Thin Mints practically sell themselves, but today's Girl Scouts want to go above and beyond to earn cookie bucks for adventures at camp or on trips.
As a surgery scheduler who coordinates organ transplant surgeries at University Hospital in Madison, David Johnson is one of the first people who talks to recipients when they learn they will receive an organ.
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes' speech detailed some of Martin Luther King Jr.'s lesser known advocacy initiatives, such as redistribution of wealth and workers' rights. He related those back to modern issues.
Flying bullet shrapnel is one of the problems that will be fixed when the Janesville Police Department's pistol range is upgraded this year.
Black Women in Business and the Beloit Historical Society will hold a black businesswomen's expo Saturday, Feb. 8, at the historical society. Organizer Vickie Lynn calls the celebration a community event.
A man suffered a serious eye injury after being shot with a pellet gun late Friday night.
Rock County sheriff's deputies and correctional officers took a class Friday to learn what it's like to have dementia.
A former Beloit school therapist convicted of possessing child pornography was sentenced Friday to six months in jail and five years of supervision.
The northwest and northeast quadrants of the Rock County Snowmobile Trail will open at 6 a.m. Saturday.
Pining for overnight temperatures of minus 30 degrees that Janesville saw in the last few days of January last year? Pine away, but if you’re expecting it to be that cold over the next week, you’ll be disappointed.
A Whitewater woman facing her fourth intoxicated-driving charge admitted having one drink before driving, according to the complaint.
A Kenosha man was charged Thursday with taking nearly 15,000 gallons of diesel fuel over four months from the Lake Geneva distributor where he worked.
A Lake Geneva woman charged with her fifth intoxicated-driving violation told police she drank more than a six-pack of beer before driving, according to a criminal complaint filed in Walworth County Court.
A Lake Geneva woman whose vehicle crashed into a pole in July had cocaine in her system, according to a criminal complaint filed in Walworth County Court.
Beverly Kopper was on paid leave for eight months last year with her chancellor’s salary before again being on paid leave this fall. Meanwhile, UW-Whitewater is planning for layoffs and budget cuts.
The Milton Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a school board candidate forum from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Feb. 6 at City Hall, 710 S. Janesville St.
The Rock County Safety Series Network will hold an open forum from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, in the center conference room at the Rock County Courthouse, 51 S. Main St.
No Meter
Snow emergencies were declared Friday for Janesville, the town of Beloit and the village of Clinton until Saturday.
The Janesville church will host a viewing of a simulcast of a No Regrets Men's Conference, which is designed to foster faith-based discussions among attendees.
Edgerton florist's subscription service starts with this question: How mad is she?
UW-Whitewater is planning to cut its budget by $12 million over the next two years and lay off some employees to compensate for a “drastic decline in enrollment,” the chancellor announced Thursday.
An Elkhorn teen accused of stealing items collected to help the homeless can later have his felony charges expunged, a Walworth County judge has ruled.
No Meter
The City of Beloit declared a snow emergency from Thursday evening until Saturday afternoon.
The new Mercyhealth Plastic Surgery, Skin and Laser Center in Janesville is now open, along with the renovated radiology department. Mercyhealth has planned a public open house Saturday.
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital-Janesville will open its 2020 mini grant program to organizations looking to improve health equity in Rock County.
As SHINE Medical Technologies builds a plant in Janesville aimed at producing radioactive medical isotopes by 2022, the company is working with a partner in Europe to make medicines that fight cancer.
A man has pleaded guilty in Walworth County Court to sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Lake Geneva in August, court records show.
A passenger accused of yanking a convertible’s steering wheel before it crashed into a motorcycle, launching the injured motorcyclist into the car’s back seat, has pleaded guilty to one of the charges against him, court records show.
A former Janesville man pleaded guilty to causing more than $10,000 in damage to Delavan police cars after saying the “white man’s law” hurt his sister financially, court records show.
The wife of a Racine man who “suffered terribly” before dying weeks after a crash at Highway 12 and County N near Whitewater will file a claim for damages, her lawyer said Wednesday.
Scholarship applications available for high school seniors and Janesville and Beloit area women from Janesville AAUW.
An Illinois man who killed his friend in a 2018 town of Beloit intoxicated-driving crash was sentenced to prison Tuesday in Rock County Court.
At new CBD shop Hemp 1848 on East Milwaukee Street, operators are growing hemp plants in a room that can be seen from the sidewalk. It's a visible conversation piece that Brian Kettle and Jerry McCoy hope will draw customers off the street.
No Meter
A 26-year-old Janesville woman was arrested after authorities say she sold cocaine to officers during a series of drug buys police had set up.
In an unusual move, the Janesville School District is allowing a principal to take paid leave while she pursues more education.
Rep. Bryan Steil spoke Tuesday with The Gazette Editorial Board.
Dakota R. Potts pleaded guilty Tuesday in Rock County Court in a 2018 case.
Two Wendy’s restaurant locations in Janesville are among 99 fast-food restaurants flagged for violating child labor laws, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
Wisconsin Lutheran College
Trinity Christian College
The annual Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration that was postponed because of weather has been rescheduled for 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at Blackhawk Technical College's central campus, 6004 S. County G.
