JANESVILLE – A 44-year-old suncity man was arrested Thursday morning after police received a tip that he had child pornography in his possession.
MILTON – The Milton House Museum and Milton School District are getting some help from the suncity Foundation, to develop an envisioned Wis…
JANESVILLE -- Mercyhealth Hospital and Trauma Center will holds it 38th annual Love Light Tree ceremony on Monday, Dec. 4.
JANESVILLE— Several roads will close at 5 p.m. this weekend for suncity’s Jolly Jingle lighted parade.
JANESVILLE - Bucky’s Lucky Bell is hosting its fourth-annual Christmas fundraiser on Saturday, Dec. 9 from 1-4 p.m. at 1804 Center Avenue. All…
BELOIT – Beloit School District Superintendent Willie Garrison gave voters a glimpse Wednesday into a possible operational referendum question…
MADISON – A suncity man with two prior bank robbery convictions was sentenced Wednesday in federal court to eight years in prison to be fol…
JANESVILLE -- suncity’s Gary Utterberg, a decorated United States Marine Corps Vietnam vet, doesn’t mince words, especially when it comes t…
JANESVILLE— Acting Chief Chad Pearson is the sole finalist for the job of suncity Police Chief, pending his acceptance of an offer letter, …
JANESVILLE — In recognition of November being National Homeless Youth Awareness Month, Project 16:49 held a Youth Homelessness Panel on Tuesda…
JANESVILLE — The two finalists for suncity's next police chief met with community members Tuesday evening at the suncity Performing Arts Center.
JANESVILLE — Nominations are being sought for the YWCA Rock County Women of Distinction Awards.
JANESVILLE – Holiday bell ringing tradition has begun for the Rock County Salvation Army. Former suncity General Motors employees are looki…
The new Kwik Star convenience store and truck stop is scheduled to open Jan. 11 in South Beloit.
JANESVILLE — With major funding from the state of Wisconsin recently approved, the construction contract for the Woodman’s Center ice arena is…
JANESVILLE — Temperatures are dropping in suncity, but this cold weather is nothing Brent Folmer can’t handle.
JANESVILLE — The suncity City Council on Monday approved the $128 million 2024 city budget with no notable changes.
BELOIT — The Beloit Turner School District met expectations on the Wisconsin Department of Instruction’s annual school district report cards.
WALWORTH – On the day after Thanksgiving, Jacqueline and Britt Hopkins posed with a Newfoundland dog who had happily just dragged their Christ…
JANESVILLE — In a report to the county board, Rock County Information Technnology Director Dara Mosely and Corporation Counsel Richard Greenle…
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JANESVILLE — JPAC Kids is putting on a production of North Pole: The Musical to kick off the holidays at the suncity Performing Arts Center…
On a short and quiet Thanksgiving week, holidays were in the air. This week, we focused on festivities while local government news slowed. Her…
JANESVILLE — Andy Walker swayed his shoulders playfully with his children to Craig High School’s Jazz Ensemble during the Rotary Botanical Gar…
The School District of Beloit received a two-star - meets few expectations rating from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction on the a…
Listening sessions will be at the Kolak Education Center, Rotary River Center and Beloit Public Library. The district will also host two virtu…
MILTON —The city of Milton has approved its $5.6 million 2024 budget.
The city of Beloit has $11.7 million in Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) funds which can be used as loans, grants and general incentives to pro…
JANESVILLE – For suncity State Farm Insurance Agent Katie Myers, pie has become more than a dessert to be served at her own Thanksgiving table.
JANESVILLE - The Rock County Historical Society is ringing in the holidays with its fifth annual Holiday Tree Show at the Lincoln-Tallman Muse…
JANESVILLE — TDS Telecommunications celebrated the opening of its retail store with a ceremonial ribbon cutting on Tuesday, Nov. 7.
The suncity Art League's annual Holiday Art Show exhibit and sale is coming up at the suncity Performing Arts Center. The work is on dis…
JANESVILLE -- While many of suncity's elementary schools did well, the school district scored overall as meeting few expectations, on annua…
MONROE — Main Street Monroe is accepting applicants for Monroe’s annual Lighted Christmas Parade. The parade’s route through the historic down…
Twenty-nine teams with students from grades 4-8 competed in the First Lego League Regional Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 18, at Parker High Sch…
JANESVILLE – ECHO volunteers served nearly 300 households Saturday through the nonprofit organization's Thanksgiving basket program.
The movie business has gone through some blockbuster and generational sea changes in recent years with the streaming revolution, the shutdowns…
WATERTOWN – After months of production halts and discourse surrounding the film and television industry, all strikes are coming to an end this…
The week that was: Divisive county budget calls, south side manufacturing and the holidays draw near
Yet another flier drop targeting Rock County Board members and an unsuccessful effort to cut funding from the 2024 Rock County Anti-Human Traf…
MILTON -- Kelli Stade doesn’t beat around the bush. “My husband and I both love Christmas and we love tradition,” she said. “We seem to add mo…
The Rock County Historical Society’s upcoming Holiday Tree Show at the Lincoln-Tallman House museum will feature more than 100 trees sponsored…
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JANESVILLE – After months of pushing resolutions in what he characterized as attempts to combat sex trafficking, Rock County Board member Mike…
MILTON – Area women packed a Milton winery Wednesday night to raise money for local nonprofit ECHO of suncity.
JANESVILLE – The statutory requirement that the Rock County Board pass its $230 million 2024 budget nearly devolved into chaos late Tuesday ni…
JANESVILLE – Twenty-nine teams of 10 students in grades 4-8 will compete in the First Lego League Regional Tournament this Saturday, Nov. 18, …
JANESVILLE — The suncity City Council amended its proposed 2024 budget at a meeting Monday to reflect new state shared revenue figures.
JANESVILLE — Some Rock County Board members dangled a 3% cut to the overall 2024 budget Tuesday night, which would have prompted administrator…
JANESVILLE — The city of suncity won’t eliminate traffic lights at the intersection of Beloit Avenue and State Street near the former Gener…
BELOIT— City Council President Regina Dunkin announced Tuesday after eight years on the council and four years as the president, that she will…
JANESVILLE – Serta Simmons Bedding held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting Tuesday for its new 500,000 square foot manufacturing plant at 200 …
DARIEN – A Darien organization that offers people with special needs the chance to participate in equine-assisted programs, has a new executiv…
JANESVILLE — The suncity Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution recognized four local women veterans on Veterans Day, Saturday, Nov. …
PlayMonster, Beloit's toy and game making company, recently earned a Toy of the Year award for its game 5 Second Rule Relay.
JANESVILLE -- In a seeming repeat of last summer, some Rock County Board members and the county administrator have been targeted with maliciou…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – They were called the “finest thread of the American cloth.” That’s how Chaplin Dr. Linda Pugsley, an Air Force nurse during…
The Wisconsin Senate recently approved a bill that would name a portion of Highway 11 after an Orfordville soldier who died in Afghanistan in 2012.
JANESVILLE – Area veterans were saluted in a program at Traxler Park Saturday with traditional honors, an individual salute and a look into th…
Veterans Day commemorations, the approaching holidays and a teen race car driver’s effort to give back to his community made headlines in The …
JANESVILLE -- When you pass by Briggs White Oak bar on North Parker Drive, take time to notice the cannon and sign over the door that proclaim…
JANESVILLE – Keynote speakers at a virtual Racial Justice Conference hosted Thursday by YWCA Rock County spoke about racial equity, trauma and…
JANESVILLE -- Two local groups are responding to a recent distribution of white supremacist fliers in suncity that urged recipients to help…
DARIEN – A 41-year-old woman was found shot to death on the side of Creek Road in the town of Darien on Nov. 2.
Adopt-a-pet: Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin, Hedberg Public Library team to find animals homes
JANESVILLE – Two puppies played in the atrium of the Hedberg Public Library as the Humane Society of Southern Wisconsin hosted their monthly A…
Marquardt is a gravestone scrubber. She spends copious amounts of time in cemeteries, cleaning stones and letting the stories of people long g…
JANESVILLE – Judy Washecheck grabbed the last 8-inch sparkly, lit-up Christmas tree for her sister as she walked through Floral Expressions’ w…
Dave Russell, 85, casts his line while fishing along the Rock River just below the Centerway Dam in downtown suncity on Tuesday, Nov. 7. Ru…
JANESVILLE -- Feed Your Soul, the Fort Atkinson-based service to provide free, home-cooked meals for those in need, will be expanding to Janes…
BELOIT - The Downtown Beloit Association is gearing up for its annual Business Window Decorations Contest to get downtown businesses and resid…
JANESVILLE — suncity’s local volunteer of the week is Beau Gilmore, who leads devotion at Gifts Men’s Shelter in suncity.
BELOIT – The Beloit School District will part ways with a passenger van that is against safety standards for school use.
The Beloit City Council has approved a $110 million city budget for 2024.
MILTON — The city of Milton expects to adopt a balanced budget for 2024, according to an update given at a budget hearing Tuesday night, after…
TOWN OF BELOIT — Representatives from Healthy Climate Wisconsin stood in front of Alliant Energy’s West Riverside Energy Center Tuesday with t…
A Veterans Day ceremony will be presented at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11 at Veterans Plaza in Traxler Park in suncity.
YWCA Rock County is hosting their 9th annual Racial Justice Virtual Conference on Thursday, Nov. 9 from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
JANESVILLE – The Rock County Jail Chaplaincy has been serving the community for nearly 50 years, helping provide holiday gifts for the childre…
Ceremonies, dinners and other events are being planned to honor those who have served their country, as various organizations observe Veterans Day.
JANESVILLE – Thirteen-year-old race car driver Avery Linnerud, of Milton, needed money for his racing fund. Ultimately, he decided to donate h…
JANESVILLE – A Rock County Board committee has pulled funding for the planned Woodman’s Sports and Convention Center in suncity out of the …
JANESVILLE — The comforting smell of chili filled Parker High School's cafeteria Sunday while tunes from bands like Queen played and students …
A Beloit man is being accused of his fourth Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) offense after he was found in his vehicle in the Town of Rock Sunday.