1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (227+ words) Beloit Daily News ROCKFORD " A Rockford man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine, and illegally possessing a firearm. Rishawn Jones, 40, admitted in a plea agreement that in May 2024 he possessed controlled substances in…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (286+ words) Beloit Daily News FILE - Former F1 driver Alain Prost arrives before the third free practice at the Monaco racetrack in Monaco, May 25, 2024, ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix Formula One race. Swiss tabloid Blick reported late Friday that the 71-year-old Prost…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (185+ words) Beloit Daily News BELOIT - A 27-year-old Illinois man is facing two felony theft charges after allegedly executing a series of thefts from the Menards stores in Beloit and Janesville. On May 8, Noah Fall was charged with two counts of felony…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (243+ words) BELOIT " A 41-year-old Beloit man is facing three criminal charges after allegedly making a false report that caused Beloit police to send a SWAT team to a house on Garfield Avenue in April. John Junior Tomlinson was charged with felony…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (258+ words) BELOIT " A 52-year-old Beloit man was sentenced to five years in prison total on two separate cases from early 2025. On Friday, Rock County Judge Karl Hanson sentenced Erik Prip to three years in prison with two years of extended release…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (134+ words) Beloit Daily News BELOIT - The Beloit Police Department investigating a report of shots fired which was reported Sunday in the 1800 block of Spruce Street. Beloit police responded to the report at about 4: 34 a. m. Officers recovered evidence on Spruce Street between Jean…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (295+ words) Beloit Daily News ROCKTON " Rockton Police Chief Matthew Hollinger has announced he will retire from his position as leader of the police department effective June 10. Hollinger served for the last four years as the village" police chief. He worked his…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (203+ words) Beloit Daily News BELOIT - Rock County Judge Derrick Grubb on Tuesday lowered the cash bond in a mayhem case against a 24-year-old Beloit man accused of biting part of his father's thumb off. Brandon Laponsey is facing misdemeanors charges of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (184+ words) Beloit Daily News BELOIT - Charges have been dropped against a 40-year-old Rockford, Illinois woman who was facing a single count of felony batter to a Beloit police officer. On April 29, according to online court records, the Rock County District Attorney's…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (250+ words) BELOIT " A 29-year-old Beloit man is facing 11 criminal charges after an alleged road-rage incident that included the suspect sticking a gun in a man's stomach and then leading several police departments on a car chase. On May 6, Dammen Henthorn was…...