Story archive for December 2012
Monday, Dec. 31
- Overcoming old habits takes practice, preparation
- Numbers game: Allen defends UW defense
- Warhawk men fall in Nicolet title game
- Warhawk women win in New Orleans
- Public record for Dec. 31, 2012
- 1960s buildings renovated at UW-Whitewater
- Ryan's VP run is top local story
- Bears fire coach Lovie Smith after 9 seasons
- Bucks fall in princely fashion
- Bears miss playoffs despite 26-24 win over Lions
- Violence, gangs scar Chicago community in 2012
- 10 things to know for Monday
- Death notices for Dec. 31, 2012
- Time to list winners, losers in Wisconsin politics in 2012
Sunday, Dec. 30
- Peterson, Vikings top Pack 37-34 to make playoffs
- Exploratory dredge at Koshkonong to boost boat access, habitat
- Public record for Dec. 30, 2012
- Diversity starts at the top on UW-Whitewater campus
- Farms searching far and paying high to feed their animals
- Wisconsin defeats Samford 87-51
- Even with Wade back, Bucks too much for Heat
- Print’s longtime passing
- Tough economic news highlights need for bipartisan jobs focus
- Death notices for Dec. 30, 2012
Saturday, Dec. 29
- Public record for Dec. 29, 2012
- Best Event’s kitchen experience empowers client workers with job opportunities
- Gazette reporters, photographers share 2012 favorites
- Rose Bowl dividing loyalties of Madison grad studying at Stanford
- Roundabouts included in proposal for I-90/39 interchange at Racine Street
- Judge dismisses lawsuit against Evansville officer
- Janesville Salvation Army campaign reaches 85 percent of goal
- Death notices for Dec. 29, 2012
Friday, Dec. 28
- Jobs outlook shining brighter
- Couple with local roots edging closer to the top
- Craig girls get helping hand late
- Grinnell Hall's Kalkirtz ready to retire ... with no regrets
- Three-pointers drop Parker girls
- Janesville boy causes scare with AR-15 replica
- First-half run sparks Monroe boys
- State won't place new sex offender in Hanover home
- Another late loss for Bluebirds
- The year that was in Wisconsin
- Public record for Dec. 28, 2012
- Bucks in thick of Central race for now
- Just like old times: Packers' Grant makes impact
- Ordinary folks losing faith in stocks
- 10 things to know for Friday
- Death notices for Dec. 28, 2012
Thursday, Dec. 27
- Charter school could grow
- Stores handling gift returns in stride
- KANDU Industries acquires Pontiac Convention Center
- Milton teen charged in school burglary
- Child sex assault charge against Morris reduced
- It's ho, ho, ho holiday basketball tournament time
- Rural Milton family displaced after fire
- East Troy boys bounce back
- Slide a mile, then splash awhile
- Public record for Dec. 27, 2012
- Janesville hotel changes hands
- The economy: Remove federal stumbling blocks from the path of vibrant free enterprise
- The economy: Smart initiatives by our federal government can put economy on a fast track
- In 2012 brings rise of new religious America
- We're here: Badgers, 'new' coach, hit Disneyland
- Bucks beat Nets for 13th straight time, 108-93
- Packers Matthews, Rodgers, Saturday in Pro Bowl
- $1 billion deal major step in Toyota legal trouble
- 10 things to know for Thursday
- Death notices for Dec. 27, 2012
Wednesday, Dec. 26
- Edgerton business park deal falls through
- Snowmen serve as tribute to school shooting victims
- 'It's magic': Meal brings cheer to diners, volunteers
- Bump in home construction requests spurs cautious optimism
- Public record for Dec. 26, 2012
- Things better left unsaid
- Packers' Cobb to stay as kick returner
- Obama cuts vacation short as 'fiscal cliff' looms
- 10 Things to Know for Wednesday
- Death notices for Dec. 26, 2012
Monday, Dec. 24
- Janesville native picked to be general
- Milton woman takes pride in creating original Christmas cards
- God is with us at worst moments
- Over the fiscal cliff: Soft landing or dizzy dive?
- 10 Things to Know for Monday
- Death notices for Dec. 24, 2012
- Milwaukee, Madison losing clout at Capitol
Sunday, Dec. 23
- Packers rout Titans 55-7, secure No. 3 seed in NFC
- Public record for Dec. 23, 2012
- Mercy expanding in Walworth County
- Diversity takes no holiday in school
- Issues delay opening of Rock Haven
- Wisconsin easily handles rival Milwaukee 74-53
- Cavaliers beat Bucks 94-82
- Falcons top Lions 31-18 for home-field advantage
- Through a lens, lightly
- Waiting for some good news
- Death notices for Dec. 23, 2012
Saturday, Dec. 22
- Area lawmakers weigh in on response to shooting
- Gun shop owner unsure how to stop senseless shootings
- Janesville officials announce plan to install police radios in every school
- Plowing is slow going in rural areas of Rock County
- Jets’ scoring takes off
- For Janesville woman, holiday giving is tops
- Public record for Dec. 22, 2012
- Janesville girls to perform in televised Disney parade
- Death notices for Dec. 22, 2012
Friday, Dec. 21
- Parents hesitant about NRA armed schools proposal
- 'Every second counts': Stores mark 3rd save with AEDs
- Red kettle campaign on track to meet goal
- Town of Delavan officer terminated after hearing
- Newcomers might challenge school board incumbents
- Man charged after leaving overdosing friend in park
- MSOE fends off Beloit
- Elkhorn man lights up the season—and the countryside
- Winds take storm from bad to 'ugly'
- Public record for Dec. 21, 2012
- We’ll call it square: Packers will be pulling for Seattle
- Packers-Titans family affair for Matthews' brood
- Travelers hope to be on their way after snowstorm
- 10 Things to Know for Friday
- Death notices for Dec. 21, 2012
- Probing roots of mass murder
- When healers are the targets
Thursday, Dec. 20
- Judge could order competency exam for former contractor in copper pipe theft
- Milton on list for BTC plan
- New system of warnings comes via mobile phone
- Rock, Walworth counties become part of Foreign Trade Zone
- Milton sets pay for interim superintendent
- Beloit woman pleads not guilty to thefts
- Not guilty plea in fatal crash
- Christmas competition: Businesses decorate trees for fun and to inform
- Con: Middle East far too important to U.S. interests to just walk away
- Pro: U.S. needs fast exit to stop mindless killing
- Global doomsday hot spots draw believers, revelers
- Randolph leads Memphis past Milwaukee 90-80
- UW-Green Bay beats Marquette
- Andersen changes directions, heads to Wisconsin
- Death notices for Dec. 20, 2012
- 10 Things to Know for Thursday
- Breeding grounds of destruction
Wednesday, Dec. 19
- First Amendment predictions for 2013 include disputes over leaks
- Janesville, Beloit locations now getting state certification
- Area crews ready for season's first storm
- Malmanger steers Craig to win
- Sheriff's office gives unused medications to HealthNet
- Whitewater boys earn first victory
- Watchdog group contemplates suing Lake Geneva over zoning
- Third period goals sink Bluebirds
- Police dealing with rumors, threats in area schools
- Wilmot boys' offense stops Comets
- Clinton man sentenced on drug charges
- Parker gymnasts win dual meet
- Public record for Dec. 19, 2012
- Janesville man sentenced to 28 years in prison for beating death
- Blumer leads Milton past Lake Geneva
- Groups bundle up to make winter warmer for residents in need
- GM to buy back 200M shares as part of gov't exit
- Jennings helps Bucks beat Pacers
- 10 Things to Know for Today
- Death notices for Dec. 19, 2012
- A little silence might help bring clarity
Tuesday, Dec. 18
- New school on table at Turner
- Professor: Behavior is cause, cure for cyberbullying
- Class: Going green can get you some green
- Innovation Express bus route likely to continue in '13
- Lake Geneva group wins fight to open memo between city and developer
- Sixth candidate to run for city council seat
- Cows cause crashes in Newark
- Hundreds cited over weekend
- Stoughton girls remain undefeated
- Fiscal cliff efforts ongoing, Boehner offers plan
- Milton Avenue set to get Avenue Grill
- Public record for Dec. 18, 2012
- Farmers worry about dairy prices as deadline nears
- Packers sticking with struggling kicker Crosby
- 10 Things to Know for Today
- Death notices for Dec. 18, 2012
- We are not helpless
Monday, Dec. 17
- Bacon, meet doomsday
- Consensus builds progress on sidewalk plan
- On traffic patrol, not all goes as planned
- Area doctors say flu season has started early
- Janesville schools to discuss shooting, security Monday
- Anytime Fitness changing locations
- Family carries on Swedish tradition of St. Lucia Day
- Newtown holds the first funerals for the victims
- Public record for Dec. 17, 2012
- New Badger football coach could be named this week
- Death notices for Dec. 17, 2012
- Newtown plans burials as school's future debated
- 10 Things to Know for Today
- Senate veteran Ellis wants to avoid ‘another war’
Sunday, Dec. 16
- Annual Bags of Hope event feeds the needy, but could even more be done?
- Public record for Dec. 16, 2012
- Perspectives differ on website that ranks child care providers
- Packers clinch NFC North with 21-13 win over Bears
- Evidence hints at deadlier plan in Conn. massacre
- Unhitching the middle class
- In reading, the experience counts
- Death notices for Dec. 16, 2012
Saturday, Dec. 15
- Packers try to clinch division against rival Bears
- Conn. gunman broke in, shot kids multiple times
- Local officials train to prevent shootings
- Court sets bond at $250,000 in murder case
- Police find marijuana mailed from California
- Partnering to create good workers
- Afton man gets probation in sexual assault case
- Salvation Army's Christmas campaign hits halfway mark
- Absent Milton superintendent getting pay, severance in deal
- Public record for Dec. 15, 2012
- Ellis leads Bucks past Cavaliers 90-86
- Police, world wonder about Conn. shooting motive
- Death notices for Dec. 15, 2012
Friday, Dec. 14
- Janesville woman's death serves as reminder
- Evansville boys hold off Parkview
- Parker boys' offense hits dead end
- Badger boys win battle of free throws
- Lancer press hurts Craig boys
- Volunteers, donors sought for ECHO holiday programs
- Verona downs Parker gymnastics
- Officials investigating Afton armed robbery
- Bluebirds collect victory at West
- Deck the halls with tons of trees
- 'Pass it on' campaign captures holiday spirit
- Public record for Dec. 14, 2012
- Man kills 26 at Conn. school, including 20 kids
- Fewer health care options for illegal immigrants
- 10 Things to Know for Today
- Death notices for Dec. 14, 2012
- Dispelling the second-term blues
- Why right-to-work will inevitably spread
Thursday, Dec. 13
- Con: Republicans must resist Obama’s plans to expand a bloated government
- Pro: GOP should bow to voters’ wishes; help Obama carry out recovery plans
- Religious freedom: not just for the religious
- Police arrest husband in Janesville homicide
- Janesville School Board faces decision to negotiate or wait
- Minus its best player, Point pulls away from UW-Whitewater
- Milton schools to release records on Garrow's leave this week
- Dement, Draeving lead UW-Rock women
- Woman in sex case pleads not guilty
- UW-Whitewater women remain in first
- Prosecutors drop traffic charges against Shannon
- Craig booster club plans alumni basketball event
- Feds to pay for breakfast
- Janesville police officers, students pair up for Christmas gift event
- Public record for Dec. 13, 2012
- Christmas rush: Matthews plans to play against Bears
- Badgers are slowly getting better
- Bucks have enough to beat Kings
- Bears' Marshall makes it clear Green Bay secondary not on his gift list
- Death notices for Dec. 13, 2012
- Like 9/11 concert, musicians turn out for Sandy
- 10 Things to Know for Today
- Wisconsin seniors are more than just numbers
- GOP, immigrants are calling
Wednesday, Dec. 12
- Janesville School Board OKs employee dress code
- Parkview pulls away in fourth
- Beloit casino review still in the cards
- Third period stings Bluebirds
- Winter farmers market is Dec. 15 at Basics Co-op
- Enger, Schahczinski power Elkhorn
- United Way chapter near halfway mark
- Warhawks, Pointers collide Wednesday night
- Water rates set to rise in Milton in '13
- Marshall survives battle against Lakeside Lutheran
- Milton uses FTs for overtime win
- Milton chamber of commerce director resigns
- Kautz earns NAHL weekly honor
- Public record for Dec. 12, 2012
- Boehner: 'Serious differences' remain in talks
- Middleton wrestlers win critical Big Eight meet
- UW defensive coordinator to join Bielema
- Player suspensions tossed out in NFL bounty case
- Mich. becomes right-to-work state despite protests
- 10 Things to Know for Today
- Death notices for Dec. 12, 2012
- America’s reluctant First Father
Tuesday, Dec. 11
- Teachers union requests contract talks
- No arrest in Racine Street homicide
- Deadline close for gravel pit study
- Commission to determine suspended Delavan officer's future
- Steeber won't seek re-election
- Investigation suspended in assault on Kedzie's son
- Badger survives rally
- Janesville City Council approves 2013 sidewalk plan
- Public record for Dec. 11, 2012
- Wish lists for local nonprofit groups now available
- Patriots rout Texans 42-14 in key AFC matchup
- UW women win in OT
- Deep roster, solid locker room have Packers on verge of division title
- Right-to-work debate heats up ahead of Mich. vote
- 10 Things to Know for Today
- Death notices for Dec. 11, 2012
- The conversation
Monday, Dec. 10
- No one retreating; cliff talks seem at standstill
- Autopsy reveals woman was strangled
- Firefighters, police to pay into pensions
- School board could vote on dress code Tuesday
- Work begins on new Burtness dealership
- Whippet girls stay perfect
- Janesville police officer gives widow reason to be thankful on Thanksgiving Day
- Public record for Dec. 10, 2012
- Misdirected outrage
- Peterson, defense lead Vikings over Bears 21-14
- On guard: Jennings, Ellis lead Bucks past Nets
- Big knockout may set up Pacquiao-Marquez again
- Another tragedy hits NFL but doesn't stop the action
- Obama heading to Michigan to push taxes on rich
- 10 Things to Know for Today
- Packers beat Lions 27-20, take NFC North lead
- Death notices for Dec. 10, 2012
- Re-creating Elections Board wouldn’t provide real reform
Sunday, Dec. 9
- Public record for Dec. 9, 2012
- A new course of action
- UW-Rock County hosts 24-hour theater event
- Manziel becomes first freshman to win Heisman Trophy
- The double-down president
- Stereotype busters
- Death notices for Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012
Saturday, Dec. 8
- Delavan man pleads guilty to arson
- Power of Pinterest: Popular website organizes, energies women's lives
- Levy limits could cause political shift: Official
- Council might consider referendum on city services
- Proposal would add 8.5 miles of sidewalk
- Heroin dealer gets five-year sentence
- Man gets 15 years for sex with young girl
- Kettle campaign passes 30 percent of goal
- Booze-N-Belt campaign begins Dec. 14
- Whitewater man pleads not guilty to list of charges
- Plan would add 8.5 miles of sidewalk in Janesville
- Public record for Dec. 8, 2012
- UPDATE: Janesville police release name of woman killed in apparent homicide
- Same-sex marriage cases get Supreme Court review
- Death notices for Dec. 8, 2012
Friday, Dec. 7
- Parker girls' surge edges Middleton
- Delavan to provide police services for both communities
- Final dry spell results in Craig girls loss
- Rock County Historical Society offers break from hectic holidays
- Janesville Bluebirds get first win
- Suspected purse snatcher held on bond
- Nelson lifts Evansville in OT
- Mulch fire extinguished, but a problem remains
- Elkhorn girls' FTs sink Burlington
- No tickets issued in ethanol spill at Milton roundabout
- Rattlers' rally falls short against Rock Valley CC
- Sutter leads Williams Bay boys to win
- National index adds Janesville to improving markets list
- Community birthday organizer seeks help to continue project
- Public record for Dec. 7, 2012
- Production a key for Packers running game
- 10 Things to Know for Today
- Pearl Harbor dead remembered on 71st anniversary
- Death notices for Dec. 7, 2012
- It’s nothing but a power play
- The appeal of St. Dorothy
Thursday, Dec. 6
- Janesville man arrested in purse thefts
- Four Janesville City Council seats open; two members undecided
- All three incumbents seeking to stay on Janesville School Board
- Snow day refresher course: Conditions, rules influence school cancellations
- Stoughton man drove drunk 21 times in 30 years: Prosecutor
- Carlson stands mute on charges in fatal crash
- Warhawk men, women down La Crosse
- Two accused of keeping a drug house
- UW-Rock County men romp past Baraboo
- Bookworm program gives head start in reading
- Catie O'Leary's dream uniform is red-and-white of Bradley not UW
- Public record for Dec. 6, 2012
- Walker not planning for country going over cliff
- Making some student online insults a crime raises problems
- Wisconsin turns to former coach for the Rose Bowl
- Wish Granted: Packers welcome back No. 25
- 'Hog heaven' welcomes Bielema
- Pro: With nation in peril, GOP must disavow Norquist’s dictatorial ‘no-tax’ pledge
- Con: Norquist may be a whipping boy in D.C., but he’s a hero to beleaguered taxpayers
- Smokers celebrate as Wash. legalizes marijuana
- 10 Things to Know for Today
- Parker, Neal score 22 in Spurs' win over Bucks
- Death notices for Dec. 6, 2012
- Teacher exams: an overdue reform
Wednesday, Dec. 5
- Wisconsin football coach's departure surprises Janesville fans
- Edgerton Hospital violated policies
- Competency exam slated for Warfield
- Edgerton boys edge Whitewater
- Candle lighting remembers children gone too soon
- Fort boys remain undefeated
- Loudenbeck to lead work committee
- O'Leary scores 18, but Bradley falls in shootout
- Janesville School District mum on expulsion details
- Craig wins third straight
- Mount Horeb girls collect win at Edgerton
- Multiple contributors boost Lakeside Lutheran boys
- School district's Bags of Hope effort raises more than $43,000
- Lemirande named MCHA Player of the Week
- Quotes Bar to resume normal operations
- Public record for Dec. 5, 2012
- The Badger Tollway? Not so fast, says commission official
- Renew act to protect possible victims of domestic violence
- Badgers have no problems with overmatched Nebraska-Omaha
- Bielema addresses team for final time
- Official: Iran has evidence it captured US drone
- 10 Things to Know for Today
- Death notices for Dec. 5, 2012
- The initiation of Susan Rice
Tuesday, Dec. 4
- Bielema agrees to leave Wisconsin for Arkansas
- City wants 21% water rate hike
- Edgerton pushes for iPads in class
- Milton School District to release records on Garrow's leave
- Meeting to focus on County G plans
- OWI treatment court accepts 5 offenders
- Five arrested during drug bust in rural Edgerton
- Evansville, Clinton girls earn victories
- Mercy Manor gets new owner
- GOP issues a new 'fiscal cliff' offer to Obama
- Public record for Dec. 4, 2012
- Something to chew over
- Obama’s overreach
- Tackle solution? Packers' Barclay could provide answer
- RG3, Redskins closing in on Giants with 17-16 win
- US reacts with joy to royal baby news
- 10 Things to Know for Today
- Hornets break out of slump, rout Bucks 102-81
- Death notices for Dec. 4, 2012
Monday, Dec. 3
- UW-Whitewater class helps business pros switch to teaching
- Local man's film considered for festival
- Former Gazette employee arrested for theft
- Santa makes area stops on pre-Christmas tour
- Take precautions to keep your pets safe this season
- Public record for Dec. 3, 2012
- Gacy's blood may solve old murders
- 10 Things to Know for Today
- Stanford, Wisconsin to meet in Rose Bowl
- Hard work pays off for UW
- Death notices for Dec. 3, 2012
- Fight looming in state over ‘middle class’ tax cuts
Sunday, Dec. 2
- Burnett's two interceptions key Green Bay's 23-14 win
- Janesville chief sees the potential for a future without fires
- City near tipping point on paying OT or hiring more firefighters
- Public record for Dec. 2, 2012
- Incubator set to help small businesses
- Annual Children’s Christmas Benefit is an exercise in giving
- Still at odds over immigration
- The fly sees all
- Death notices for Dec. 2, 2012
Saturday, Dec. 1
- Ball helps Badgers rush past No. 14 Nebraska 70-31
- Bucks rally for 91-88 victory over Celtics
- No more secrets: AlcoCare to host open house Wednesday
- Donors step up for YWCA Rock County kitchen remodeling project
- Public record for Dec. 1, 2012
- Wisconsin business exports on track to break record
- Death notices for Dec. 1, 2012
