Steven C. Seefeldt
July 12, 1952 ~ January 3, 2026
First meeting of Rock County’s Crime Prevention Funding Board scheduled

Rock County’s Crime Prevention Funding Board will meet for the first time at noon Friday. The panel will be in charge of steering the money in the county’s crime prevention fund, which the county board created last
Illinois man charged with leading State Patrol on high-speed chase

A 36-year-old DeKalb, Illinois man is accused of leading the State Patrol on a high-speed chase through Janesville in a stolen vehicle back in July. Michael Hoffman is charged in Rock County Court with attempting to flee
Thomas L. Croft
October 16, 1936 – January 7, 2026
Evansville woman pleads guilty to sexually assaulting teen who later died

An April 2nd sentencing date is set for an Evansville couple police say filmed themselves having sex with a young teen teen who later killed herself. 21-year-old Alyssa Ahrens plead guilty Thursday morning to child sexual exploitation
Downtown Janesville’s former Parker Pen building headed for major redevelopment

The city of Janesville wants to roll out a million-dollar tax-incentive package to help give Janesville’s tallest office building, One Parker Place, a major reboot. A city memo shows a $1.5-million tax-increment financing deal that would help
Charles Thomas Stevenson
July 23, 1940 — January 5, 2026
Janette M. Hartman
June 27, 1951 – December 30, 2025 https://www.rosmanfuneralhome.com/obituaries/janette-hartman/#!/TributeWall
Kenneth E. “Ken” Teeter
November 22, 1935 – January 7, 2026
Janesville Fire Department sees fewer calls for service in 2025

Janesville fire crews responded to fewer total calls in 2025 than in 2024. The fire department says it had 10,842 calls for service last year, a 3.2% decrease from the previous year. Over the last two years,