With China halting import of most recycled materials, now is not the best time for a city to seek contracts for a new recycling vendor. But that’s Janesville's current position.

Rock and Walworth counties saw some of Wisconsin’s highest rates of population growth in 2018, continuing the region’s economic upswing following the Great Recession.

The Janesville City Council’s fifth-place vote-getter from the spring election won’t be selected to fill the seat left vacant by Jens Jorgensen.

Janesville will reopen its waiting list for Section 8 rental assistance during an all-day event May 31, according to a news release.

Rep. Bryan Steil's re-election effort raised more than $300,000 in the first three months of this year, Federal Election Commission records show.

Rock County is accepting applications for the District 26 seat on the Rock County Board following member Vicki Brown's resignation.

A federal judge found the regulations do not violate the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution.

The University of Notre Dame announced Monday that Paul Ryan of Janesville will be a guest lecturer during the next academic year.

Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes and secretary of tourism designee Sara Meany visited the Milton House Museum on Friday.

Janesville firefighters and Janesville police SWAT officers are training to handle dangerous situations together.

A bill co-authored by state Rep. Amy Loudenbeck, R-Clinton, that aims to help homeless youth unanimously passed the Assembly Committee on Children and Families on Wednesday.

Janesville Police Department statistics show a continuing downward crime trend in 2018.

City residents are legally allowed to keep beehives in their backyards after the council approved an amended ordinance Monday night.

The city council gave city staff its blessing to work up a proposal for an incentive package that could help Blackhawk Community Credit Union’s  plan for a $30 million, multi-use office project come to pass.

Millennials are different, we are told, and local police chiefs say the cops they are recruiting are looking for different things these days.

Blackhawk Community Credit Union is asking the city of Janesville to cover site preparation costs for its proposed downtown headquarters instead of a more traditional tax increment financing deal.

Janesville City Manager Mark Freitag told the state Joint Finance Committee on Friday he is encouraged by several funding proposals in Gov. Tony Evers’ 2019-21 state budget.

The sites included the Janesville Mall, Palmer Park, near downtown along the Rock River or on vacant land at Wright Road and Milwaukee Street.

Beloit Town Board members voted unanimously Monday night to halt incorporation efforts for the rest of 2019, ending speculation about the town's incorporation plans for the time being.

A Whitewater official sees a “strong possibility” that the city could have a deal by the end of the year to bring a grocery store to Whitewater.

As the weather continues to warm, cleanup crews soon will begin on another step in the GM project: clearing contaminants from the Rock River.

To Deedee Morrison, Janesville’s downtown exudes vibes of Albany, Oregon.

Members of the state's budget committee will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2019-21 budget Friday, April 5, at the Pontiac Convention Center, 2809 N. Pontiac Drive, Janesville.

A lecture by Blackwater Worldwide founder Erik Prince at Beloit College was cancelled Wednesday night after students piled chairs onto the stage where he was expected to speak and pounded on drums in protest.

An ongoing sewer disagreement between the town and city of Beloit could be a snag in the town’s second try at incorporation.

It’s not spring in Wisconsin if you don't see drivers gently swerving to avoid debilitating potholes or hear the loud, teeth-gritting CLUNK from those unable to evade them.

The state Legislature's Joint Committee on Finance plans a public hearing in Janesville next week.

Rep. Bryan Steil plans to talk to constituents by phone on Wednesday.

Janesville will apply for a grant that would help offset environmental testing cleanup costs at the potential site of Blackhawk Community Credit Union’s new headquarters.

Jens Jorgensen, the Janesville City Council’s youngest member, announced Monday he is resigning to become a store manager at a U.S. Cellular branch in Fond du Lac.

New housing could soon be coming to Janesville’s central city and its outskirts under a few proposals slated for council approval Monday.

Heralded by a bagpipe processional, Janesville Fire Chief Ernest Rhodes was officially sworn into his new position Wednesday at City Hall.

County board members were split last week on whether to form the employee-led committee, with spirited discussion lasting for about an hour.

City officials have determined David Lader did not provide sufficient facts in his ethics complaint against the mayor for officials to determine if a violation could have happened.

Grants from the state Department of Natural Resources are paying for nearly 75 percent of the Monterey Dam removal and shoreline restoration project.

Rep. Bryan Steil is looking to hire a disabled military veteran to work for his office.

All five Janesville City Council candidates will hold an informal listening session Friday, March 22, ahead of the spring election, according to a press release.

Jackie Wood and Deb Wood are trying to save the building at 13 N. Main St., a long-empty downtown Janesville structure with a missing exterior wall and a pending demolition order.