Local News – Big Radio

• Beloit Informing Residents About What Their Water Service Lines Are Made Of
  The City of Beloit is informing residents about what their water pipes are made of.  Communications Director Sarah Lock says homeowners in both the city and town of Beloit could be or have already received a service
• Rock County court commissioner sets bond at $37.5 million for accused poisoner
  A Rock County court commissioner sets a $37.5 million bond for poisoning suspect Paul VanDuyne. VanDuyne, 43, of Madison is charged with trying to kill a town of Fulton woman earlier this year with poisons prosecutors say
• Wisconsin senators explain their votes on federal reconciliation bill
  Wisconsin's split U.S. Senate delegation responds to their chamber passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. After he was publicly skeptical of the bill and the trillions it is projected to add to the national deficit, Republican
• School District of Janesville encourages preschool enrollment for coming school year
  The School District of Janesville invites parents to enroll their kids in its free preschool program for the 2025-26 school year. Kids turning 4 years old on or before Sept. 1 can enroll for the coming school
• Union nurses, staff at Janesville’s Mercyhealth East Clinic appear headed for strike
  Union nurses and other workers at Mercyhealth East Clinic in Janesville appear headed for the picket line tomorrow after they apparently failed to reach a contract deal. UAW Region Four Rep Andrew Stark says barring an 11th-hour
• New Beloit school board committee focus district’s code of conduct to meet for first time this week
  A new ad hoc committee will focus on code of conduct enforcement in the School District of Beloit. JoAnne Ruch, the school board member assigned to the Student Success and Support ad hoc committee, says she and
• Beloit funeral home owner charged with child sex assault pleads not guilty
  The Beloit man accused of a child sex assault from eight years ago when he was volunteering as a mentor for a Rock County nonprofit pleads not guilty. According to online court records, Kevin D. Young Jr.,
• Mercyhealth ‘temporarily’ closes former Rockford Memorial Hospital
  Mercyhealth has shuttered its Javon Bea-Rockton hospital in a move the health care group says is "temporary." The Janesville-based health care group has confirmed it has filed with the state of Illinois for temporary suspension of operations