Students in 4K teacher Katie Kletzien's class decorate and eat Christmas tree cones during their holiday party at Milton Elementary East, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025.
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JANESVILLE 鈥 What began as a classroom lesson on the realities of military service has transformed into a community-wide fundraising effort at Kennedy Elementary School, where fifth-grade students are selling handmade ornaments to support local veterans in need.
WHITEWATER 鈥 Two Whitewater School Board incumbents will run for again in April while a third says she will not seek re-election.
JANESVILLE 鈥 TDS is partnering with the Janesville YMCA and ECHO to feed families through the coming holiday weeks.
JANESVILLE 鈥 A driver who led deputies on a high-speed chase while intoxicated in the early morning hours of New Years Day 2025 has been sentenced to seven years in prison and three years of extended supervision.
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JANESVILLE 鈥 In 2022, Ashley Morse鈥檚 appointment as the first woman of color to serve as a Rock County circuit judge was widely hailed as a legal milestone.
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JANESVILLE 鈥 When Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney chose Paul Ryan to be his vice-presidential running mate in 2012, Janesville vaulted into the national spotlight.
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JANESVILLE 鈥 For Janesville native and Craig High School graduate Dennis Hansch, the decision to invest in his hometown鈥檚 arts community and in the preservation and modernization of its premier, historic performing arts space was easy.
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JANESVILLE 鈥 To Thomas Baer, this single business principle mattered above all else: producing a product of uncompromising quality.
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JANESVILLE 鈥 Janesville lore has it that if you were walking down the sidewalk in the late 1980s and saw Bob Yahr approaching, it was time to move to the other side of the street.
MILTON 鈥 Milton鈥檚 boys and girls wrestling teams each defeated DeForest Friday night in a Badger Large Conference dual meet. The boys' team won 56-22, while girls鈥 team won 33-24.聽
SUN PRAIRIE 鈥 Janesville Parker鈥檚 wrestling teams traveled to Sun Prairie to take on Sun Prairie West Thursday night in Big Eight Conference triangulars.
JANESVILLE 鈥 The Sun Prairie Co-Op bested Janesville Parker 128-115.75 Thursday night in a Big Eight Conference gymnastics meet.
Grace Flister registered the top Parker all-around score with a 29.75. Flister鈥檚 top event was the vault, where he scored a 7.825. She produced a new personal best of 7.7 on the balance beam.
Brandon Ingram scored 29 points, Scottie Barnes added 24 and the Toronto Raptors beat the slumping Milwaukee Bucks 111-105 on Thursday night. The Raptors have back-to-back road victories to bounce back from a four-game skid. They won 106-96 at Miami on Monday night. Milwaukee played a fifth straight game without Giannis Antetokounmpo as the two-time MVP recovers from a right calf strain. The Bucks also were missing Kyle Kuzma due to an illness. Toronto didn鈥檛 have RJ Barrett (knee sprain) or Jakob Poeltl (lower back). The Bucks have lost 12 of their last 15. They will be away from home for 11 of their next 14 contests, including five straight starting Sunday and running through Dec. 29.
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CHICAGO -- With the holiday season coming to a close shortly, a gift guide to cooking treats and meals by some Chicago-based chefs might offer ideas for last-minute gifts.
When I came down with a cold the day after I saw the third and latest 鈥淎vatar鈥 film, 鈥淔ire and Ash,鈥 I half-wondered if I had picked it up on Pandora.
JANESVILLE 鈥 Rotary Botanical Gardens鈥 Holiday Light Show is open to the public through Jan. 3, featuring over 2 million lights.
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WEST BEND, Wis. -- Whether you aim to interact with butterflies, run through a maze with your family, or explore beloved children鈥檚 books alongside corresponding flowers and plants, three small public Wisconsin gardens are must-see destinations.
BELOIT, Wis. -- It doesn鈥檛 take a lot to unleash your creativity. In the works of artists like Nancy Mayhew, built around discarded items, sometimes surprising collections of small things are elevated to a greater, beautiful whole.
RACINE, Wis. -- Whether you鈥檙e new to camping or a seasoned pro, renting equipment from an outfitter or hiring a live guide to lead your adventure has its advantages.
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Long before Wisconsin became a state, its lakes and rivers were a source of sustenance, Native American tribes mastered fishing techniques, employing everything from spears to nets, while respecting the delicate balance of nature and the region鈥檚 creeks, rivers and lakes.
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A life ring and a lifeboat remnant from a famous Great Lakes shipwreck have sold at auction for $150,000. The sale came a month after the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior. There were no survivors among the 29 men back in 1975. The life ring and lifebo…
A nearly 100-year-old bridge over the Mississippi River between Iowa and Wisconsin is scheduled to be imploded Friday, an unusual spectacle that will make way for a modern replacement.
MILWAUKEE 鈥 Prosecutors on Thursday tried to convince a jury that a Wisconsin judge put her personal beliefs above the law and helped a Mexican immigrant evade federal authorities seeking to arrest him in the courthouse.
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer 's attempt to shut down an aging oil pipeline running beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes, finding that only the federal government can regulate interstate pipeline safety.
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PHOENIX 鈥 Camdyn Glover used to be a quiet conservative. She worried what her teachers would think or if she would lose friends over her convictions. But she said something changed when Charlie Kirk was assassinated in September, and she started crying in her classroom at Indiana University …
Lawmakers across the U.S. will be debating whether to adopt new federal tax breaks for tips, overtime and business expenses. The Trump administration is urging states to follow its lead by applying the federal tax cuts to state income taxes. But that decision varies by state. In some places,…
The Justice Department has released thousands of files about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the incomplete document dump Friday did not break significant ground about the long-running criminal investigations of the financier or his ties to wealthy and powerful individuals. The f…
Minnesota jury says Johnson & Johnson owes $65.5 million to woman with cancer who used talcum powder
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) 鈥 A Minnesota jury awarded $65.5 million on Friday to a mother of three who claimed talcum products made by Johnson & Johnson exposed her to asbestos and contributed to her developing cancer in the lining of her lungs.
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JANESVILLE 鈥 Mercyhealth has welcomed Tianyu Dong, MD, board certified internal medicine doctor, to Mercyhealth East, 3524 E. Milwaukee St., Janesville.
Milton High School released its first-trimester honor roll for the 2025-26 school year.
JANESVILLE 鈥 The Aging & Disability Resource Centers of Rock and Marquette Counties are offering a 16-week grief and bereavement educational support group on Friday afternoons from 1-3 p.m…
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