Hanging appears to be a suicide

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 4:48 p.m. April 30, 2008

JANESVILLE -- The person found hanging from a tree in Oak Hill Cemetery this morning died in a manner consistent with suicide, Rock County Coroner Jenifer Keach said. The body ...
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Cougar shot in Chicago was the one sighted in Rock County

Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 2:57 p.m. April 30, 2008

BRIDGEVIEW, ILL.-- The Cook County Department of Animal and Rabies Control announced this afternoon that the DNA of a cougar shot on Chicago's north side in April matched DNA taken ...
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Rock County wi-fi still on the agenda

Posted by STEVE BENTON at 1:26 p.m. April 30, 2008

From the WCLO newsroom: ROCK COUNTY — Research into the feasibility of county-wide wi-fi service continues with another joint meeting of the Janesville and Beloit Wi-fi Committees Wednesday. Assistant Beloit ...
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Wis. parents who prayed as daughter died to remain free on bond

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:11 p.m. April 30, 2008

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — A judge has allowed parents accused of reckless homicide in their 11-year-old daughter’s death to stay out of jail on signature and property bonds totaling $450,000. ...
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Rock County retailer predicts much higher gas prices by Memorial Day

Posted by STEVE BENTON at 10:58 a.m. April 30, 2008

ROCK COUNTY — A local business owner is slowly getting out of the retail gas business because it's becoming impossible to make a profit at the street level. Paul Simon, ...
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Union says many Kenosha Chrysler workers sign up to retire

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:57 a.m. April 30, 2008

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A union official says more than 30 percent of workers at the Chrysler Kenosha Engine Plant are slated to retire this year under a buyout program ...
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Footville bank robber gets 12 1/2 years

Posted by MIKE DUPRE' at 6:53 a.m. April 30, 2008

MADISON Although the judge said Skye Archambault was involved “up to her eyebrows” in the November robbery of a bank in Footville, the judge Tuesday gave the Orfordville resident a ...
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State technology official fired over sexual e-mails

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:33 a.m. April 30, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The lawyer for a former state employee says the man's firing for sending sexually explicit e-mails on the job was too extreme a punishment. But a ...
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Janesville School Board has new president

Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ at 5:28 p.m. April 29, 2008

JANESVILLE – The Janesville School Board voted unanimously Tuesday night to make DuWayne Severson its president for the coming year. Severson replaces Debra Kolste, was board president for the past ...
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Chromalox announces closing of two area facilities

Posted by GINA DUWE at 4:23 p.m. April 29, 2008

Chromalox announced today company restructuring will force it to close its facilities in Orfordville and Albany. Production will be transitioned to existing manufacturing locations starting in July, according to a ...
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Governor’s troubled efficiency plan falls short

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:25 p.m. April 29, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The headline-grabbing claim from Gov. Jim Doyle in March 2005 couldn’t have been clearer. At a news conference, Doyle said his administration would save taxpayers up ...
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Survey shows Wisconsin residents pessimistic about economy

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:27 a.m. April 29, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Record-high gas prices, increasing energy costs and fears about a national recession all have Wisconsin residents on edge. A poll released Tuesday reveals record-high concerns over ...
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Names of teens hurt in rollover released

Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 9:40 a.m. April 29, 2008

CLINTON TOWNSHIP—A Clinton teen is in fair condition today at Rockford Memorial Hospital after being injured in a one-vehicle rollover accident Monday night. Nathan M. Lippert, 17, of 10741 E. ...
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Governor Doyle promises help for GM workers

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:26 a.m. April 29, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Governor Jim Doyle is promising to help 750 workers at the Janesville General Motors plant who will be laid off due to sagging sales. Doyle says ...
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Edgerton School Board supports pledge reading

Posted by STACY VOGEL at 5:52 a.m. April 29, 2008

The Edgerton Board of Education received an education itself Monday night during a debate about saying the Pledge of Allegiance in Spanish. Speakers lectured on military history, the definition of ...
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Rollover accident injures two teens

Posted by STEVE BENTON at 5:04 a.m. April 29, 2008

From the WCLO newsroom: Two people were hurt in a one car roll-over accident near Clinton around 7:00 Monday night. The Rock County Sheriff's Department reports a 17-year-old Clinton youth ...
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Council votes to open Riverside Park road, pool, bathrooms

Posted by GINA DUWE at 12 a.m. April 29, 2008

JANESVILLE--The Janesville City Council voted to open the upper road, wading pool and north bathroom facilities in Riverside Park at its meeting Monday night. The votes brought rounds of applause ...
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City council denies Mirbeau-Hummel, issues liquor licenses

Posted by KAYLA BUNGE at 11:19 p.m. April 28, 2008

LAKE GENEVA--The city council unanimously denied the rezone and general development plan for the proposed Mirbeau-Hummel development. Alderman Gary Dunham said the Mirbeau-Hummel plans doesn't align with the city's master ...
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JTS Wright Road route detoured by sewer work

Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 5:41 p.m. April 28, 2008

The Janesville Transit System Wirhgt Road bus route will be detoured between 6:15 and 10:15 a.m. Tuesday due to sewer repairs on Ruger Avenue between Ringold and Blackhawk Streets. During ...
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Blackbridge closed while fire burns Janesville Recycling Center

Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 5:29 p.m. April 28, 2008

JANESVILLE--Emergency responders closed part of Blackbridge Road this afternoon while firefighters battle a blaze at the Janesville Recycling Center, 340 Blackbridge Road, Janesville. The report of the fire came in ...
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Flood warning continues for the Rock River

Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 3:01 p.m. April 28, 2008

A flood warning for the Rock River at Newville continues until further notice. At 8 a.m. Monday, the stage was 11.2 feet. Flood stage is 10 feet. Moderate flooding is ...
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Milton teachers union to hold rally

Posted by STACY VOGEL at 2:28 p.m. April 28, 2008

The Milton Education Association, union for the Milton School District teachers, will hold a rally this afternoon before attending tonight's school board meeting to show its concern about contract negotiations. ...
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GM to cut one shift

Posted by JIM LEUTE at 2:23 p.m. April 28, 2008

General Motors’ officials announced production cuts Monday to eliminate one shift of workers at the assembly plant in Janesville.

Starting July 14, GM will make SUVs on one shift. At ...
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Fumes force evacuation at Brodhead Senior Center

Posted by GINA DUWE at 2:16 p.m. April 28, 2008

BRODHEAD—Two people were treated for dizziness from carbon monoxide fumes at the Brodhead Senior Center this morning, Brodhead Police Chief Thomas Moczynski said. Police responded at 9:12 a.m. to the ...
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DA: Wis. parents who prayed as daughter died to face charges

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:21 p.m. April 28, 2008

WESTON, Wis. (AP) — Marathon County District Attorney Jill Falstad says she will charge the parents who prayed as their 11-year-old daughter died of untreated diabetes with second-degree reckless homicide. ...
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Spokeswoman: Wis. lawmakers ’pretty close’ on budget deal

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:25 p.m. April 28, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A spokeswoman for the Democratic leader of the state Senate says he and the Republican speaker of the Assembly are „pretty close“ to a deal on ...
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Some federal tax rebates being diverted for child-support payments

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:12 a.m. April 28, 2008

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Many Wisconsinites will be getting long-promised federal tax rebates soon, but some of those payments are being diverted. The state Department of Workforce Development says ...
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Town of Beloit to discuss rental permits and inspections

Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 7:01 a.m. April 28, 2008

From the WCLO newsroom: The Beloit Town Board discusses Monday its new program to inspect rental properties. Town Administrator Bob Museus says the inspectors will look at the building's plumbing, ...
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Downtown Janesville could host street performers this summer

Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 5:01 a.m. April 28, 2008

From the WCLO newsroom: Janesville could host street performers as part of its downtown revitalization efforts this summer. The United Arts Alliance proposes to sponsor the performances on different dates. ...
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"Public Enemies" crew to continue making way around Wis.

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:09 p.m. April 27, 2008

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The crew from the big-budget movie "Public Enemies" is continuing to make its way around Wisconsin, with additional filming expected this week. Not only will locals get ...
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Helms’ homer lifts Marlins over Brewers

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:26 p.m. April 27, 2008

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wes Helms came through in just his fourth start of the year, hitting a solo home run leading off the 10th inning to lift the Florida Marlins ...
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No injuries in early morning house fire

Posted by GINA DUWE at 11:13 a.m. April 27, 2008

JANESVILLE--No one was injured in an early morning house fire today, Janesville Fire Department Shift Commander Bill Ruchti said. Firefighters responded at 12:41 a.m. to a one-and-a-half story home at ...
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Fielder homers to lead the Brewers past Marlins 4-3

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:28 p.m. April 26, 2008

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Prince Fielder hit a go-ahead solo home run in the eighth inning and also had an RBI single to power the Milwaukee Brewers past the Florida Marlins ...
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Man arrested after SUV hits UW-Madison campus building

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:25 p.m. April 26, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A 23-year-old Madison man has been arrested after authorities say he crashed his vehicle into a college building in an apparent alcohol-related accident. University of Wisconsin-Madison ...
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Survey team says Columbia County storm included tornado

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:44 p.m. April 26, 2008

WYOCENA, Wis. (AP) — About 100 volunteers worked Saturday to help clean up the area near the Columbia County village of Wyocena where a tornado touched down Friday, officials said. ...
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Chief says propane buildup caused Spooner explosion

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:05 p.m. April 26, 2008

SPOONER, Wis. (AP) -- The Spooner fire chief says investigators have determined what caused a large explosion at a chemical plant that critically burned two workers. Chief Darren Vik says ...
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Storms include reported tornado

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:01 p.m. April 25, 2008

PORTAGE — A clash of weather systems set off storms across Wisconsin late Friday that included a reported tornado, lightning, hail and heavy rains in many areas. The National Weather ...
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Tornado watch

Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 2:48 p.m. April 25, 2008

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Flood warning issued

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:01 p.m. April 25, 2008

The National Weather Service in Sullivan has issued a flood warning for the Rock River at Indianford from this afternoon until Sunday evening. At 12:00 p.m. Friday, the stage was ...
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Janesville buses can now carry more bicycles

Posted by STEVE BENTON at 11:46 a.m. April 25, 2008

From the WCLO newsroom: JANESVILLE — The "Rack It and Rocket" program is gaining in popularity since it's inception two years ago. Janesville Transit System Director Dave Mumma says 16 ...
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Severe thunderstorm warning until 10:30

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:05 a.m. April 25, 2008

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for eastern Rock County and northwestern Walworth County until 1030 a.m. At 9:55 doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable ...
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Rising food prices impact school lunch costs

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:35 a.m. April 25, 2008

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) - Rising food prices are having an effect on the cost of school lunches. Most school districts in Wisconsin will review their budgets this summer, but ...
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Janesville gets another parts store

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:54 a.m. April 25, 2008

From the WCLO newsroom: JANESVILLE — Janesville planning officials are happy with a new development going into an old fast food restaurant site. Senior Planner for the city, Gale Price, ...
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Hot Burrell leads Phillies over Brewers

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:52 p.m. April 24, 2008

MILWAUKEE — The way Pat Burrell is hitting these days, even being down two strikes doesn’t seem to matter. Burrell’s two-out, two-run double on an 0-2 count broke a tie ...
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Restitution ordered in Janesville damage case

Posted by STEVE BENTON at 1:32 p.m. April 24, 2008

From the WCLO newsroom: JANESVILLE — A 25-year-old Alabama man is ordered to pay a little over $37,000 restitution for damage he caused to the Janesville Odd Fellows Club and ...
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Wisconsin health officials confirm 6 measles cases in state

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:47 p.m. April 24, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin health officials have confirmed two more cases of the measles. The Department of Health and Family Services had listed one case in Racine County and ...
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State: 3 developers propose wind farms on Lake Michigan

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:28 a.m. April 24, 2008

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Three developers are interested in building hundreds of wind turbines offshore on Lake Michigan, the state said. The developers have concepts but they haven’t submitted formal plans, ...
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Rock County jobless numbers shrink

Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 7:30 a.m. April 24, 2008

From the WCLO Newsroom: Rock County's unemployment rate is slightly lower than it was one year ago. The state Department of Workforce Development says unemployment rates by county mainly decreased ...
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High marks for JPD

Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 6:18 a.m. April 24, 2008

From the WCLO newsroom: Janesville police receive a glowing review from an accreditation panel. Deputy Police Chief Steve Kopp says the panel was impressed with the police department's communications center, ...
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Janesville schools expel 12

Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ at 12:28 p.m. April 23, 2008

JANESVILLE -- The Janesville School Board approved the expulsions of 12 students Tuesday. Five of the expulsions involved high school students who were accused of fighting or otherwise violently attacking ...
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Milton High School put on lockdown after reported threats

Posted by STACY VOGEL at 9:46 a.m. April 23, 2008

Milton High School was put on lockdown for about an hour this morning after officials heard about threats against students and school officials, a Milton Police Department sergeant said. A ...
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Purina expansion to mean more jobs

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:10 a.m. April 23, 2008

JEFFERSON—A block grant and tax credits will mean 20 more jobs in Jefferson. Nestlé Purina PetCare Company is getting $100,000 in enterprise development zone tax credits and $30,000 in a ...
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Citizens voice concern over Gay-Straight Alliance in Janesville schools

Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 6:05 a.m. April 23, 2008

From the WCLO newsroom: A Day of Silence observed in Janesville's high schools generated a lot of discussion at Tuesday's school board meeting. Citizens told the board they didn't understand ...
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Whitewater campus getting heat, hot water restored

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:58 a.m. April 23, 2008

WHITEWATER, Wis. (AP) - College students in Whitewater who went without heat and hot water in their dorms for about six days are getting the service back. And they're using ...
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Ex-Madison official sentenced to 1 year in prison

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 2:14 p.m. April 22, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The first director of Madison’s landmark arts venue has been sentenced to one year in prison for running private businesses out of his city office and ...
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Board to consider new CWD regs

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:40 a.m. April 22, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State wildlife officials want to revise hunting regulations this fall in areas with chronic wasting disease. The Natural Resources Board is expected to vote on the ...
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Two local school districts receive 4K start-up grants

Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 6:04 a.m. April 22, 2008

From the WCLO newsroom: Janesville and Beloit Turner school districts each receive start-up grants for their four-year-old programs. Janesville is estimated to receive $361,000 and Beloit Turner is estimated to ...
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Downtown Janesville parking ramp proposed

Posted by STAN STRICKER at 4:56 a.m. April 22, 2008

From the WCLO Newsroom: More parking is being proposed for Janesville's downtown. City Manager Steve Sheiffer is proposing a new parking structure where the old ramp was at Parker Drive ...
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Portion of Beloit Newark Road open

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 3:49 p.m. April 21, 2008

AVON TOWNSHIP--The Rock County highway superintendent announced that Beloit Newark Road from County T to Avon Stores Road will be reopened today after being closed because of flooding.
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Finalists for UW-Whitewater chancellor named

Posted by KAYLA BUNGE at 3:14 p.m. April 21, 2008

MADISON--The University of Wisconsin System announced Monday five finalists for the chancellor position at UW-Whitewater. The finalists are: --Dr. Nancy Kleniewski, provost and vice president of academic affairs at Bridgewater ...
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Parker principal still in running for superintendent job

Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ at 1:45 p.m. April 21, 2008

JANESVILLEV -- Parker High School Principal Dale Carlson is one of two remaining candidates for the job of superintendent of the Holmen School District. Whitewater schools Superintendent Leslie Steinhaus has ...
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Doyle leaving for Ireland, UK trade mission

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:02 p.m. April 21, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle is embarking on a six-day trade mission to Ireland and the United Kingdom. Doyle will leave on Wednesday and return April 28. He ...
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Some Wisconsin residents will still have SSN as identifiers

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:04 a.m. April 21, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Even after the state moves away from using Social Security numbers as identifiers for Medicaid recipients, those who also receive Medicare won’t get new random identification ...
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Car fire in town of Windsor being investigated as possible hate crime

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:19 a.m. April 21, 2008

TOWN OF WINDSOR, Wis. (AP) - The Dane County Sheriff's Department says it's investigating a car fire in the town of Windsor that may be a hate crime. Deputies who ...
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Parker High School plans mock crash

Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 5:22 a.m. April 21, 2008

From the WCLO newsroom: Janesville Parker students are participating in a mock crash today to serve as a reminder to stay sober this prom weekend. Coordinator Stacy Nemetz says local ...
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Five injured after car hits teens outside restaurant

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:16 p.m. April 20, 2008

PLYMOUTH, Wis. (AP) — A car driven by 76-year-old driver plowed into a group of basketball players eating lunch outside a Culver’s restaurant Sunday, injuring five people, police said. None ...
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Many state government employees earn more than Gov. Doyle

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:13 p.m. April 20, 2008

MILWAUKEE (AP) — More than 100 state employees grossed more last year than Gov. Jim Doyle, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel analysis. The state Department of Administration provided a ...
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Peanut M&M lover tries to steal statue

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:06 a.m. April 20, 2008

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — Sheboygan police are looking for a man with sticky fingers after he tried to steal a peanut M&M statue from a local grocery store. Police say ...
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Arena man dies in Union Township crash

Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 9:44 a.m. April 20, 2008

UNION TOWNSHIP--An Arena man died Saturday night in a one-car crash in Union Township. Michael Hefty, 29, was driving west in the 13000 block of W. East Union Road, .2 ...
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9-year-old Portage girl diagnosed with third cancer

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:21 p.m. April 19, 2008

PORTAGE, Wis. (AP) — A 9-year-old girl who has had cancer for more than half her life just found out she has a third type of cancer. Emily Miller was ...
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Janesville police phone lines fixed

Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 4:09 p.m. April 19, 2008

JANESVILLE--Non-emergency and administrative phone lines are working at the Janesville Police Department. A circuit blew and took the lines out around 2:30 p.m., a department employee said. Emergency lines were ...
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Janesville police non-emergency phone lines down

Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 2:58 p.m. April 19, 2008

JANESVILLE--The City of Janesville Police Department non-emergency and administrative phone lines are not working. The 911 emergency lines are not affected; those lines are operated by the Rock County 911 ...
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Council tours Janesville

Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 2:27 p.m. April 19, 2008

JANESVILLE--City staff members joined the Janesville City Council for a five-hour tour of city projects and priorities. The tour was intended to get new council members off to a running ...
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"Public Enemies" wraps up Wisconsin work

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:08 a.m. April 19, 2008

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Downtown Oshkosh is reverting to the present after going back to the 1930s for filming the movie “Public Enemies.” The final filming Friday included scenes in ...
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Toddler injured in driveway accident

Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 5:10 p.m. April 18, 2008

A Janesville toddler is hospitalized with a broken femur after a neighbor backed over him Friday afternoon. Janesville Police Sergeant Anne Brophy says the boy and his five-year-old sister were ...
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Rock County added enforcement for Break in Weather

Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 2:46 p.m. April 18, 2008

The Rock County Sheriff’s Office issued 26 citations, wrote seven warnings and made eight arrests during the April 12 Break in the Weather party. Deputies made 63 tavern checks in ...
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Watchdog group questions Wis. sheriff’s prayer breakfast

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:46 p.m. April 18, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A watchdog group on Friday called on Wisconsin Supreme Court justice-elect Michael Gableman to skip a prayer breakfast hosted by a sheriff’s department. The Freedom From ...
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Bush taps Parker grad for HUD job

Posted by JIM LEUTE at 9:32 a.m. April 18, 2008

President Bush has chosen a Janesville Parker graduate to take over as head of the government’s housing agency at a time of deep crisis in the industry, administration officials said ...
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Hedberg Library Director hopes security upgrades will prevent thefts

Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 9:28 a.m. April 18, 2008

From the WCLO newsroom: An upgrade in security should help Hedberg Public Library prevent its high number of DVD thefts. Executive Director Bryan McCormick says the library wants to use ...
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Earthquake interviews

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 8:11 a.m. April 18, 2008

Listen to Janesville residents who felt this morning's earthquake. WCLO's Stan Stricker talks with west side resident Karen Murdy. WCLO's Steve benton talks with Janesville resident Mavis Marrero.
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Earthquake update

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7 a.m. April 18, 2008

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A strong earthquake in southeast Illinois was felt up to 450 miles away early Friday, including in southeastern Wisconsin. National Weather Service meteorologist Steve Davis says his ...
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Earthquake felt in southern Wisconsin

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:59 a.m. April 18, 2008

WEST SALEM, Ill. (AP) — A 5.4 earthquake that appeared to rival the strongest recorded in the region rocked people awake up to 350 miles away early Friday, surprising residents ...
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Old Highway 92 closed because of flooding

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 4:03 p.m. April 17, 2008

Rock County Highway Superintendent Hal Mayer has closed Old Highway 92 from West Spring Valley Road to Highway 213 in Spring Valley Township because of flooding. The road is not ...
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Heat, hot water could return to UW-Whitewater by Sunday

Posted by KAYLA BUNGE at 2:01 p.m. April 17, 2008

WHITEWATER--Heat and hot water could return as early as Sunday after a boiler explosion at UW-Whitewater knocked out the campus steam system. Officials continue to investigate the cause of the ...
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Wis. Supreme Court lets 'shaken baby' ruling stand

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:41 p.m. April 17, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The state Supreme Court has declined to review a decision that freed a woman accused of shaking a baby to death in 1995. The decision is ...
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Other NFL cities want titletown moniker

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:29 a.m. April 17, 2008

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Other cities with sports teams want to claim a moniker the city of Green Bay has used for decades. Titletown USA has long been part ...
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Two injured in I-90 crash at Beloit

Posted by STEVE BENTON at 7:01 a.m. April 17, 2008

BELOIT — Two Milwaukee residents were injured in a one car roll-over accident on I-90 at Beloit late Wednesday night. The State Patrol, Beloit police and Beloit paramedics responded to ...
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Glowing public reviews for Janesville police

Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 5:04 a.m. April 17, 2008

From the WCLO newsroom: Community leaders, residents in the Fourth Ward and Look West neighborhoods, and law enforcement colleagues told a panel Wednesday night their impressions of the Janesville Police ...
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Updated: One minor injury in UW-Whitewater boiler explosion

Posted by GINA DUWE at 12:42 p.m. April 16, 2008

WHITEWATER—A contractor suffered a scraped knee when a boiler exploded in the power plant on the UW-Whitewater campus around noon today, said Greg Swanson, director of facilities planning and management. ...
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AAA says Wis. prices for unleaded gas match state record

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:15 p.m. April 16, 2008

MILWAUKEE (AP) - AAA Wisconsin says the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline sold in the state has tied the record high of $3.43. AAA spokeswoman Pam ...
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Local GM plant alters production

Posted by JIM LEUTE at 11:05 a.m. April 16, 2008

Workers at the General Motors assembly plant in Janesville will return to alternating production shifts as a United Auto Workers strike against a key GM supplier continues to create a ...
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Janesville firefighters respond to Cherry Street fire

Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 10:28 a.m. April 16, 2008

JANESVILLE—A fire at 204 Cherry St., Janesville, spread smoke throughout the two-story duplex apartment building at the corner of Cherry and Van Buren streets Wednesday morning. Resident Pamela Jameson said ...
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Wind advisory issued

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:34 a.m. April 16, 2008

The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a wind advisory, which is in effect until 3:00 p.m. Look for south winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to ...
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New Rock County Board chairman lists priorities for county

Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 7:32 a.m. April 16, 2008

From the WCLO newsroom: Two aging facilities top the list of priorities for newly-elected Rock County Board Chairman Russ Podzilni. He says the Health Care Center is getting old, and ...
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Janesville City Council tries new ideas for citizen comments

Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 6:51 a.m. April 16, 2008

From the WCLO newsroom: JANESVILLE — The new president of the Janesville City Council wants to change the way citizens give input about their city. Amy Loasching says it has ...
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Cougar shot in Chicago neighborhood a wild animal

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5 a.m. April 16, 2008

CHICAGO (AP) - Animal control experts say the cougar Chicago police shot and killed on the city's North Side is apparently a wild animal that didn't escape from captivity. Cook ...
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Interim chief sets timeline for Milton chief recruitment

Posted by STACY VOGEL at 8:53 p.m. April 15, 2008

Interim Chief Bob Roberts presented a timeline to hire a permanent police chief in Milton at the Milton City Council meeting Tuesday. Advertising for the position will begin this week ...
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2 Marines from Wis. killed in Iraq

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:17 p.m. April 15, 2008

MILWAUKEE – A Marine spokesman said two Marines from Wisconsin were killed and a third wounded by a roadside bomb on Monday. All three belonged to Milwaukee-based Fox Company. Staff ...
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Packers release schedule

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 1:38 p.m. April 15, 2008

Even without retired legend Brett Favre, the Green Bay Packers' 88th regular-season schedule will include four games in prime time. The 2008 schedule, released Tuesday by the NFL, includes three ...
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Koepp bound over for trial in triple slaying

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 11:37 a.m. April 15, 2008

James C. Koepp will stand trial for the murders of Danyetta Lentz and her two teenage children in January 2007. Court Commissioner Steve Meyer ruled Tuesday morning that Koepp, 49, ...
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Deputy testifies about finding bodies in Janesville homicide

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:01 a.m. April 15, 2008

JANESVILLE (AP) - A sheriff's deputy says he was the first on the scene of a triple slaying in Janesville and found one of the victims with a knife stuck ...
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Police: 150-pound cougar shot dead on Chicago's North Side

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:07 a.m. April 15, 2008

CHICAGO - Chicago police say an officer shot and killed a 150-pound cougar on the city's North Side. Police say several residents reporting seeing the cat, which was more than ...
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Janesville Stop-N-Go robbed

Posted by STEVE BENTON at 6:22 a.m. April 15, 2008

JANESVILLE — Janesville police are investigating a reported armed robbery at the Stop-N-Go at 714 Center Avenue. A white male subject, armed with a knife, took an undetermined amount of ...
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Preliminary hearing in triple homicide case

Posted by STAN STRICKER at 5:04 a.m. April 15, 2008

A preliminary hearing is set for Tuesday morning in the case of a triple homicide suspect from Janesville. 49-year-old James Koepp is accused in the January 2007 stabbing and strangulation ...
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Rifle club considering suing town of Beloit

Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 9:21 p.m. April 14, 2008

BELOIT TOWNSHIP--A rifle club is poised to sue the town of Beloit over the requirement for a conditional use permit. Brad Mueller, Beloit Rifle Club construction director, said an attorney ...
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Town of Beloit sets meeting to talk about fire station

Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 8:40 p.m. April 14, 2008

BELOIT TOWNSHIP—The Beloit Town Board on Monday set a date to meet with an architect and the town’s fire chief to talk about the department’s need for a new station. ...
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Baraboo police take dad into custody after baby twins found dead

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 2:10 p.m. April 14, 2008

BARABOO, Wis. (AP) - A Baraboo man is in police custody after officers found his infant twins dead in their home. Police say they went to the man's home about ...
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Landlord: Murdered student's fiancee will be let out of lease

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:57 a.m. April 14, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A University of Wisconsin-Madison student who found his fiancee murdered in their apartment will be let out of his lease. Wisconsin Management Company owner Russ Endres ...
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Demand at food pantries increases

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10 a.m. April 14, 2008

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) - Food pantries say demand is increasing because families are spending more on transportation and home heating. Onalaska Holmen Emergency Food Basket director Linda Smith says ...
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Farmers eager to get out in the fields

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:01 a.m. April 14, 2008

UNDATED (AP) - Heavy snow and recent rain is threatening to delay planting for Wisconsin farmers. They're eager to get out in the fields, which they describe as soggy and ...
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Wisconsin could move closer to wolf hunt

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:20 p.m. April 13, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Wisconsin could move a step closer to allowing hunters to kill timber wolves as the state’s Conservation Congress holds a vote on Monday night. The congress, ...
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South River Road closed

Posted by STACY VOGEL at 11:13 a.m. April 13, 2008

Rock County has closed South River Road between Happy Hollow and the Highway 11 overpass because of flooding. The road joins several other roads either closed or posted as high ...
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Pittsville boy dies from fire injuries

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:26 p.m. April 12, 2008

PITTSVILLE, Wis. (AP) – An 8-year-old boy who was rescued from a fire last week has died from his injuries. Authorities say investigations indicate the boy, Mason Stascak, set the ...
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Sheets outduels Santana in Brewer win

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 3:43 p.m. April 12, 2008

Ben Sheets ruined Johan Santana's Shea Stadium debut, outpitching the Mets' new ace in the Milwaukee Brewers' 5-3 win over New York on Saturday. Home runs by Bill Hall, Rickie ...
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'So far, so good' with flooding issues

Posted by STACY VOGEL at 1:26 p.m. April 12, 2008

The Rock River has nearly broken the 11 feet mark, but the county hasn't experienced any serious flooding problems today, a dispatcher at the Rock County Communication Center said. The ...
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Saturday school attendance at 74 percent

Posted by STACY VOGEL at 11:31 a.m. April 12, 2008

Just shy of three-quarters of Janesville students turned out for school this morning in the first of two Saturday sessions. The district held school today and will hold it again ...
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City closes park roads

Posted by STACY VOGEL at 3:53 p.m. April 11, 2008

The Janesville Parks Department has closed the internal roads in Traxler and Riverside parks because of the high level of the Rock River. In some cases, water is already covering ...
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Beloit company to lay off 109 workers

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 3:10 p.m. April 11, 2008

BELOIT – United Industries will lay off 109 workers as the automotive-parts maker transfers manufacturing from Beloit to Tennessee. In a filing with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, United ...
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Wis. goes to court to collect money misspent by former UW-W dean

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:42 p.m. April 11, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The state is suing a former University of Wisconsin-Whitewater dean to try to collect thousands of dollars he allegedly misspent on travel and other uses. The ...
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Stewart sentenced to life in prison

Posted by STEVE BENTON at 11:16 a.m. April 11, 2008

From the WCLO newsroom: Thirty-seven-year-old Byron Stewart will be spending the rest of his life in prison for the murder of 35-year-old Carlos Lak in Beloit in April 2007. In ...
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Midwest says MD-80s back in service

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:27 a.m. April 11, 2008

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Midwest Airlines says its grounded MD-80 planes are back in service today. Now, it's the fog that could disrupt the airline's flight schedule. The National Weather Service ...
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Killer broke into victim's apartment

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:39 a.m. April 11, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Madison police say the person who killed UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmerman broke into her apartment. Police say they generally withhold this type of information if the ...
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Flood warning issued

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 6:11 a.m. April 11, 2008

From the National Weather Service: Flood warning for the Rock River at Indianford from early this morning until further notice. At 5:00 a.m. Friday, the stage was 15.0 feet. Minor ...
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Rock County homeowners could soon use housing grants

Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 4:55 a.m. April 11, 2008

Rock County is applying for a federal grant to provide housing assistance in rural areas. Community Development Manager Dave Somppi says depending on the needs of individual houses, the funds ...
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Magnolia tables wind ordinance discussion

Posted by GINA DUWE at 9:16 p.m. April 10, 2008

MAGNOLIA TOWNSHIP--The Town of Magnolia Planning and Zoning Board voted 5-0 tonight to table its discussion on a draft ordinance that would regulate wind turbines. More than 30 people turned ...
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Midwest cancels 21 flights involving MD-80 aircraft

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:13 p.m. April 10, 2008

MILWAUKEE (AP) - The number of canceled Midwest Airlines flights this morning is up to 21. Spokesman Mike Brophy says the Milwaukee-based airline remains hopeful that the situation will be ...
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Poll: Obama would beat McCain, but Clinton would lose in Wis.

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:19 a.m. April 10, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A new poll indicates that Wisconsin voters have no clear favorite in the presidential race. The poll shows that Democrat Barack Obama would beat Republican John ...
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New hospital planned in Janesville

Posted by JIM LEUTE at 9:21 a.m. April 10, 2008

Read complete story here Saying Janesville residents want more health care options, the parent company of St. Mary's Hospital in Madison and Dean Health System today announced a plan ...
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Officials break ground on new fire station

Posted by GINA DUWE at 7 a.m. April 10, 2008

Evansville’s fire chief thinks a new fire station will delay the need for full-time firefighters. Officials broke ground Wednesday afternoon for the new station on Water Street on the city’s ...
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Janesville principal recruitment scrutinized by consultants

Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 4:56 a.m. April 10, 2008

From the WCLO newsroom: Janesville School District officials are using techniques from the Studer Group to search for new principals. Superintendent Tom Evert says Studer representatives have met with the ...
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Special session on Great Lakes Compact

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 3:32 p.m. April 09, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Jim Doyle has called a special legislative session to ratify the Great Lakes Compact. State lawmakers have been at loggerheads over the interstate water treaty. ...
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Report shows special interests dominate Wis. Supreme Court race

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 2:27 p.m. April 09, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A new analysis shows that more than $3.6 million was spent on television advertising during the Wisconsin Supreme Court race won by Michael Gableman last week. ...
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Former Kenosha County executive to plead guilty in donations case

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:18 p.m. April 09, 2008

MILWAUKEE (AP) - The U.S. attorney's office in Milwaukee says former Kenosha County Executive Allan Kehl has agreed to plead guilty to a charge of conspiracy to receive improper payments. ...
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Doyle to make 'major announcement' on Great Lakes Compact

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:14 a.m. April 09, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle plans to make what his office called a ``major announcement'' regarding the Great Lakes Compact that has stalled in the Legislature under ...
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Rich get richer faster

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:12 a.m. April 09, 2008

UNDATED (AP) - Rich people in Wisconsin are getting richer faster than middle-income earners and the poor. A couple of reports released today shows the gap between the rich and ...
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Council discusses city manager candidate qualities

Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 5:10 a.m. April 09, 2008

JANESVILLE — Janesville's City Council members are using information gathered from community leaders to help form an advertisement for the next city manager. City Council member-elect Kathy Voskuil says there's ...
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Flood risk rises in southern Wis.

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:36 p.m. April 08, 2008

Today's heavy rains were just the start. National Weather Service said another, heavier round of precipitation moving in by Thursday night would raise the threat of significant flooding of rivers ...
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Board OKs Janesville teachers contract

Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ at 9:12 p.m. April 08, 2008

JANESVILLE -- The Janesville School Board approved the 2007-09 contract with the teachers union tonight. The vote was 6-1. Bill Sodemann was the lone "no" vote. Board members Debra Kolste ...
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Doyle awards Landmark $4 million soybean grant

Posted by GINA DUWE at 3:52 p.m. April 08, 2008

Evansville—Gov. Jim Doyle today awarded a $4 million state grant to Landmark Services Cooperative for the construction of Wisconsin’s first soybean crushing facility. Landmark, a farmer-owned co-op, will match the ...
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Weather postpones sporting events

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 2:54 p.m. April 08, 2008

Today’s rain has resulted in several postponements in Janesville Craig and Janesville Parker athletic events. The Parker boys and girls track and field meet set for Monterey Stadium with Beloit ...
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No change in votes for Lake Geneva alderman

Posted by KAYLA BUNGE at 12:07 p.m. April 08, 2008

LAKE GENEVA--The number of votes cast for District 1 alderman remains the same: Todd W. Krause won the race by a mere six votes. Candidate G. Stewart Mathison on Thursday ...
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Trek sues to end relationship with LeMond

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:56 a.m. April 08, 2008

WATERLOO, Wis. (AP) - Best-selling bicycle maker Trek Bicycle Corp. is severing its ties with three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond. Company president John Burke says there has been ...
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Doyle to make two local stops today

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 8:20 a.m. April 08, 2008

Gov. Jim Doyle will make two stops in Rock County today. At noon, Doyle will sign a bill that creates stronger fire safety standards for cigarettes at Beloit fire headquarters. ...
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Production cuts cost jobs at GM plant

Posted by JIM LEUTE at 7:42 a.m. April 08, 2008

Production cuts at the General Motors plant in Janesville are translating into job cuts as the automaker laid off between 160 and 200 workers Monday. As a result of slowing ...
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Watch Petraeus report on Iraq

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:52 a.m. April 08, 2008

Click here to watch live coverage of General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker report to Congress at 8:30 a.m. on the situation in Iraq.
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Janesville plan commission approves demolition of building

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:59 a.m. April 08, 2008

Janesville's plan commission votes unanimously to acquire 121 East Court Street, an apartment building considered to be a blighting influence. The plan commission did not review financial aspects of the ...
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Beloit Town Board approves hunting permit

Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 9:33 p.m. April 07, 2008

BELOIT TOWNSHIP--The Town of Beloit Board on Monday approved a conditional use permit for the hunting preserve at 4605 St. Lawrence Ave., Beloit. The board tightened up conditions regarding "tower ...
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Wis. has new toll-free number to report government waste, fraud

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 2:23 p.m. April 07, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - There's a new toll-free hot line to report government waste, fraud and abuse in Wisconsin. The Legislative Audit Bureau will answer the hot line and decide ...
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Doyle, lawmakers express optimism with budget talk progress

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:53 a.m. April 07, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Jim Doyle and staff for legislative leaders continue to be optimistic that a fix to the state's budget shortfall can be found soon. Doyle said ...
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Update on flooding conditions

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 9:43 a.m. April 07, 2008

From the Rock County Sheriff's Department: At the direction of Sheriff Spoden, the Rock County Sheriff’s Office is working cooperatively with Rock County Emergency Management, County Administration and the Highway ...
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Stiffer sentences for repeat drunken drivers

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:22 a.m. April 07, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Those caught driving drunk seven or more times face tougher penalties in Wisconsin beginning this month. Under the new law, those convicted of seventh, eighth and ...
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Milton couple arrested after calling police

Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 4:56 a.m. April 07, 2008

From the WCLO newsroom: Two Milton residents are being held at the Rock County Jail on felony bail jumping charges. Milton Police responded to a home on Madison Avenue at ...
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Budget Boondoggle Award to Ag Dept.

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 12:55 p.m. April 06, 2008

JANESVILLE In the spirit of Wisconsin’s late spending hawk, Sen. William Proxmire, Rep. Paul Ryan has award his latest Budget Boondoggle Award to federal farm policy. Ryan, a Republican from ...
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Cops seek funds for horse patrol

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:57 a.m. April 06, 2008

MADISON--Local police want to increase the number of downtown horseback patrols this year, and they’re hoping to raise enough money to support the effort. Starting next month, two officers on ...
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Update: Missing woman found, home with family

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 7:10 a.m. April 06, 2008

An 80-year-old Janesville woman with Alzheimer's disease who was reported missing Saturday night has been found. Alice Graumann walked up to the door of a house in the 2800 block ...
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URGENT: JANESVILLE POLICE SEARCH FOR MISSING WOMAN

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 10:48 p.m. April 05, 2008

Janesville police are currently searching for a woman reported missing on the city's northeast side. The woman, 80-year-old Alice Graumann, is described as 4-foot-8, 100 pounds, and was last seen ...
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Boy flown to hospital

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 7:17 p.m. April 05, 2008

JANESVILLE—An 8-year-old Beloit boy was flown from rural Janesville by a helicopter ambulance to a Rockford (Ill.) hospital Saturday morning after he was hit in the face with a golf ...
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Barn burns; sheep saved

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 7:10 p.m. April 05, 2008

JOHNSTOWN TOWNSHIP—A passing motorist noticed a metal shed on fire at 4128 County KK in Johnstown about 2:20 a.m. Saturday, alerted the barn’s owner and called 911. Before firefighters arrived, ...
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Lake Geneva recount is Monday

Posted by KAYLA BUNGE at 7:40 p.m. April 04, 2008

LAKE GENEVA--The votes cast for District 1 alderman will be recounted at 9 a.m. Monday. Candidate G. Stewart Mathison petitioned the city for a recount, alleging the votes might have ...
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River rising

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 5:05 p.m. April 04, 2008

Water is rising slightly on the Rock River but dropping on the Sugar River in Rock County, the sheriff’s department reported Friday afternoon. Deputies are continuing to frequently check water ...
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Audit: UW campuses should do more to protect private data

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:56 p.m. April 04, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - An audit says University of Wisconsin schools should do more to protect the vast amount of personal data stored in their computer networks. The report says ...
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Beloit police initiate graffiti control program

Posted by STEVE BENTON at 12:39 p.m. April 04, 2008

BELOIT — The number of incidents of graffiti in Beloit and Janesville is up this spring. Beloit police are initiating a new clean-up effort Saturday. It's called Project: Alley Cat, ...
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Beloit company shifts manufacturing

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:50 a.m. April 04, 2008

BELOIT, Wis. (AP) - A Beloit company will end manufacturing operations and move the work to Tennessee. United Industries makes stainless steel tubing, in part used in automotive industry. The ...
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Gap between black, white scores widens

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:09 a.m. April 04, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - New student achievement tests show Wisconsin is off course in educating its black children. Nationwide testing data on eighth-graders' writing ability shows Wisconsin's black students had ...
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Police focus on homeless in student's homicide

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:14 a.m. April 04, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Madison police focused on the homeless as they investigated the murder of a 21-year-old University of Wisconsin student. Lieutenant Joe Balles says neighbors in the area ...
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Damage estimate at $1 million from Oconomowoc blast, fire

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:57 a.m. April 04, 2008

A preliminary estimate puts the damage at about $1 million from the explosion and fire that destroyed a landmark church and gutted two adjacent houses in Oconomowoc. Faith Baptist Church ...
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Standoff, shooting near Viola

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:37 p.m. April 03, 2008

VIOLA – A landowner known to have "strong anti-government attitudes“ surrendered after a daylong standoff with police Thursday, but not before an exchange of gunfire, deployment of tear gas and ...
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Supreme Court Chief Justice next one up for re-election

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 3:12 p.m. April 03, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Conservative interest groups may be emboldened by back-to-back victories in Wisconsin Supreme Court races, but they will have to knock off an institution to make it ...
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Wisconsin regulators agree to look into windmills in Great Lakes

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:33 a.m. April 03, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin regulators have decided to look into implanting giant wind turbines in Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. The three-member Public Service Commission voted unanimously Thursday to ...
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Police urge students to take precautions

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:30 a.m. April 03, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Police in Madison are urging university students and downtown residents to be vigilant about their safety after a 21-year-old woman was found dead in her apartment. ...
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Janesville teachers ratify contract

Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ at 7:34 a.m. April 03, 2008

JANESVILLE—Janesville teachers ratified their 2007-09 contract Wednesday, bringing to an end almost a year of negotiations. Fifty-nine percent of teachers voted for the contract, said Dave Parr, co-lead negotiator for ...
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Wet weather brings concerns about mold

Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 7:12 a.m. April 03, 2008

Melting snow can lead to flooding and also mold problems in Rock County homes. County Environmental Health Director Tim Banwell says moisture typically enters through a leaky roof or leaky ...
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Public uses brainstorm session to discuss new city manager

Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 5:29 a.m. April 03, 2008

JANESVILLE — Janesville citizens are letting consultants know what qualities they want in a new city manager. PAR Group President Heidi Voorhees is heading up the recruitment process and met ...
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UW-Madison student killed

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:18 p.m. April 02, 2008

MADISON – Police sent to check on a resident found a college student dead in the apartment Wednesday. Dane County Coroner John Stanley said the death of Brittany Sue Zimmermann, ...
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Explosion levels Oconomowoc church

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 2:35 p.m. April 02, 2008

OCONOMOWOC – An explosion in the city’s downtown demolished a church and damaged two nearby homes Wednesday. WTMJ-TV reported the explosion happened at First Baptist Church. Waukesha County Board Supervisor ...
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Report: Wisconsin remains above average for education funding

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:36 a.m. April 02, 2008

MILWAUKEE (AP) - A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau says Wisconsin still collects more tax dollars per student than the national average, but the gap is shrinking. Of ...
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Flood update from the sheriff's department

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 10:43 a.m. April 02, 2008

From the Rock County Sheriff's Department: At the direction of Sheriff Spoden, the Rock County Sheriff’s Office is working cooperatively with Rock County Emergency Management, County Administration and the Highway ...
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Update on flood conditions

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9 a.m. April 02, 2008

From the National Weather Service: A flood warning continues for the Rock River at Newville and the Rock River at Afton until further notice. At 4:00 a.m. Wednesday the stage ...
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Janesville teachers vote on new contract

Posted by STAN STRICKER at 6:03 a.m. April 02, 2008

The long Janesville teacher contract talks could come to an end Wednesday. Teachers will decide whether or not to accept a proposed contract after a year of sometimes contentious negotiations. ...
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Find election results, stories, audio, photos

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 5:24 a.m. April 02, 2008

Click here to get to our election coverage site.

Gableman wins Supreme Court seat

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:18 a.m. April 02, 2008

MADISON, Wis. – Burnett County Circuit Judge Michael Gableman won a narrow victory over Justice Louis Butler on Tuesday, marking the first time a sitting justice has been defeated in ...
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Phone problem delays Rock County results

Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 10:50 p.m. April 01, 2008

JANESVILLE--An apparent phone line problem caused a 40-minute delay in compiling election results Tuesday night but should not affect totals, Rock County Clerk Lori Stottler said. Results came so quickly ...
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Voters scale back Wis. governor's veto power

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:34 p.m. April 01, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin voters have approved a plan to scale back the veto power wielded by their governors. A majority of voters agreed in a statewide referendum Tuesday ...
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McDonald, Voskuil, Rashkin win council seats

Posted by MARCIA NELESEN at 10:33 p.m. April 01, 2008

Tom McDonald, Kathy Voskuil and Yuri Rashkin will fill the three vacant seats on the Janesville City Council. McDonald was the top vote getter with 4,416 votes, Voskuil followed closely ...
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Incumbents, Peggy Sheridan win Janesville School Board race

Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ at 10:14 p.m. April 01, 2008

JANESVILLE – Incumbents Kevin Murray and Bill Sodemann and newcomer Peggy Sheridan have won seats on the Janesville School Board. They defeated Peter D. Severson and Tom Lemmer, according to ...
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Election results back up

Posted by SID SCHWARTZ at 9:50 p.m. April 01, 2008

Election results are back up at the Rock County Courthouse, and results on GazetteXtra.com are current. Officials are investigating why results on display at the courthouse temporarily were wrong. One ...
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Election results taken down

Posted by SID SCHWARTZ at 9:24 p.m. April 01, 2008

Rock County Clerk Lori Stottler temporarily took down election results on display at the Rock County Courthouse while what appeared to be a computer glitch was fixed. Election results on ...
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Flood emergency in Kenosha Co.

Posted by at 3:32 p.m. April 01, 2008

KENOSHA – Kenosha County officials have declared a state of emergency as the Fox River continues to rise. County officials are urging people who live in low-lying areas along the ...
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Live election results tonight

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 12:28 p.m. April 01, 2008

Click here to find live election night results. The polls close at 8:00. You can also listen to live election coverage tonight on WCLO 1230 AM.
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DNR: 25 snowmobilers killed in crashes during the season

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:25 p.m. April 01, 2008

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) - Some places in extreme northern Wisconsin have up to 14 inches of new snow, but a state safety expert still says the snowmobiling season is officially ...
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Wisconsin got $9.6 billion in federal aid last year

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:59 a.m. April 01, 2008

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A new audit says Wisconsin got about $9.6 billion in federal aid last year. The state departments of Health and Family Services, Workforce Development, Transportation and ...
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20 percent turnout predicted in spring election

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:19 a.m. April 01, 2008

One in five Wisconsinites who are old enough to vote could head to the polls today for the spring election. The Government Accountability Board bases its prediction on the turnout ...
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Robson bill to help Janesville volunteers

Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 7:16 a.m. April 01, 2008

A new state law will help volunteers at Janesville's HealthNet. A bill from Senator Judy Robson of Beloit has now been signed into law. The bill allows volunteer pharmacists the ...
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Rock County officials prepare for federal disaster aid

Posted by STEVE BENTON at 5:06 a.m. April 01, 2008

A meeting with officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will help Rock County with their application for disaster assistance. Assistant County Administrator Phil Boutwell says the fed will help ...
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