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5 hrs ago | The Janesville Gazette

UW-Rock grads get good advice at commencement

Ami Christophersen reacts to a story during the Commencement Address by Ray Cross, Ph.D., Chancellor of the UW Colleges and UW Extension, at the UW Rock County Commencement on Friday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Tammy Baldwin, US House of Representatives, Democrat

19 hrs ago | The Janesville Gazette

Racine Street interchange tops list of local highway work

A vehicle turns around at the intersection of County KK while traveling south on County M on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Milton, WI, Fort Atkinson, WI, Dodge County, WI

Fri May 17, 2013

WTMJ-AM Milwaukee

Suspect held on attempted homicide of officer

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.

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Related Topix: Beloit, WI

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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Related Topix: Janesville, WI, Blog News

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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Related Topix: Life, Quilting, Hobbies, Brodhead, WI, Janesville, WI

Thu May 16, 2013

The Janesville Gazette

Man tries to shoot Clinton police officer with officer's own gun

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.

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Related Topix: Clinton, WI, Beloit, WI

The Janesville Gazette

Town of Bradford Railroad Bridge closed for repairs

Creek Road Bridge in the town of Bradford is being closed for repairs, the Rock County Public Works Department has announced.

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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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Related Topix: Janesville, WI

Wed May 15, 2013

The Janesville Gazette

Official: Shooting suspect's medical bill won't fall to Rock County

As Daniel Bellard's time in a Madison hospital approaches 100 days, however, one sheriff's office official said the county does not think it should be held responsible for a bill that could total more than $1 million.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Madison, WI, Criminal Defense Law, Law

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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Related Topix: Janesville, WI

Tue May 14, 2013

The Janesville Gazette

Troubled economic agency shouldn't be fooling us twice

One of the first bills I voted for last session, as a new legislator, was the creation of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.

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Mon May 13, 2013

The Janesville Gazette

New program will benefit employers, future workers

Worker skills needed in Wisconsin are parochial. How an employer does things here might differ greatly from a company in the Fox Valley.

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Related Topix: Opinion

The Janesville Gazette

Evansville hopes to resume rail service 150 years after trains began rolling

Evansville is planning to celebrate its 150th anniversary of rail service with events July 19 and July 20 at Creekside Place, 102 Maple St.

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Related Topix: Evansville, WI, Dane County, WI, Oregon, WI, Brooklyn, WI, Madison, WI

WKOW-TV

Fort Atkinson man injured in 5th OWI crash

Just before 6:00 p.m. Sunday, deputies from the Rock County Sheriff's Office, Fulton Township police and Fire/EMS from the Milton Fire Department responded to a crash at Lakeland R.V. Center on Highway 59.

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Related Topix: Fort Atkinson, WI

Sun May 12, 2013

WMTV Madison

Rock Co. Authorities Search For Driver After Crash

The Rock County Sheriff's Department says it happened Sunday at 2:53 a.m. Deputies from the Rock County Sheriff's Office responded to a single vehicle rollover crash that injured three people on E. County Highway O near the intersection of I-90. It was reported that two of the occupants were ejected.

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Related Topix: Janesville, WI

WKOW-TV

Beloit woman suffers medical emergency while driving

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.

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Related Topix: Beloit, WI

Sat May 11, 2013

The Janesville Gazette

Plans advance for Evansville ag complex

A 40,000-square-foot agriculture discovery center providing a high-tech, hands-on, interactive learning experience.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Evansville, WI

The Janesville Gazette

Single vehicle rollover pins driver inside

Rock County Sheriff's Office deputies and Evansville Fire Department crewmembers are at the scene of a one-vehicle rollover crash.

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Related Topix: Evansville, WI

Fri May 10, 2013

The Janesville Gazette

Public Record for May 10, 2013

CALE J. TINDER, 24, of 1011 E. Racine St., Janesville at 7:50 p.m. Tuesday at the Rock County Jail on a charge of felony fleeing.

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Related Topix: Janesville, WI

The Janesville Gazette

City of Milton to pay $4,440 in arrest reports settlement

According to a civil lawsuit filed Nov. 16 in Rock County Court, Trent Nimmo, 23, of Janesville, sought compensation for damages and legal fees along with release of records relating to his Sept.

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Related Topix: Milton, WI, Janesville, WI