Rock County, Wisconsin

A Janesville woman faces charges of buying firearms for a felon after police say a man she knew fatally shot himself with a gun she'd bought for him in early August.

Grace's Gifts 5K Run-Walk rolls on Saturday, Sept. 19 at Peace Park in Janesville. It's part of resident Jon Gordon’s Inclusive Charity DJ Network, and brings scholarships and support to children and families affected by trauma. Gordon's daughter, Grace, died…

Janesville resident Paul Cunningham did not know propane fuel truck driver Jeff Sheldon when he pulled alongside him at the stoplight at Humes and Kennedy roads on the afternoon of Aug. 24. But Cunningham could see Sheldon was in deep—even…

Of the dozens of public murals that have been painted over the last seven years in Janesville, most have been commissioned in and around the city's downtown. But new murals painted during the city's Art Infusion over the weekend are…

Rock County's overall job count barely changed from a year ago, but new federal data show a shifting employment picture beneath the surface, with gains in health care and construction offset by losses in trade, transportation and professional services.

Janesville's annual fall downtown arts festival, Art Infusion, has a history of being tied to giant, outdoor mural painting. This year, an addition to Art Infusion has a new, smaller-format canvas that's more personal than the side of the building:…

As the City of Janesville rebuilds the Peace Park playground on the city's west side, crews have decided to remove the printed plastic pickets that for years showed the names of people and groups who supported the playground's construction.

JANESVILLE — Americorps is seeking 16 tutors in Rock County for its Reading Corps and Math Corps programs to serve at local schools to help more students succeed. The hope is additional support will lead to faster progress and greater…

JANESVILLE — Rock County is inviting community stakeholders to a meeting Sept. 17 at the Daniel Hale Williams Resource Center to discuss transitioning from response to recovery to help those impacted by severe weather earlier this year

Rock County’s unemployment rate held steady in July, even as the jobless rate fell in Janesville and rose in Beloit, according to newly released state data.

Beloit man Robert Krieser, 35, is sentenced to 40 years, 25 of them behind bars, for molesting a child repeatedly after he was found guilty of the 2025 crimes during a trial in Rock County court earlier this year.

A mile-long stretch of Mt. Zion Avenue that's been closed months for a major storm sewer and water revamp and resurfacing could fully reopen to traffic by the middle of next week.