A Ho-Chunk Nation representative said last week the tribe is hopeful its proposed $405 million casino and resort in the city of Beloit will be approved by the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs.

The marijuana referendum passed earlier this month asked voters whether cannabis should be taxed and regulated like alcohol—but that regulatory system is more complicated than many people might realize.

Janesville will continue its commitment to biking with a new wayfinding plan that will cover a swath of the city’s bike trails.

A newly formed Rock County committee will grant stakeholders and community members considerable policy influence at the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport.

Peeling and chipped paint covers the brick and concrete building at Rockport and Washington. A dusty car and old Mobil sign are visible through broken windows.

Here are some new--or fairly new--things to know about the gun-deer season that starts Saturday.

In an hour-long meeting Tuesday, the Rock County Board modified and adopted a 2019 county budget that increases overall expenditures by 8.4 percent and drops the tax rate amid rising equalized value countywide

Janesville Finance Director Max Gagin presented the proposed 2019 city budget to the city council Monday night. The proposal includes increases to the total budget, tax levy and tax rate of about 3 percent.

Several local lawmakers have stiffened their support for legalizing marijuana following the Tuesday passage of all marijuana advisory referendums statewide, including Rock County.

Rock County employees' health care costs are expected to rise next year under the preliminary 2019 budget, but the county administrator says the increases are part of a temporary plan.

Local Democratic lawmakers were optimistic that Tony Evers’ electoral victory would pave the way for bipartisanship in state government despite Republican legislative majorities.

A Janesville police officer who was still on his 18-month probationary period resigned Thursday as he faced probable firing.

Troy Knudson, a commander at the Rock County Sheriff's Office, will be the county's new sheriff.

Republican Bryan Steil will be the new, freshman congressman from Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District.

Voter turnout was so heavy in some parts of Rock County on Tuesday that polling officials told some voters they could fill out their ballots as they waited in line.

Walworth County has positioned itself as perhaps the only debt-free county in Wisconsin.

Janesville police and firefighters are set to receive a 6 percent pay increase by 2021, but union leaders say it isn’t enough to counteract increases in health insurance copays.

With a slate highly competitive and publicized races up and down the ballot Tuesday, state and local officials are anticipating what could be a surge of voters.

Janesville's annual loose-leaf pickup begins Monday.

The repairs will cover 12 miles of road and also include underground utility upgrades.

With an estimated 20,000 vehicles traveling on Milton Avenue each day, Janesville officials know they can’t please everyone when it comes to stoplight timing.

Echoing the police union’s recent criticism of city management, the Janesville firefighters union is not happy with how city officials handled the latest round of contract negotiations.

The Rock County UW Extension office is moving to a new location at 3506 N. Highway 51. It is closed this week.

Rock County Board member Yuri Rashkin used a press conference Monday to lobby voters to support a Nov. 6 advisory referendum on legalizing marijuana.

Less than a month before her retirement, a Walworth County dispatcher said the communications center was understaffed. Officials said a 2019 study will determine if that’s true.

Walworth County is forming a new committee that will be responsible for identifying local housing options for recently released violent sexual offenders—but the task could prove difficult.

The Wisconsin Troopers’ Association on Thursday released its list of endorsed state Assembly and Senate candidates, which includes several local incumbent lawmakers.

While officials from the city of Janesville and related groups praised the opening of festival street downtown, there remain nearby standing reminders of a not-so-bright past.

Jim Grafft has until Wednesday to provide more information on how he'll fix the dilapidated Monterey Hotel if he wants to prevent the city of Janesville from demolishing the building.

Construction on a security screening station at the Rock County Courthouse likely will begin by December now that the county board has approved a contract for the project.

A retired Army general from Beloit will have a close connection to the soon-to-be-built USS Beloit.

Thirteen new single-family homes will be coming to Janesville’s east side after the city council approved extending public infrastructure to the property.

In a social media post last week, a Rock County Board member sparked interest in revisiting plans to move the Rock County 4-H Fairgrounds to a new location, stirring what has long been a conversation in the county.

Pending approval of next year’s budget, Janesville will be getting another police officer and information technology employee in 2019.

The Janesville police union is not happy with how the city handled its latest contract negotiations.

Walworth County’s spending could shrink by almost a quarter next year under the administrator’s preliminary 2019 budget.

The Monterey Dam Association has dropped its lawsuit against the state Department of Natural Resources, officially ending the biggest battle over the controversial dam removal project.

The Democrat challenger in the 32nd Assembly District race is attacking the Republican incumbent for not agreeing to a debate, which the incumbent's campaign said was because of scheduling.

The plan commission unanimously rejected a developer’s request to modify the city’s comprehensive plan to facilitate a large multipurpose development on Janesville’s north side.