The Janesville Jolly Jingle Holiday Lighted Parade is held downtown Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025.
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JANESVILLE 鈥 The city of Janesville is considering relocating a westside fire station across from Franklin Middle School, that it says is too small and can鈥檛 be expanded on the existing site due to an adjacent Alliant Energy substation.
JANESVILLE 鈥 Families bundled up against the December chill Friday night as the annual Jolly Jingle lit up downtown Janesville, officially opening the holiday season with a tree lighting, music, community recognition, and a full weekend of festivities ahead.
MILTON -- When you walk into Matt and Krissy Hemenway鈥檚 home at 153 E. Sunset Drive and see a metallic bronze-painted door ahead of you beside the staircase, you might think Krissy Hemenway grabbed a can of paint and took Christmas decorating to a whole new level.
Celebrating the 69萝莉's 180th Birthday: 19 People for 19 Decades
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JANESVILLE 鈥 For Janesville native and Craig High School graduate Dennis Hansch, the decision to invest in his hometown鈥檚 arts community and in the preservation and modernization of its premier, historic performing arts space was easy.
The Janesville 69萝莉 180th Birthday
JANESVILLE 鈥 To Thomas Baer, this single business principle mattered above all else: producing a product of uncompromising quality.
The Janesville 69萝莉 180th Birthday
JANESVILLE 鈥 Janesville lore has it that if you were walking down the sidewalk in the late 1980s and saw Bob Yahr approaching, it was time to move to the other side of the street.
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JANESVILLE 鈥 To those who worked beside her in Janesville beginning in the 1960s until she retired in 1990, Sister Mary Michael Berry wasn鈥檛 just Mercy Hospital鈥檚 administrator; she was its soul.
The Janesville 69萝莉 180th Birthday
JANESVILLE -- Doris Schumacher Thom was just 10 years old when her father was killed in 1930, at the age of 46, while working as a train switchman for the Chicago and North Western Railway.
MILTON 鈥 Janesville Craig and Janesville Parker鈥檚 boys swim team competed in the Tom Lieder Invitational Saturday at Milton High School.
Out of 11 teams, Watertown finished first with 330 points, Janesville Craig recorded a second-place finish with 302, Milton tied for fourth with 206 and Parker finished sixth with 191 points.
JANESVILLE 鈥 Evansville鈥檚 boys鈥 wrestling team won all five of its dual matches in the 2025 Cramer/Brown Invite to win the event Saturday at Janesville Parker High School.
MADISON 鈥 Janesville鈥檚 boys hockey team scored three times in the second period against Madison West in a Big Eight Conference boys high school hockey game to win 3-0 at the Madison Ice Arena on Friday night.聽
SUN PRAIRIE 鈥 Yana Aaliyah Stevens returned from an eye injury to score 18 points, Abbie Claas added 12 as Janesville Craig defeated Sun Prairie East, 58-47, in a Big Eight Conference girls鈥 basketball game Friday night.
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Are you ready for more 鈥淲icked"? 鈥淲icked: For Good 鈥 The Soundtrack" offers a bulked-up take on the music of the original 鈥淲icked鈥 musical's second act, grounded in yet-again stellar vocals from Cynthia Erivo as a misunderstood but defiant Elphaba and Ariana Grande as a conflicted but changing Glinda. New songs and lyrics raise the stakes 鈥 even if the music itself is at times weighed down by the plot it helps move along, like the film it accompanies.
NEW YORK 鈥 The year in publishing saw such notable releases as the latest 鈥淗unger Games鈥 novel and the first book in years from Thomas Pynchon. Readers also sought life advice from Mel Robbins, campaign books by former Vice President Kamala Harris, among others, and the posthumous memoir from one of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers, Virginia Giuffre.
Rotary Botanical Gardens鈥 Holiday Light Show is open to the public Nov. 28 through Jan. 3, featuring over 2 million lights.
The Downtown Beloit Association will hold its 33rd Annual Grand Lighted Parade on Friday, Nov. 28.
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WEST BEND, Wis. -- Whether you aim to interact with butterflies, run through a maze with your family, or explore beloved children鈥檚 books alongside corresponding flowers and plants, three small public Wisconsin gardens are must-see destinations.
BELOIT, Wis. -- It doesn鈥檛 take a lot to unleash your creativity. In the works of artists like Nancy Mayhew, built around discarded items, sometimes surprising collections of small things are elevated to a greater, beautiful whole.
RACINE, Wis. -- Whether you鈥檙e new to camping or a seasoned pro, renting equipment from an outfitter or hiring a live guide to lead your adventure has its advantages.
OSHKOSH, Wis. -- Long before Wisconsin became a state, its lakes and rivers were a source of sustenance, Native American tribes mastered fishing techniques, employing everything from spears to nets, while respecting the delicate balance of nature and the region鈥檚 creeks, rivers and lakes.
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ASHWAUBENON, Wisconsin (AP) 鈥 A Cinnabon worker in Wisconsin has been fired after a racist outburst directed at two customers went viral, the Georgia-based cinnamon roll chain said.
MADISON 鈥 A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to take a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of an immigrant rights group arguing that it is illegal for local jails to hold immigrant detainees at the request of federal authorities.
MADISON -- It鈥檚 fourth period in the auto lab at Madison鈥檚 Vel Phillips Memorial High School, and a dozen students maneuver between nearly as many cars.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) 鈥 Eugene Hasenfus, who played a key role in unraveling the Iran-Contra affair after his CIA-backed supply plane was shot down over Nicaragua in 1986, has died.
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WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 The Trump administration's push to expand control over independent federal agencies comes before a sympathetic Supreme Court that could overturn a 90-year-old decision limiting when presidents can fire board members.
A proposal to redraw Indiana's congressional boundaries faces its first public test in the state Senate on Monday, with no clarity on whether it can pass a final vote later in the week despite months of pressure from President Donald Trump.
Democratic governors who met over the weekend in Arizona say the party must focus on affordability in next year's midterm elections. They aim to build on wins last month in governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia by addressing everyday concerns such as housing prices, rent and grocery co…
A federal judge has dealt a setback to Justice Department efforts to seek a new indictment against former FBI Director James Comey. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has temporarily barred prosecutors from using evidence they'd relied on when they initially secured criminal charges.…
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EDGERTON -- Edgerton Hospital and Health Services is enhancing its diagnostic imaging capabilities with the addition of a mobile digital PET/CT solution, delivered in partnership with Shared Medical Services.
JANESVILLE 鈥 Hundreds of local families will receive a free ham on Friday through Hy-Vee and Hormel鈥檚 Hams for the Holidays initiative.
WHITEWATER -- The Greater Whitewater Committee is set to host the city of Whitewater's Economic Development Director Mason Becker at its upcoming meeting.
WHITEWATER -- Whitewater will hold its Holiday Market & Parade of Lights this Friday, Dec. 5, from 5-8 p.m. at Cravath Lakefront Park. The park lighting ceremony starts at 6 p.m, after the parade.
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