Panel addresses challenge of environmental cleanup at Janesville’s former General Motors site

The path forward for Janesville’s former General Motors site will be more than a little bit environmental. The 250-acre site’s environmental state — especially soil contamination that state regulators know is on the northern GM parcel —
Democratic lawmakers unveil proposal to boost state’s minimum wage

The Wisconsin Assembly has adjourned for the year, but that didn’t stop Democrats from rolling out a new plan to increase the state’s minimum wage on Tuesday. The bill would up Wisconsin’s regular minimum wage to $15
Jury trial continues for Beloit man charged with first-degree intentional homicide

Testimony continues Wednesday in the homicide trial for a 32-year-old Beloit man. In court Tuesday Rock County Prosecutors showed the jury police body cam footage that showed Dennis Banks Jr. wailing about Hispanic suspects in a silver
Walworth County authorities announce arrest, name woman who died in rural Elkhorn home

Police have named a woman who died in the same rural Walworth County home where police found two men grappling and covered in blood. Walworth County Sheriff’s authorities have not said what might have killed 62-year-old Jody
Road work kicks off Monday in Beloit

Reconstruction of East Grand Avenue in Beloit starts Monday. East Grand Avenue will be fully closed to vehicle traffic between State and Pleasant streets throughout the project. The project is planned to be completed in early May,
Albany man charged with child sexual assault

Cash bond is set at $50,000 for a 30-year-old Albany man who is accused of molesting an eight-year-old at a home in Janesville. David Andrew Christop Edmondson is charged in Rock County Court with first-degree sexual assault
Peter Duncan Hasse
February 3, 1946 ~ February 20, 2026
Former Beloit City Council member accused of impersonating police

A 55-year-old former Beloit City Council member is accused of impersonating police at the Rock County Court House. According to the criminal complaint, Marilyn Sloniker flashed a Moorish Sovereign Citizens badge in order to bypass security at
Beloit man bound over for trial on drug-dealing charges

A 37-year-old Beloit man is bound over for trial on drug dealing charges. According to online court records, Ezekiel Rodriguez appeared in Rock County Court Tuesday morning for his preliminary hearing on three counts of manufacture or
Jerry E. Salmon
December 14, 1940 – February 22, 2026