Janesville News

The town that's home to General Motors Corp.'s oldest factory and the state's highest jobless rate greeted Monday's announcement that production of big SUVs will end by Christmas with a mixture of hope and ...

Levitt will start Tuesday, Dec. 16. He replaces Steve Sheiffer, who retired in September after 21 years with the city.

Kyle Geissler talks with Janesville Gazette reporter Stacy Vogel about how the closing of GM might affect the local economy.

As sales decline in the automobile industry, manufacturers are forced to cut back production so they don't saturate their dealers with unsold cars.

Chrysler's top executive on Monday confirmed that the company is holding talks about a potential alliance with another automaker, but cautioned no deal had been reached.

This hard-scrabble city's General Motors plant has withstood storms, the Great Depression and a world war.

General Motors Corp. says it will idle its Janesville, Wis., sport utility vehicle factory on Dec.

The Nov. 4 election is 24 days from today. OBAMA ON GM: When he was campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination, Barack Obama delivered a major address at the General Motors plant in Janesville.

Chrislaw, 46, of 733 Kellogg Ave., No. 3, Janesville, is charged with two counts of soliciting first-degree intentional homicide.

A possible speedup in the shutdown plans for General Motors' Janesville plant prompted Sen.

Residents shouldn't notice changes in services. Those living in low-income target areas would see more code enforcement and blight elimination.

Wow, were we proud of this stir fry. We gazed at it in loving wonderment for a while before digging in.

The Beloit Janesville Symphony will begin its 2008-2009 concert season this weekend with "The Magnificent Emperor," a performance featuring works from Beethoven, Shostakovich, Brahms and Mendelssohn.

A two-hour stand-off ends peacefully in Janesville Tuesday night, when a man wanted on serious domestic battery charges is taken into custody.

A person is barricaded inside an apartment near Kennedy Road and authorities are asking the public to avoid the area, according to Janesville police.

City Glass employee Rusty Schoon replaces glass and caulking in the windows at Frank and Sabrina Taorminoa TMs home in Janesville.

JANESVILLEa 'A verbal exchange over driving skills resulted in a stabbing outside a Janesville fast food restaurant Saturday.

Randy Lochner, assistant chief in charge of training at the Edgerton Fire Department, points out the aspects of a competency training course to firefighters.

Voter registration efforts are in full swing with just over a month before Election Day.

Cash bail of $5,000 was set today for Cortez Tucker, 18, of Janesville, the man who allegedly fired several shots during a robbery gone bad in Albion Wednesday.