwaukee Street will be completely closed Tuesday through Thursday.
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Jennifer Deuel escaped domestic violence and spent time homeless with two kids. She turned her life around with hard work, determination and help from city housing programs.
When Janesville native and watercolor painter Connie Glowacki got an email from the U.S. Embassy in the Czech Republic asking her to send some of her paintings, she thought it was a fraud. Nope. The embassy actually wanted to display her work.
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The Milton and Edgerton fire departments soon will offer paramedic services, a change first responders say will save lives across Rock County.
The Janesville School Board surveyed its members about what, exactly, their responsibilities are.
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Janesville police say a man armed with a handgun robbed a pizza shop on Janesville's south side late Saturday.
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Rock County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Freeport, Illinois, man on a charge of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle after a single-vehicle crash early Sunday in the town of Beloit.
As the summer leaves begin turning into vibrant fall colors, local businesses are stocking up with trendy seasonal items and cold-weather clothes.
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Merchants along Janesville's West Milwaukee Street are making plans for how to weather a nine-month period without the Milwaukee Street Bridge. The bridge is slated to be removed and rebuilt starting Oct. 1.
This fall, WE Energies will submit final plans to the state seeking approval to build a pipeline through Walworth County, a company spokeswoman said.
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The owner of the former GM plant property plans to unveil "preliminary" redevelopment plans for the 250 acre property at a public open house on Tuesday.
Pat Blackmer proposed that Whitewater's Oak Grove Cemetery become the city’s 24th local landmark, and the Whitewater Landmarks Commission unanimously approved it earlier this month.
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Despite his own addiction to painkillers, Dr. Richard Barney used to think he was better than the addicts he treated in the emergency room. He has been sober for five years and believes he is a better person because of it.
A Janesville man arrested Thursday for his role in a gas-station shooting on Janesville’s south side faces a federal weapons charge, prosecutors said.
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Janesville could acquire seven tax-delinquent properties to either rehabilitate them and put them back on the market or raze them for new development.
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A Beloit man who pleaded guilty to hiding the body of a Milwaukee woman who died after he'd arranged for paid sex with her was sentenced Friday to five years in prison.
A roughly 8-mile stretch of Highway 51 between Janesville and Beloit is scheduled to be repaved and its lanes realigned in a project scheduled for next year.
The Craig Athletic Team Supporters, or CATS, will hold a fundraising comedy night Saturday, Oct. 20, at The Crosby Place, 120 N. Crosby Ave.
Mistie Bass will speak at Believe & Achieve fundraiser Nov. 8 at the Pontiac Convention Center in Janesville.
College Goal Wisconsin will offer a Free Application for Federal Student Aid—FAFSA—workshop at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, in the Badger High School recital hall, 208 E. South St.
Health care open enrollment for 2019 will run from Nov. 1 to Dec. 15.
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On Monday, the Janesville City Council will vote on a proposed anti-bullying ordinance after complaints from some that the Janesville School District's approach isn't working. District officials answered questions about its bullying policies and curriculum.
A Birds Eye representative said Thursday the company’s attempts to reduce odors coming from its town of Darien vegetable processing plant are working.
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Rock County sheriff hopefuls Jude Maurer and Troy Knudson debated on a radio show Thursday.
The nursing supervisor at the Rock County Jail was placed on administrative leave after her arrest in July. She's back at work as the status of her case remains uncertain.
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U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin told about 35 Janesville supporters Thursday that the stakes “couldn’t be higher” for the Nov. 6 election.
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Emergency authorities are responding to a gas line that apparently was cut in a residential area on Janesville’s east side.
An Evansville man faces a felony intoxicated-driving charge. He is suspected of intoxicated driving in Evansville on Feb. 27.
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The right lane on northbound Interstate 90/39 is closed for emergency road work, according to a state traffic release.
The Run for Trey fundraiser is planned for Oct. 14 at Starin Park.
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Generac Power Systems’ facilities in Whitewater and Jefferson have ramped up their generator production to meet the demand caused by Hurricane Florence’s wreckage of the Carolinas.
A man who lured a teenage boy into sex acts pleaded guilty Wednesday in Rock County Court.
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The United Way Blackhawk Region announced this year's $2.6 million fundraising goal Wednesday during a breakfast event at the Eclipse Center in Beloit. That amount is slightly higher than last year's $2.5 million goal.
The sheriffs of counties in the 1st Congressional District are endorsing Republican Bryan Steil for Congress, the Steil campaign announced.
Additional police officers were on hand at Marshall Middle School on Wednesday morning.
