Beloit News

BELOIT — Saturday was a day of walking with friends, sharing a few sips of wine and exploring downtown Beloit. The Downtown Beloit Association Spring Wine Walk drew a large crowd of people who lined up to begin their wine tasting journey around 1 p.m. Saturday at the...

By Daily News Staff   BELOIT — The Grand Avenue bridge over the Rock River in downtown Beloit will be closed to traffic from State Street to the west end of the bridge starting Wednesday, April 23.   The bridge closure will be in place until the Riverwalk...

by Anna Sieg   BELOIT, Wis. (WIFR) - Henry Dorrbaker’s welcomes the Easter Bunny to bowl and hand out eggs ahead of the holiday weekend.   The event took place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 18 at Henry Dorrbaker’s, located at 605 Third Street in downtown...

By Alex Gary BELOIT — The Beloit Daily News is heading back to the West Side.   Thursday and Friday, the Daily News moved out of the space at 444 E. Grand Ave. that the newspaper has called home since 2020. The Daily News has relocated to its new space at 690...

By Katie Castellano April 10, 2025   BELOIT, Wis. (WMTV) - Spring is in full bloom this April in the greater Beloit Area.   Savannah Schindler with Visit Beloit came to WMTV on Thursday and spoke about multiple upcoming events happening in the area.  ...

Clint Wolf April 10, 2025   BELOIT — Downtown Beloit will be celebrating a half-century of fresh produce, blooming plants, baked goods and friendly vendors as the Downtown Beloit Association Outdoor Farmers Market kicks off May 3.   The Outdoor Farmers...

  Alex Gary Mar 20, 2025   BELOIT — A Cottage Grove company shifted its focus from cleaning up the demolition site for a building at 80-100 E. Grand Ave. to working on the riverwalk.   The past couple of weeks, those driving past the area that used to...

By Anna Sieg March 8, 2025   BELOIT, Wis. (WIFR) - The indoor Beloit Farmers Market partners with Little Free Libraries to promote literacy.   The farmers market takes place from 9 a.m. to noon March 8 at 557 E. Grand Ave. in downtown Beloit.   Books...

Alex Gary March 4, 2025   BELOIT - A Freeport, Illinois woman who just finished going through the gBETA pro- gram for entrepreneurs at Irontek is now in charge of the entire co-working space. Laura Pierce took over as executive director on Feb. 24, replacing Erin...

Clint Wolf Feb 27, 2025   BELOIT - The Downtown Beloit Association recounted accomplishments, handed out awards and expressed a lot of thanks to member businesses, volunteers and sponsors during its 38th Annual Dinner Thursday night. The theme for the event was...