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Ethanol meeting packs city hall
Posted by STACY VOGEL on July 31, 2008
Nearly 50 people gathered at Milton City Hall this afternoon for a DNR hearing concerning United Ethanol. The hearing involved a request from United Ethanol to install a new piece of equipment. The company says the new equipment will address noise complaints and permit violations at the plant. The audience ...Read more, view comments (2) »
Happy Hollow Park open
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on July 31, 2008
Janesville--Happy Hollow County Park has been reopened after recent flooding, Rock County Parks Director Lori Williams said. The 206-acre park is located between Janesville and Beloit just off Happy Hollow Road.Read more, add a comment »
Edgerton library names director
Posted by STACY VOGEL on July 31, 2008
The Edgerton Library Board has selected a new library director to replace Kathy Whitt, who is retiring at the end of August after eight years with the library. The board has chosen Sherry Machones, an employee at the Milton Public Library, Whitt said. Machones will start in Edgerton on Sept. ...Read more, add a comment »
Severe storm warning for Rock County
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on July 31, 2008
From the National Weather Service: A severe thunderstorm warning is issued for Rock County until 1:45 p.m. At 12:29, National Weather Service doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing nickel size hail, and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. This storm was located 14 miles west of ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Severe thunderstorm watch issued
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on July 31, 2008
From the National Weather Service: A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 7 p.m for the following counties: Dane, Green, Kenosha, Racine, Rock, Walworth.Read more, add a comment »
Stadium district contributes to Lambeau addition
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 31, 2008
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers are planning a Lambeau Field renovation project team officials say will improve security and fan convenience. The Green Bay/Brown County Professional Football Stadium District has agreed to contribute $10 million to the renovation, estimated to cost between $22 million and $25 ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Cherry's will move
Posted by JIM LEUTE on July 31, 2008
In his 31-year culinary career, Brian Cherry has handled his share of short orders. But none will be as large as the one he’ll face after Saturday night, when he turns off the grills for good at Cherry’s Steak and Prime in downtown Janesville. Cherry has sold the restaurant at ...Read more, view comments (10) »
Janesville parks clean-up Saturday
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on July 31, 2008
From the WCLO Newsroom: The City of Janesville is looking for a few good volunteers to clean up flood damage Saturday. Volunteers will report to Traxler and Riverside Parks between 7:00 AM and 1:00 PM. Workers will be provided with work gloves and tools. Water and snacks will also be ...Read more, view comments (4) »
Assembly candidate from Beloit called to active duty
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on July 30, 2008
BELOIT--Assembly candidate Mike Hahn will be called to active duty two months before the November election but still plans to run for office. Hahn, 25, is a guardsman with Beloit’s 1158th Transportation Company. He is challenging incumbent Democrat Chuck Benedict, 3639 Bee Lane, Beloit, to represent the 45th Assembly district. ...Read more, view comments (5) »
Janesville area among nation’s worst in job losses
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 30, 2008
JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — The Janesville area in south central Wisconsin is one of the worst in the nation when it comes to job losses. Federal data released Wednesday shows payrolls in the Janesville area dropped by 3.1 percent in the past year. The Bureau of Labor Statistics report says ...Read more, view comments (46) »
Report: Upper Midwest focus of presidential ads
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 30, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin and other states in the Upper Midwest are being bombarded with television advertising from presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain. A report released Wednesday by the Wisconsin Advertising Project shows that the most money has been spent on TV ads so far in Pennsylvania, ...Read more, view comments (7) »
Royce Dallman County Park reopens
Posted by GINA DUWE on July 30, 2008
Rock County Parks Director Lori Williams announced today that Royce Dallman County Park has been reopened following cleanup from the recent flood. The docks should be back in late this week or early next week. The park is just off County N north of Milton on Charley Bluff Road.Read more, add a comment »
County A now open
Posted by GINA DUWE on July 30, 2008
JANESVILLE--The Rock County Public Works department announced today that County A from the Janesville city limits to County H is now open following completion of utility construction by the city.Read more, view comments (3) »
Correctional officer fired after sexual contact with inmate: Sheriff
Posted by MIKE DUPRE' on July 30, 2008
Rock County Sheriff Bob Spoden fired a probationary correctional officer Tuesday morning after an internal investigation showed the officer had “inappropriate sexual contact” with a female inmate, he said. Fired was John K. Housinga, 27, Janesville. “The internal investigation showed an inappropriate relationship between the correctional officer and the female ...Read more, view comments (21) »
Gypsy moths are a serious problem in pockets of Rock County
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on July 30, 2008
From the WCLO Newsroom: Gypsy moths are a serious problem in pockets of Rock County. UW Extension Horticulture Educator Mike Maddox says the moths don't kill a tree, but he wants to have a discussion with property owners about whether it's cause for panic. He says a large area of ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Rock County's Workender program serves as pilot for state
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on July 30, 2008
From the WCLO Newsroom: A program in Rock County that allows non-violent inmates to perform community service to work off fines could be used as a model for the rest of the state. Rock County Sheriff Bob Spoden says the Workender program is booked through fall and the Sheriff's Office ...Read more, add a comment »
Bomb scare at state capitol
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 29, 2008
MADISON--Authorities have closed off an area near the Wisconsin Capitol as they investigate whether a backpack contains an explosive device. Madison Police spokesman Joel DeSpain said pedestrians discovered a backpack in flames hanging from a tree in front of a Walgreen store across the street from the Capitol. He said ...Read more, add a comment »
I90/39 update: One lane only through Wednesday
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ on July 29, 2008
Northbound Interstate 90/39 near Shopiere Road is reduced to one lane today and will continue to be restricted through the day Wednesday, the Rock County Department of Public Works announced. The driving lane is now closed, and it will continue to be closed through 8 a.m. Wednesday. The passing lane ...Read more, view comments (2) »
Slow, no wake to be lifted
Posted by KAYLA BUNGE on July 29, 2008
BELOIT TOWNSHIP--The Rock County Sheriff's Office has lifted the slow, no wake order on the Rock River south of the railroad bridge.Read more, view comments (6) »
Former Wisconsin Supreme Court chief dead at 89
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 29, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Roland Day died Saturday at Oakwood Village, a Madison retirement home, while recuperating from a broken pelvis, his daughter said Tuesday. He was 89. Day suffered the broken bone while going down stairs on his birthday June 11, Sarah Day ...Read more, add a comment »
Lane closed on I-90
Posted by KAYLA BUNGE on July 29, 2008
JANESVILLE--The westbound side of Interstate 90 near Shopiere Road will be reduced to one lane until 6 p.m. for emergency road repairs. The driving lane will be shut down today, and the passing lane will be shut down tomorrow. Message boards will be in place advising motorists of the delays.Read more, view comments (6) »
Parents of slain student drop lawsuit
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 29, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The parents of a slain University of Wisconsin-Madison student have dropped their lawsuit against Dane County and a former sheriff’s dispatcher. An attorney for Kevin and Jean Zimmermann has filed a stipulation in federal court in Madison which says there’s an agreement to dismiss the lawsuit. ...Read more, view comments (18) »
OSHA cites Janesville recycler for workplace violations
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 29, 2008
From The Associated Press: Federal workplace regulators have proposed $127,000 in fines against a Janesville computer monitor recycler. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration alleges CRT Processing LLC exposed workers to carbon monoxide, lead and cadmium. The agency began an inspection at the facility in January after receiving information about ...Read more, view comments (26) »
No felony charges in prostitution case
Posted by MIKE DUPRE' on July 28, 2008
JANESVILLE Making sure that no strip club operates or re-opens at 402 W. Delavan Drive in Janesville is his primary concern, Rock County District Attorney David O’Leary said Monday afternoon. O’Leary explained a plea agreement which has as its central elements closing Screamin’ MeeMees permanently but not charging Jim Halbach, ...Read more, view comments (84) »
McCain in Racine on Thursday
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 28, 2008
Republican presidential candidate John McCain is scheduled to campaign in Racine on Thursday. McCain campaign spokeswoman Leah Yoon said McCain's "town hall meeting" is scheduled for noon at the Racine Civic Center. She said McCain will focus his remarks on the economy and energy policy. The event is open to ...Read more, view comments (23) »
Milton man called 911 hours after he crashed motorcycle
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on July 28, 2008
JANESVILLE--A Milton man called 911 this morning after he lay overnight near Interstate 90/39 ramp to westbound Highway 14. Devin L. Elmer, 41, called the Rock County Communications Center at 8:50 this morning, Operations Manager Kathy Sukus said. Elmer told Rock County dispatchers he had been in the ditch for ...Read more, view comments (30) »
GM announces five weeks of downtime
Posted by JIM LEUTE on July 28, 2008
General Motors said today that workers at its Janesville plant will not build sport utility vehicles the weeks of Aug. 18, Aug. 25, Sept. 1, Sept. 29 and Nov. 3. The automaker has said five more weeks of non-production are possible during November and December. The production shutdown is being ...Read more, view comments (75) »
Wis. committee examines disaster preparations
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 28, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Just how well prepared is Wisconsin for a disaster? That is one of the questions a special legislative study committee meeting for the first time on Wednesday will ask. The committee will look at emergency management in the state and how government will operate during disasters. ...Read more, add a comment »
Average attendance at 2008 fair
Posted by STACY VOGEL on July 28, 2008
The Rock County 4-H Fair drew average attendance despite above-average weather this year. The fair drew 91,036 people in its six-day run, a few hundred below the average for the last 20 years of 91,729. Attendance was above average Tuesday, Friday and Saturday.Read more, view comments (13) »
City Council plans discussion on skate park
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on July 28, 2008
From the WCLO Newsroom: Janesville's City Council will have an open-ended discussion Monday about the location of a proposed skate park. Leisure Services Director Mike Williams says up until now, the City Council has gone on record as just providing the land for the skate park. The council has not ...Read more, view comments (5) »
Favre not reporting to camp yet
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 27, 2008
GREEN BAY Quarterback Brett Favre said he will not report to training camp today as he gives the Green Bay Packers some time to work on his exit from the team, according to a story posted on SI.com’s Web site early this morning. “I had planned on reporting for the ...Read more, view comments (59) »
Brodhead homicide trial delayed
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 27, 2008
MONROE The trials for a man charged with beating to death one of his twin infant sons and injuring the other have been delayed. Casey Shelton, 32, Brodhead, faces one count of first-degree reckless homicide and two counts of child abuse. He’s accused of shaking 2-month-old Christopher Shelton and causing ...Read more, view comment (1) »
2 saved in Watertown plane crash
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 27, 2008
WATERTOWN A light plane landing at the Watertown Municipal Airport crashed Saturday, setting off an explosion as it came down at the end of a hangar while other aviation enthusiasts ducked for cover. Witnesses said the plane was making its approach and as it touched down it went out of ...Read more, view comments (4) »
3 hurt in Green County crash
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on July 27, 2008
MONROE Three men were treated for injuries, and one arrested on a charge of causing injury while driving drunk after an accident early Saturday morning in Green County. Injured were Lance R. Thruman, 38, Monroe, and Dane S. Fredel, 21, and Cameron J. Davis, 18, both of Freeport, Ill., the ...Read more, view comments (5) »
FEMA aid at $1 million in Rock County
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on July 26, 2008
Almost 400 homeowners in Rock County have qualified for almost $1 million in federal aid to repair damage from storms and floods, the Federal Emergency Management Agency reported. The Rock County residents are among the more than 31,000 homeowners statewide whose residences have been inspected. Ninety-eight percent of homes with ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Warning on travel agency
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on July 25, 2008
MADISON The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issued an alert Friday afternoon about a questionable travel agency soliciting business this weekend in Wisconsin. Elite Escapes International has been mailing letters to consumers and meeting them at local hotels. The agency is headed to Milwaukee this weekend and ...Read more, view comments (7) »
Wisconsin Dems oust delegate
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 25, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats have ousted a delegate to their national convention for saying she would vote for Republican Sen. John McCain. The Wisconsin Democratic Party’s administrative committee voted Friday to strip Debra Bartoshevich of her status as a delegate to the Denver convention. Bartoshevich was elected as ...Read more, view comments (37) »
Lake Geneva man sentenced to prison in father's death
Posted by TED SULLIVAN on July 25, 2008
ELKHORN -- The Lake Geneva man accused of fatally beating his father in a drunken brawl told a judge this morning he hopes spending two years in prison will turn his life around. “I’ve lost my father and my best friend,” Jacob D. Newer, 27, told the judge. “I loved ...Read more, view comments (21) »
Charter cable changes delayed
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ on July 25, 2008
JANESVILLE Charter Communications is postponing plans to add new channels and move its public-access channels to the 900s. Charter customers in the Janesville area recently received a brochure outlining the changes, which were to take effect Aug. 12. Charter spokesman Tim Vowell said today that the changes won’t happen for ...Read more, view comments (21) »
Interstate southbound lane reopens
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on July 25, 2008
The left lane of Interstate 39/90 southbound, between Highways 59 and 73 near Edgerton in Rock County, is now open. The lane was closed while the Rock County Highway Department repaired crumbling pavement Thursday, according to a spokesman from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Severe traffic delays occurred Thursday night ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Landfill hours extended, Riverside Street opens
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on July 25, 2008
JANESVILLE—The City of Janesville has extended its landfill hours through the last week of July to accommodate higher volume of waste due to flood damage demolition and recovery activities. Extended hours are: 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 7 a.m. to ...Read more, view comment (1) »
I-39/90 southbound lane closed
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on July 25, 2008
The left lane of Interstate 39/90 southbound, between Highways 59 and 73 near Edgerton in Rock County, remains closed after pavement crumbled there. The lane will remain closed today while the Rock County Highway Department makes repairs, according to a spokesman from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Severe traffic delays ...Read more, view comments (7) »
United Way looking for project ideas
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on July 25, 2008
From the WCLO Newsroom: The deadline looms for the United Way of North Rock County's "Celebration of Caring" projects. Media relations manager Linda Lyke encourages agencies and organizations to submit project ideas that help the community. She also says she hopes companies lend their employees for the projects. Previous projects ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Wisconsin group urges lower greenhouse gases
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 24, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin should reduce greenhouse gases to 2005 levels within the next six years and cut that by another 75 percent by mid-century. Those are among the final recommendations from Gov. Jim Doyle’s global warming task force released Thursday. The task force suggests designating a single agency ...Read more, view comments (11) »
Midwest lawmakers seek tax relief for flooding
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 24, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — Victims of recent storm and flood damage in the Midwest could get some tax relief under a new bill pending in Congress. The nearly $4 billion measure would let disaster victims take money out of retirement plans without facing tax penalties. It also would give tax breaks ...Read more, add a comment »
Austin Road closed through Aug. 6
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on July 24, 2008
JANESVILLE--Austin Rd., from a quarter mile north of Mineral Point Road to a quarter mile south of CTH A, will be closed to thru traffic beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 30, 2008. The road is scheduled to open back up to through traffic by the end of the ...Read more, add a comment »
Poll: Obama leads McCain in Wisconsin
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 24, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrat Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain by 11 points in Wisconsin based on a new poll. The Quinnipiac University poll released on Thursday shows that 50 percent of likely voters say they will vote for Obama, a senator from Illinois. Just 39 percent say they ...Read more, view comments (40) »
New study says minimum mark up law too harsh today
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 24, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A conservative research group says a Depression-era law requiring stations to mark up gas prices has a harsh effect today and should be eliminated. Wisconsin’s law requires stations to charge at least 9.2 percent over the wholesale price. A study by the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute ...Read more, view comments (23) »
Rock County unemployment down
Posted by STAN STRICKER on July 24, 2008
From the WCLO Newsroom: Rock County shows promise in the latest state unemployment figures. The Department of Workforce Development report shows Rock County recorded the greatest statewide decrease in the June unemployment rate compared to the month before. Rock County's rate dropped .5% to 5.6. Unemployment rates increased in 66 ...Read more, view comments (8) »
Milton man killed in I-90 motorcycle accident
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on July 24, 2008
From the WCLO Newsroom: A Milton man is dead after a motorcycle accident. According to the State Patrol, 24-year-old Jeffrey Angileri of Elkhorn was westbound on Interstate 90 near Stoughton Wednesday when a tire blew out on his car. He lost control of his car and it struck a motorcycle ...Read more, view comments (17) »
Rock County crews assist in search for swimmer
Posted by GINA DUWE on July 23, 2008
Several Rock County fire and EMS units are assisting in a search for a swimmer at a quarry in South Beloit, Ill., authorities said. No body has been recovered after one of three swimmers reportedly did not surface after jumping into the water at the Stateline Quarry at 5:20 p.m., ...Read more, view comments (9) »
Doyle asks FEMA for more help
Posted by GINA DUWE on July 23, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle wants federal emergency officials to send more help to Wisconsin as the state recovers from June’s floods. Doyle met with Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator David Paulison in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. He says he asked Paulison to have FEMA reimburse local governments ...Read more, add a comment »
Pulaski fire chief killed
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 23, 2008
PULASKI, Wis. (AP) — Brown County Medical Examiner Al Klimek says Pulaski Tri-County Fire Chief Frank Wichlacz has been killed in an accident at the fire station. Pulaski police are planning a news conference for 2:30 p.m. They have released no other information on the accident that happened Wednesday morning. ...Read more, view comments (5) »
Traffic backed up near Stoughton
Posted by STACY VOGEL on July 23, 2008
A motorcycle crash is impeding traffic in the northbound lanes of Interstate 90/39 near mile marker 151.5 near Stoughton, according to a news release from Wisconsin State Patrol. The State Patrol has not set up an alternative route but recommends drivers avoid the area.Read more, view comments (6) »
Railroad works closes South Jackson Street on Friday
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on July 23, 2008
South Jackson Street between West Delavan Drive and West State Street will be closed to through traffic at 7 a.m. Friday, July 25, while Wisconsin & Southern Railroad replaces rails through its crossing on South Jackson Street. Traffic will be detoured around the closure on West Delavan Drive, Beloit Avenue ...Read more, add a comment »
Packers shopping Favre around
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 23, 2008
The Green Bay Packers got busy making phone calls yesterday to several teams after being encouraged by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to resolve the controversy surrounding quarterback Brett Favre before they begin training camp Sunday, ESPN.com reported. The commissioner has been briefed by Packers general manager Ted Thompson on the ...Read more, view comments (44) »
Swim in Lake Mendota sickens Madison woman
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 23, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Madison-Dane County Health Department says at least one person appears to have been sickened by blue-green algae while swimming in Lake Mendota. Eighteen-year-old Brianne Schuetz of Madison says she swam in the lake near the University of Wisconsin’s Memorial Union last week. She says she ...Read more, view comments (4) »
OWI court, tougher sentences possible
Posted by MIKE DUPRE' on July 23, 2008
Longer jail sentences for multiple-offense drunken drivers are on the horizon in Rock County as the possibility of a special court and program for the offenders becomes more likely. “We’re the lowest in the state for sentencing guidelines,” District Attorney David O’Leary said. “The problem we have here is when ...Read more, view comments (21) »
Rock County 4H royalty chosen
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 23, 2008
This year's Queen of the Rock County 4H Fair is a "city" girl. 17-year-old Julia Van Veldhuisen is a 10 year member of the Badger 4H Club. She says she grew up in Janesville and says she's not a real big animal person, but enjoyed project ranging from sewing to ...Read more, add a comment »
Wisconsin hands out flood grants to boost tourism
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 22, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin officials have handed out nearly $230,000 in grants to bolster Wisconsin tourism after last month’s floods. Gov. Jim Doyle approved $250,000 worth of grants to step up marketing and promotion after national reports of extensive flood damage in Wisconsin. Tourism operators and state officials are ...Read more, view comments (4) »
Group: Wis. Supreme Court race was most expensive
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 22, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — New reports confirm this year’s Wisconsin Supreme Court election was the most expensive judicial race in state history with a price tag of nearly $6 million. Judge Michael Gableman defeated incumbent Justice Louis Butler in the April 1 election. Gableman will replace Butler on the court ...Read more, view comments (10) »
Wis. governor reports more than $1 million in bank
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 22, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle has more than $1 million in his campaign fund that can be used if he decides to seek a third term in 2010, his campaign said Monday. The Democratic governor reported raising more than $905,000 during the first six months of this year. ...Read more, view comments (11) »
Local organizations form marketing partnership
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on July 22, 2008
From the WCLO Newsroom: The Janesville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, Rotary Botanical Gardens, Rock County Historical Society, and the Janesville Performing Arts Center are joining together for a marketing partnership. Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive Director Christine Rebout says packages could take place between restaurants, hotels and the local ...Read more, add a comment »
City approves cell tower proposal
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on July 21, 2008
JANESVILLE--The plan commission on Monday approved a conditional-use permit for a proposed 100-foot cell phone tower at the Rock County 4-H Fairgrounds. Cricket Wireless and Global Tower Partners propose a 100-foot tower in the middle of the fairgrounds. The tower would look like a tall flagpole. The Rock County Board ...Read more, view comments (9) »
Rock County official resigns
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on July 21, 2008
JANESVILLE -- County Administrator Craig Knutson announced this afternoon that Tom Perry, director of the county's developmental disabilities board, has resigned. Perry's tenure officially ends Aug. 18, but he will be on vacation until then, according to a news release. Knutson appointed LuAnn Kane, the board's deputy director, as acting ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Soldier from Wis. killed in Afghanistan
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 21, 2008
ONALASKA — The U.S. Defense Department says a 25-year-old Wisconsin soldier has been killed in Afghanistan. The military says Army 1st Lt. Nick A. Dewhirst of Onalaska was killed Sunday when his convoy came under attack in the Qalandar District of the Khost Province. Dewhirst was assigned to the 2nd ...Read more, view comments (9) »
Emergency landing in Madison
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 21, 2008
MADISON — A Northwest Airlines jetliner made a safe emergency landing in Madison today after the pilot reported a pressurization problem, an airline spokesman said. Flight 126 with 115 passengers and a crew of six was flying from Minneapolis to O’Hare Airport in Chicago when the incident took place about ...Read more, add a comment »
Winona bridge reopens to trucks
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 21, 2008
WINONA, Minn. — Trucks will roll again across the Highway 43 bridge at Winona. The Minnesota Department of Transportation says the bridge was set to reopen to truck traffic this evening, 10 days ahead of schedule. Sign crews will continue working into Tuesday to remove all detour signs. The bridge ...Read more, add a comment »
Jimmy Buffett fans suspected of drug, alcohol violations
Posted by TED SULLIVAN on July 21, 2008
EAST TROY -- The Walworth County Drug Enforcement Unit seized nearly 52 grams of marijuana during Saturday's Jimmy Buffett concert at Alpine Valley Music Theater. The drug unit arrested 24 people suspected of possessing marijuana, according to the agency's news release, and one person suspected of possessing drug paraphernalia. The ...Read more, view comments (54) »
Dane County schools to open new vocational academy
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 21, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Six Dane County school districts are working together to create a new school that will offer both high school and college vocational classes. The Global Academy will be open to high school juniors and seniors taking classes in four career fields: architecture and construction; health science; ...Read more, add a comment »
Wisconsin’s fund to pay jobless running dry
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 21, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state projection shows Wisconsin’s reserve fund for paying unemployment claims could run out of money by March. If that happens, the state would have to borrow money from the federal government to pay jobless claims to laid off workers for the first time in two ...Read more, view comments (6) »
Public hearing on Janesville's floodplain maps
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on July 21, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: Janesville's plan commission holds a public hearing Monday night about revisions to the city's floodplain ordinance. Manager of Planning Services Duane Cherek says the changes are not a result to recent flooding, and the city cannot change the floodplain boundaries. He says FEMA has a separate ...Read more, add a comment »
Wisconsin continues to lead in mink production
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 21, 2008
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Wisconsin continues to lead the nation in mink production. The National Agricultural Statistics Service says the state produced more than 914,000 mink pelts last year, or 32 percent of the nation's total. This year, nearly 218,000 female mink have been bred to produce kits, up 1 percent ...Read more, view comments (5) »
Iraq war high on mind of Wis. voters
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 20, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Iraq war is Dan Buttery’s top issue in the presidential race. It’s tops for Jim Wrich, too. Buttery served as an Army captain in Iraq for a year before an injury forced him to retire from the military. He’s voting for Republican Sen. John McCain. ...Read more, view comments (29) »
Maybe they went to the fair: Police hunt for missing pigs.
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 20, 2008
EMMETSBURG, Iowa (AP) — Where’s the pork? Authorities in western Iowa are looking for a thief with a very big payload — 120 market hogs. The Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office says that someone swiped the swine from a hog confinement in Silver Lake Township sometime between May 29 and ...Read more, view comments (11) »
Pull up your pants kid, it's the law
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 20, 2008
LYNWOOD, Ill. (AP) — Be careful if you have saggy pants in the south Chicago suburb of Lynwood. Village leaders have passed an ordinance that would levy $25 fines against anyone showing three inches or more of their underwear in public. Eugene Williams is the mayor of Lynwood. He says ...Read more, view comments (74) »
Saving landfills, one bag at a time
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 20, 2008
SHOREWOOD, Wis. (AP) — Thousands of suburban Milwaukee residents have a new way to carry items home from the store. Members of the Shorewood Conservation Committee delivered reusable shopping bags to all 6,900 households in their community Saturday, hoping people will use them repeatedly rather than pick up new bags ...Read more, view comments (9) »
Hunters concerned about roads less traveled
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 20, 2008
MILWAUKEE (AP) — National forest planners may close more than half of the roads in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest to cars and other motorized vehicles. The plan to close 55 percent of the roads is intended to protect northern Wisconsin’s sprawling forest, but outdoorsmen say it also will cut off ...Read more, view comments (4) »
City of Jefferson looking for volunteers
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 19, 2008
JEFFERSON (MCT) — The City of Jefferson is still looking for volunteers to help collect about a quarter of a million sandbags that were used to hold back the Rock and Crawfish rivers during this summer’s flooding. About 100 volunteers joined the Public Works Department, John’s Pick-up Service and the ...Read more, add a comment »
Wisconsin farmers producing more winter wheat
Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA on July 19, 2008
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin farmers are planting and producing more winter wheat this year as prices continue to rise. That National Agricultural Statistics Service says Wisconsin farmers expect to produce 22.4 million bushels of winter wheat this year, up 20 percent from last year. They expect to harvest 330,000 acres, ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Favre featured in field
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 18, 2008
ELEVA —Carlene and Duane Schultz thought creating a corn maze featuring Brett Favre’s image on a Wisconsin farm would be anything but controversial. The husband and wife said Favre is still welcome at the Schultz’s Country Barn in Eleva, even though they’ve received a few grumbling comments after the quarterback ...Read more, view comments (15) »
Landfill to open early next week
Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA on July 18, 2008
Janesville’s sanitary landfill will open early next week to accommodate the amount of waste coming from flood damage clean up and demolition. Additional changes to the landfill hours may be added, depending on usage. The hours for the week of July 21 are: 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday. 7 ...Read more, add a comment »
6 Starbucks to close in Wisconsin
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 18, 2008
SEATTLE (AP) — Six of the 600 company-owned stores Starbucks plans to close by early next year are in Wisconsin. The stores are in Appleton, Eau Claire, La Crosse, Madison, Marshfield, and Wisconsin Rapids. The company announced earlier this month that it would close hundreds of company-owned stores in the ...Read more, view comments (53) »
Flood watch canceled
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 18, 2008
MILWAUKEE—The National Weather Service has canceled a flood watch for southern Wisconsin. Rain is still expected Friday night, with storms through Monday. The weather service says some of the thunderstorms on Friday and Saturday could bring heavy rain. But some of the storms that were expected to hit the area ...Read more, add a comment »
Flooding concerns fizzling
Posted by KAYLA BUNGE on July 18, 2008
While a flash flood watch remains in effect for southern Wisconsin through Saturday night, the storms expected to hit the area tonight and tomorrow have weakened, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Sullivan said. That bodes well for folks just starting to dry out from the flooding ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Milton woman ordered to pay restitution to church
Posted by STACY VOGEL on July 18, 2008
Hope Lutheran Church is more than ready to move on now that a theft case has been settled, a church official said. The church at 335 Dairyland Drive, Milton, will receive nearly $2,300 in restitution after Susan M. Mehlert, a former church council member and director of the high school ...Read more, view comments (13) »
Leadership change for UAW Local 95
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on July 18, 2008
From the WCLO Newsroom: United Auto Workers Local 95 may soon have another leadership change. Current President Brad Dutcher has accepted a position with the International Union as a Service Rep. As Service Rep for the region, Dutcher says UAW Local 95 will be included in his duties. In fact, ...Read more, view comments (29) »
Rains could bring more flood woes
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 17, 2008
A weather front that will hold approaching rainstorms over the state for the next few days could create the type of flooding that caused extensive damage across central and southern Wisconsin last month, forecasters said today. “The setup is kind of likely for it to happen,” said Chris Franks, a ...Read more, view comments (5) »
Ill. man tinkering with speaker finds loot in Beloit
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 17, 2008
BELOIT, Wis. (AP) — An Illinois woman and her son-in-law have discovered thousands of dollars hidden after a 2004 bank robbery in Wisconsin. Sixty-year-old Carol Markin of South Beloit, Illinois, was cleaning an empty apartment for her employer when she found a speaker box. Her son-in-law, 31-year-old Travis Gosa, says ...Read more, view comments (7) »
Taxpayers in Wisconsin flood areas get extension
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 17, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Taxpayers in 30 counties declared disaster areas will have a little bit longer to file taxes that were originally due by Aug. 13. The Internal Revenue Service granted an extension to Aug. 29. It is available to taxpayers in the federal disaster areas for tax return ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Coroner says woman died of stab wounds
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 17, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Dane County coroner says a woman found dead in a Madison apartment building was stabbed. Madison police have identified the woman as 45-year-old Cassandra Mays. She was found in an upstairs apartment Tuesday afternoon. A 50-year-old man who lived with Mays suffered non-life threatening stab ...Read more, view comments (2) »
Thieves target catalytic converters
Posted by STAN STRICKER on July 17, 2008
From the WCLO Newsroom: Thieves are stripping something new off cars in Janesville. It's the biggest theft of its kind in Janesville history. Deputy Police Chief Dave Moore says a total of 35 catalytic converters were stolen from two dealerships in recent weeks. He says thieves can get up to ...Read more, view comments (16) »
New search for city manager
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on July 17, 2008
From the WCLO Newsroom: After a "healthy debate" Wednesday night, the Janesville City Council will start a new search for a city manager. City Council President Amy Loasching says although the council invited two candidates back for second interviews, the finalists didn't answer additional questions in a way that completely ...Read more, view comments (19) »
Milton chief to make $68,500
Posted by STACY VOGEL on July 16, 2008
The city of Milton released terms of a contract with Jerry Schuetz, the man appointed by the Milton Police Commission as the next police chief. Schuetz will make $68,500 in his first year as chief, effective Aug. 18. Schuetz will take over the position if he passes a background check, ...Read more, view comments (25) »
Band to appear on Letterman
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ on July 16, 2008
An up-and-coming rock band with a Janesville connection is scheduled to appear on tonight’s “Late Show with David Letterman.” The band is The Hold Steady. The band’s lead guitarist is Tad Kubler, a 1991 graduate of Craig High School. The Hold Steady has shared the stage with the likes of ...Read more, view comments (10) »
Supreme Court rules against men in abuse case
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 16, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A lawsuit brought against two Roman Catholic dioceses by five men sexually abused by a Catholic school teacher was dismissed Wednesday by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The men, who were abused in Kentucky, sued the dioceses in Wisconsin claiming they covered up the teacher’s abuse of ...Read more, view comments (6) »
Woman found dead in Madison apartment
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 16, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Madison police are investigating another homicide in a south side neighborhood that’s been riddled with violence, drug dealing and prostitution. Police say a woman was found dead in an upstairs apartment Tuesday. A man she lived with was taken to the hospital with injuries. Police spokesman ...Read more, view comments (6) »
Beloit Avenue bridge opened
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ on July 16, 2008
JANESVILLE—A bridge on Beloit Avenue that had been closed because of flooding opened Tuesday. The bridge, near the intersection with Palmer Drive, carries Beloit Avenue over Spring Brook. The bridge was not damaged, but engineers had been concerned with what looked like some settling of the pavement on the approaches ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Two city manager candidates get another look
Posted by STEVE BENTON on July 16, 2008
The Janesville City Council wants another look at two city manager finalists. City Council President Amy Loasching says they plan to meet Wednesday afternoon with David Hales and Donald Carlsen. She says they will either set up a time to make a site visit to one of the candidate's communities ...Read more, view comments (4) »
Public input meeting to determine future of Rock County parks
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on July 16, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: The Rock County Parks and Open Space Plan might include the acquisition of more green space over the next five years. County Parks Director Lori Williams says Wednesday's public input session at the Rock County Job Center will help shape county parks over the next five ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Community panel moves to recommendation stage
Posted by RYAN DOSTALEK on July 15, 2008
The panel of community leaders interviewing the candidates to replace the retiring Steve Sheiffer as Janesville’s city manager completed their final interview this afternoon. Current Lewiston, Idaho City Manager John (Jay) Krauss met with the panel this afternoon to explain why he feels he's qualified to be Janesville's next city ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Flooding closes Beloit Newark Road
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on July 15, 2008
JANESVILLE--Rock County Highway Superintendent Hal Mayer announced that Beloit Newark Road, from County T to Avon Stores Road, in Avon Township is closed due to flooding.Read more, add a comment »
Wisconsin continues review of GM grants
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 15, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin state officials continue to review whether any of the $10 million given in grants to General Motors for improvements at its Janesville plant can be recouped. The car company announced in June that it would close the plant by 2010. GM said Tuesday that closure ...Read more, view comments (11) »
Two more city manager candidates interview
Posted by RYAN DOSTALEK on July 15, 2008
The first two of three community panel interviews for the city manager opening wrapped up this morning. David Hales, the director of finance/administrative services for the city of West Jordan, Utah, started the morning off. William Ross, the current city manager in Jackson, Mich, followed. The panel followed the same ...Read more, add a comment »
Main Street closed for possible sinkhole
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on July 15, 2008
From the city of Janesville: North Main Street from Wall Street to Centerway is closed due to a possible sinkhole near Pease Court. The Janesville Transit System West Court route and the county loop of the Beloit-Janesville Express will operate on Parker Drive between East Court Street and Centerway. For ...Read more, view comments (10) »
WATCH President Bush speak on the economy
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 15, 2008
President Bush is commenting on the state of the economy at 9:20 this morning. Click here to watch.Read more, view comments (13) »
GM to cut salaried workers, production, dividend
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 15, 2008
DETROIT (AP) General Motors Corp. plans to lay off salaried workers, cut truck production, suspend its dividend and borrow $2 billion to $3 billion as it adjusts to a declining U.S. market. GM said Tuesday the moves will raise $15 billion to help turn around its North American operations. GM ...Read more, view comments (23) »
Official says Wisconsin banks safe
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 15, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A banking industry expert says consumers shouldn’t be concerned about the stability of Wisconsin banks. Wisconsin Bankers Association president Kurt Bauer says a couple of factors ensure banks here will not follow a fate similar to IndyMac Bancorp in California. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has ...Read more, view comments (9) »
General Motors to announce more cuts
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 15, 2008
General Motors Corp. is expected to cut several thousand salaried jobs and further slash truck production in response to falling U.S. sales and Wall Street's demands for more action to stem its losses, according to two people briefed on the plan. GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner was scheduled to ...Read more, view comments (11) »
Town will hold police department referendum
Posted by STACY VOGEL on July 14, 2008
The Milton Town Board voted unanimously tonight to hold a November referendum asking if its police department and court system should be eliminated. Though the board voted to ask about both departments in one question, a citizens committee requested after the vote that the referendum be split into two questions, ...Read more, view comments (4) »
Milton School Board considers dropping some bus service to Harmony school
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on July 14, 2008
MILTON—The school board will take some time for more study before ending bus service for children who live east of Highway 26 and north of Highway 14 and attend Harmony Elementary School, 4243 E. Rotamer Road, Janesville. The board on Monday night tabled the issue and will study sidewalks being ...Read more, view comments (5) »
Homicide suspect arraigned in Walworth County
Posted by TED SULLIVAN on July 14, 2008
ELKHORN -- A man charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the stabbing death of his mother will undergo a psychological evaluation after pleading not guilty Monday by reason of mental disease or defect. Jeffrey Newberg, 45, appeared in Walworth County Court by video for his arraignment. His mother, Alice Newberg, ...Read more, view comments (4) »
Farmers market moving home
Posted by STACY VOGEL on July 14, 2008
The Janesville Farmers Market will return to its home on Main Street on Saturday. The market had been meeting in the parking lot of the Rock County Courthouse because of downtown flooding, but organizers received the OK from the city over the weekend to move it back, manager Teri Huber ...Read more, view comments (2) »
Community panel begins city manager interviews
Posted by RYAN DOSTALEK on July 14, 2008
The city council-appointed community panel met to interview two of the five candidates for the city manager position Monday morning. Questions spanned many topics, but centered on economic development and growth in and around Janesville. Donald Carlsen, the director of the management services-business group for the city of Naperville, Ill., ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Milton appoints police chief
Posted by STACY VOGEL on July 14, 2008
The Milton Police Commission has appointed Jerry Schuetz as Milton's new police chief, according to a news release from the city. Schuetz is police chief in Manawa, a city of about 1,300 residents midway between Stevens Point and Appleton. He has also served as a police officer in Appleton and ...Read more, view comments (24) »
Midwest Airlines cuts work force by 40 percent
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 14, 2008
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Midwest Airlines said on Monday it will reduce its workforce by 1,200 people as it grounds its 12 MD-80s. The cuts represent about 40 percent of current staffing at Midwest and its Skyway subsidiary. Besides the MD-80s — which it’s flying until this fall — Midwest also ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Carver-Roehl Park reopened
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ on July 14, 2008
JANESVILLE—Rock County’s parks director announced this morning that Carver-Roehl Park in Bradford Township has reopened. The county closed the park Friday after heavy rains caused flooding.Read more, view comments (4) »
Milton hosts meeting on comprehensive plan
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on July 14, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: The City of Milton's plan commission is holding a public meeting Monday to discuss revisions to the city's comprehensive plan. The plan is a long-range guide for land use, economic development and public infrastructure. The public will be able to learn what's in the plan, and ...Read more, add a comment »
City council to discuss bike tunnel
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on July 14, 2008
From the WCLO Newsroom: Janesville's city council discusses the East Milwaukee Street bike tunnel Monday night. The safety improvement was approved on a 4-3 vote at the council's last meeting, and the cost of the project has drawn criticism from the public. Council member George Brunner says he wants to ...Read more, view comments (31) »
Flooding closes park
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on July 13, 2008
CLINTON Carver-Roehl County Park in Bradford Township has been closed because of flooding. The Rock County Parks Department will notify the public as soon as the park is reopened, said Lori Williams, parks director.Read more, view comment (1) »
County H to close
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on July 13, 2008
JANESVILLE County H between Highways 11 and 14 will be closed for bridge replacement over Marsh Creek beginning Wednesday. The road is scheduled to reopen by about Oct. 31. The road will not be open to through traffic, including emergency vehicles. Local access only will be available, said Ben Coopman, ...Read more, view comments (5) »
Accidents clog Interstate
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on July 13, 2008
JANESVILLE Northbound traffic on Interstate 90/39 was backing up north of and into Janesville between 5:35 and 6 p.m. Sunday because of a motorcycle accident. The accident occurred at 5:31 p.m. near the rest stop between Janesville and Milton. The Janesville Fire Department transported at least one injured person from ...Read more, view comments (7) »
Four escape Janesville fire
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on July 13, 2008
JANESVILLE Four people escaped a fire in a second-story Janesville apartment about 1:15 p.m. Sunday. The residents—a man, woman and two small children—apparently were not injured. The man told a reporter from The Janesville Gazette that all in the household were OK, but he declined to be interviewed further. Their ...Read more, view comments (2) »
Edgerton man hurt in motorcycle crash
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on July 13, 2008
FULTON TOWNSHIP An Edgerton man was in good condition Sunday afternoon at University Hospital in Madison after being seriously injured in a motorcycle accident Saturday night in Fulton Township. Matthew J. Ison Jr., 37, crashed his motorcycle about 9:55 p.m. on County F near Brown Road about 1.5 miles south ...Read more, view comments (31) »
House total loss in fire
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on July 13, 2008
MIDDLETON Fire gutted a house in Middleton Township early Sunday morning. About 2:35 a.m., firefighters from three departments and Dane County sheriff’s deputies were called to 7383 Valley View Drive. A male homeowner went to a neighbor’s house to call 911 after discovering flames in his home. He suffered minor ...Read more, view comments (5) »
Fire kills man in Dane County
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on July 13, 2008
MADISON Fire killed a town of Blooming Grove man Saturday evening. The Dane County Sheriff’s Office is withholding the man’s name until relatives can be notified. A neighbor saw smoke and flames coming from the house at 3295 Lee South Court and called 911 about 5 p.m. Seven fire departments ...Read more, add a comment »
Teen to be tried in stabbing
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 12, 2008
WAUSAU An 18-year-old accused of stabbing his friend to death in central Wisconsin will stand trial. Police say Charles Mattson told them he stabbed 24-year-old Larry Johnson three times while Johnson was choking him in May. Prosecutors originally charged Mattson with reckless homicide, after he allegedly said he stabbed Johnson ...Read more, view comments (6) »
FEMA at Menards
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 12, 2008
MADISON Federal emergency officials will set up shop at hardware stores, including the Menards in Janesville, and county fairs this weekend to give homeowners advice. Flood mitigation experts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be at Menards stores in Janesville, Beaver Dam and La Crosse all day Saturday, Sunday ...Read more, view comments (5) »
Milwaukee hiring firefighters
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 12, 2008
MILWAUKEE With as many as 100 vacancies expected within the Milwaukee Fire Department by the year’s end, the city is hoping to boost its ranks by accepting applications for firefighting positions for the first time in five years. The department began its 21-day application process Saturday morning when five firehouses ...Read more, view comments (9) »
Man robbed at knifepoint
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on July 11, 2008
JANESVILLE A 74-year-old man reported being robbed at knifepoint shortly before noon Friday in downtown Janesville. At 11:41 a.m., the man told police he had just left Ace Hardware, 200 S. River St., was driving through the intersection of Van Buren and Jackson streets when a man flagged him down. ...Read more, view comments (70) »
ESPN: Favre wants release from Packers
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 11, 2008
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Brett Favre wants the Green Bay Packers to release him so he can return to the NFL with another team, according to an ESPN report. ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported Friday that sources close to Favre and the team told him agent James "Bus" Cook formally asked ...Read more, view comments (73) »
Jail, probation ordered in OWI death
Posted by MIKE DUPRE' on July 11, 2008
JANESVILLE Daniel B. Fleming, 17, was sentenced to a year in jail and 12 years probation Friday because of an accident that killed one friend and seriously injured another Aug. 21, 2007. Killed was Dayne Cutler, an 18-year-old from Chicago. Morgan Hennie, 16, Janesville, was injured in the early-morning crash ...Read more, view comments (17) »
Flood recovery center changes hours
Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA on July 11, 2008
The Federal Emergency Management Agency flood recovery center will be closed on Sundays. The recovery center is located at the New Life Assembly of God, 2416 North Wright Road, Janesville. The church is at the corner of Highway 14 and Wright Road. New hours are: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. ...Read more, add a comment »
Anti-abortion group that battled McCain backs him
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 11, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Just last year, the views of Wisconsin Right to Life and Sen. John McCain clashed in the Supreme Court — over McCain’s signature campaign finance law, not abortion. The powerful anti-abortion group won the argument when the Supreme Court ruled that free speech trumps restrictions on ...Read more, view comments (85) »
Flooding closes Carver-Roehl Park
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ on July 11, 2008
JANESVILLE—Rock County announced this morning that it has closed Carver-Roehl County Park because of flooding. “The public will be notified as soon as the park is reopened,” according to a news release.Read more, view comments (6) »
Wis. Supreme Court decision blows hole in budget
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 11, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin Supreme Court decision has blown a $265 million hole in the state budget. And state lawmakers may have to cancel their summer vacations and campaign plans to come back to balance the books. The divided court ruled Friday that the state improperly was collecting ...Read more, view comments (16) »
Teen to be sentenced Friday in Rock County death
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on July 11, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: Daniel B. Fleming of Chicago turns 18 Saturday, the day after he is scheduled to be sentenced in Rock County on charges related to the drunk driving death of one of his friends. The crash occurred in the Town of Center last summer, killing 18-year-old Dayne ...Read more, view comments (6) »
2 recommended for Janesville School Board
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ on July 10, 2008
JANESVILLE -- A committee of the Janesville School Board is recommending two applicants to fill two vacant school board seats. The recommended applicants are Gregory Ardrey and Peter D. Severson. The three-member committee made the recommendation after interviewing all 10 applicants Thursday night. The board is expected to vote on ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Doyle announces more flood aid
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 10, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle says he’ll make $15 million in federal grants available to Wisconsin communities trying to recover from last month’s floods. The federal Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Funds can be used to help low- and moderate-income homeowners make repairs that aren’t covered by ...Read more, add a comment »
Severe T-storm watch issued
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ on July 10, 2008
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 10 p.m. for southern Wisconsin. The watch area comprises the counties of: Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Kenosha Lafayette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha. A severe thunderstorm ...Read more, view comments (2) »
Janesville's population up slightly in 2007
Posted by ADAM BERGSTROM on July 10, 2008
Janesville added 40 people from 2006 to 2007, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau released today. The city's population as of July 1, 2007, was 63,012. That's up 3,514 people (5.9 percent) from the official 2000 census figure of 59,498. Beloit added 367 residents for a total of ...Read more, view comments (14) »
Group files complaint against Wis. justice-elect
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 10, 2008
A liberal group has filed a complaint against Supreme Court Justice-elect Michael Gableman, requesting an investigation into possible fundraising calls he made as Ashland County’s district attorney in 2002. One Wisconsin Now asked the state’s Office of Lawyer Regulation to look into calls Gableman made to Republican political operatives before ...Read more, view comments (8) »
Congressman Ryan says McCain 'definitely underdog'
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 10, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Republican Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin says presidential candidate John McCain is ``definitely the underdog'' in the race against Democrat Barack Obama. Ryan says McCain probably will remain the underdog throughout the race. Ryan's comments in an interview with The Associated Press come a day before ...Read more, view comments (31) »
City council still divided over Milwaukee Street bike tunnel
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on July 10, 2008
From the WCLO Newsroom: A controversial bike tunnel the Janesville City Council approved to be built under East Milwaukee Street is still generating controversy on the council more than two weeks after it was approved. City Council President Amy Loasching says she hasn't heard any positive feedback from citizens about ...Read more, view comments (153) »
Board tours school renovation
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on July 10, 2008
Work is in full swing on the Janesville high school facilities renovations. District Director of Business Services Doug Bunton says renovation work is scheduled to be completed next summer. Most of the additions are scheduled to be completed in March 2009. The school board took a tour of the construction ...Read more, add a comment »
Michigan governor signs Great Lakes compact
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 09, 2008
Michigan has become the last of the eight Great Lakes states to join a compact designed to protect the region’s water. Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed legislation approving the compact during a ceremony Wednesday at Oval Beach in the Lake Michigan town of Saugatuck. A day earlier, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell ...Read more, view comments (2) »
Wis. Supreme Court: Police dog sniffs not a search
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 09, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court says sniffs by police dogs don't amount to searches. The ruling comes in response to a 2005 case from north-central Wisconsin. A Colby-Abbotsford police officer pulled over a car in which Ramon Arias was a passenger. The officer let his dog sniff ...Read more, view comments (14) »
Rock County sandbag disposal sites
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on July 09, 2008
Starting today, Rock County wants residents of the towns of Milton, Fulton, Janesville and Rock to drop off unneeded sandbags at one of four sites. County workers will collect and dispose of the bags in an approved landfill. --Towns of Fulton and Milton—Rock County highway garage at the northeast corner ...Read more, view comments (2) »
Candidates file papers for fall election
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on July 09, 2008
From the WCLO Newsroom: Rock County Clerk Lori Stottler says incumbents for Rock County Treasurer, Register of Deeds and Clerk are running unopposed. The State Government Accountability Board says District Attorney David O'Leary is also running unopposed. In the State Assembly, Kim Hixson of Whitewater and Debi Towns of Janesville ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Janesville School Board considers lower taxes
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ on July 08, 2008
JANESVILLE – The Janesville School Board is considering not taxing to the maximum allowed by law. The board on Tuesday night postponed approval of the 2008-09 budget and asked the administration to lay out scenarios in which up to $1 million in spending would be cut or funded in some ...Read more, view comments (7) »
Names of deputies involved in last week’s fatal shooting released
Posted by TED SULLIVAN on July 08, 2008
PELL LAKE -- The names of the two deputies who shot and killed an armed kidnapping suspect last week in Bloomfield Township were released by the Walworth County Sheriff's Department today. Deputies Jon Albrecht and Jamie Green returned to active duty this morning after spending a week in the office ...Read more, view comments (53) »
Audit: Wisconsin lottery ticket sales down
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 08, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Sales of state lottery tickets dipped about 3 percent in fiscal year 2006-07, according to a state audit released Tuesday. The Legislative Audit Bureau’s annual review of the lottery blamed the decline on a smaller number of large Powerball jackpots. With fewer big pay outs, fewer ...Read more, view comments (7) »
Study: Many Wis. seniors can’t cover basic costs
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 08, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new study finds many senior citizens in Wisconsin doesn’t earn enough money to meet their basic living expenses. The report is part of a national effort led by Wider Opportunities for Women to raise awareness and shape public policy to improve seniors’ economic well-being. The ...Read more, view comments (10) »
FEMA officials make stop in Rock County
Posted by STEVE BENTON on July 08, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: Some high ranking FEMA officials and Wisconsin's head of military affairs visited Rock County today. The delegation was scheduled to visit UW-Rock County Tuesday morning between 10:15 and 11:30. They also made stops in Fort Atkinson, Spring Green and Rock Springs. The purpose of the trip ...Read more, add a comment »
Watertown teen dies after being hit by lightning
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 08, 2008
A teenage boy struck by lightning when severe storms moved through Wisconsin on Monday has died at a Watertown hospital. Sixteen-year-old Ben Richter was struck at his family’s farm in the Town of Watertown about 8:30 p.m. He was taken by ambulance to Watertown Memorial Hospital. Watertown Memorial spokeswoman Jacklynn ...Read more, view comments (7) »
Wis. court rules in favor of Walgreens in tax case
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 08, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court says the city of Madison has been charging two Walgreens stores too much in property taxes. The court says the city improperly valued the stores based on the rent that Walgreens is paying to lease the property rather than the fair market ...Read more, add a comment »
Single family and duplex building permits sharply decline in Janesville
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on July 08, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: The number of new single family and duplex building permits in Janesville is substantially down for 2008. Community Development Director Brad Cantrell says Janesville will still see growth because it's in a growth corridor between Madison and Rockford. As of May 31, the year-to-date number of ...Read more, view comments (10) »
Ryan announces reelection bid
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on July 08, 2008
Congressman Paul Ryan announces he is seeking a sixth term in office. His recently-introduced "Roadmap for America's Future" addresses health and retirement costs, debt, and the outsourcing of jobs. He says Congress should act to address gas prices, job losses, and government spending. Ryan's campaign submitted signatures to the State ...Read more, view comments (10) »
Authorities investigate boat crash that leaves Wis. woman dead
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 08, 2008
WONDER LAKE, Ill. (AP) - Authorities in northern Illinois have charged a man in a boat crash that left a Wisconsin woman dead and injured another person. Fifty-three-year-old Rick McGuire of Wonder Lake, Illinois, is charged with operating a boat while under the influence of alcohol. An autopsy yesterday found ...Read more, view comments (2) »
Edgerton won't reduce liquor licenses
Posted by STACY VOGEL on July 07, 2008
The Edgerton City Council voted 4-1 against a resolution to reduce the number of liquor licenses available in the downtown historic district from six to four tonight. Mayor Erik Thompson and Alderman Paul Davis introduced the resolution because they wanted to approve the appeal of the downtown, they said. Several ...Read more, view comments (14) »
Wis. counties hope lower sales tax spurs sales
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 07, 2008
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A consortium of counties in northeastern Wisconsin are hoping low sales taxes will help spur sales to tourists from Illinois. The group — called NEW North — is targeting tourists from Chicago. That city’s sales tax rate jumped up to 10.25 percent this month. The ...Read more, view comments (14) »
Rising natural gas prices could mean costly winter
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 07, 2008
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Big heating bills could be just around the corner for consumers already hit by high gas and food prices. The price of natural gas is at historic highs for summer months in Wisconsin. That has resulted in two utilities — Milwaukee-based We Energies and Green Bay-based Wisconsin ...Read more, view comments (22) »
County A to close July 14-25
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on July 07, 2008
JANESVILLE-County A, from 1,000 feet west of Austin Road to 400 feet east of Austin Road, will be closed to through traffic beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, July 14. The road is scheduled to re-open by the end of the day Friday, July 25. Through traffic will be detoured around ...Read more, add a comment »
Safety first: Grill causes $3.3 million in damage
Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA on July 07, 2008
FITCHBURG, Wis. (AP) — Madison-area firefighters think they know what started a major apartment fire that caused an estimated $3.3 million in damages. Fitchburg authorities believe someone put a hot charcoal grill in an outdoor storage shed on a second-floor balcony, violating the first rule of common sense: Hot items ...Read more, view comments (16) »
One killed, another injured on Interstate ramp
Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA on July 07, 2008
TOWN OF BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) — One man was killed and another was injured after the two got out of their vehicles on an interstate ramp in Waukesha County and were hit by a car. Sheriff’s officials say the men were trying to retrieve something that had fallen off the ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Two hurt in early-morning crash
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on July 07, 2008
Two people were injured in an early morning one-vehicle crash on Interstate 90/39 just south Avalon Road, Janesville. Valdeta Mecollari, 34, Janesville, and a 7-year-old boy from Janesville were taken around 5:30 a.m. to Mercy Hospital by a Janesville Fire Department ambulance. Mecollari was driving north in the left lane ...Read more, view comments (6) »
Precautions in place for sandbag collection
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on July 07, 2008
From the WCLO newsoom: Janesville officials are taking precautions as people begin to remove sand bags from along the Rock River. Recovery team chair Mike Williams says the city will try to use as much mechanical equipment as possible to load the sandbags and take them to the landfill to ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Fire in vacant home considered arson
Posted by STACY VOGEL on July 06, 2008
Janesville police and fire officials are investigating a fire at a vacant building Saturday as an arson. The building at 3713 E. Milwaukee St., Janesville, showed signs of forced entry, and the fire had been started in several places, said Sgt. Jimmy Holford with the Janesville Police Department. The owner ...Read more, view comments (11) »
Brewers get pitcher Sabathia
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on July 06, 2008
MILWAUKEE - The Brewers have won the C.C. Sabathia sweepstakes, and the Cleveland left-hander could pitch for Milwaukee as soon as Tuesday night against Colorado at Miller Park. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that Milwaukee and Cleveland have reached a deal that will bring Sabathia to Milwaukee in exchange ...Read more, view comments (23) »
Braun will start All-Star Game
Posted by STACY VOGEL on July 06, 2008
Ryan Braun received the most All-Star votes of any National League outfielder, earning him one of three starting outfield spots on the National League All-Star Team, according to the Milwaukee Brewers Web site. Major League Baseball announced the roster today for the All-Star Game scheduled for Tuesday, July 15. Ben ...Read more, view comments (14) »
Fire doused in abandoned Janesville building
Posted by STACY VOGEL on July 05, 2008
The Janesville Fire Department responded to a fire in the 3700 block of Milwaukee Street shortly after 8 p.m. Flames were shooting out of the windows of the abandoned brick home when firefighters arrived, but they quickly doused them, said Capt. Mike Gang with the fire department. Janesville police blocked ...Read more, view comments (6) »
South Korea woman killed near Edgerton
Posted by STACY VOGEL on July 05, 2008
A South Korea woman died overnight after a one-vehicle accident on Interstate 90/39 near Edgerton. Myungja Ahn, 67, Seoul, South Korea, was partially ejected from the vehicle after the driver, El Kim, 41, Rochester, Minn., lost control of the vehicle while driving north near the 160 mile marker in Dane ...Read more, view comments (19) »
Woman leads police on six-mile chase
Posted by STACY VOGEL on July 05, 2008
A Janesville driver led police on a six-mile chase after forcing a Rock County sheriff's deputy off the road Friday morning. A deputy tried to stop a green Ford Taurus at 2:30 a.m. Friday on Highway 51 north of Consolidated School Road, Fulton Township, according to a news release from ...Read more, view comments (14) »
Gunman fires into large crowd at Milwaukee party, killing four
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 04, 2008
MILWAUKEE--At least one gunman fired into a crowd of more than 100 people partying in the street early Friday, killing four of them, police said. Two women, ages 23 and 27, and two men, ages 24 and 28, were killed at about 2:30 a.m., police spokeswoman Anne E. Schwartz said. ...Read more, view comments (49) »
Magnolia enacts wind ordinance
Posted by RYAN DOSTALEK on July 03, 2008
With a 3-0 vote, the town of Magnolia has an ordinance regulating the construction of wind turbines on its books. The vote came after a public hearing on the matter during a special session Thursday night. Some residents thought if the board acted on the ordinance Thursday, it would have ...Read more, view comments (22) »
Diamondbacks stun Brewers in ninth
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 03, 2008
PHOENIX - Conor Jackson hit the winning two-run single as the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied from a five-run ninth-inning deficit to defeat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 on Thursday. Three Brewers pitchers failed to record an out as seven straight Diamondbacks reached base in the ninth. The rally began against Guillermo Mota, ...Read more, view comments (4) »
Intersection of Main Street, Centerway and bridge re-opens for two-way traffic
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on July 03, 2008
The Centerway and Main Street intersection and the Centerway Bridge have been re-opened for two-way traffic travelling on Centerway with one lane in each direction. Main Street north and south of the intersection remains closed. Some water is still standing in the intersection and motorists utilizing Centerway are advised to ...Read more, view comments (2) »
Waterways still closed
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on July 03, 2008
The Rock County Sheriff’s Office is reminding boaters the Rock River and Clear Lake remain closed. All public landings on the river and lakes are closed and the Town of Milton has a Slow/No Wake ordinance in place on Clear Lake. The office warns there are quick currents and hidden ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Green Beret cancels July 6 show
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on July 03, 2008
JANESVILLE--The Green Beret marching band has canceled its July 6 show at Monterey Stadium due to flooding in the park. All tickets and coupons for this year will be honored at next year's show. The band will be in four parades over the holiday weekend.Read more, add a comment »
County H reopens in Fulton Township
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on July 03, 2008
JANESVILLE--Hal Mayer, Rock County Highway Superintendent, announced today that County H from Condon Road to Gibbs Lake Road running through the town of Fulton has been reopened following recent flooding.Read more, add a comment »
Bush declares more Wisconsin counties eligible for aid
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 03, 2008
MADISON — President Bush has declared local governments in 13 more Wisconsin counties eligible for reimbursement in the aftermath of last month’s floods. The declaration means governments in those counties can ask the federal government to reimburse them for 75 percent of their costs to repair public facilities and infrastructure. ...Read more, view comments (2) »
Staskal release plan OK'd without new home
Posted by MIKE DUPRE' on July 02, 2008
JANESVILLE Judge Michael Byron on Wednesday approved a conditional-release plan for Mark Staskal without a specific new placement, and it was unclear whether the public will learn where Staskal will live through a public hearing in open court. Staskal will continue to live at Mendota Mental Health Institute in Madison ...Read more, view comments (14) »
Rock County will get more federal flooding assistance
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on July 02, 2008
JANESVILLE--Rock County is included today in a list of 13 counties Gov. Jim Doyle announced will be eligible for federal disaster assistance for public damage and expenses. The money will help cover flooding response including debris removal, emergency response services, equipment useage, search and rescue operations, emergency protective measures, and ...Read more, add a comment »
Jefferson Co. flood recovery center to open Monday
Posted by KAYLA BUNGE on July 02, 2008
JEFFERSON--A FEMA Disaster Recovery Center will open Monday in Jefferson County. The center will be in the lower level of the UW-Extension building at 864 Collins Road and open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. Disaster Recovery Centers provide individuals the opportunity to speak face-to-face with FEMA and ...Read more, add a comment »
UPDATE: Walworth County phones are working
Posted by TED SULLIVAN on July 02, 2008
ELKHORN --- Walworth County residents can use their phones again after a damaged cable was repaired this afternoon, officials said. Residents in parts of the county have been without phone service since 9 a.m. after a construction crew on Highway 50 damaged an AT&T Corp. fiber-optic cable, Walworth County Sheriff's ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Two injured in Jefferson County crash
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on July 02, 2008
PALMYRA TOWNSHIP--Two people were injured in a head-on crash at 6:42 a.m. on Highway 59 near County H in Jefferson County's Palmyra Township. Lucas A. Davies, 18, Mukwonago, crossed the center line while driving west. His pickup truck struck an eastbound car driven by Monica A. Heine, 22, Whitewater. Heine ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Thunderstorm watch in effect
Posted by STACY VOGEL on July 02, 2008
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 4 p.m. for 16 Wisconsin counties, including Rock and Walworth. A watch means conditions are favorable for a severe storm to develop. Tune into WCLO Radio, 1230 AM, for the latest weather updates.Read more, view comment (1) »
Flood recovery center opens Monday
Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA on July 02, 2008
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is opening a flood recovery center on Monday, July 7 at the New Life Assembly of God, 2416 North Wright Road, Janesville. The church is at the corner of Highway 14 and Wright Road. The center will be located in the church gym and ...Read more, add a comment »
North Parker Drive opens for two-way traffic
Posted by MARCIA NELESEN on July 02, 2008
JANESVILLE--North Parker Drive reopened to traffic this morning, city officials said. The southbound lane of North Parker Drive remains closed from Sherman Avenue to Centerway due to flooding. Traffic from the closed southbound lane is being diverted into two-way traffic in the northbound lane.Read more, view comments (4) »
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel to lay off 10 percent of workers
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 02, 2008
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Journal Sentinel Inc., publisher of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, said Wednesday it will cut about 10 percent of its 1,300 full-time employees due to continued industrywide declines in advertising sales. Journal Sentinel, a unit of newspaper publisher and broadcaster Journal Communications Inc., said the layoffs will be ...Read more, view comments (5) »
Marquette Interchange finishes early, under budget
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 02, 2008
MILWAUKEE--Every last freeway lane and ramp in the Marquette Interchange will open for traffic on Aug. 30, roughly two months ahead of schedule in addition to being millions of dollars under budget, said Gov. Jim Doyle. The reconstruction of the freeway connections that carry 300,000 vehicles per day represents the ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Minor injuries in Oakhill explosion
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on July 01, 2008
FITCHBURG — A boiler exploded at a minimum security prison this morning, injuring two maintenance workers and an inmate. Oakhill Correctional Institution Warden Deirdre Morgan said the two workers and the inmate were trying to re-light a pilot light on the boiler in a basement room when it exploded at ...Read more, view comments (5) »
Red Cross hires new executive director
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on July 01, 2008
David Diestler of Janesville today accepted the job of executive director for the South Central Wisconsin Chapter of the American Red Cross. Diestler has owned and operated a marketing firm for 20 years and earned both his bachelor and master degrees in marketing from UW-Whitewater. He is a Rock County ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Accident leads to two drunken driving arrests
Posted by STACY VOGEL on July 01, 2008
MILTON—An early-morning accident ended in two drunken driving arrests and one trip to the hospital Tuesday. Milton police responded to an accident on North Clear Lake Avenue near Rivendell Drive at 2:36 a.m., according to a news release from the department. A vehicle driven by Rebecca L. Clark, 25, of ...Read more, view comments (33) »
Rock County Health officer resigns
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on July 01, 2008
Dr. Joseph Schurhammer, health officer at the Rock County Health Department, will leave his position Sept. 2, announced Craig Knutson, county administrator. Schurhammer, who has a doctor of veterinary medicine degree, became the county’s health officer in July 2006 after retiring from the U.S. Air Force as a Lt. Col. ...Read more, view comments (4) »
Ho-Chunk Nation owes nearly $100 million
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on July 01, 2008
MADISON -- The state ended another fiscal year Monday without a payment for casino operations from the Ho-Chunk Nation, leading Wisconsin officials to say the tribe now owes close to $100 million. The Ho-Chunk’s latest payment to the state was due Monday, but the tribe refused to pay, as it ...Read more, view comments (48) »
