March rains could increase Rock River water levels

By STAN STRICKER - Thursday, March 11, 2010

Water levels not unusual for early spring

Kids Against Hunger campaign tops goal

By STAN STRICKER - Thursday, March 11, 2010

Hundreds of volunteers turned out over last two months

Beloit Turner School District considers land purchase—again

By ANN MARIE AMES - Thursday, March 11, 2010

BELOIT TOWNSHIP -- The Beloit Turner School District again has its eyes on a 40 acre parcel close to the middle and high schools.

Driver’s ed ‘guru’ Gesteland dies at age 75

- Thursday, March 11, 2010

JANESVILLE -- Nobody knows how many accidents didn’t happen and how many lives were saved because Norman Gesteland took his job as seriously as life and death.

UW-Whitewater to help businesses grow globally

By KAYLA BUNGE - Thursday, March 11, 2010

WHITEWATER -- UW-Whitewater will play a bigger role in helping Wisconsin businesses grow and thrive in the global marketplace.

Former deputy pleads not guilty to sex charge

By TED SULLIVAN - Thursday, March 11, 2010

JANESVILLE -- The former Rock County sheriff’s deputy accused of sexually assaulting a teen at a Halloween party pleaded not guilty Wednesday to felony third-degree sexual assault.

New alliance forms to snuff out tobacco use

By SHELLY BIRKELO - Thursday, March 11, 2010

BELOIT -- A new multi-jurisdictional coalition will focus on tobacco control efforts in Rock County and four other counties.

Janesville man indicted in robbery at Juneau bank

By KEVIN MURPHY - Thursday, March 11, 2010

MADISON -- A Janesville man was indicted in federal court Wednesday for a 2008 Juneau County bank robbery in which $40,000 was taken at gunpoint.

Rock County deputies help with kidnapping arrest

By TED SULLIVAN - Thursday, March 11, 2010

JANESVILLE -- Rock County sheriff’s deputies played a key role in the arrest of a man suspected of kidnapping a woman at knifepoint in McFarland and leading police on a chase down Interstate 90/39.

Janesville woman charged with neglect

By ANN MARIE AMES - Thursday, March 11, 2010

JANESVILLE -- A Janesville woman’s home was declared unfit for human habitation after she was arrested on a child neglect charge.

Butke leads Comets’ reversal of fortunes

By JOHN BARRY - Thursday, March 11, 2010

DELAVAN -- You would be hard-pressed to find a basketball team with a more profound turnaround this season than the Delavan-Darien boys.

Gaming convention planned to honor Gygax

By KAYLA BUNGE - Thursday, March 11, 2010

LAKE GENEVA -- Gary Gygax, founder of Gen Con and co-creator of the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons, died March 4, 2008, at age 69. He left behind family, friends and a legion of devoted fans.

Dance contestants step up for fundraiser

By SHELLY BIRKELO - Thursday, March 11, 2010

JANESVILLE -- Coming into the competition, the slim and trim Bubrick and Severson admitted they don’t exercise regularly or have any formal dance training.

Four burglary suspects arrested Tuesday

By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, March 11, 2010

JANESVILLE -- Four Janesville men were arrested Tuesday on charges of burglary and theft by the Rock County Sheriff’s Office and deputies from its special investigations unit.

Beloit Deputy Police Chief named

By STEVE BENTON - Thursday, March 11, 2010

BELOIT -- A 22 year veteran of the Beloit Police Department is the new second in command