JANESVILLE — Kiersten Hansen looked for the beauty inside of others rather than how they looked, her mother says.
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The Beloit casino complex will present many new tourism opportunities for Beloit and the area.
JANESVILLE – Janesville teachers, staff and paraprofessionals dressed in all black Wednesday in protest of the district’s recent decision to have staff pay more for insurance starting in the 2024-25 school year.
JANESVILLE – Three male teenagers from Janesville -- two 16-year-olds and a 15-year-old -- have been arrested in connection with a shots-fired incident in Janesville on Monday, in which bullets hit a house.
If offense is your thing, the Johnson Creek High School softball diamond was the place for you Wednesday afternoon.
BELOIT—Miami Marlins 2023 fourth-round pick Emmett Olson was called up to the Beloit Sky Carp on Saturday after he didn’t allow a single run in three starts with the Single-A Jupiter Hammerheads.
The three teams who have been leading the Badger Large Conference all season — Milton, DeForest and Waunakee — took their collective show on the road Wednesday to the Holmen Viking Invitational in Holmen.
BRODHEAD, Wis. – Coming off an 8-6 victory over rival Beloit Turner on Monday, Clinton’s Cougars put undefeated Brodhead in their sights on Tuesday.
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From Publisher’s Weekly for the week ending Saturday, April 20, 2024.
The start of the 2024 Janesville Farmers Market season, a comedy festival and how to make kombucha top our list of 10 upcoming things to do in the Janesville area.
BELOIT -- Visit Beloit is offering five Beloit and Beyond Passport Trails for not only tourists, but also for residents to explore this year. These trails were put together to give people the opportunity to experience new places. They are also a great opportunity to win Beloit-related prizes.
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Cocktails have seen a rise in popularity in the past decade, offering a little more sophistication and complexity than a pint of beer or traditional mixed drink.
We spoke with five chocolate makers and one old-fashioned candy shop to highlight flavors and products you’ll only find in Wisconsin, including treats exclusive to the warmer months.
There are hotel stays – and then there’s a stay in a Wisconsin boutique inn. Owners of boutique inns in Wisconsin say they offer an experience that’s smaller, homier, and uniquely expressive of the communities they’re located in.
Does basking in a light breeze as you sit outside on a yoga mat, a goat settling beside you -- or crawling over your shoulders – sound restful?
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Yesterday, May 1, was not just another day. It was the Great American Grump Out! Many people and groups against grumpiness have paid tribute to this occasion on the first Wednesday of May since 2002.
I’m an unabashed egg lover. I enjoy them fried, scrambled, hard boiled, soft boiled, poached (only ones not illegally acquired), and “deviled.” I especially love my famous (infamous?) potato salad. The secret ingredient is hundreds of eggs.
Tick, tick, tick. There are two types of Biological Clocks. One type is celebrated every year on April 28 th and it involves appreciating “the natural rhythms of our bodies.” BOOORRING.
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Authorities say police killed armed student outside Wisconsin middle school, no others hurt.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Accuray Inc. (ARAY) on Wednesday reported a fiscal third-quarter loss of $6.3 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — MILWAUKEE (AP) — MGIC Investment Corp. (MTG) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $174.1 million.
National & World News
LOS ANGELES -- A monthly payment of $750 to $1,000 would allow thousands of the city's homeless people to find informal housing, living in boarding homes, in shared apartments and with family and friends, according to a policy brief by four prominent Los Angeles academics.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Families of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities say Gov. Gavin Newsom is reneging on a scheduled raise for the workers who care for their loved ones, and advocates warn of potential lawsuits if disability services become harder to get.
LOS ANGELES — In a city of multimillion-dollar houses and celebrity estates, Cesar Augusto’s home stands apart.
LOS ANGELES -- More than 3.5 million pounds of highly radioactive nuclear waste is buried on a coastal bluff just south of Orange County, California, near an idyllic beach name-checked in the Beach Boys' iconic "Surfin' U.S.A."
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Structural damage along North Tolles Road early Friday morning after a confirmed tornado traveled through the area just northeast of Evansville, Wis., the evening before. The tornado was the first-ever reported in February in the state of Wisconsin, according to the National Weather Service.
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JANESVILLE - The slow-no-wake restriction on watercraft on the Rock River from Lake Koshkonong to the Indianford Dam in Rock County has been lifted.
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