Story archive for October 2012
Wednesday, Oct. 31
- VP candidate Ryan hits up hometown for trick-or-treating
- Forum focuses on health
- Wynn, Jorgensen face off for 43rd Assembly seat
- Albany middle school to become charter school
- Whitewater man facing attempted homicide charges
- Former UW-Whitewater star arrested
- August agrees to settle lawsuit
- Fredricks frets about meet
- Halloween's home: Couple share space with holiday goblins
- San Francisco goes orange and black for Giants
- Training day: Firefighters, gas company practice explosion response
- Cardinals reeling entering Lambeau
- Bears' Cutler accepts the boos
- Region hit by Sandy struggles to resume daily life
- Death notices for Oct. 31, 2012
- Sorry, dealer’s all out of race cards
Tuesday, Oct. 30
- Loudenbeck, Schroeder agree to disagree in 31st
- School bus issues still hot in Milton
- Area companies boosting production for storm relief
- Milton superintendent on 'approved leave'
- Three people hurt in domestic incident
- One person airlifted in two-vehicle crash
- Man arrested in Sunday night robbery
- Kids get taste of Obama-Romney differences
- Janesville falls short in survey
- Smith almost perfect, 49ers flatten Arizona 24-3
- Miami, L.A. both hold title expectations as NBA season tips off
- Giants' formula a winner
- Sports disruptions from superstorm Sandy minimal
- Banged-up Packers focused on Arizona
- George’s IndyCar offer was attempt to remove board
- Water, fire and darkness: NYC after the superstorm
- Death notices for Oct. 30, 2012
- Obama’s discrediting victory
Monday, Oct. 29
- Go vote, it’s your duty
- Open enrollment benefits some and hurts others
- Edgerton considers referendum for senior center
- Ringhand, Schmidt vie for 45th Assembly
- Act 10 remains a key issue in 32nd Assembly District
- Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues
- Public record for Oct. 29, 2012
- Banged-up Badgers welcome bye week
- NYC braces for wall of water from superstorm
- Giants beat Tigers 4-3 in 10 innings for sweep
- Death notices for Oct. 29, 2012
- Capitol aides find ways to campaign
Sunday, Oct. 28
- Johnson wins at Martinsville, takes points lead
- Randy Bernard steps down as IndyCar CEO
- Rodgers throws 2 TDs as Packers beat Jaguars 24-15
- Public record for Oct. 28, 2012
- Charities still struggle to meet needs
- Trouble with learning: Students with disabilities require extra help
- Big bird, BS and birth control
- Time bombs in a can?
- Death notices for Oct. 28, 2012
Saturday, Oct. 27
- Giants beat Tigers 2-0 for 3-0 World Series lead
- Michigan State beats Wisconsin in OT, 16-13
- Renovation plans in Milton could be linked
- Rotary Gardens win AAS landscape design nod
- Orfordville man dies in motorcycle accident
- Footville man faces nine criminal charges
- Memory screening provides baseline, early diagnosis
- Public record for Oct. 27, 2012
- Girl Scouts get direct in cookie sales
- Death notices for Oct. 27, 2012
Friday, Oct. 26
- DNR board adds 655 acres to Rock County wildlife areas
- Water ski pyramid sets world record
- City well-represented at WIAA state cross country meet
- FDA lists venues that got drugmaker's products
- Milton can't conquer Burlington's serves
- Paster to discuss health reform
- Fall Fest of Ale event slated for Nov. 3
- Edgerton's Ferrell earns all-state honor
- Are parks worth the price?
- Public record for Oct. 26, 2012
- Michigan St-Wisconsin rivalry good as Big Ten gets
- 11-year-old Delavan girl who died in car crash recalled
- Romney, Ryan appeal to America’s heart
- Obama stoops, doesn’t conquer
- Packers' Jennings decides to have surgery
- Rookie leads Bucs past Vikings
- Bucks defeat Bobcats
- Obama pressures Romney to break his Mourdock ties
- Giants win 2-0 for 2-0 World Series lead
- Death notices for Oct. 26, 2012
Thursday, Oct. 25
- Fire station discussion resumes
- Area trick-or-treat schedules
- Rotary Gardens earns tourism grant
- Inland to honor Bliss with Casey Award
- Police seek suspects in Kedzie battery
- Public record for Oct. 25, 2012
- DNR to rule on lake level
- Guns, climate, gays missing in presidential race
- ‘Mug shot’ sites pose First Amendment dilemma
- Packers' Hayward to step in for injured Woodson
- US suit alleges 'brazen' fraud at Countrywide
- Sandoval's homers get Giants off to good start
- Death notices for Oct. 25, 2012
- Lured by a DREAM
Wednesday, Oct. 24
- School budget gets OK
- Mock election precedes vote
- Edgerton man sentenced for child enticement
- All options on table for Darien, police
- Metso plans to hire in Beloit
- Janesville Bowling Hall of Fame to add four members
- Push begins for Boys & Girls Club in Walworth County
- Warm reception greets Walker in hometown
- Operation Gelding helps manage equine population
- Bucks' roster rises to new heights
- Ryan upbeat about Badgers
- Google cameras map popular Grand Canyon trails
- Obama, Romney in final sprint to Election Day
- Death notices for Oct. 24, 2012
Tuesday, Oct. 23
- Bus ride times, transfers at issue at Milton School Board meeting
- Janesville City Council gives go-ahead to transit center
- Senator's son injured in early Friday attack
- Three neighbors build putting greens in their backyards
- Public record for Oct. 23, 2012
- KANDU to buy Pontiac Convention Center
- Give peace a chance
- Relentlessly reassuring Romney
- Badgers' Ball playing like old self
- Bears win fourth straight
- Injury sidelines Packers' Woodson
- Kenseth going out with class at RFR
- Giants on to World Series with 9-0 win over Cards
- DeRozan, Bargnani lead Raptors past Bucks, 104-95
- Fact check: Flunking geography, history
- Analysis: Combative Obama finds subdued Romney
- Death notices for Oct. 23, 2012
Monday, Oct. 22
- Coming to Twitter senses
- Janesville School District gets 74.5 grade from DPI
- Two arrested after chase at high speeds
- Local veteran part of three new projects
- Hundreds enjoy free family event at YMCA
- Milton superintendent, administrators to focus on visits to classes
- Public record for Oct. 22, 2012
- Giants force Game 7
- Kenseth wins wild one at Kansas
- Gainey fires 60 in final round for first win
- Suspect in Wis. salon attack had history of abuse
- UCI agrees to strip Armstrong of his 7 Tour titles
- Death notices for Oct. 22, 2012
- Popular straight-party voting abolished
Sunday, Oct. 21
- Rodgers sharp, Packers beat Rams 30-20
- Signs of the times? Local indicators point to improving economy
- Public record for Oct. 21, 2012
- Local cross country teams head to state
- All indicators faring well
- Rob Zerban poses credible challenge to Rep. Paul Ryan
- Oshkosh takes control of WIAC
- Brodhead/Juda, Badger win football playoff openers
- Craig season ends; Milton advances to sectional
- Milton struggling with longer bus rides for students
- Jets win in overtime
- Overselling Latino vote power
- Exhausting the insignificant
- Death notices for Oct. 21, 2012
Saturday, Oct. 20
- Badgers retain the Axe
- Two days left to vote for Monroe elementary
- Resort park feud hits legal draw
- Public record for Oct. 20, 2012
- One man behind purse snatchings, Janesville police believe
- Jets down Coulee Region
- After a decade, Janesville transit center plan gaining traction
- St. Matthew's marks its 50th year
- Big Foot, Jefferson area playoff winners
- Craig finishes strong
- Milton passes by Parker
- The witches of Janesville: Fundraiser popular among local ladies
- Rock County Jail correctional officers resign after investigation
- Tax levy could decline 6 percent for Milton schools
- Evansville woman wins $1 million Powerball prize
- Janesville School Board eyes reserves to balance budget
- Barry Zito's gem cuts Giants' NLCS deficit to 3-2
- Death notices for Oct. 20, 2012
Friday, Oct. 19
- Chief wants OWI arrestees monitored for alcohol use
- Janesville City Council struggles with budget
- Warhawks host unbeaten Titans
- Flier contained mistake, not endorsement: Kolste
- Craig swimmers defeat East in final Big Eight dual
- Jobless rate falls in most battleground states
- Public service commission OKs Elkhorn water utility projects
- Clinton football rolls in finale
- Advance voting to get under way Monday
- Craig volleyball cruises to victory
- Public record for Oct. 19, 2012
- Jones, Cobb filling in nicely for injured Jennings
- Senate candidates spar over health care
- Cardinals beat Giants 8-3 to take 3-1 lead in NLCS
- 49ers make just enough plays, hold off Seahawks
- Grizzlies top Bucks 97-94
- Newsweek had unique troubles as industry recovers
- Tigers rout Yankees 8-1 for 4-game ALCS sweep
- Death notices for Oct. 19, 2012
- The great gaffe
Thursday, Oct. 18
- What is the truth about American Muslims?
- Liberalism’s shrinking agenda
- Pro: Fact-checkers bode well for emerging ‘new journalism’
- Con: Few voters pay attention to new breed of fact-checkers
- Janesville City Council to consider cuts
- No appeal for man shot after ceiling collapse
- Court won't hear drunken driving case
- A big deal: Dixon, Hehr send Chiefs soaring
- Packers have yet to win back-to-back games
- Public record for Oct. 18, 2012
- Historic former middle school gets second chance
- Conference for caregivers offers insight, hope, humor
- Ryan says Obama lacked new solutions during debate
- For Romney and Obama, one-liners are on the menu
- Obama, Romney seek support from women after debate
- Beltran sub boosts Cardinals in Game 3
- Death notices for Oct. 18, 2012
Wednesday, Oct. 17
- Game 4 of ALCS postponed by threat of rain
- School taxes to drop
- Koepp appeal denied
- Preserving farmland, preserving the economy
- Walworth County plans veterans court
- Author exploring 'political' religion Candidates’ rhetoric often vague: Chapp
- Armstrong stepping down as Livestrong chairman
- Police find 30 pounds of pot in Newville home
- Brodhead man facing homicide charge after fatal crash
- YWCA ceremony remembers those who have died due to domestic violence
- Nike severs ties to Armstrong "with great sadness"
- Big Ten looks to put ugly first half behind it
- Tigers top Yankees 2-1, need 1 win for pennant
- Face to face: Obama, Romney in crackling debate
- Fact check: Stumbles in latest presidential debate
- Robinson, Hamilton lead Bulls past Bucks, 100-94
- Death notices for Oct. 17, 2012
- Hillary’s mea culpa
- Flip-flop nation
Tuesday, Oct. 16
- The cost of falls keeps adding up for seniors
- Darien police chief returns from leave
- Sheriff's office using Nixle to communicate
- Balloon skydiver delays softball game
- Woman accused of theft from school, club
- Craig boys third in Big Eight cross country meet
- Chestnut House students learn about life, living by running sweet business
- Knilans, Kolste disagree on most issues at forum
- Public record for Oct. 16, 2012
- Major league fan hits all the parks
- Manning leads Broncos’ comeback over Chargers
- Ravens’ Lewis, Webb lost for season
- 9/11 responder viewing hearing: 'We want justice'
- Giants, Cards back to even
- Death notices for Oct. 16, 2012
- Biden’s toxic victory
Monday, Oct. 15
- Giving moms a fighting chance
- Will winter return with a vengeance?
- Conference focuses on limited government
- City uses robotic camera to keep ahead of clogged pipes
- Local chefs soup up for fundraiser
- Head-on crash injures two Sunday
- Jets hold off Wings
- Beloit College eyes riverfront project
- Public record for Oct. 15, 2012
- Wisconsin leads nation in dairy goats, farms
- Cardinals hold on to take Game 1
- Tigers grab 2-0 lead
- Jump from space's edge provides collective moment
- Death notices for Oct. 15, 2012
- Rodgers throws 6 TDs in Packers' rout of Houston
Sunday, Oct. 14
- Data is slim about RECAP effectiveness
- Milton High wins Cougar Relays
- Haunted house scaring up money to benefit gravely ill Parker grad
- Warhawks dominate at Stout
- Krajcovicova finishes second
- Public record for Oct. 14, 2012
- WIAA football pairings set
- Rock County RECAP program celebrates 20 years
- Endeavour's final miles turn into all-night affair
- Jeter breaks ankle in ALCS, out for postseason
- Questions for those chasing your votes
- Liberate Big Bird and PBS
- Death notices for Oct. 14, 2012
Saturday, Oct. 13
- Flu shots available in many forms
- Public record for Oct. 13, 2012
- Waterford stuns Badger late
- Milton travel center likely to remain cut off from pending bypass
- New tactic targets landlords
- Changes coming for rural postal service locations
- Craig swimmers defeat Parker
- Milton wins Badger South finale
- Edgerton wins Rock Valley finale
- Williams Bay loses; Lakeside Lutheran wins
- Ball has career day as Wisconsin beat Purdue 38-14
- Krajcovicova advances to semifinals
- Craig High earns Monterey Rock
- Romney and Obama focus on debate preparations
- Death notices for Oct. 13, 2012
Friday, Oct. 12
- Janesville School Board says no to negotiations
- Lawsuit: Sentencing error cost Janesville man his job
- Relations strained between city, humane society
- Inman it is: Board OKs extension
- Parker's Harmata triumphs at state tennis meet
- 5 things to know about 2013 county budget proposal
- Warhawks facing Blue Devils
- Bomb squad called for hand grenade
- First Tee fund-raiser Oct. 27 at Riverside
- Sex offender being released Oct. 16
- UW-Whitewater doubles tennis team falls
- Public record for Oct. 12, 2012
- Salvaged, surplus building supplies a boon for Habitat ReSTORE shops
- Wisconsin taking 4-2 record to Purdue
- At war with no leader
- The Big Bird counterattack
- Death notices for Oct. 12, 2012
- Posey's slam sends Giants past Reds for NLDS title
- Solo homer in ninth lifts Nationals, forces Game 5
- Orioles outlast Yankees
- Tigers, Verlander return to ALCS
- Local debate viewers cheer, jeer, drink beer
- Fact check: Slips in vice presidential debate
- Ryan asked for federal help as he championed cuts
Thursday, Oct. 11
- VP Debate: Biden, Ryan at each other on everything
- Janesville police chief warns against cutting officers
- UW-Whitewater student's death ruled an accident
- Road plan is back before board
- Oil theft suspects can't slip away
- Milton police to get new HQ
- Green Bay RB Benson goes on IR, could still return
- Residents weigh in on Social Security's future
- Public record for Oct. 10, 2012
- High stakes for vice presidential debate
- Proceedings against ‘Muslims’ filmmaker must walk fine free-speech line
- Defining 'bullying' down
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. has concussion, out 2 races
- Team Obama hopes veep debate halts GOP momentum
- Armstrong report includes 200 pages, 26 witnesses
- San Francisco goes against the grain to send series to Game 5
- Carpenter hammers out a Cardinal victory
- Yankees' Ibanez hits two homers, gives New York series lead
- Athletics stun Tigers in ninth
- Death notices for Oct. 11, 2012
Wednesday, Oct. 10
- Janesville School District health plan issue defused
- Knilans-Kolste debate rescheduled
- Comets break through at state tennis tourney
- Walworth County Board OKs pay changes
- Craig volleyball gives conference champs a fight
- Illegal massage parlor busted in Lake Geneva
- Shutouts end Parker, Craig soccer seasons
- Building damage cancels classes at Beloit school
- Craig, Parker schedule ninth football game
- Edgerton senior second at state; Milton High fourth in team play
- Patriotic society paves way for new monuments at Veterans Plaza
- New teen club provides a safe option for kids
- Jennings, Ellis lead Bucks past Cavaliers 97-80
- Winner take all? UW or Purdue likely will be in Indy
- Giants make the most of a little to stay alive
- Pitching, defense save A's
- Armstrong report expected this week
- Pumpkin farmers have smashing crop despite drought
- Death notices for Oct. 10, 2012
Tuesday, Oct. 9
- Milton School Board might discuss referendum options in near future
- Janesville City Council cuts back on borrowing plan
- Milton fifth after first round of state golf tourney
- August claiming compliance with watchdog group's open records request
- Kroeze's five goals propel Rattlers
- Edgerton's Ferrell second in state golf tourney after opening 78
- Public record for Oct. 9, 2012
- Wisconsin School for the Deaf to break ground on new high school
- Presidential race contested in far fewer states than in past
- Romney: Still dominating the debate
- Texans top Jets, move to 5-0
- Cards rout Nats; Orioles tip Yankees
- N. Korea says South, US are within its missile range
- Death notices for Oct. 9, 2012
Monday, Oct. 8
- Packers looking for answers after Colts loss
- 'As Goes Janesville' debuts locally
- Janesville School District budget nearly done
- Redevelopment of downtown Janesville building planned
- Cabinet secretary fires up local team during visit
- Jets swept by Tomahawks
- Public record for Oct. 8, 2012
- Highway 26 construction is on schedule
- Reroute of road can't get on track
- Soft bigotry of low expectations
- Nationals edge Cards
- Advocates: Cities passing rules targeting homeless
- Bears make NFL history, overwhelm Jaguars 41-3
- Death notices for Oct. 8, 2012
- Work remains to bring equality to those living with disabilities
- Window narrows to vote by absentee in person
Sunday, Oct. 7
- Kenseth wins when Stewart gets knocked upside down
- Luck rallies Indianapolis past Green Bay 30-27
- Jets lose at Johnstown
- Ferrell, Milton aim for state titles
- Public record for Oct. 7, 2012
- Local farmers wait and see on crop yields, feed prices
- Stories in stone: Messages lost as gravemarkers fade
- UW-Whitewater defense dominates
- Stave, Ball lead Wisconsin over Illinois 31-14
- KO’d in Denver
- Our immigration neverland
- Death notices for Oct. 7, 2012
- Director talks about making of 'As Goes Janesville'
Saturday, Oct. 6
- East Troy rallies past Parkview
- Badger, Waterford set up SLC showdown
- Romney's son visits Janesville
- Monroe ruins Milton homecoming
- Evansville/Albany' back scores seven touchdowns
- Bank makes name change official
- A dormitory for UW-Rock County?
- Darien officials still not commenting on police issue
- Turner School Board gathers referendum data
- Condo owners sue management
- Spelling bee not to be any more
- New Whitewater city manager focuses on finances, employees
- Craig, Parker lose Big Eight swim meets
- No alcohol in crash that killed teenager
- Public record for Oct. 6, 2012
- Sun Prairie shuts out Parker
- Inventory assesses Janesville site needs
- Automobile restoration steers man to car show
- McCormick enjoys view of Craig win
- Death notices for Oct. 6, 2012
Friday, Oct. 5
- Janesville's debt will grow
- Medicare penalties won't hit county's hospitals
- Funding tops agenda for school boards
- No looking ahead: Warhawks can't take winless Falcons for granted
- Village agenda item on potential charges appears, disappears
- Parker soccer tops Stoughton; Beloit turns back Craig
- Bloomfield annexation headed to trial
- Craig volleyball sweeps two matches
- Public record for Oct. 5, 2012
- From farmland to birdland
- Badgers, Illini seek answers in Saturday’s game
- Red Sox fire Valentine after just one season
- Romney trying to seize momentum post-debate
- Death notices for Oct. 5, 2012
Thursday, Oct. 4
- Budget would increase trash fee in Janesville
- Correctional officer dies during misconduct investigation
- Friends of Noah plans K9 Carnival, Rescue Run
- Krajcovicova advances to state tennis meet
- UW-Whitewater to rally around longtime announcer
- Public record for Oct. 4, 2012
- After four decades, 'one-of-a-kind' bicycle finds new home
- Zerban petitions Ryan for debate
- Romney by two touchdowns
- In debate, Romney goes for exceptional
- Pro: Expanding Medicaid makes sense financially and morally
- Con: Supreme Court allows states to opt out of Medicaid expansion; they should
- Paying the price for religious illiteracy
- Tigers' Cabrera claims Triple Crown
- Schumacher confirms F1 retirement
- Death notices for Oct. 4, 2012
- Fact check: Presidential debate missteps
- Headley drives in 2 more runs, Padres beat Brewers
- Aggressive Romney spars with Obama in first debate
- ‘Hispandering’ time
Wednesday, Oct. 3
- Skills gap, campaign finance and energy focus of 45th District forum
- Jobs, education and the budget debated among 31st District candidates
- Will Milton check in to hotel?
- Sidewalk struggles continue in Janesville
- Conference to raise awareness about respite care
- Craig tennis wins league game; La Follette edges Parker
- Necci to be sworn in as Walworth County DA
- Craig volleyball improves to 6-2; La Follette sweeps Parker
- Information available about I-90/39 projects
- Public record for Oct. 3, 2012
- First debate sets up moment of high-risk theater
- Baby bust continues: US births down for 4th year
- Maldonado hits grand slam, Brewers beat Padres 4-3
- Death notices for Oct. 3, 2012
- Cancer is critical issue in state’s U.S. Senate race
Tuesday, Oct. 2
- Knilans camp mum on debate details
- Beloit family suing school over spilled soup
- Delavan mayor happy to accept olive branch from Seahawks fan
- State to gold sellers: Avoid 'roadshows'
- Suspect sought in assault
- Face-off is Wednesday
- Janesville man arrested on seventh OWI charge
- Milton tennis rolls into sectional
- Expelled student remains in school
- Milton golfers return to state
- Cullen: Misinformation considered root cause for previous mining bill's failure
- Public record for Oct. 2, 2012
- Bucks hope bigger is better
- Colts coach battling cancer
- Defense, Cutler lift Bears
- Romney presses foreign policy criticism anew
- Brewers clinch winning season
- Death notices for Oct. 2, 2012
- Romney will be playing defense
Monday, Oct. 1
- Milton Avenue Burger King getting face-lift
- Group offers valuable help to parents of special-needs children
- Janesville's Hatfield runs city's lone luthier shop
- Regular refs' return helps Packers pick up pace
- Public record for Oct. 1, 2012
- Thoughts for food
- Central figure in Miss. integration defies labels
- Stunning comeback: Europe wins Ryder Cup
- Keselowski triumphs at Dover
- Death notices for Oct. 1, 2012
