Beloit News Archives

A big blow tonight for an Indian tribe looking to build a casino in Beloit. A rival tribe buys the land from right under their feet.

4, and 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, at Janesville Olde Towne Mall, back entrance, 20 S. Main St., and First Baptist Church, 617 Public Ave., Beloit.

Columbia Baptist Examiner Jennifer Weber, in a recent column , writes critically of Kathy Price of Beloit, Wisconsin, who according to a news report holds church services at the Willowdale Saloon in Janesville "in an effort to minister to those turned off by traditional religion." Ms.

Beloit, WI October 27, 2009 --- The City of Beloit Police & Fire Commission announced today that three finalists have been chosen to interview for Beloita s vacant Police Chief position.

ROCK COUNTY a ' The Rock County Health Department has canceled the H1N1 vaccination clinics scheduled for Clinton and Beloit, and replaced them with a mass vaccination clinic at the Rock County Job Center.

Kathy Price , Judy Wilson and Doug and Bettina Goessel gather at the Willowdale Saloon in Janesville for The Red Door ministry.

The city council at its Monday meeting will consider partnering with a private group to build a rink.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a case that should clarify what laws apply when international shipments are damaged in transit within the United States.

KEITH M. SCHROEDER, 21, Albany, at 12:11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, at Main Street and Countryside Drive, Evansville.

AMBER L. VIOLET, 22, Beloit, at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Rock County Courthouse on a bench warrant charging her with failing to appear in court on a previous charge of battery to an emergency medical care provider.

Darlene MacDonald, 82, of Sheboygan, WI, passed away Friday morning, October 9, 2009 at Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center from pneumonia, a complication of her underlying conditions of rheumatoid arthritis and chronic lung disease.

A tough-talking police chief hailed as a hero for leading his men into a Northern Illinois University classroom last year after a gunman opened fire is now seen by some as a villain, of sorts, and is in danger of losing his $199,000-a-year job.The persona that won Donald Grady laurels from survivors of the Valentine's Day shooting that left five ...

The owner of the Smoke 4 Less shop on Sheridan Road in Winthrop Harbor, Ill., says cigarette sales have jumped 35% to 40% after Wisconsin raised tobacco taxes.

What is a "fire-safe" cigarette? A fire-safe cigarette is less likely to burn when left unattended, although it can still cause a fire.

City Manager Eric Levitt had suggested deleting $2.5 million in funding for the ice arena, a new central fire station and the purchase of dilapidated properties in older neighborhoods.

Oct. 9, 2009 9:16 a.m. An off-duty Milwaukee police officer was treated for injuries after he was dragged by a vehicle while struggling with a robbery suspect Thursday night, police said Friday.

EMMA MENDEZ MEGANA, 38, of 515 Park Ave., upper, Janesville, at 10:15 a.m. Friday at home on a charge of unauthorized use of personal identifying information.

One firefighter suffered minor injuries and the barn and its contents are a total loss.

The owner of Wildwood Theatres is asking the city for permission to expand its Movies 10 complex at 3100 Deerfield Drive in the Pine Tree Plaza.

" 150 years later, IF you want to find out what Abraham Lincoln said in Janesville, WI, it is natural to read the Janesville Gazette! Yes, the Gazette is still THE source for LOCAL news! You will want to read the reprint of that 1859 article in today's Janesville Gazette.

DANIEL J. REUTER, 20, Beloit, at 2:11 a.m. Saturday at Burdick Road south of Highway 14, Janesville Township, on a charge of absolute sobriety.