Local News – Big Radio

• Bevy of Janesville street closures to begin in coming days
  The city of Janesville will be resurfacing several residential streets on the east side of town Monday through Wednesday. Affected streets include Green Forest Run, Morningside Drive, Laramie Lane and Canyon Drive. No parking signs will be
• Janesville police dedicating more officers to enforce anti-cruising ordinances
  Janesville police remind residents they'll be ramping up enforcement of the city's amended anti-cruising ordinances. The reminder comes as the school year winds down and the weather warms up. The amendments to the ordinances were approved back
• Criminal complaint says Janesville parents didn’t bathe a five-year-old for their entire life
  |Big Radio News| Three Janesville residents are charged with felony child neglect after local police found two children living in squalor with no edible food present in the house. According to the criminal complaint filed in Rock
• Edgerton man suspected of sixth OWI offense
  An Edgerton man is suspected of a sixth OWI offense. Rock County sheriff's deputies stopped Todd Sanford, 50, for speeding late Thursday night at Highway 59 and Charley Bluff Road in the town of Milton. The sheriff's
• Rock County Public Health invites residents to try out its free mental health resources
  May is Mental Health Month, and it's been a year since Rock County launched its free CredibleMind mental health resource portal. Shari Faber, a public health strategist with the county health department, says the county started CredibleMind
• Controversial downtown Janesville apartment proposal returns to plan commission
  The city of Janesville continues to pave the way for a controversial apartment proposal in the heart of downtown's retail and dining district. Monday, the plan commission is slated to weigh a city plan to sell Bear
• MercyHealth Using AI Technology To Help Treat Atrial Fibrillation
  Mercyhealth is now using AI technology to help treat atrial fibrillation.  Director of Mercyhealth Arrhythmia Center Dr. Imdad Ahmed says Mercyhealth Hospital and Trauma Center–Janesville is the first hospital in the state to use Volta’s AI technology
• Beloit mailman charged in federal court with stealing mail
  |Big Radio News| A 36-year-old Beloit man is charged in federal court with detaining and opening U.S. mail while working as a U.S. Postal Service employee. The U.S. Attorney's office says between February and August of 2024