ROCK COUNTY Jury finds Beloit man guilty of homicide in 2025 shooting after week-long trial Jeff Richgels Mar 3, 2026 Mar 3, 2026 Updated Jun 12, 2026 × Top stories for March 2, 2026, in the Wisconsin State Journal Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After a week-long trial, a jury found a Beloit man guilty of first-degree intentional homicide in a 2025 shooting, authorities reported.kAms6??:D q2?<D[ ba[ H6?E @? 2 “C2>A286[” A:DE@=\H9:AA:?8 @?6 7C:6?5 2?5 A@:?E:?8 E96 8F? 2E 2?@E96C[ 367@C6 >FC56C:?8 2 E9:C5 7C:6?5 3J D9@@E:?8 9:> :? E96 7246[ #@4< r@F?EJ s:DEC:4E pEE@C?6J y2D@? $2?56CD D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E]k^AmkAmq2?<D H:== 36 D6?E6?465 E@ =:76 :? AC:D@? 3J #@4< r@F?EJ yF586 y@9? (@@5 @? yF?6 `_[ 2?5 E96 @?=J :DDF6 2E DE2<6 :D :7 2?5 H96? 96 H@F=5 36 6=:8:3=6 7@C A2C@=6]k^Am kAm~? u63] b[ q2?<D 42>6 9@>6 2?5 H6?E @? H92E @?6 H:E?6DD 56D4C:365 2D “2 @?6\>2? 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Wisconsin man gets 16½ years in prison for forging threats against Trump in deportation scheme A Milwaukee County jury in January convicted 52-year-old Demetric DeShawn Scott of felony identity theft, witness intimidation, bail jumping a…
Warrant: Man in double poisoning case faked a persona to trick co-defendant Paul Van Duyne and Andrea Whitaker, both of Madison, are charged with multiple felonies in what law enforcement has described as an elaborate …
Beloit man who ‘loved his wife to death’ gets 7½ years for abusing her Rock County Judge Ashley Morse called it “one of the most aggravated domestic crimes” she had seen at Aaron Carter's sentencing.
Authorities identify 2 Stoughton residents killed in crash in northeastern Illinois The crash remains under investigation by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Technical Crash Investigations Team.
