EVANSVILLE — The city of Evansville is marking the grand opening of its new Evansville Aquatic Center and upgrades at Larson Acres Park on Friday.
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JANESVILLE – A 40-year-old Janesville man who had expressed disagreement with the LGBTQ+ community, calling it “degeneracy against the Bible,” has been charged in Rock County Circuit Court with felony criminal damage to property after defacing “pride”clothing at a Target store with spray paint in May 2023.
JANESVILLE – A 42-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene after a single vehicle crash on Jackson Street, south of State Street, on Friday evening.
JANESVILLE -- A significant power outage was reported on Janesville's north side Monday morning. According to Alliant Energy's website, alliantenergy.com, nearly 400 customers lost power.
This isn’t unfamiliar territory for Janesville Craig’s baseball team.
Sam Paden and the UW-Whitewater baseball team has no interest in fairy tales.
The WIAA released the seeding for the state softball tournaments in all five divisions Saturday.
ORFORDVILLE, Wis.—Parkview freshman Loralei Arnold is careful and precise with her words as she chooses just the right phrasing when talking about her ascent as one of the best freshman pole vaulters in Wisconsin.
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Swing dance in an airplane hangar, stroll in the Gardens, stretch out at Yoga on the Square. The theme this week: get out and move as summer gets underway. Here's our editor's pick of 10 things to do this week in Janesville.
Looking for a summer read? "The Women: A Novel" by Kristin Hannah tops this week's fiction bestseller list, while "Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health," by Casey Means, rises to number one on the nonfiction list.
JANESVILLE — Janesville's free-weekly concert series, Music at the Marv, will kick off its 2024 season on June 4 with a performance from award-winning band Smart Mouth, a Y2K cover band.
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Cocktails have seen a rise in popularity in the past decade, offering a little more sophistication and complexity than a pint of beer or traditional mixed drink.
We spoke with five chocolate makers and one old-fashioned candy shop to highlight flavors and products you’ll only find in Wisconsin, including treats exclusive to the warmer months.
There are hotel stays – and then there’s a stay in a Wisconsin boutique inn. Owners of boutique inns in Wisconsin say they offer an experience that’s smaller, homier, and uniquely expressive of the communities they’re located in.
Does basking in a light breeze as you sit outside on a yoga mat, a goat settling beside you -- or crawling over your shoulders – sound restful?
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Good Day, Janesville. Sad to say that today’s column will be my last. And, since I know that some of you will actually miss my weekly efforts to make you grin and chuckle, I figured I should leave you with a little something to smile about. And will wonders never cease, tomorrow, May 31st, is “National Smile Day!”
Anyone ever heard of “Geek Pride Day?” I didn’t think so. It comes around every year on May 25th and I’m not surprised that most of us non-geek types have never heard of this geeky excuse for a holiday.
Last month, I wrote a column stating I’m not a clumsy person. Instead, I suffer from a rare affliction known as “PWADSS.” That’s an acronym for “People Who Automatically Do Stupid Stuff.”
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Two children were hurt after a school bus crashed in Milwaukee. The crash happened around 7 a.m. Monday. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that officials with the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office said an SUV hit the bus. The children were taken to a hospital with minor injuries. Anothe…
The warden at a troubled Wisconsin prison where multiple inmates have died over the last year has quit. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that Waupun Correctional Institution Warden Randall Hepp announced his resignation on Tuesday. Four inmates have died at Waupun since June 2023. The sta…
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has appointed a replacement for a conservative-leaning Universities of Wisconsin regent who is refusing to step down. Robert Atwell's seven-year term on the Board of Regents expires this month. Atwell has said he won't step down until the state Senate confirms his …
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (AP) — MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (AP) — Kohl's Corp. (KSS) on Thursday reported a loss of $27 million in its fiscal first quarter.
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A measure to create a statewide office to assist under-resourced public defenders stalled in the Illinois General Assembly this spring, but the bill’s backers say they will try again when the legislature reconvenes in the fall.
CHICAGO — In another set of sweeping lawsuits, former residents of juvenile detention centers have alleged widespread sexual abuse in youth prisons across Illinois and are calling on state officials to reform the system.
A man posed as women undergoing cancer treatment to apply for financial assistance from charities in multiple states, Florida authorities said.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is forming a new advisory council made up of kinship caregivers to help guide the state as it expands assistance to caregivers taking care of loved ones.
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EDGERTON — Children in Rock County will have the chance to fish alongside sheriff’s office staff for the first Cops and Bobbers event of the season on June 11.
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