Democrat: Wis. GOP recall challenges won't stand
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on February 10, 2012 - 11:32 a.m.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Four Republican Wisconsin state senators targeted by recall efforts will fail to successfully challenge enough petition signatures to stave off elections, a Democrat organizing efforts to ...
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3 hurt in crash of small plane at Dane Co airport
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on February 10, 2012 - 11:03 a.m.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Three people suffered minor injuries when a single-engine plane crashed during takeoff at the Dane County Regional Airport. The three were taken to a local hospital ...
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Wisconsin to use part of settlement for budget
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on February 10, 2012 - 8:40 a.m.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin will use about $26 million of its $140 million share of a national mortgage settlement to help plug a state budget hole. Attorney General J.B. ...
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Janesville City Council to discuss extending insurance
Posted by MARCIA NELESEN on February 10, 2012 - 6:02 a.m.
JANESVILLE--Two Janesville council members have asked the council to extend health and funeral benefits to the domestic partners of city employees. No public hearing is scheduled as part of Monday’s ...
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Five arrested during search in Janesville
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on February 10, 2012 - 5:09 a.m.
Four Janesville residents and one Chicago man were taken into custody Thursday night by the Janesville Police Department Street Crimes Unit after a search warrant was executed for an apartment at 170 S. Jackson St., Janesville.
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Senators targeted for recall submit challenges
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on February 10, 2012 - 4:21 a.m.
Four Republican senators on Thursday challenged thousands of signatures submitted on petitions seeking recall elections, but it's unclear if it will be enough to stop those elections from occurring. It's ...
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Changing markets, other factors driving beef prices up
Posted by MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE on February 9, 2012 - 5:41 p.m.
ST. LOUIS — For anyone who loves a good steak, a juicy burger or a nice Sunday roast, these are anxious times. Prices for beef, which have been climbing for ...
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Wis. judge upholds ruling on dispute over cat
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on February 9, 2012 - 5:08 p.m.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin couple’s bitter cat fight over their beloved pet came to an end Thursday after a judge upheld a ruling on who owns a cat ...
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Child safe after being left on Janesville school bus
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ on February 9, 2012 - 12:15 p.m.
JANESVILLE – A first-grader was left alone on a Janesville school bus for three hours Wednesday, officials said Thursday. The child was not harmed. The Van Galder Bus Co., which ...
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Third allegation surfaces against UW’s Chadima
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on February 9, 2012 - 11:46 a.m.
MADISON—The University of Wisconsin-Madison says a third allegation of misconduct has surfaced against a former top athletic official. Chancellor David Ward said in a statement Thursday that university police are ...
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Wisconsin homeowners to get $140 million under settlement
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on February 9, 2012 - 10:03 a.m.
MADISON—Wisconsin homeowners are expected to receive $140 million as part of a national $25 billion settlement with the nation’s biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses Gov. Scott Walker and Attorney ...
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Wisconsin emergency workers to get $2 million in federal aid
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on February 9, 2012 - 6:16 a.m.
MADISON—Wisconsin’s statewide building-collapse rescue team will get $2 million in federal aid for equipment and training. More than 250 responders from fire departments across the state make up the team. ...
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Council to consider SHINE agreement
Posted by MARCIA NELESEN on February 9, 2012 - 5:19 a.m.
JANESVILLE--The Janesville City Council on Monday will consider a $9 million incentive development agreement with SHINE Medical Technologies. The city would guarantee SHINE about $5 million—including utilities, land and $1.5 ...
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White House: ’Absolutely firm,’ but willing to talk, on birth control
Posted by MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE on February 8, 2012 - 6:40 p.m.
WASHINGTON — The White House insisted Wednesday that the president’s commitment to contraceptive access for women is “absolutely firm,” even as Republicans from Capitol Hill to the presidential campaign trail ...
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Wisconsin teachers union endorses Falk
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on February 8, 2012 - 6:32 p.m.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s largest statewide teachers union has endorsed Democrat Kathleen Falk in the possible recall election against Republican Gov. Scott Walker. The Wisconsin Education Association Council said ...
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Driver whom police were seeking comes forward
Posted by GINA DUWE on February 8, 2012 - 5 p.m.
EVANSVILLE—Evansville police said the man who stopped two young boys Sunday afternoon came forward and feels terrible police had issued a notice to the public, Chief Scott McElroy said. Police ...
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Democratic Sen. Vinehout enters governor’s race
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on February 8, 2012 - 10:58 a.m.
MADISON—Democratic state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout of Alma says she is running for governor if a recall election is ordered against Republican Gov. Scott Walker. Vinehout on Wednesday joined former Dane ...
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Edgerton man arrested on sixth OWI charge
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on February 8, 2012 - 5:53 a.m.
ALBION TOWNSHIP—Lee W. Wick, 46, Edgerton, was arrested on a charge of operating while intoxicated--his sixth offense, by a Dane County Sheriff’s Office deputy Tuesday night. After observing a vehicle, ...
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Wisconsin workers could fill Belvidere jobs
Posted by JIM LEUTE on February 8, 2012 - 4:36 a.m.
Janesville native Dave McKee expects to see more traffic later this year on his daily commute to Chrysler’s assembly plant in Belvidere, Ill. That’s because Chrysler plans to add about ...
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Wapauca man gets 6 months in 2009 deer slaughter
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on February 7, 2012 - 10:19 p.m.
WAUPACA, Wis. (AP) — A Waupaca man has been sentenced to six months in jail for running down and killing deer with a snowmobile. Twenty-six-year-old Nicholas Hermes pleaded no contest ...
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