Story archive for October 2008
Saturday, Nov. 1
- Deputy rescues woman from car fire
- Artist creates the extraordinary out of the ordinary
- Grant reaches out to parents to prevent underage drinking
- Lake Geneva alderman cited for disorderly conduct
- Colorful fall mystery solved by Wisconsin scientist
Friday, Oct. 31
- Oregon wins Badger South swim meet
- Packers sign QB Rodgers to contract extension
- Beloit College hosts Science Center open house
- Mercy uses new web site to recruit doctors
- Michigan State looks to avoid Michigan hangover against Wisconsin
- Promises, Promises: Chasing an elusive pledge
- Death notices for Oct. 31, 2008
- Whether behind the scenes or out front, group puts business first
- Public record for Oct. 31, 2008
- Four teens injured in Highway 26 crash
- Soldier talks of mountains, war and faith
- Store clerk pepper sprays robber
- Downtown postal center to reopen Monday
- Union commission recommends turbine regulation
- Sketch released in attempted abduction
- Lake campaigning takes to the lawn, Internet
- Police seek information about assault
- Semis crush SUV, killing one
- Milton dog park nears opening
- Rock, Walworth County volunteer programs partnered
- City wants second Briarmoon shed removed
- Two seriously injured in Milton area crash
- UW wants to go bowling
- Upset lifts Red Hawks within one game of state bid
- Milton cross country team meets preseason goal
- Brodhead wins in sectional
- 'Big Five' could make big return for Packers
- It’s Macha
- Thursday's scoreboard
- Milton, Badger set for soccer showdown
- Voters must be careful what they wish for
- The final hours
Thursday, Oct. 30
- Town of Milton referendum
- Now twitching with every twitch of the polls
- Need versus timing in Clinton School referendum
- Senior Fair and Expo planned
- WIAA football pairings
- Run of success
- Bush foreign-policy goals largely unmet
- Flood repair work continues in Janesville
- Two council members would give Tallman House back
- Voters flocking to vote absentee
- Centerway crash reroutes traffic and results in power outage
- Death notices for Oct. 30, 2008
- Public record for Oct. 30, 2008
- JPAC appoints new director
- Gazette and radio stations cut back
- Sign thefts won’t stop residents from expressing their opinions
- Student expelled for making threats
- Borrowing worries council members
- Hough leaves legacy of community service
- Council continues to trim budget: Zero percent increase within reach
- Court denies Silha appeal
- City “volunteers” cost too much
- Michigan State’s Ringer carries a full load
- Bucks’ fast start silences the Thunder
- A long time coming: Phillies win the World Series
- Doyle encourages Beloit College students to vote
- City funding cut for Tallman House
- Can McCain again overcome the odds?
- Democrats fear they'll snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
Wednesday, Oct. 29
- Community based justice group plans meeting
- Food advertising grants could help Beloit
- The JPAC board hires a new director
- GM 3Q global sales drop 11 percent, trail Toyota
- Death notices for Oct. 29, 2008
- District network is still suffering
- Janesville school buses may get seat belts
- School tax rises less than 3 percent
- Are kids at school too early?
- Attorney probes alleged destruction of city records
- Milton High sets advance ticket sale
- Public record for Oct. 29, 2008
- Widow gets $2.17 million in elevator death
- Halloween is time for costume foolery
- Obama trounces McCain in students' mock election
- Milton council rejects its pay raise
- Edgerton says yes to projects, no to equipment in proposed budget
- County debates utility cash
- Lake dredging attracting many contractors
- Town of Beloit budgets for maintenance in 2009
- Brodhead company announces layoffs
- M&I gets approval for $1.7B Treasury investment
- Latest scores
- Delavan-Darien disrupts Evansville playoff hopes
- Big Foot rolls in playoff opener
- Craig's hopes deflated by 100-yard interception return
- Badger goes down shooting against Verona
- McIvor, Milton overwhelm Elkhorn
- Braga leads Middleton playoff victory
- Buckling up on the bus
- The other Bush legacy is noteworthy
- Rose shows promise as Bulls beat Bucks
Tuesday, Oct. 28
- Fraud education featured at Senior Fair
- Janesville elementary students vote
- Fact of life: McCain isn’t getting any younger
- Treasury predicts huge government borrowing needs
- Janesville police report auto break-ins
- Parents say they were left in dark during lockdown
- District turns to radio for announcements
- Death notices for Oct. 28, 2008
- Absentee ballots surpass 2004
- Allied plans to lay off 117 employees
- AT&T provides TV, Internet in Janesville
- City in no rush to tear down historic gas station
- Property taxes will go up in Turner district
- Central contact: Finding the right fit for economic development
- Milton school taxes decrease
- Edgerton School District budget
- Kids make anti-violence TV commercial
- Whitewater School District budget
- Williams Bay School District budget
- Salvation Army asks for turkeys
- ECHO seeks help of volunteers
- Virus reinfects school district Web site
- Wisconsin star tight end may be running by January
- Series reduced to suspenseful farce
Monday, Oct. 27
- More GM-related layoffs in Janesville
- 1930s gas station safe...for now.
- 43rd Assembly candidates discuss health care
- Black girl faces pain of high school and more
- Rate hike proposal withdrawn for Beloit Transit
- Legislator predicts tough state budget cuts
- Rock runners advance to state
- Craig cross country teams return to state
- Rock County has low income growth rate
- Death notices for Oct. 27, 2008
- Will city do away with one-ways?
- Don't let lack of green make a blue Christmas
- September new home sales rise by 2.7 percent
- Public record for Oct. 27, 2008
- Signs, group decry country in crisis
- Janesville attorney has a witchy collection
- Board to look at Studer Group surveys
- Residents missing out on IRS money
- Police plan arrest today in knife attack
- Janesville woman knew letter was a scam
- Flood repair money available for low-income families
- Rock Aqua Jays to perform at show in United Arab Emirates
- Big blasts put Phillies on the brink of title
- Council to study conversion of Court and Milwaukee Streets
Sunday, Oct. 26
- Wisconsin TE Beckum breaks leg, out for season
- First look at Town of Beloit's new fire station
- Companies start competing for bailout money
- Will rising GOP star set in New Hampshire?
- The other minority: Male teachers make an impression
- Targeting the growing Latino vote
- Book explores Whitewater's industrial roots
- Death notices for Oct. 26, 2008
- Public record for Oct. 26, 2008
- Yields spotty; prices just plain bad
- Event offers veterans the thanks they deserve every day
Saturday, Oct. 25
- Pointers shock Warhawks
- Milton blanks Craig in regional soccer
- Big Foot/Williams Bay falls at state team tennis semifinal
- Brodhead ends Edgerton's season
- Wisconsin tops Illini to halt losing skid
- Nocioni leads Bulls past Bucks
- Edgerton, Brodhead to play for regional title
- Without character, freedom fails
- Obama alone is willing to discuss the economy
- McCain’s plan to lower taxes is America’s express lane back to prosperity
- Art, science and beauty: The tradition of leaf collecting lives on
- Guilty plea entered in murder case
- Well heeled: Men march against violence
- New superintendent could seek high pay
- Area banks say they have money to lend
- Index looks kindly on Janesville
- Ryan and Krupp debate the economy and wars
- Councilman floats idea of downtown facility
- Death notices for Oct. 25, 2008
- Delavan teen charged with making bomb threat
- Public record for Oct. 25, 2008
- Elkhorn hospital goes green
- McGuire convicted of sexual abuse in Illinois
Friday, Oct. 24
- O'Leary optimistic about opener
- Bucks close out preseason in Chicago
- Craig opens playoffs against Tremper
- Status report on North Rock County United Way campaign
- New home for some Beloit city offices
- Death notices for Oct. 24, 2008
- When 'closed' is good
- Public record for Oct. 24, 2008
- Following the trail: Students practice path to the presidency
- Party-training: Parents' influence on children's political attitudes is powerful
- UW-Whitewater closing in on league title
- Baldwin faces newcomer in 2nd District race
- Judge tosses Wis. AG's suit demanding voter checks
- Council's e-mail spammed
- Searching for a superintendent: Details still undecided
- Memorial Drive resurfacing under way
- Delavan-Darien School District budget
- Parkview School District budget
- Obama fundraising drops as McCain's cash dwindles
- Latest scores
- Janesville schools fall in WIAA volleyball; Milton advances
- Craig, Badger, Milton, Elkhorn, Delavan-Darien win soccer tourney openers
- Badger High soccer team leaves Parker behind
- Craig soccer team upsets Racine Case
- WIAA football playoff field set
- McFarland runs down Edgerton
- Badger dominates Delavan-Darien in Lakes football finale
- When that 3 a.m. call comes, you want McCain to answer
- Maverick’s tragic flaw
Thursday, Oct. 23
- McBride, Lodi whip Lakeside in Capitol showdown
- Jefferson, Love lead Wolves past Bucks
- Big Foot, Brodhead/Juda, Turner, Evansville, Jefferson win Rock finales
- Rock County men "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes" Friday
- Bush to Palin: Keep it up!
- Former motorcycle manufacturer explains business success
- Rock County updates disaster plan
- Janesville GM plant status changes
- DOC has initial flood recovery money for Rock County
- Death notices for Oct. 23, 2008
- Budget talks get heated
- UW-Rock to offer mental health counseling
- Public record for Oct. 23, 2008
- Program helps seniors get wiser
- 'Who wouldn't want an older worker?'
- High schools to open new areas early in '09
- People nervous about economy, expect it to improve
- Job loss drops most since '04
- Court: No retrial for 5-time drunken driver
- Blackhawk offering career exploration
- Memorial Drive resurfacing under way
- DeLong to be roasted at potluck
- Publisher's service went beyond newspaper
- 'Granting Wishes Fund' named for the late Ken Hendricks
- Towns and Hixson differ on economy, health care
- Candidates in 45th differ on health care
- 80th candidates talk education and the economy
- Tucker Fredricks gears for World Cup trials
- Settle scores six touchdowns, runs for 381 yards to ignite West
- Elkhorn moves toward playoff position; Union Grove, Waterford shares Lakes title
- Milton captures undisputed Badger South championship
- Craig can't stop Verona's ground attack
- School board to discuss superintendent search process
- Scientists get naked in exposing their own DNA
- Democratic campaign catching fire in GOP heartland
Wednesday, Oct. 22
- No playoffs for Parker
- Council examines conferences and training for possible budget cuts
- Forward Janesville presents Business Expo
- Credit raters get grilled on Capitol Hill
- Green revolution on UW Rock County campus
- Death notices for Oct. 22, 2008
- Arrests made in thefts from vehicles
- Green committee scrutinizes comprehensive plan
- Public record for Oct. 22, 2008
- Believe it or not, traffic signals are made to aid traffic flow
- Fall in foreclosures isn't likely to last
- EAB discovered in Kenosha County: Isolated case, officials say
- Taxes will be up for Clinton schools
- Case against Evansville district dismissed
- It's business as usual at 1st District forum
- Family of five lose home in Rockton fire
- Choice seems 'stark' in 2nd
- 31st candidates disagree on health care, taxes
- It's a three-way race for 32nd Assembly seat
- Walworth County treasurer race pits experience vs. new ideas
- More GM Janesville suppliers to shut down
- McCain returns to NH trying to stave off loss
- Tuesday's scoreboard
- Brodhead, Monroe, Lakeside, Jefferson, East Troy, Parkview, Clinton volleyball tournament winners
- City Council to study budget Wednesday
- Ugliness, not economy might sway voters’ picks
Tuesday, Oct. 21
- Parker golfers Rozeboom, Brossard make All-Big Eight first team
- Local farmers eligible for disaster assistance
- McCain’s gut is his Achilles’ heel
- Improvements slated for Interstate 90/39
- Death notices for Oct. 21, 2008
- Could new degree heal job woes?
- Police seek suspect in assault
- Public record for Oct. 21, 2008
- Why is there no green for the gardens?
- Absentee voting up locally, statewide
- Residents who fish at Rotary Gardens would be charged
- Woman suspected of embezzling $800,000
- No arrests in armed robbery
- Clinton officials seeking to improve school safety, space
- Darien wants to appoint its town clerk, treasurer
- Walworth Township votes on two appointments
- Lyons voters to decide on services
- To the victor belongs the job of actually governing
- Bowling's new age
- AP state football ratings
Monday, Oct. 20
- Janesville League plans forum
- More Safe training planned
- A little insight into the real Bill Ayers
- Sherer officially Wisconsin's starter at QB
- Charges requested in Milton bomb incident
- Student services combined in Beloit College office
- Death notices for Oct. 20, 2008
- Voters to decide Lake Leota's fate
- Public record for Oct. 20, 2008
- Economic woes also hitting Badger Animal Fund
- Republicans: Local office 'instrumental' to effort
- Democrats: Local office is 'home base' for activity
- Residents get their say on police
- Milton School District errs in school enrollment count
- School focused on Good Samaritan effort
- Big Foot budget relatively unchanged
- SPX expected to close Lake Mills plant
- Bruised economy likely to limp into next year
- Economy produces more overcrowding at Rock Co Humane Society
- Cell tower proposal in Beloit
Sunday, Oct. 19
- Saturday's scoreboard
- Seniors spark Parker swimmers
- Pack regains swagger with 34-14 win over Colts
- State DOT warns of dangers associated with campaign signs
- In swing states, McCain and Obama spar over taxes
- Special-interest ads create traffic jam on the low road
- Candidates’ views on ethanol could affect local farmers
- Cemetery residents come to life to tell Janesville’s story
- Mercy sharpens its focus
- M&I might seek federal bailout
- More than 30 bands compete in Whitewater
- What do you do if you think your friend is a victim of abuse?
- Death notices for Oct. 19, 2008
- Public record for Oct. 19, 2008
Saturday, Oct. 18
- Starck wins third straight state tennis title
- Milton second at Cougar Relays
- Craig, Parker struggle in Big Eight volleyball
- Craig girls roll to Big Eight Cross Country title
- Free falling
- Beloit police investigate shootings
- Kurz hits 3 at the buzzer to lift Warriors
- Latest scores
- Lakeside downs Poynette
- Verona romps past Sun Prairie
- Red Hawks romp and celebrate championship
- Big Foot clinches conference title
- Lear to close when GM ends production
- Church hoping it can get back antique windows
- Regents Settle score
- Loss dampens Parker's playoff hopes
- Student suspended after bomb threat
- Death notices for Oct. 18, 2008
- Melvin tells Sveum he's not Brewers' man
- Comets edge Elkhorn
- Public record for Oct. 18, 2008
- Craig, Parker swimmers fall
- Despite flaws, our elections are a festival of free speech
- Dinner proceeds to benefit Scout programs for local economically disadvantaged youth
- Barn appeal: New effort draws people to rural areas
- Friends and food attract fans to tailgating
Friday, Oct. 17
- Starck rolls to state tennis semfinals
- Milton student search considered success
- Janesville superintendent wanted quiet retirement announcement
- Slumping Badgers to face Iowa
- Drug sweep nets arrests in Beloit
- Gas prices are falling, but demand, consumption aren't rising
- Death notices for Oct. 17, 2008
- School, homecoming continue despite bomb threat
- Public record for Oct. 17, 2008
- Walworth County Jail mentor helps inmates turn their lives around
- Is building historic or just old?
- Volunteers are backbone of mentorship programs
- Book features Janesville gas stations
- City sets special voter service hours
- UW-W to kick off homecoming activities Sunday
- Daylong event celebrates veterans and their families
- JPD officer discovers house fire
- Milton students searched after bomb threat
- Klein wins second straight title
- Restoring Great Lakes becomes a campaign issue
- Bucks' Villanueva expects to play tonight despite stiff neck
- Area players fall in WIAA state tennis
- Middleton's fast start leaves Parker soccer team behind
- Verona's penalty kick jolts Cougars
- Thursday's scoreboard
- Just who is doing the 'race-baiting'?
- The Buckley son rises—and runs
- As debate shows, neither candidate can resolve crisis
Thursday, Oct. 16
- Beloit Memorial students get hands-on training
- UWEX tips: Eating healthfully on a budget
- Janesville landlords learn how to prevent hoarding
- It could have been him
- Police warn residents about door to door sales crews
- Local Assemblyman wants change
- Abortion goes in the closet as gays come out
- Death notices for Oct. 16, 2008
- Food ingredient company coming to Beloit
- BTC might hire instructors to keep up with demand
- Public record for Oct. 16, 2008
- Making money and marriage work together
- Rock County power line ‘first in Midwest’
- Teens accused of poisoning man’s home-brew
- Man charged with selling Viagra to stand trial
- Investigators looking for attempted abduction suspect
- Fogerty leads Walworth Big Foot defensive threat
- McCain attacks Obama in final presidential debate
- Madison Tech edges UW-Rock in junior college tourney
Wednesday, Oct. 15
- Presidential debate sees strategy change
- Beloit man convicted on child abuse charge
- Bucks top Warriors in China Games
- Small business growth could help Janesville's economy
- Rock County's calls for service impacts budget
- Janesville "Coats for Kids" program needs help
- Early deer hunt in Wisconsin
- Death notices for Oct. 15, 2008
- Stottler criticizes school board president's solo act
- Five weeks for school computer fix
- Public record for Oct. 15, 2008
- Former city council member challenges Ryan for U.S. Congress
- Hunters stumble upon massive marijuana crop
- Thrift, consignment shops sales booming in light of poor economy
- City looks for ways to pay for flood damage
- BTC wants parking lot expansion
- Up to challenge: Starck eyes third straight title
- Arrest nets 8 ounces of cocaine
- Bush, Paulson take a new approach to crisis
- Ferrell finishes in fourth
- Tuesday's scoreboard
- Mainstream media look for love
Tuesday, Oct. 14
- School board debates superintendent search
- Former Janesville City Councilman to run for Congressional seat
- As regular as sunrise
- Rock County Sheriff expands reach
- Environmental group wants to preserve farm land
- Janesville students get ready for mock elections
- State offers help to displaced GM workers
- Council website now available to the public
- Janesville City Council approves manager contract
- Councilman seeks zero bump in budget
- Public record for Oct. 14, 2008
- Death notices for Oct. 14, 2008
- GM plant prospects are possible, but uncertain
- Closing won't stop city's efforts
- GM workers mostly silent on shut down
- Area already feeling effects of GM announcement
- Towns consider paid-on-premise fire and rescue
- Evansville enters energy partnership
- Joint municipal court effort moves along
- Board approves new school class plan
- City, town of Milton will see fire bills drop
- Volunteers sought for kids' event
- UW-Whitewater receives $10,000 in scholarships
- Walworth County has energy aid applications
- West Nile found in Jefferson County
- Officials: Financial crisis can lead to violence
- Parker soccer team defeats Lake Mills
- Budgets, baseball and billing at Janesville City Council meeting
- Bellwether region shifting to Obama
Monday, Oct. 13
- Ferrell in second place, three shots back after first round
- Market mood improves
- Stop inciting the mobs
- GM decision affects many other workers
- Announcement won't stop new product effort
- Three weeks later, school computer problems continue
- Death notices for Oct. 13, 2008
- Man jailed for sharing opinion on justice system
- Public record for Oct. 13, 2008
- He's all about pleasing people
- GM to end local SUV production in December
- Local men step up the fight against domestic violence
- Parker fight leads to six arrests
- Police: Driver hit motorcycle, vehicles
- Stock market doesn't dampen everyone's view of economy
- Biofuel plants hitting an economic road block
- Efforts on global warming chilled by economic woes
- Bucks leave for China: First game set for Wednesday
Sunday, Oct. 12
- Beloit Schools face $3.6 million in reductions
- Two teens involved in Beloit shooting
- Evansville joins environmental partnership
- Packers storm past Seahawks 27-17
- For Bush, last 100 days to feature 'no letting up'
- Ferrell aims to halt sweep
- Economic calamity will loom over next president
- Death notices for Oct. 12, 2008
- Gas prices fuel changes for police departments
- Public record for Oct. 12, 2008
- Skatepark effort closing in on goal
- More than half of Wisconsin ethanol plants face violations
- Down to the wire for undecided voters
- New slogan bills Whitewater as center of opportunity
- City, university proposing technology park
Saturday, Oct. 11
- Parker runners warm up at Middleton
- Bucks fall to 0-4 in preseason
- Burton wins at Charlotte
- Warhawks pull away from Falcons
- Craig boys soccer team falls
- Parker second at relay event
- Rattlers fall in title game
- No. 6 Penn State dismantles Wisconsin 48-7
- Will cheap gas mean return to gas-guzzling ways?
- Latest scores
- Eight points enough to nip Evansville
- Big Foot survives defensive battle with Brodhead/Juda
- Top-ranked East trims Craig swimmers
- Parker swimmers celebrate a win over La Follette
- Parker keeps playoff hopes alive
- Sun Prairie outlasts West
- Union Grove upsets Badger High
- GM plant to close by year's end
- Teen charged in crash pleads not guilty to violating bond
- Crimson Tide wins wild shootout
- Oregon jolts Milton in Badger upset
- Craig's offense mows down Madison East
- Pro: Bill will stop the bleeding, but economy needs many more fixes to recover fully
- Con: Bailing out the blunderers won’t fix anything
- When pastors turn pulpits into partisan platforms
- Autism therapy providing results for local children
- Terry, Mavs crush Bucks in preseason game
- 'Supernanny' to finish filming Sunday
- Sidewalk requested for safety reasons
- Darien sewer system needs repair
- Monterey Stadium might get new owner
- Death notices for Oct. 11, 2008
- Superintendent to retire after 14 years
- Man faces trial in contract killing case
Friday, Oct. 10
- GM closing of Janesville plant may be accelerated
- Beloit manhunt ends in three arrests
- The Janesville School District needs a new superintendent
- Cummins bringing 30 jobs to area
- Janesville gets first look at 2009 budget
- Death notices for Oct. 10, 2008
- Painting mural panel was cathartic for local equine artist
- City making extra push to register voters in advance
- Public record for Oct. 10, 2008
- Warhawks answer all questions
- Gathering Place celebrates founder's memory
- Jaycees preparing for annual haunted train ride
- Budget proposal lowers county taxes, expenses
- Teens injured after hitting pole, tree
- Police seek suspect who hit woman
- Nonprofit to mark 25 years
- US has dwindling number of tools in econ crisis
- Obama's associations keep character suspect
- Respect for Appalachia is just what Obama needs
- Kohl won't go to China with Bucks
Thursday, Oct. 9
- Thursday's scoreboard
- Lakeside nets volleyball win at Craig
- Columbus tops Parker soccer team
- Milton edges Craig in soccer
- Rock County's proposed budget lowers taxes
- Saturday voter registration
- Down market hits year mark with no end in sight
- Death notices for Oct. 9, 2008
- Public record for Oct. 9, 2008
- Woods School celebrates 150 years
- Lake Geneva Badger quarterback knows his options
- United Way programs to get less money in '09
- Plea hearing scheduled in murder case
- First Lutheran showcases expansions
- Four area bowlers get their hall pass
- Beloit College grad held for illegally entering Syria
- Evansville joins state partnership
- Milton fire department budget approved
- Wireworking, metalsmithing exhibit goes on display in Whitewater
- UW-Rock advances to tourney title game
- Down market hits 1-year mark with no clear bottom
- Janesville, area bowlers set for induction
- Starck, Big Foot/Williams Bay heading back to state
- Janesville blanked in sectional tennis; Milton doubles team makes state
- Voters desperately need reassurance from presidential candidates
- Rejecting reality: Presidential debate ignores tough choices ahead
Wednesday, Oct. 8
- Jackson Square brings businesses together
- Sold-out bus tours focus on Beloit's 'green' side
- Rock County Board to hear budget proposal Thursday
- US Embassy says Beloit College grad missing in Lebanon
- GM may still be considering Janesville seriously
- Chickering to retire as WIAA executive director
- Milton's Sockness, Stair earn state bid
- McCain on stage: When words collide
- Grant helps Beloit College digitalize museum records
- Mercy Health System hosts nursing conference
- Death notices for Oct. 8, 2008
- Should schools check out volunteers?
- Simmons factory lays off 52
- Milton scolds ethanol execs
- Public record for Oct. 8, 2008
- Outdoor art to adorn downtown
- Expansion was natural for Basics
- City students follow words to the letter
- Delavan Pick 'n Save closing doors on Nov. 2
- Garage fire causes $50,000 damage
- Walworth County deputies cleared in fatal shooting
- Standoff ends peacefully
- Fire temporarily closes Highway 51 in Rock County
- McCain, Obama trade barbs in town hall debate
- Vikings get soaked in soccer loss to Memorial
- Craig soccer team plays tough in loss to West
- Craig volleyball team falls at Verona
- Middleton blanks Parker volleyball team
- Ferrell earns return trip to state golf tourney
- Tuesday's scoreboard
- Parkview School District "stops the bleeding" of student migration
- Palin should put the gloves back on
Tuesday, Oct. 7
- Local campaigns say health care one of top differences in presidential debate
- Police take barricaded teen into custody
- Havin’ what it takes
- Janesville Schools focus on gifted programs
- Beloit College recognized
- Wisconsin tribe appeals Judges ruling in Beloit Casino project efforts
- Child Safety highlighted during Fire Prevention Week
- Milton taking 'wait and see' approach on new high school
- Center focuses on abilities, not disabilities
- Death notices for Oct. 7, 2008
- Save instead of expel
- Public record for Oct. 7, 2008
- Homeowners worry about paying for heat this winter
- UW-W office might bolster local business
- Domestic violence survivor to speak at Blackhawk Technical College
- McCain pins hopes on high-stakes debate
- UW-Rock soccer team wins playoff opener
- Major Youth Sports Complex expansion moves forward
- School safety up for discussion in Janesville
- Fighting the spread of democracy
Monday, Oct. 6
- Starck, Big Foot/Williams Bay roll through subsectional tennis
- Janesville tennis players advance to sectional
- Good news for City of Beloit budget
- Local political expert doesn't expect voters to be swayed by debate
- Wisconsin should join Minnesota and ban all workplace smoking
- Dow dips again
- GM still trucking—for now
- Death notices for Oct. 6, 2008
- New gizmo may have saved Mercy exec's life
- Heart scans are often controversial
- Public record for Oct. 6, 2008
- Peter Pumpkin eater has plenty of picks down at the patch
- Environmentally friendly burial allows for natural return to earth
- Man stabbed in parking lot of fast food restaurant
- Old events fuel new campaign attacks
Sunday, Oct. 5
- Beloit College lecture focuses on Afghanistan and US government
- Beloit may change animal ordinance
- City works to repair sink holes before winter
- Rodgers tough but Ryan shines as Falcons beat Pack
- Philly powers into NLCS with 6-2 win over Brewers
- Palin, Biden show politics can be fun, informative
- Public record for Oct. 5, 2008
- Evansville says goodbye to a friend and community servant
- Judge defends pace of felony cases
- Fire budget could go down
Saturday, Oct. 4
- Sweet day for Craig runners
- Pryor, Wells lift No. 14 Ohio State over Wisconsin
- Hardy, Brewers stave off elimination with NLDS win
- Kvapil puts Yates on pole, DEI also strong
- Two killed in Jefferson County crash
- It's wait and see after Bush signs rescue plan
- Big Eight girls tennis
- Latest scores
- Verona, Middleton stay tied for Big Eight football lead
- Evansville rolls past Whitewater
- Elkhorn slips past Union Grove
- Fort suffers second straight overtime loss
- Jefferson doubles up Edgerton
- Defensive heroics lift Milton over Stoughton
- Craig airs out Parker
- Vice presidential debate rises above low expectations
- Pro: Foreign investors should sound retreat as Putin expands reach for global power
- Con: Investors will ignore invasion of Georgia and continue investing in booming Russia
- Sarah Palin builds bridge to somewhere
- Case involving fake Web page may have chipped away at student-speech rights
- Teacher denies possessing cocaine
- No shortage of vaccines as flu season begins
- A slice of the season
- Pigskin and politics: Voter registration held at football game
- GM Ohio SUV factory to close on Dec. 23
- Walworth County busy protecting neglected or abused children
- Death notices for Oct. 4, 2008
- Volunteers are meal ticket to the success of Lunch Buddies
Friday, Oct. 3
- Craig swims past Parker
- East edges Craig soccer team
- UW marching band suspended amid hazing allegations
- Bail set for group of Rock County suspects in robbery-gone-bad
- Sadly, McCain ignored better choices for V.P.
- On abortion, Obama running fast from record
- Rock Aqua Jays says fundraiser is critical
- Congress OKs historic bailout bill
- Federal training funds set up for displaced workers
- Edgerton Fire plans to hire full-time chiefs
- Death notices for Oct. 3, 2008
- Public record for Oct. 3, 2008
- Officials consider best way to revitalize downtown
- Town of Delavan to dedicate burial mound
- UW-Whitewater to get new boiler; replaces one that exploded in April
- Man accused again of stalking Fairest of the Fair
- Group to host 12-step meetings at old strip club
- Janesville tourism turns eco-friendly
- Thursday's scoreboard
- McCain tossing Hail Marys while Obama uses Reagan playbook
Thursday, Oct. 2
- Local campaign workers react to VP debate
- Rock County's displaced auto workers to receive up to $3.8 million
- Sabathia stumbles, Phillies take 2-0 series lead
- Beloit man sentenced on cocaine charges
- When 43’s at 22
- Tax breaks big and small sweeten financial bailout
- GM’s full-size sport utility sales still struggle
- Death notices for Oct. 2, 2008
- Levitt planning first days on job
- Residents pose questions about new hospital
- Public record for Oct. 2, 2008
- Police investigate train incident
- Six arrested after shooting incident
- Sheriff’s office to open a Footville substation
- Air separation plant begins production
- Model homes up for auction: Subdivision seems to be at a stand-still
- Stakes high for Palin in vice presidential debate
- Milton, Parker, Craig, Edgerton's Ferrell advance to sectional golf
- Financial drama might trump debates in swaying voters
- November ballot carries full-tilt abortion ban
Wednesday, Oct. 1
- Janesville man hospitalized after laying in front of train
- Despite stinging loss to Phillies, team must focus on hitting in Game 2
- Council hires Levitt
- Colonial encampment at Beckman Mill Park
- Please speak correctly or build a big bunker
- Death notices for Oct. 1, 2008
- Local bankers explain nation's financial crisis
- New hospital to carry St. Mary's name
- More than just 'a cop in Evansville'
- Hearing set again contract killing case
- Bus driver ticketed in crash
- Shooting leads to five arrests
- Public record for Oct. 1, 2008
- Dean inspires locals to action
- Trial date set in child porn case
- Devoted couple die on same day
- MeeMees building given to recovery groups
- Walworth County dams to be removed
- The new bailout pitch: It's NOT a bailout
- Tuesday's scoreboard
