Story archive for November 2012
Saturday, Dec. 1
Friday, Nov. 30
- Cullen: I-90/39 project on track
- DNR probing wolf shooting
- One poor stretch zaps Parker boys
- Milton School Board names interim schools superintendent
- Madison West's nine 3s bury visiting Craig
- Trial date scheduled for former Big Brother
- Verona keeps Janesville Bluebirds winless
- Local club's button project makes worldwide difference
- Public record for Nov. 30, 2012
- East Troy boys find its stride
- Students volunteer to help Superstorm Sandy victims have a cozy holiday
- Vikings' Allen refutes 'dirty' tag
- Falcons close door on Brees
- 10 Things to Know for Today
- Palestinians euphoric over UN recognition
- Family affair: NFC North to be settled in-house
- Death notices for Nov. 30, 2012
- Cliff jumping with Obama
- Austerity and morality
Thursday, Nov. 29
- Rock County unemployment rate drops
- Ethanol spill isn't dangerous, officials say
- UW-Rock, other schools to offer 'flexible' degree
- Don't delay mailing cards, packages
- Janesville native heads Snappers
- Developer hopes to add second set of apartments in Edgerton
- UW-Rock women win in overtime at Marinette
- Gavilon fire could have been worse
- Lines stretch out the door at Generac event in Whitewater
- Public record for Nov. 29, 2012
- Con: Like FDR before him, Obama has saved capitalism by harnessing its excesses
- Pro: Obama could spur recovery by relaxing government’s grip on business
- In Christmas wars, it’s all or nothing
- Anthony scores 29, Knicks win in Milwaukee
- Long putters on endangered list
- 2 tickets strike gold in record Powerball jackpot
- Harris leads Virginia to 60-54 win over Wisconsin
- 10 Things to Know for Today
- Death notices for Nov. 29, 2012
- Dress code would clearly communicate expectations
- Letting voters register at polls makes sense
- On teen sex, a step too far?
Wednesday, Nov. 28
- Tipped tanker closes Highway 59 in Milton
- Elkhorn schools adopt dress code
- Planet Fitness eyeing Milton Avenue location
- Craig girls coming off record season
- Cougar girls hit from long range for first win
- Walters helps Edgerton girls register Rock win
- Milton boys get past Delavan-Darien
- Lake level decision could be weeks away
- Milton girls rally at Elkhorn
- Former Warhawk star arraigned on drug charges
- Warhawks rally past Wesleyan
- Whitewater man arrested in drug bust
- Warhawk women lose to defending national champs
- Man robs woman, then disappears
- Palmyra-Eagle goes to 2-0
- Public record for Nov. 28, 2012
- Powerball jackpot climbs to $550M on ticket sales
- Parker girls have room for improvement
- Fire empties Avalon
- Packers' Jennings set for return
- Big winners share lessons, risks of Powerball win
- Back pats: Ball, Burkhead study partners
- Death notices for Nov. 28, 2012
- American complex
Tuesday, Nov. 27
- Janesville City Council approves 2013 budget
- Commission backs ANGI, for now
- Craig's Foster earns first-team honor
- Darien man wins $1 million in Powerball drawing
- Belleville tops Parkview boys
- Governor visits, works at Lake Geneva store
- Fury remains winless
- Walker confident he's clear in probe
- 'Lincoln' has lessons for today
- Board placed Garrow on leave pending investigation: Letter
- Badgers' Ball repeats as top running back
- Bucks rally from 27-point third-quarter deficit
- Newton leads Panthers past Eagles 30-22
- Experts exhume remains of Palestinian leader
- McCarthy says goals still are attainable despite Giant beating
- Death notices for Nov. 27, 2012
Monday, Nov. 26
- Million-dollar Powerball ticket sold in Delavan
- Public works crews prepare for winter
- Edgerton boys suffer first loss
- Senior facility planned for Beloit
- Jets fly past Falcons
- Red Kettle campaign off to a slow start
- Fury drop three in Black River Falls
- Janesville man turns old photos into memorable collages
- Public record for Nov. 26, 2012
- Hospitalists are doctors who manage inpatient care
- Bielema: There's no shame in UW's route to title game
- Bears bloodied, but not beaten
- Vettel wins third straight F1 title
- Cyber Monday likely to be busiest online sales day
- Death notices for Nov. 26, 2012
- Packers embarrassed by Giants in 38-10 loss
- School referendums find voter favor Nov. 6
- Entrepreneurial spirit stays strong in Wisconsin
Sunday, Nov. 25
- Family turns sorrow over death into push to park unfit older drivers
- Fall is time to get ready for state standardized exams
- Public record for Nov. 25, 2012
- Janesville man recognized for commitment to volunteer work
- Wisconsin takes 3rd in Vegas over Arkansas 77-70
- Penn State beats Wisconsin 24-21 in OT
- Bulls beat Bucks, snap 4-game losing streak
- Hold the election crowing
- Death notices for Nov. 25, 2012
Saturday, Nov. 24
- State DOT proposes two-year delay in Interstate widening project
- Janesville schools go international
- Fire destroys vehicle, damages two homes
- Janesville schools could ease attendance rules
- Public record for Nov. 24, 2012
- Symphony friends focus on ‘home’ for fundraiser
- Wisconsin loses to No. 14 Creighton, 84-74
- Legislators must unite for lasting mining reform
- Death notices for Nov. 24, 2012
Friday, Nov. 23
- Milton forms new economic development, tourism committees
- Judge delays Lake Geneva child abuse case
- Public record for Nov. 23, 2012
- Janesville shoppers: TVs today, Thanksgiving whenever
- Salvation Army dinner features food, football, love
- Packers put 5-game win streak on line vs. Giants
- Patriots roll past Jets 49-19 with big 2nd quarter
- RG3 sparkling, steady as 'Skins top Cowboys, 38-31
- Texans top Lions 34-31 in OT after coach's mistake
- Death notices for Nov. 23, 2012
- Why was there war in Gaza?
Thursday, Nov. 22
Wednesday, Nov. 21
- Pro: Fully tapping into our abundant supplies would be a blessing for all Americans
- Con: For a cleaner planet, we must shun dangerous fossil fuels and focus on ‘green’ energy
- Man guilty of sexually assaulting 2-year-old
- Burtness plans new Orfordville location; village to move into current facility
- Craig boys fall at East
- Parker girls target Resch Center
- School dress code gets another look
- Clinton downs Brodhead in conference opener
- Milton School Board could name interim superintendent
- Trewyn leads Whippets to win
- Edgerton man receives probation on marijuana charges
- Fury loses opener
- La Follette hands Parker boys 25-point loss
- Clinton Village Board closes the book on budget
- State finds Rock County short on assistant district attorneys
- Turkeys: Some people eat them, some feed them
- Badgers stumble into season finale vs Penn St
- Brust, boards go together
- Death notices for Nov. 21, 2012
- Coverage of forestlands tax break leaves out important details
Tuesday, Nov. 20
- Darien, Delavan to negotiate plan for police services
- Man sought after trying to enter bank
- Trial begins for man accused in sex assault
- Craig's Villa earns first-team honor
- Janesville teachers receive mini-grants
- Double-figure scorers spark Rattler women
- Democrats rip Wis. gov over county, campaign ties
- All healthy UW starters will play Saturday
- Packers still support Crosby
- Sessions helps lift Bobcats over Bucks 102-98
- Marquette falls at the buzzer
- Milton Superintendent Garrow to get paid leave
- US sends Clinton to Mideast to try to end conflict
- Campbell sacked 6 times, Bears lose 32-7 at 49ers
- Death notices for Nov. 20, 2012
- GOP must ensure capitalism works for all
Monday, Nov. 19
- Petraeus affair reminds us how little is private
- 2013 Southern Wisconsin AirFest canceled
- Milton chamber seeks updates for road signs
- Senior facility planned for Beloit
- Walworth County projects are topic of highway meeting
- Public record for Nov. 19, 2012
- Small corner lot owners feel penalized by code
- Company's current crop of trees unharmed by drought
- The grinches who stole Black Friday
- Death notices for Nov. 19, 2012
- Public nudity ban eyed in fed-up San Francisco
- Brad Keselowski gets Penske his Cup title
- McLaren’s Hamilton wins US Grand Prix in Austin
- Wisconsin routs Cornell 73-40
- In America, young voters are new normal
- Caution ahead: State might push to boost transportation taxes
Sunday, Nov. 18
- Rodgers lifts Packers to 24-20 win over Lions
- Edgerton students learn local trades, get paid doing it
- Public record for Nov. 18, 2012
- ECHO distribution will feed 2,400 people on Thanksgiving
- Monta Ellis helps Bucks hold off Hornets, 117-113
- Perils of the princesses
- Wisconsin falls to No. 6 OSU, 21-14 in OT
- Death notices for Nov. 18, 2012
Saturday, Nov. 17
- Special night awaits 'Tallman for Two' winners
- Clinton Public Library supporters hope for a budget increase
- Donating deer: State program helps feed struggling families
- Evansville woman suspected of theft in custody in Louisiana
- Craig boys open with win
- Public record for Nov. 17, 2012
- Westrick lifts Milton to win
- Jets lose to Coulee Region
- Walker's health care decision ripped by Democrats
- Proving ground: UW wants to make point
- Death notices for Nov. 17, 2012
Friday, Nov. 16
- Group debates electronic monitoring bracelet issues
- CEO hopes feds clarify rules
- A year after losing in 2 OTs, Somerset beats Big Foot in OT
- Police seeking blue van linked to Beloit home invasion
- Wheelchair tournament starts today at Whitewater
- Fundraisers aim to help man reclaim his voice
- Parker's Weilbrenner a first-team pick
- State secretary outlines pro-growth budget
- UW-Whitewater opens with win
- Sunny and cool with a chance of deer
- Public record for Nov. 16, 2012
- Hostess moves to liquidate after crippling strike
- Packers' Williams eager for chance to shut down Johnson
- Death notices for Nov. 16, 2012
- Social conservatives are alienating ethnic populations
Thursday, Nov. 15
- Darien police chief, village OK separation agreement
- Janesville Comfort Shoppe not going out of business
- Rock County officials say emergency radio communications improving
- Holiday food drive effort more than $30,000 behind
- Parker basketball develops replacements
- Isotope manufacturer talks safety
- Craig basketball adds muscle to lineup
- Brodhead schools superintendent announces retirement
- Kindler repeats as first-teamer
- Former coach faces 21 more charges
- UW-Rock County has split results
- USDA expects 17% corn drop
- Public record for Nov. 15, 2012
- Mitt, Mormons, and the religious test that wasn’t
- Packers' Dietrich-Smith gets his shot to play
- Jennings, Ellis lead Bucks past Pacers, 99-85
- No. 22 Wisconsin falls behind, loses at Florida
- BP gets record fine in Gulf oil spill
- Death notices for Nov. 15, 2012
- Advocacy is no lesson plan
Wednesday, Nov. 14
- Janesville School District uncertain on dress code plan for teachers
- Janesville company pondering expansion
- Domestic partners must prove commitment, city council says
- Local educators make trek to China for partnership
- Milton School Board OKs temporary fix for class sizes
- Milton School District can't conceal pay details: Lawyer
- Delavan-Darien School Board extends superintendent's contract
- Big Foot's play was better than Wedig imagined in August
- Restitution, jail ordered in tax case
- Comets get past Whippets in opener
- Salvation Army hopes to raise $325,000 with annual holiday campaign
- Formula One is back in the US, can it last?
- Public record for Nov. 14, 2012
- Needing 2 TDs, Ball hopes to make mark at home
- Bobby Rahal finally ready to give son Graham a job
- Bowl berths at a minimum
- Bucks' Sanders develops into consistent contributor
- Marquette delivers points on the inside
- Border Patrol under scrutiny for deadly force
- NASCAR’s Keselowski can’t tweet in car anymore
- Death notices for Nov. 14, 2012
- Real Generals of Kabul
- Community Foundation boosts Rock, Walworth counties
Tuesday, Nov. 13
- Council continues with sidewalk saga
- Milton School Board: Garrow to stay on leave
- ANGI opposes utility's proposal
- Zonta Club creates new scholarship for single mothers
- Forester to assess city ash trees
- Rattlers split games
- Public record for Nov. 13, 2012
- Janesville collection site opens to accept gift-filled shoeboxes
- Ryan gets back to reality
- Cross another one off: Bulaga gone for season
- Gordon pays for his 'hit' on Bowyer
- Bielema praises ability, personality of OSU QB
- Petraeus said to be shocked by girlfriend’s emails
- Jennings scores 33 as Bucks beat 76ers 105-96
- Death notices for Nov. 13, 2012
- The Petraeus downfall
Monday, Nov. 12
- Celebrate the joys of life rather than its commercialism
- Car damages bridge; driver arrested
- Leaves disappear from streets
- Remembering what was 'forgotten'
- Public record for Nov. 12, 2012
- When tweets become tantrums
- Carnage helps Keselowski at Phoenix
- Gawkers head to NY’s storm-ravaged neighborhoods
- Texans knock out Cutler, beat Bears 13-6
- Death notices for Nov. 12, 2012
- Tommy ends his historic political run
Sunday, Nov. 11
- Janesville City Council to consider extending health benefits
- Companies target, find success with veterans
- Lutefisk tradition lives on, but interest might be declining
- Public record for Nov. 11, 2012
- What they learned
- Tips for GOP outreach
- Death notices for Nov. 11, 2012
Saturday, Nov. 10
- Ball's big day leads Wisconsin past Indiana 62-14
- Dress code on Janesville School Board agenda Tuesday
- Town of Delavan police officer suspended
- Missing sex offender arrested in Janesville
- Investigators use GPS to capture burglary suspect
- Work to begin next week on $4.2 million YMCA facility in Milton
- Big Foot back in title game
- Sun Prairie drops Badger
- Milton finishes second at state
- Public record for Nov. 10, 2012
- Ellis, Bucks drop Wizards to 0-4 with 101-91 win
- Death notices for Nov. 10, 2012
Friday, Nov. 9
- Lower taxes, higher fees: Hearing set on '13 city budget
- Local communities announce Veterans Day activity schedules
- Make-A-Wish group seeking volunteers
- Teen boys accused of imprisonment in robbery
- Milton's Natter is Badger South's Defensive Player of the Year
- Three convicted of illegally shining deer
- Big Foot seniors Co-Backs of Year in Rock Valley South Conference
- Officials considering charges in Orfordville man's crash death
- Milton swimmers set sights on 'three-peat'
- History lands at Parker
- Public record for Nov. 9, 2012
- Ryan to spend time with family, reflect on election
- Connecting jobs, sports and the American Dream on Veterans Day
- Pot votes in CO, WA raise specter of weed tourism
- Luck runs for 2 TDS, Colts beat Jaguars 27-10
- Death notices for Nov. 9, 2012
- Fixing immigration issue is way forward for GOP
- Janesville’s Ryan remains national election winner
- Reconstructing the GOP
Thursday, Nov. 8
- Medical isotope plant on track
- Developer planning to fill gap on Milton Avenue
- Janesville sidewalk committee finishes half its job
- Rattlers shine from the line
- Local charities gobble up volunteers
- Neighbor, firefighters help save Milton teens from apartment fire
- Pro: With rampant wildfires and Sandy as a backdrop, candidates’ silence was politically reckless
- Con: Candidates realize most voters view it as a canard promoted by self-serving profiteers
- True effect of big campaign spending unclear
- Reports link Brewers with Hamilton, Greinke
- Seemingly endless Wis. election cycle eases to end
- Randolph leads Grizzlies to 108-90 win over Bucks
- How selection of China's new leadership works
- Death notices for Nov. 8, 2012
- Reading between the lines
Wednesday, Nov. 7
- Election officials report very strong local voter turnout
- National media flood slows to a trickle in Janesville
- Kolste knocks off Knilans to win 44th
- Ryan retains seat in 1st District
- Loudenbeck victorious after shift to 31st District
- Ringhand wins in 45th Assembly District
- Jorgensen on new turf with 43rd District win
- Atmosphere somber at Janesville GOP watch party
- August elected to second term in 32nd Assembly District
- Edgerton OKs spending plans
- Lake Geneva combines treasurer, clerk
- Voters approve Albany School District referendum
- Voters offer approval to Reek school referendum
- Voters select Pruess new register of deeds
- Ballot quirk throws some for a loop
- Burlington dominates all-state volleyball list
- UW-W women open NCAA soccer tourney Friday
- Local poll workers get high marks
- Public record for Nov. 7, 2012
- Obama heads back to divided government
- After defeat, cloudy future ahead for Mitt Romney
- Wis. Democrats score wins after 2 years of losses
- Given 2nd term, Obama now facing new urgent task
- Ex-Packers sons ready to take on Wisconsin
- Death notices for Nov. 7, 2012
- Analysis: Obama wins but Washington unchanged
- Text of Barack Obama’s speech after re-election
- Obama powers to re-election despite weak economy
- Romney: 'This is a time of great challenges'
- Text of Mitt Romney’s concession speech
- The fat lady’s aria
Tuesday, Nov. 6
- Democrat Tammy Baldwin wins US Senate seat
- Ryan loses VP but wins re-election in Wis.
- Obama wins re-election
- Race tight as election night count goes to wire
- Girl recounts horror of stabbing: Report
- Thousands vote early in Rock County
- Orfordville meeting to offer information on area sex offenders
- Salary budgets rose 2.1 percent in survey
- Public record for Nov. 6, 2012
- Farmer fawns over cache of fine china
- America casts its ballots on democracy’s day
- Wis. voters face tight Senate, presidential races
- Wisconsin basketball has some holes to fill
- Marquette, Williams up to challenge
- Rest up: Bye week gives Packers chance to heal
- Death notices for Nov. 6, 2012
- Emptiness at the end
Monday, Nov. 5
- Things to know about voting Tuesday
- Child advocacy center becoming a reality
- Socks for Seniors warms hearts, feet
- NAMI to honor former president
- 2012 Jingle Bell run/walk to be held Nov. 10 in Janesville
- Chicago contractor renovating Delavan commercial property
- Milton has eight individual qualifiers in state swim meet
- Obama, Romney make last-minute pleas in close race
- Public record for Nov. 5, 2012
- Janesville's MacFarlane Pheasants boasts customers worldwide
- AP sport writer's harrowing tale of Sandy
- Those looming Hispanic donors
- Johnson outduels Keselowski in Texas
- Richardson sweeps, sets track record
- Chinese 14-year-old headed to Masters after amateur title
- Obama, Romney pursue last votes in deadlocked race
- Death notices for Nov. 5, 2012
- Six statewide votes brought us to Tuesday
Sunday, Nov. 4
- Bears force 5 turnovers, rout Titans 51-20
- Crabtree's 72-yard TD leads Packers to 31-17 win
- Heroin, opiates behind more than half of fatal overdoses
- Zerban, Hightower jab at GOP in rally
- Life changes big-time for small-town Ryan, if he wins on Tuesday
- Public record for Nov. 4, 2012
- Testing passes the test
- Poll dancing
- Death notices for Nov. 4, 2012
Saturday, Nov. 3
- Police rule out arson in Milton fire
- Public record for Nov. 3, 2012
- Soo downs Jets
- Fredricks places second in first day
- Workers monitor absentee voting in Janesville for first time
- Vice president gets warm welcome during Beloit visit
- Grants to boost Brodhead’s recreational corridor plan
- Big Foot wears down Lakeside Lutheran
- Badger football coach enjoys added work
- Death notices for Nov. 3, 2012
Friday, Nov. 2
- Two seek to unseat Ryan
- Questions remain after health care summit
- The gift-giving season: Toys for Tots launches Saturday
- Youth softball fields to get lights
- Pocan, Lee face off for vacant seat
- Voters to decide on $9.3 million referendum for Edgerton schools
- Albany referendum asks voter permission to exceed levy limit
- Candidates tout experience in Walworth County register of deeds race
- Lake Geneva could combine treasurer, deputy clerk jobs
- Reek school voters eye referendum
- Rattler women, men drop openers
- Public record for Nov. 2, 2012
- Milton, county, state probing blaze
- Sandy, humanitarian relief and American tradition
- Final 10-mile trek for space shuttle Atlantis
- Packers' run game needs a boost
- Chargers roll past Chiefs
- Former UW TE Daniels gives Houston another threat
- Patrick only regrets execution of bump
- Trainer Bill Mott taking aim at another Breeders' Cup sweep
- Death notices for Nov. 2, 2012
- A campaign scenario vindicated
- The choice
Thursday, Nov. 1
- Knilans, Kolste clash for 44th Assembly
- In East Texas, does cheering for God erase church-state line?
- Biden to visit Aldrich school Friday
- Coppage bound over for trial on drug charges
- Bond set at $20,000 in domestic case
- Public record for Nov. 1, 2012
- Milton High junior leads a talented Red Hawk swimming team
- Downtown Janesville parking plaza reopens
- Storm-crippled NYC subway creaks back into service
- Get through game vs. Arizona, and Packers can rest
- Death notices for Nov. 1, 2012
- Bucking a stereotype for Romney
