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In this photo from 2010, Dick Kath of Janesville, left, poses with his late father, World War II veteran Al Kath, during the VetsRoll.org trip to Washington, D.C. Dick Kath has volunteered with VetsRoll.org of South Beloit, Ill., for four years.

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ROOSEVELT B. GINGER, JR, 51, of 803A1 2 Benton Avenue, Janesville, at 4:45 a.m. Saturday at Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center Janesville on charges of battery to emergency personnel, resisting or obstructing a police officer and a probation violation.

Kenneth E. Harris II, 31, of 607 E. Milwaukee St., No. 1W, Janesville was taken into custody Sunday for a probation hold, according to a news release from the Janesville Police Department.

UNDATED The western half of Wisconsin has been hit with several waves of heavy thunderstorms since yesterday afternoon.

Highway 11, between Orfordville and Footville, remains closed Monday morning after a fast-moving thunderstorm Sunday night caused power poles to lean at a 45-degree angle, according to a Rock County dispatcher.

Jeffers, of Beloit, was celebrating her 21st birthday Saturday with friends, her sister and roommate at Miller Park for the Milwaukee stop of Chesney's "No Shoes Nation" tour.

A Clinton man could face attempted homicide charges in Rock County after police say he disarmed an officer and tried to shoot the officer at point blank range.

Grinnell Hall's new Senior Theatre Group is seeking a director. If interested, call Paula Schutt, senior center coordinator, at 608-364-2875 or email schuttp@ci.beloit.wi.us. Her opening act was May 2, when she scheduled an organizational meeting for a new Senior Theatre Group.

Later this summer, Mr. Michael White will open The Butterfly , a Tribeca restaurant inspired by Wisconsin supper clubs .

For his forward-thinking leadership style that is both productive and creative, Fred Foster, chief executive officer of Electronic Theatre Controls Inc., will be awarded the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Conference "Seize the Day" award in June.

A man is in custody for attempting to kill a police officer with the officer's own gun during a struggle this evening in the village of Clinton, police said.

Winners in "Spiritual Art," the juried art show at the Beloit Fine Arts Incubator included, from left, "Emotional Tsunami" by James Richter of Janesville, "God So Loved the World" by Missouri artist Nancy M. Stone, and "The Peace Blessing" by Gary Gandy of Janesville.

BELOIT, Wis. - Chad Lewis hit a groundball off the second-base bag with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to score the winning run in Beloit's 3-2 victory over the Tim Atherton took the loss in relief for Cedar Rapids , which ended a season-long 12-game road trip.

Students at Beloit College celebrate after the school's 163rd commencement ceremony Sunday.

David Reid of Dundee, Ill., looks over a sign that he was interested in buying during the Don's Lawn and Garden auction on Saturday.

Town of Beloit officers and deputies from the Rock County Sheriff's Office responded to a single vehicle car crash on Highway 151 south of Townline Road in the Town of Beloit.

Rock County law enforcement officials showed off a refurbished 2009 BearCat, which will begin work within the week at a cost of $195,000, using federal drug seizure dollars, officials said.

Tammy DeGarmo, regional development manager for the American Red Cross Western Wisconsin, goes through the list of items housed in one of two disaster trailers the organization recently acquired.

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