Janesville Gazette

12/20/2025

Fifth-offense drunk driver sentenced in high-speed chase

JANESVILLE – A driver who led deputies on a high-speed chase while intoxicated in the early morning hours of New Years Day 2025 has been sentenced to seven years in

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12/19/2025

Where Americans want the government to focus in 2026, according to a new AP-NORC poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — Julia Dvorak is worried her 83-year-old mother’s emergency room trips for seizures are depleting her retirement savings and will soon force her to go on Medicaid.

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12/19/2025

ELKHORN – A 68-year-old town of Lyons woman was killed Tuesday when another vehicle crossed the centerline County Highway A in the town of Sugar Creek in Walworth County and

12/19/2025

The Kennedy Center is starting to add President Donald Trump's name to the building. Several blue tarps were hung in front of the building Friday to obscure the work. A

12/19/2025

A nearly 100-year-old bridge over the Mississippi River between Iowa and Wisconsin is scheduled to be imploded Friday, an unusual spectacle that will make way for a modern replacement. https://www.gazettextra.com/news/state/implosion-will-take-down-a-nearly-century-old-mississippi-river-bridge/article_bed31852-3886-56ac-a7e5-42dc5be8d981.html?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

12/19/2025

JANESVILLE -- When the lights shine down and children take their places for Roxbury Church of Christ’s “The Perfect Christmas,” it becomes clear the production is more than a holiday https://www.gazettextra.com/news/local/none-of-us-is-perfect-and-that-s-the-whole-point-roxbury-church-kids-stage/article_8dc0becc-807a-46bc-9e6b-e23a0ba32d80.html?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

12/19/2025

ICYM: ‘It’s beautiful on the other side.’ Community Health Systems launches new men’s empowerment group

It started with a book, and it has blossomed into a weekly gathering for Beloit-area men to realize their full potential.

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12/19/2025

June trial set in shooting death of UW-Whitewater gymnast

ELKHORN — A high-profile trial for a former UW-Whitewater wrestler accused of killing his girlfriend, a national champion gymnast, is set for June as attorneys prepare to battle over expert

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12/19/2025

TikTok signs deal to sell US unit to American investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake

TikTok has signed a deal to sell its U.S. business to three American investors — Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX — ensuring the popular social video platform can continue operating

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12/19/2025

Trump signs executive order that could reclassify ma*****na as a less dangerous drug

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could reclassify ma*****na as a less dangerous drug and open new avenues for medical research, a major shift in

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12/19/2025

ICYMI: JANESVILLE — In 2022, Ashley Morse’s appointment as the first woman of color to serve as a Rock County circuit judge was widely hailed as a legal milestone.

JANESVILLE — In 2022, Ashley Morse’s appointment as the first woman of color to serve as a Rock County circuit judge was widely hailed as a legal milestone.

12/18/2025

Milwaukee Judge doesn't testify in her trial for helping immigrant

MILWAUKEE — Prosecutors on Thursday tried to convince a jury that a Wisconsin judge put her personal beliefs above the law and helped a Mexican immigrant evade federal authorities seeking

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