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Public record for July 1, 2024
Rock County Felony arrests All of those listed below have since their arrest been formally charged with a felony (or felonies). BRETT CLEMENS, 35, of Delavan, retail theft, April 10, 400 block South John Paul Road, Milton. JENNA POOLE, 39, of Janesville, theft in a business setting, May 22, 2000 block Milton Avenue, Janesville. DAVID GOBER, 62, of Beloit, prisoner throw or expel bodily substances, May 31, 200 East Hwy 14, Janesville.
Assessed damage from Janesville tornado surpasses $20 million
JANESVILLE — The estimate of structural damage the EF-2 tornado that struck the south side of the city on June 22 caused has surpassed $20 million, a city official said. Nick Faust, assistant to the city manager, said that estimate was as of Thursday with about 300 structures damaged. Both figures might change as the city continues to assess damages. Janesville was the site of one of eight tornadoes across southern Wisconsin on June 22. There were estimated wind speeds of 115 mph in the Janesville tornado. It was on the ground for 11 minutes from 7:42-7:53 p.m. The outbreak of tornadoes spanned from Grant County on the Iowa state line all the way to Kenosha County. Two additional twisters touched down in Walworth County, one that tracked from the town of Delavan to Williams Bay and another that tracked from just east of Fontana to over Lake Como.
Rock Steady Boxing empowering those with Parkinson’s disease
JANESVILLE — Bonnie Cunningham, 88, slipped on her boxing gloves and delivered a powerful hook under the watchful eye of her instructor, Connie Udell, during the Rock Steady Boxing: Knock Out Parkinson’s Disease program at Cargill United Methodist Church on Wednesday. Udell, SOL Fitness & Personal Training owner, brought Rock Steady Boxing to Janesville in honor of her mother who had Parkinson’s. Rock Steady Boxing was the first non-contact boxing program founded in Indiana in 2006. ...
City of Janesville waives fees at compost site and landfill through July 6th
Crews from the City of Janesville are finally putting a dent in all the storm debris residents have dragged to their curbs since June 22nd when an EF-2 tornado tore through the south side of town. Operations Director Maggie Darr says they finished up their first pass of the tired...
Janesville Post 205 goes 2-1-1 in home tournament
It was a busy and wet weekend for Janesville Legion Post 205, with four games played at the Janesville Youth Sports Complex. Post 205 (6-4-1) faced many delays and shortened games and finished 2-1-1 in games Saturday and Sunday. Janesville started the weekend with a 4-4 tie with the Greendale Hawks in a four-inning game. After falling 2-1 entering the bottom of the second, Post 205 scored three runs to take a 4-2 lead. Janesville couldn’t hold its lead, however, and gave up two runs...
HTL: Generals rally in 6th to beat Outlaws, 6-2
JANESVILLE — The Fort Atkinson Generals strung together six hits in their decisive five-run sixth inning, turning back the host Footville Outlaws 6-2 in Home Talent League baseball on Sunday. Fort produced a combined seven baserunners in the first four innings but were not able to scratch across a run. That changed in the fifth, when Branden Zastrow singled with one away and scored from first on Jake Hansen’s base...
Rags to Dirtbags: Janesville’s Party Marty a part of Milwaukee’s Summerfest
MILWAUKEE — Rollicking, rowdy and sometimes raunchy, Janesville’s Party Marty will be wrapping up another successful Summerfest in Milwaukee this coming weekend. The performer, who can be found at Zoxx Social Club every Wednesday evening overseeing and playing in the open jam and open mic hosted there with his band Party Marty and the Dirtbags, has been playing the music festival for eight years. Marty Morgan spends his weekends during...
Janesville residents clean up one week after tornado
JANESVILLE, Wis. — Cleanup continued in Janesville on Saturday, one week after a tornado caused significant destruction on the south side of the city. Those terrifying moments still linger with resident Debbie Iverson. “I still shake and going forward, the thunderstorms are going to scare the heck out of...
'Some guys just know the course': Dustin Schwab leads as familiar faces crowd leaderboard at Ray Fischer
Jack Schultz likens the Ray Fischer 72-Hole Amateur Championship to the Masters Tournament, in that the Fischer is a Wisconsin “major,” is played on the same course every year and annually attracts a strong field. Occasionally, a young player pops up to win — Mason Schmidtke in 2022,...
County issues boil-water advisory for Hanover after flooding
The Rock County Public Health Department said residents in Hanover and the town of Plymouth should consider boiling water before consuming it after concerns of potential contamination of wells due to recent flooding. Hanover is southeast of Footville and southwest of the city of Janesville. It is recommended to boil water until well testing can verify potential water quality risks. There is currently no known impact to wells, but with recent flooding and sewer backup concerns, the precautionary measures are justified until water quality can be verified, the county said. Refer to the town of Plymouth website — plymouthrockwi.gov — to determine if you are in this advisory area.
Rockton Chemtool neighbors in process of filing claims for part of $94.5M settlement
People who lived within three miles of Chemtool in 2021 when the industrial building caught fire and exploded, have until Sept. 12 to file a claim for a portion of a $94.5 million class action settlement reached with the company. Many neighbors, property owners and tenants were forced to evacuate...
Beloit represented in US Olympic Track and Field Trials for triple jump
Beloit Memorial High School graduate Shelvin Garrett II, a junior at UW-Whitewater, came up short in his attempt to advance to the finals of the United States Olympic Track and Field Trials, but another jumper with Beloit ties was in the top eight to advance. Garrett was among the 24 jumpers selected to compete in Eugene, Oregon, on Friday and one of just two NCAA Division III jumpers. The D-III All-American started the meet with a 14.98 meter jump (49-feet, 1.75 inches). ...
What's happening this week in farthest northern Illinois: Monday, Jul 1 - Sunday, Jul 7
This week in Roscoe, South Beloit, and Rockton: Independence Day, Rockton River Market, playtime at the library, village meetings, coloring for cancer, chair yoga, food pantry, blood drive, jazz jam at the Dari Ripple, bike night, books at the Confluence, cruise night, knit & crochet, and pizza and ice cream if you're old enough.
Former Wisconsin youth pastor charged with abusing teen as part of Faith Leader inquiry
MADISON – A former youth pastor has been charged with assaulting a minor as part of a state investigation into clergy and faith leader abuse in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Justice said in a release that James Lane, 52, was charged with one count of repeated sexual assault of a child...
Crime Labs audit calls for faster processing times of forensic evidence
MADISON – A new report from the nonpartisan Legislative Audit Bureau recommends the state Department of Justice hire more forensic toxicologists, monitor the timeliness of processing sexual assault kits and develop written policies to improve processing times in the State Crime Laboratories. The audit, requested by the Legislature's Joint Audit Committee, found that DOJ spent $30.4 million on its three crime laboratories, which are located in Madison, Milwaukee and Wausau, in the 2022-23 fiscal year. ...
More Wisconsinites will see help with child care costs starting in July. Meet the dad who led the change.
In the early morning hours one day last year, a Milwaukee dad was the only one in his house awake to witness a pivotal moment for Wisconsin families. Graham Anderson watched via livestream as the state Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance discussed what child care measures should be included in the state budget. ...
Milwaukee has been a Republican 'punching bag.' What will that look like during the RNC?
WASHINGTON – When Donald Trump called Milwaukee a "horrible city" during a closed meeting with fellow Republicans last month, he touched on an enduring trend in Wisconsin politics. Milwaukee has for decades been at the center of budget battles in the statehouse, and it is frequently singled out by the GOP in...
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