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MPD: 500 people lighting fireworks, some directed at officers
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Madison Police officers found about 500 people lighting off fireworks in Elver Park Thursday night. According to Madison Police Department, a fight was reported at the park at 1250 Mckenna Blvd at 9:21 p.m. When officers got there, they saw hundreds of people lighting off fireworks.
HTL: Fort Atkinson leads from get-go, prevails against McFarland 5-1
Conner Kienbaum had four hits as the Fort Atkinson Generals knocked off the McFarland Muskies 5-1 in Home Talent League baseball at Jones Park on Thursday. The Generals (5-4, 3-2 in division games) grabbed the lead in the first inning and never relinquished it when Kienbaum doubled to center with one out, scoring two runs. The Muskies (3-6, 2-4) cut their deficit in half in the second with Austin Miller...
Beloit Sky Carp shutout in loss to Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
GRAND CHUTE — The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers’ Luke Adams brought the fireworks to Thursday night’s Fourth of July showdown against the Beloit Sky Carp. Adams launched a grand slam in the bottom of the third inning as the Timber Rattlers put on an offensive show for the 4,936 fans packed into Neuroscience Group Field and downed the Sky Carp 9-0. Felix Valerio walked to begin the big third frame before...
Moore joins Galin Scholars program
Sidney Moore, a rising junior at the Verona Area High School (VAHS), has been selected to participate in the second cohort of the Galin Scholars college preparation program. Moore will join Orenella Adanhou, a rising VAHS senior, as two of the nine total program participants from Verona. According to a...
Down at The Bogey Factory
At The Bogey Factory – Verona’s newest indoor golf simulator and sports bar – making an extra swing is not anywhere near a bad thing. In fact, owner Tyler Kersten hopes that people embrace the mistakes – and ultimately fun – that inevitably comes with the game of golf.
Janesville real estate business suffers $269K in fire damage
JANESVILLE, Wis. (WTVO) — A real estate business suffered $269,000 in damages from a fire early Thursday morning in Janesville. Firefighters were called to Real Estate Nerds, at 261 E. Memorial Drive, around 1:32 a.m. and found the roof of the building on fire. An attached house was not damaged in the fire, and authorities […]
OHS alum Buskager graduates from Next Gen Responder Academy
After graduating from Oregon High School last month, Brook Buskager could have taken it easy for a while. Instead, he enrolled - and recently graduated from - Madison College’s NextGen Responder Academy, a program for high school juniors and seniors to be licensed as emergency medical responders and firefighters.
Badgers top 2025 commit Zach Kinziger rising up Top 100 rankings
The Wisconsin Badgers are not done recruiting in the 2025 class, as they’re looking for a third player to pair with commits Zach Kinziger and Will Garlock. While Garlock, a 6’10 center from Middleton, Wisconsin, has been nursing a significant injury, Kinziger has continued to have an impressive year, which has seen him propelled to inside the Top 100 recruits in the Class of 2025.
Be smart and be seen this summer
Independence Day holiday is here, summer is in full swing, and the roads and sidewalks are filled with people trying to get out and enjoy the good weather. This can also bring some additional safetyhazards, however. To help raise awareness of the dangers of walking, the Oregon Community Education and...
Essen Haus bar and restaurant to close for redevelopment
MADISON, Wis. — The historic Essen Haus restaurant and bar and its neighbor the Come Back In will shut down. Both are making way for a new housing and hotel development at Wilson and Blair Streets in downtown Madison. Step into Essen Haus, and you can’t help but feel...
Bill Kennedy, owner of Rock Road Companies, dies at 74
William “Bill” Kennedy, who owned Janesville-based Rock Road Companies and was twice elected president of the roadbuilders’ association, died on June 28 surrounded by family. He was 74 years old. Kennedy owned Rock Road Companies with his two brothers and most recently served as company chairman. He...
WWII veteran from Madison on a quest to have 99 new adventures before his 100th birthday
In the last year, retired Brig. Gen. Lewis Harned zoomed down a dragstrip in a racecar, tried indoor skydiving and rode on the back of a Harley Davidson. All that was in service of a big goal: the World War II veteran hopes to fulfill a bucket list of 99 new adventures in the year before his 100th birthday in August.
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...
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