Beloit swears in city’s first-ever female police chief, Schonella Stewart
Beloit swears in Schonella Stewart at a ceremony Monday night. Stewart is Beloit’s 20th police chief – and the first woman to lead Beloit’s police department. But there’s more. It turns out Stewart is carrying forth a
Janesville data center proposal seeing local, statewide opposition
Viridian Partners’ data center proposal at Janesville’s GM site is drawing attention from local and statewide opponents — and local groups who say they want to shed more light on how data centers affect communities where they’re
Florida man pleads guilty to Beloit assault
A 52-year-old Florida man pleads guilty to multiple felony domestic violence offenses just minutes before his jury trial was set to begin Monday in Rock County Court. The Rock County District Attorney’s Office says the Aaron Carter
Jury trial gets underway for Beloit man accused of child sexual assault
A four day jury trial begins in Rock County Court for a 26-year-old Beloit man accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old and a 12-year-old. Isaiah Washington is charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault of a
Season ends for troubled Wisconsin football program
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Field keeps growing for Janesville City Council race, could raise issue of primary
The field for Janesville City Council keeps growing. Janesville City Hall responded to a Big Radio open records request Monday with an inventory of seven people who have taken out papers to run for city council. That
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