City of Janesville seeks to charge Woodman’s Center’s management company a monthly fee for alcohol sales
The city of Janesville will not be selling beer and alcohol at its Woodman’s Sports & Convention Center. Not directly, anyway. In 2026, the city would collect up to $32,000 in what it calls “a user fee”
Beloit Art Center marking 25th anniversary with special gallery exhibition
The Beloit Art Center is celebrating a milestone this year. A 25th anniversary exhibition at the center’s gallery at 520 E. Grand Ave. and will open Friday night with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. There
Roe co-sponsors #GunSafeSummer legislation
|Big Radio News| Democrats in the Wisconsin legislature introduce a package of bills regarding gun sales. 44th Assembly District Representative Ann Roe, who is a co-sponsor, says some of the proposed measures include background checks on all
Janesville elementary schools receive recognition from state Department of Public Instruction
Four Janesville grade schools receive a state honor. The Department of Public Instruction announced its 2023-24 Wisconsin Schools of Recognition on Thursday. Adams, Jackson, Jefferson and Washington elementary schools were recognized as High-Impact Schools. Schools receiving that
AT&T Performing Utility Work At E Racine and S Main in Janesville
AT&T is performing utility work at the intersection of East Racine and South Main streets in Janesville. AT&T Telecommunications Specialist Aaron Anderson says the work is being done in preparation of a planned resurfacing project by the
Beloit woman’s identity theft case dismissed
|Big Radio News| A 47-year-old Beloit woman who was accused of using another person’s social security number and identity while working at American Construction Metals in Beloit from 2008 to 2023 has her case dismissed. According to
Orfordville man who jumped out window of jail in 2018 takes plea deal in new stalking case
|Big Radio News| The 24-year-old Orfordville man who escaped from the Rock County Sheriff’s Office by jumping out of a window after being arrested for strangling his girlfriend in 2018 takes a plea deal in a new
AT&T Performing Utility Work At E Racine and S Main in Janesville
AT&T is performing utility work at the intersection of East Racine and South Main streets in Janesville. AT&T Telecommunications Specialist Aaron Anderson says the work is being done in preparation of a planned resurfacing project by the
Baldwin-sponsored bill would protect striking workers from health care threat
Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin introduces a bill to protect striking workers. The Democrat says the Striking and Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act would prevent employers from canceling or altering the health insurance of workers exercising their
State Rep. Anderson of Beloit sponsors proposal to support small police departments
A proposal to bolster small police departments in Wisconsin that struggle with staffing. Democratic State Assembly Rep. Clinton Anderson of Beloit joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in sponsoring a bill that would create grants to cover