In both cases, Beloit and Janesville had a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases reporting over 100 news cases since Sept. 13. Municipal data from Rock County Public Health Department shows that Beloit reported 111 cases since last Monday. Looking at a larger scale, Rock County
Following a hot start in the first half of the fiscal year 2017, the manufacture of methamphetamine in Walworth County, Wis. dropped significantly during the second half. The head of the county’s drug unit, however, suggested that meth originating from drug cartels could be taking
On Friday, Dec. 8, Beloit Public Health Initiative hosted their annual World AIDS day celebration. The event kicked off at six with a health fair, free food and free AIDS testing from AIDS Resource Center Wisconsin. The health fair included many local organizations such as
The local county trial of Joseph Jakubowski, a Janesville man who in September was found guilty in federal court of stealing multiple firearms, has been pushed back to late January. Mr. Jakubowski had also sent an anti-government manifesto to President Donald Trump and to several
Michael Tyler Kee, who was arrested for allegedly spray painting Islamophobic graffiti on their own door at Beloit College and claiming they were the victim of a hate crime, has been officially charged with three misdemeanor offenses. The official criminal complaint also highlighted a previous false
After discovering 310 grams of cocaine, 202 grams of heroin and 305 grams of methamphetamine in 2015 alone, Rock County Canine Deputy Dex is retiring with distinction. The Rock County Sheriff’s Office held a retirement party on Oct. 25 for the dog after his six
After receiving backlash regarding its first proposal, Great Lakes Basin Transportation, Inc. (GLBT) has submitted an alternative route for its rail line to the Surface Transportation Board. The new line GLBT hopes to implement will run from LaPorte, Ind., to Milton, Wis., and is intended
At first glance, Rock County, and Beloit in particular, probably does not strike many as a likely stronghold for drug trafficking in the United States. But when one considers the county and city’s proximity to Chicago, Madison, Milwaukee and the interstate, Rock County and Beloit