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Janesville, Wisconsin is located in Rock County. Zip codes in Janesville, WI include 53547, 53546, and 53545. The median home price in Janesville is $99,900 which is roughly $77/per square foot. More Janesville information.

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13 hrs ago | The Janesville Gazette

Trophy 8-pound bass shocks Janesville boy, father

Hunter Bakke, 14, of Janesville poses with the 8-pound bass he caught recently at Lions Beach in Janesville.

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14 hrs ago | Ventura County Star

New Simi Valley city manager starts job

Levitt, 45, was chief executive of Janesville, Wis. He was hired last month as Simi Valley's city manager at an annual base salary of $200,000, $60,000 a year more than at his previous job.

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19 hrs ago | The Janesville Gazette

Video: Flowering Janesville

Glen Loyd lives in Madison and spends many days with family in Rock County. He is a former public information officer for Wisconsin Consumer Protection, publishes a weekly consumer protection blog and is a regular guest on radio consumer protection programs.

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Thu May 16, 2013

The Janesville Gazette

Stitching memories: Old quilt blocks become wall art

Details: Area quilters will display more than 200 quilts. The show features vendors, food and music by the Rock County Dulcimer Club.

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The Janesville Gazette

Janesville board expels five students

Both of those expelled forever were high school students. One was accused of "engaging in sexual activity at school." The other was accused of bringing a weapon to school.

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The Janesville Gazette

Driver arrested in Janesville hit-and-run

Emeterio Acosta, 22, of 208 N. Franklin St. was arrested Wednesday morning by Rockford police, according to a news release.

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The Janesville Gazette

What's going on here? River Street to close for reconstruction

The 400 block of South River Street is blocked off as a crew from RT Fox Contractors of Edgerton repairs sewer lines.

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The Janesville Gazette

Starkman pleads not guilty in ax attack

A Janesville man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to attempted-murder charges stemming from an April incident in which authorities said he attacked two people with an ax.

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The Janesville Gazette

We've "covered our ash"

A report on WCLO this morning tells of ongoing efforts by the city of Janesville to combat the emerald ash borer, which over the next few years likely will kill every untreated ash tree-except for the unaffected mountain ash-in Janesville.

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Wed May 15, 2013

The Janesville Gazette

With health insurance done, Janesville School Board turns to budget

Approved the 2013-14 contract with AFSCME Local 938, representing 510 secretaries, clerks, aides and custodial, maintenance and food-service workers.

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The Janesville Gazette

Janesville residents describe ideal city manager

That is the kind of person Janesville would benefit from having as the new city manager-a combination of the two previous managers, said Dan Cunningham, representing Forward Janesville during a meeting open to the public Tuesday.

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The Janesville Gazette

Janesville Lacrosse can't hold lead

Janesville's Matt Combs opened the scoring, taking a feed from Eric LeFave 2:11 into the match.

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Walworth County Today

Ryan: budget stalemate, but two parties are negotiating

Not surprisingly, Rep. Paul Ryan thinks the nation's economy would have been in a much better shape by now had November's presidential election ended differently.

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WMTV Madison

Local Bus Driver Saves Teen Crash Victim's Life

Early Sunday morning a driver and three teen passengers rolled in their sedan under an interstate overpass on County Highway O near Janesville.

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Tue May 14, 2013

The Janesville Gazette

Public record for May 14, 2013

ROBERT J. MITCHELL JR., 37, of 11944 E. Creek Road, town of Bradford, at 12:02 a.m. Saturday at his residence on a charge of felony theft.

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WSAW

Janesville man sentenced to life in Rockford slayings

A Wisconsin man who was convicted in the 2010 slayings of a Rockford couple has been sentenced to life in prison.

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The Janesville Gazette

Sad to see Ground Round close

Many people in Janesville considered the Ground Round a decent family restaurant.

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WIFR

Janesville Police Department Hires Two New Officers

The Janesville Police Department announces the hiring of two new police officers starting May 13, 2013.

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Mon May 13, 2013

The Janesville Gazette

Public record for May 13, 2013

POSSESSION OF DANGEROUS WEAPONS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS reported at 8 a.m. Monday, May 6, at the Rock River Charter School, 31 W. Milwaukee St., Janesville.

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Daily Jefferson County Union

Madison College-Fort welds relationship with industries

By Ryan Whisner Union regional editor Job seekers in the Jefferson County are finding more opportunities to be trained in programs that allow them to enter the workforce quickly, thanks to the expanded Madison Area Technical College campus in Fort Atkinson.

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Flood Warning for Rock County was issued at May 18 at 4:13AM CDT