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'She was friends with the people that most ignored.' Janesville woman's family remembers her love for music, pizza
JANESVILLE — Kiersten Hansen looked for the beauty inside of others rather than how they looked, her mother says. “She was just a really sweet person,” Kay Hansen told The Gazette this week. “She was friends with the people that most ignored, she did not deserve to go like this.” Hansen’s ex-boyfriend and the father of her 1-year-old son has been charged in her shooting death along Peace Trail in...
Ho-Chunk Nation announces Beloit casino will break ground this fall
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The City of Beloit prepares to roll the dice on a new Ho-Chunk Nation casino that is set to break ground this fall. Located between Willowbrook and Colley roads, guests will enjoy more than 1,500 slot machines, dozens of table games and a sports betting area. An 18-story hotel will join the casino with more than 300 rooms, a multi-purpose convention center and multiple food and beverage outlets, including full-scale restaurants. Despite Rockford’s Hard Rock Casino being less than half an hour away, Ho-Chunk Nation consultant Collin Price says it will be easy for both casinos to co-exist.
Rock County warns residents they may have been exposed to measles
ROCK COUNTY, Wis. (WTVO) — The Rock County Health Department is warning residents that they may have been exposed to measles last week. According to health officials, a Dane County resident with a confirmed case of measles spent time in Rock County while infectious. Officials provided a list of locations and times at which residents […]
Juvenile taken to hospital after shooting in Beloit
BELOIT, Wis. (WIFR) - A juvenile was taken to the hospital after a shooting Tuesday afternoon in Beloit, police say. The shooting happened around 4:15 p.m. in the 1500 block of Porter Avenue. Police ask the public to avoid the area while they investigate. Tuesday’s shooting marks the third gun-related...
Janesville teachers, staff dress in black to protest insurance hikes
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 Education Association President Laura Mattison said the intent was to highlight the number of staff affected by the decision, on International Labor Day, when there were demonstrations for workers’ rights across the globe. “It’s just our day...
Reflecting Janesville history, downtown law office renamed Turke & Steil
JANESVILLE — What’s in a name? A law firm’s name can change decade to decade due to changes in partners. However, since 1878, 1 E. Milwaukee St. in Janesville has always had a law firm in the building. Since 1960, it has been named Brennan & Steil. In August 2023, Brennan & Steil was absorbed into Madison law firm Turke & Strauss. In May, it will be renamed the Janesville...
Loveland, Sikich, Bienema power Janesville Craig's return to win column vs. Sun Prairie West
After its first loss in 10 tries Tuesday against Middleton, Janesville Craig’s softball team bounced back in an emphatic way Wednesday at Sun Prairie West. Ella Loveland had five RBI to lead an explosive Cougars offense to beat the Wolves 17-3 in six innings. Brynn Sikich, Mya Eichelt and Bailey Bienema also drove in multiple runs, and Sikich scored four times during her 3-for-3 day. ...
Nailah Adama of Beloit named a Rock County Woman of Distinction
BELOIT — Teaching was going to be a temporary thing for Nailah Adama, a way for her to gather more knowledge for her true passion — educational policy. That was 15 years ago and Adama remains in the classroom. “I thought I should teach so that I knew what I was talking about,” said Adama, who first began working for the School District of Beloit in 2004 as a paraeducator...
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