The Janesville Professional Firefighters Association and city of Janesville officials are clashing over contract negotiations.

With a current contract expiring soon, Whitewater officials are looking for vendors to submit proposals to operate the Shared-Ride Taxi program.

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.

This fall, WE Energies will submit final plans to the state seeking approval to build a pipeline through Walworth County, a company spokeswoman said.

Janesville could acquire seven tax-delinquent properties to either rehabilitate them and put them back on the market or raze them for new development.

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.

A Birds Eye representative said Thursday the company’s attempts to reduce odors coming from its town of Darien vegetable processing plant are working.

Rock County sheriff hopefuls Jude Maurer and Troy Knudson debated on a radio show Thursday.

Delavan City Councilors unanimously greenlighted the zoning proposal for a Meijer supermarket Tuesday night, leaving only a development agreement left to be considered by the city.

A Rock County Board member wants to confirm the protective status for correctional officers after a threat to strip that classification received widespread criticism.

Several aging Rock County buildings could get sweeping upgrades costing tens of millions of dollars if the county board follows recommendations in a new facilities master plan.

The Monterey Dam's removal does not appear to have had a significant effect on flooding in downtown Janesville.

The Housing 4 Our Vets program in the town of Rock gives homeless veterans a place to stay--and always has vacancies.

Economic opportunity zones could help promote development in Janesville, but the way they work is still unclear.

A small, last-minute change to the city’s revised tax increment financing policy will likely give Janesville more flexibility to recruit multifamily housing developments.

An early-summer effort to create an anti-bullying ordinance in Janesville could end Monday night if the city council follows a recommendation not to introduce the policy.

Town of Darien officials are considering abandoning Walworth County’s zoning code, but county officials warn the move would require an ordinance overhaul that would have a “very slim” chance of happening.

The Walworth County Board approved Tuesday reallocating $1 million to overhaul the county’s outdated phone system.

After talks fell through, Whitewater’s library will send out a new call for developers to either expand the library or build a new one.

The debate on legalizing marijuana is reverberating among Rock County officials and advocates in the aftermath of the county board’s decision to put a marijuana advisory referendum question on the November ballot.

An audience of nearly two dozen people agreed Thursday that Janesville could use a new ice arena with space for at least one other sport.

Representatives of a company hired to study whether an indoor sports facility is feasible in Janesville will hold two public input sessions this week.

The Janesville City Council approved Monday a bid to demolish the former Mercy Options building and another bid for stormwater construction on the city’s northeast side.

In an attempt to boost transparency, the Town of Beloit Police Department later this year will add body cameras for its officers, who already use squad-car cameras.

Standing in front of a bus stamped with the slogan “Tax Cuts Work,” House speaker Paul Ryan plugged Jakes Electric in Clinton as the poster child for small businesses.

Council members had mixed views on whether Brent Dahlstrom should have made clear he had a housing project in the works when he advocated for public money at a June forum.

After more than an hour of heated public comment, the Delavan City Council tabled its vote on issuing a conditional-use permit to a proposed men’s only homeless shelter that would abut a residential neighborhood.

The Elkhorn City Council on Monday chose Ron Dunwiddie, a former council member, to fill the vacant 3rd District seat.

Town of Beloit officials made their case for incorporation to the state’s Incorporation Review Board on Monday afternoon, arguing it already operates as a "de facto" village.

More than half of proposed increase would come from new fire department fee that would help recover costs of medical supplies.

Gleaming council chamber renovations might have wrapped up this summer, but Janesville officials already have their eyes on the next project at City Hall.

Janesville City Council member Jens Jorgensen said he was playing moderator when he deleted from his Facebook page comments defending Monterey Dam removal.