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Janesville NaturPak timeline of fatalities:

• Feb. 11: Steam over-pressurization explosion injures workers, including Gerardo Vargas Soto, 30, of...

• Personal toll: Liaison Carrie Kulinski recalls homeless student sleeping on office couch from exhaustion.
• Rising numbers: 445 homeless students so...

• Strong to severe storms possible this evening with damaging wind gusts and localized flooding
• River Flood Warnings through Friday (Thu 4AM-Fri 7PM CDT)
• Multiple River Flood Watches extend Fri-Sun and into Monday
  Stay prepared, Rock County!

Key shifts at the Gazette signal ongoing changes:

• New Sports Editor Zane Goedderz starts April 13, replacing Tim Sullivan's interim role since...

Breaking: 36-year-old Joseph W. Cook is Wisconsin's first charged under 2025 Act 88 for grooming a child with disabilities.

• Targeted 16-year-old...

• Alert residents spotted toddler in diaper wandering 400 block of Center Ave, made two 1:30 p.m. calls.
• Officers found child, rushed to hospital;...

Packers tailgate tour rolled into Janesville this week:

• Stars at Woodman's: Edgerrin Cooper, Evan Williams, James Jones, Randall Cobb, Desmond...

• Statewide emergency declared after severe storms, including five tornadoes in southern Wisconsin
• Unlocks resources for communities to secure...

Timeline of Colton Measner's path to the Janesville School Board:

• Near-miss in election: Came just shy of winning last week.
• Vacancy created:...

• One gravel street remains in Janesville, but a paving plan is in motion
• City council passed a preliminary resolution Monday to kick off the...

Election shakeup boosts southside voices:

• Winners: Cassandra Pope leads with 7,061 votes, joined by Larry Squire and Shane Seeman; only one...

Breaking response details from yesterday's incident:

• Quick action: Janesville fire/police arrived at 1:18 p.m. to 100 block of Innovation Drive,...

• Median sale price: $277K last month, up 2.4% YoY
• Price per sq ft: $174, rising 4.8% YoY
• Homes sell in 51 days (vs 44 last year); sales down to...

Janesville's overall crime rate (21.7) beats the national average (33.37), with violent crime dramatically lower (1.74 vs 13.32). Yet locals flag...

Local pride: Janesville-based JP Cullen earns Construction category honor from Wisconsin Safety Council.

• Manufacturing winners include Land O'Lakes...

• Staff concerns sparked after UW-Whitewater students conducted an unannounced IT security audit at Parker High School last week.
• District...

Phoenix falter in Badger Conference: 14-3 loss to Waunakee leaves them 1-3 in league play.

• Injuries hurt: Short bench after recent ailments, tough...

Rock County's healthcare demand surges with high-paying roles in Janesville and nearby:

• Travel ED RN (Janesville): $2,186–$2,202/week (nights),...

• Razor-thin loss prompts action: Bryce O’Leary petitions for recount after 616 votes to Daniel Burke's 618 in April 7 election.
• Janesville impact:...

Key conflict in GM-JATCO redevelopment: Council member Heather Miller flags James Otterstein's undisclosed April 2025 Meta data center talks as clear...