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Live streaming could have compromised homicide investigation, Columbus chief says
COLUMBUS, Wis. (WMTV) - The public live streaming while police are actively searching for a suspect, is something the Columbus police chief says could have compromised their investigation into a deadly shooting. Police arrested 22-year-old Jonathan Javier Luna for shooting and killing 42-year-old Jose De Jesus Fuentes Hernandez on July...
Self-serve kayak company to start rentals in downtown Beloit
BELOIT — The Beloit City Council on Monday night approved a contract with a fast-growing Madison-based company to rent one- and two-person kayaks on the Rock River in downtown Beloit. The Surf Shack, LLC should have kayaks ready for rental by mid-July, company owner Nathan Olson said. Originally from Eau Claire, Olson began thinking about ways to allow more people access to Wisconsin’s many lakes and rivers about five years...
Lex’irriaz: Woman-owned food truck brings birria and karaoke to Janesville
JANESVILLE — Through perseverance and passion, Alexis Riemer of Janesville has made her dream of owning a food truck a reality. Lex’irriaz is a woman-owned and operated karaoke birria food truck that serves Janesville, Beloit and surrounding areas. “I never would have thought my career would have been with food,” Riemer said. Initially wanting to...
Public record for July 5, 2024
Rock County Felony arrests All of those listed below have since their arrest been formally charged with a felony (or felonies). FREYA GRAF, 48, of Janesville, retail theft, May 26, 2800 block North Lexington Drive, Janesville. VADIM VACARCIUC, 51, of Illinois, improperly used credit card scanning device, May 27, 1900 block Humes Road, Janesville. SAMUEL FABIAN, 34, of Evansville, manufacture or deliver THC, May 30, 600 block Windsor Lane, Evansville.
Boys & Girls Club Board President Brentan Vivian, once a club kid, helps secure new facility
JANESVILLE — The Gazette’s Local Volunteer of the Month is Brentan Vivian, the chief financial officer at Ceroni Piping in Cherry Valley, Illinois, who’s been a board member of the Boys and Girls Club of Janesville since 2019. This year, Vivian became board president, which is a two-year term. After joining, he became the board’s treasurer in 2020 and then vice president in 2022, which are both two-year terms. Vivian...
Cheap Trick’s Robin Taylor Zander to perform in Rockford
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Cheap Trick vocalist Robin Taylor Zander will be performing this summer at Prairie Street Brewhouse. The free concert will be held July 12th at 8 p.m. at Prairie Street’s Dock Stage. Zander will be joined by Adam Krier of Lucky Boys Confusion and AM Taxi on keyboard/guitar, Adam Arling of The […]
Skelly’s Roadside Stand is Standing Us Up
For the past several years there’s been a popular fresh fruit and vegetable stand in the BP gas station parking lot on West Main Street. Apparently it hasn’t been popular enough, as Jim and Kathy Schumacher kindly passed on to the Banner the sad news that Skelly’s indicates they are not returning to Whitewater this year due to insufficient sales. Their closest stands, which open on July 5, will be in Janesville: 1) Milton Avenue at the Creston Park shopping center, near Office Max, and 2) Pontiac at the former Pontiac Convention Center.
Eric Hovde Banned From Walking in Waukesha July 4th Parade, But Dem Allowed
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde was banned from walking in the once rock-solid conservative city’s 4th of July parade Thursday because the parade supposedly has a rule that only incumbent politicians can participate, according to two sources familiar with the situation. However, social media posts and the city’s...
Accused hit-and-run driver tracked down by police
MOUNT PLEASANT, WI — A 37-year-old Sturtevant man who told police he thought he hit a raccoon was arrested June 28 for his second operating while intoxicated offense. He also faces misdemeanor counts of hit-and-run and possession of THC. The three misdemeanor charges filed against Justine Brown carry a...
News 3 Now at Noon: July 5, 2024
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Californians are struggling to pay their credit card bills
Several California cities are leading the United States with residents facing a rise in credit card delinquencies. A new report from WalletHub found that Chula Vista, a suburb of San Diego, has seen the greatest increase in residents struggling to pay their credit card bills, with an 85% rise in credit card delinquencies in the […]
Boating safety tips for holiday weekend
MADISON, Wis. — Boaters across Wisconsin took to the lakes this Fourth of July and many will continue through the weekend. Gloomy weather in Madison didn’t stop boaters, but high water may have slowed them down. Dane County’s Land and Water Resources Department issued a slow-no-wake order for...
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