Janesville News

JUAN C. CRUZ LARA, 21, of 214 Pease Court, No. 1, Janesville, at 1:59 a.m. Saturday at home.

Zach Molitor, who goes by the stage name Zac Matthews, is a 17-year-old guitar player from Milton who is building a reputation for himself on the mainstream music scene.

"All of a sudden, we have a little section of retail," said Joni Bozart of Carousel Consignments, 31 S. Main St. Developer Todd Kimball recently converted the vacant store at 33 S. Main St. from an office into retail space.

John Vegter, a pesticide applicator with K&W Greenery of Janesville, injects an ash tree with emerald ash borer pesticide at Palmer Park on Tuesday.

Around 11:30 p.m. on June 18th, Wisconsin Department of Transportation and Wisconsin State Patrol Southwest Region DeForest Post says a crash happened on US Highway 14 at Milton Avenue near Janesville.

CAROL L. DECORAH, 17, of 605 Prospect Ave., Janesville, at 9:25 p.m. Thursday at the Rock County Jail on a felony charge of battery by prisoner.

Workers form the northbound lane of the new Highway 26 bypass project Thursday south of East County Road N between Milton and Janesville.

Here's one thing that's certain: Above average spring rains and the long-term forecast are good news for local gardeners, farmers and anyone who enjoys being outdoors.

At last, Wisconsin has a venture capital fund. The bill, including a minor amendment passed in committed, received bipartisan support.

Tanner Wilder, 6, of Evansville prefers to eat his hot dog sans bun during the summer meal distribution program at Bond Park in Janesville on June 14. The Janesville School District, which sponsors the program, projects it will serve 75,000 meals this summer.

Neil Duepree, left, points out a bird to Toryn Swartout, 8, center, and Navaya Brown, 8, Tuesday during a birdwatching summer school class at Wilson Elementary School in Janesville.

Last December, disturbing news broke that problems at Edgerton Hospital triggered an investigation by the state Department of Health and Human Services and federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

A joint investigation by the Janesville police and fire departments is under way after an early Tuesday morning mobile home fire.

TODAY our WI State Assembly picks up the "SHELL GAME" which is our WI State Budget for 2013-15! Are YOU are aware of the REAL provisions of the budget approved by the Joint Finance Committee even after their ALL-NIGHT session? I urge you to be sure YOU are aware.

A Janesville police official says a drunken teacher's actions during a school field trip were reported by other teachers to a school principal, who intervened.

VNE employee Dave Pleyte polishes stainless steel reducers at the business on Barberry Drive in Janesville.

Zach Bayreuther had an RBI single, and Brett Fredricks added a two-run double in the Aces' big first inning.

A guided tour of the gardens will be followed by stops at K&W Greenery in Janesville and the Land of the Giants Hostas Farm in Milton.

A Janesville gas station sold a winning ticket for Friday's Wisconsin Lottery, carrying a jackpot valued at $34,500.

Around 10:20 p.m. Sunday, a deputy from the Rock County Sheriff's Office stopped a car going north on U.S. Highway 51 near State Trunk Highway 11. The driver, Kevin S. Eyers, 43, smelled of alcohol and the deputy asked him to do a field sobriety test.