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Affair prompts Beloit police chief's retirement

Beloit Police Chief Sam Lathrop is stepping down into retirement, as new details emerge about a relationship with a subordinate officer. City Manager Larry Arft says Lathrops' relationship with a Sergeant on the police force had a lot to do with the ...

From STEVE BENTON, WCLO, Wisconsin Radio Network,  14 Jul 2009

Fatal shooting leads to police chase

Janesville police are investigating a domestic shooting that left one woman dead. The quiet of a Wednesday morning in Janesville's fourth ward was disrupted Wednesday morning with sound of gunshots. One neighbor says he left his house to investigate ...

From STEVE BENTON, WCLO, Wisconsin Radio Network,  22 Apr 2009
Related Topics: Dave Moore

Help for a troubled school

It's not often you hear about gangs in elementary schools, but it could be a problem for fifth graders at Wilson Elementary School in Janesville. "In the last two months it's gotten to a situation where it's become more difficult," said interim ...

From STEVE BENTON, WCLO, Wisconsin Radio Network,  25 Feb 2009

Film fans gather in Beloit

Film producers from all over the world are in Beloit this weekend to show their work, during the 4th annual Beloit International Film Festival. Hundreds of films are being presented through Sunday at nine viewing locations. Among those presenting is ...

From STEVE BENTON, WCLO, Wisconsin Radio Network,  21 Feb 2009

Town vs. union in cop shop shakeup

There appears to be a staff shakeup in the Town of Beloit, and a large part of it is within the police department. "We are eliminating the deputy chief of police position, and creating an administrative assistant," says town administrator Bob ...

From STEVE BENTON, WCLO, Wisconsin Radio Network,  19 Feb 2009

Beloit police find gator in bathtub

Animal cruelty charges may be filed against a Town of Beloit man, after a property owner discovered a three to four foot long alligator running loose in an apartment above a tavern. The landlord contacted police after he went into the apartment Sunday ...

From STEVE BENTON, WCLO, Wisconsin Radio Network,  16 Feb 2009

Big Beloit bust

Police officers in Beloit have something to celebrate today: a big drug bust. Deputy Chief Norm Jacobs knew something big had happened when he came in to work this morning. "I could tell something big was happening, because the first shifters had ...

From STEVE BENTON, WCLO, Wisconsin Radio Network,  6 Feb 2009

Customer cutbacks leave firm "stunned"

Another Rock County business is feeling the pinch of the economic downturn. United Alloy CEO Terri Roessler says their biggest customer, Cummins Power Generation of Fridley, Minnesota, has announced layoffs. United Alloy does custom metal fabrication ...

From STEVE BENTON, WCLO, Wisconsin Radio Network,  5 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Cummins Inc.

Bids opened - but not in the open

The process used by the Janesville School District in bidding for a construction project at a district school is in question. Board of Education Commissioner Tim Cullen said nobody from the district was present, when bids for a $500,000 track project ...

From STEVE BENTON, WCLO, Wisconsin Radio Network,  30 Jan 2009

Cold call: Rock Co. home invasion

The Rock County Sheriff's Department is investigating an home invasion robbery reported by two residents around 11:00 AM Thursday night. Lt. Jude Maurer says two men got into the house by claiming they were having car trouble and needed to use a phone. ...

From STEVE BENTON, WCLO, Wisconsin Radio Network,  16 Jan 2009

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