Rock County News

The Orfordville Fire Department responded at 6:26 p.m. Tuesday to a fire at the cafe, 313 Brodhead St., Chief Jim Ponkauskas said.

Adam M. Perkins, 37, was arrested after investigators searched his home in March and took several computers, according to a sheriff's office news release.

JANESVILLE, Wis. -- Homelessness is an issue unnoticed by many in Rock County. Unlike bigger cities like New York or Chicago, or even Madison where people might occasionally see someone sleeping on a bench on the Capitol Square, Janesville's homeless are less obvious In the wake of the recession, the number of homeless people is on the rise.

November rain didn't stop Wisconsin's 62nd Alice in Dairyland from cutting down the state's first official Christmas tree of the season.

The last defendant has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison in the heroin overdose death of a Wisconsin teenager last year.

On November 17, 2009, Adam M. Perkins, dob: 10/26/72, of Beloit, Wisconsin, was arrested on 36 counts of Possession of Child Pornography.

By GAZETTE STAFF Friday, November 13, 2009 - 8:21 p.m. JANESVILLE Janesville police and fire officials are working to pull a man out of the Traxler Park lagoon after the vehicle he was driving went into the water off Parker Drive about 8 p.m., according to the Rock County Communications Center.

On 11/15/09, at approximately 1:37 A.M., Milton Police Department, along with the Rock County Sheriffa s Office Deputies, and Janesville Police Departmenta s K-9 unit, were dispatched to 154 East Madison Street, in the City of Milton for a possible shots fired.

"Our employees contributed $16,700, and BHCCU contributed the rest for our total of $25,000," said Wendy Cuevas, vice president of human resources.

At 10:53 p.m., the Rock County Sheriffa s Office, along with the Orfordville Police Department, responded to a one-vehicle accident with possible injuries on Highway 11 at South Footville Road.

Jurors in the Janesville triple homicide trial will likely be selected from Racine County, officials said Monday.

On 11-09-09 at 12:09 a.m. officers of the Janesville Police Department were sent to a call of shots fired in the area of Parker Dr.

His court appearance Monday surprised Janesville police, who as of Tuesday morning thought they still were looking for Brandon M. Keirns, 31, Milwaukee.

Personality. Sometimes that's what it takes for little restaurants to stand out.

Stephen P. Sinnott, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Angel Servin, 20, of Beloit, Wis.

What: Animal expert Dr. Patricia McConnell will speak on a oeDarwin, Dogs and the Emotional Life of Animals.a When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov.

Bob Jackson fires at an airborne target launched for practice at the La Prairie Pistol Range in Janesville.

Prosecutors allege an off-duty 38-year-old Rock County sheriff's deputy sexually assaulted a drunken 18-year-old woman during a Halloween party.

Behind the scenes are the 200 developmentally disabled residents on waiting lists for services.

A person has died of H1N1 influenza in Dodge County, according to the Dodge County Human Services and Health Department.