Evansville police officer dies
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 6:08 p.m. September 30, 2008
From the WCLO Newsroom: Evansville Police Chief Scott McElroy announced the death of Lieutenant Arthur Phillips as a result of natural causes Tuesday. Phillips began as a part-time police officer ...
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Western Wisconsin key for Obama, McCain to win
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:43 p.m. September 30, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) To win Wisconsin, John McCain and Barack Obama know they have to do well with independent-minded voters in eight counties that border Minnesota along the Mississippi River. ...
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Ryan: Bailout bill will have to move right or left
Posted by STACY VOGEL at 10:43 a.m. September 30, 2008
One of two things has to happen after Congress reconvenes Thursday in order to get a bailout bill to the president, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, told The Janesville Gazette today. ...
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Wisconsin and Germany to fight global warming
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:05 a.m. September 30, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle and German officials say they will work together to reduce the causes of global warming. Doyle's office issued the statement on Tuesday. The ...
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Restaurant changes in Janesville
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 6:48 a.m. September 30, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: After four months of negotiating, Janesville will have a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant near Milton Avenue. Gale Price, the city's Manager of Building and Development Services, ...
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Congressman Paul Ryan discusses bailout vote
Posted by STAN STRICKER at 4:32 a.m. September 30, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: Congressman Paul Ryan of Janesville wants a special session to be called to work on a new economic rescue plan. The Republican voted in favor of ...
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Oshkosh lands defense contract
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 2:29 p.m. September 29, 2008
OSHKOSH — The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded contracts worth $28 million to Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corp. that makes advanced military vehicles. Oshkosh Defense said Monday it ...
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UPDATED: Wis. House members vote on bailout
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 2:20 p.m. September 29, 2008
WASHINGTON — Wisconsin’s House delgation voted 5-3 in favor of the Wall Street bailout package promoted by President Bush. The measure failed. Voting in favor of the package were Democrats ...
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Packers' Rodgers may play despite shoulder sprain
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:40 p.m. September 29, 2008
Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy says quarterback Aaron Rodgers sprained his shoulder but intends to play against Atlanta on Sunday. McCarthy says Rodgers intends to play, but he will ...
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Wis. lags other states on mandate
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:31 p.m. September 29, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Nearly a dozen other potential battleground states completed computer systems to confirm voter identities before Wisconsin, where a lawsuit threatens to throw the Nov. 4 election into ...
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Kenosha man recalls loud bang before copter crash
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:40 a.m. September 29, 2008
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) A Kenosha man whose house was hit by a helicopter last month tells investigators there was a "loud bang like thunder" just before a cloud of debris ...
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Boy killed when tractor and trailer overturn
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:06 a.m. September 29, 2008
TOWNSHIP OF AZTALAN, Wis. (AP) A 14-year-old boy is killed in Jefferson County when the tractor and trailer he was operating overturned on a rural road. Sheriff's authorities say Jacob ...
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Hello? Hello? Janesville School District’s phones on the fritz
Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA at 9:26 a.m. September 29, 2008
Teamsters end strike against Waste Management
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:15 a.m. September 29, 2008
MILWAUKEE (AP) Striking Teamsters voted to accept Waste Management's "best and final offer," ending a month-long walkout by garbage truck drivers, equipment operators and maintenance workers. The union approved the ...
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Local officials promote awareness of Charter changes
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 4:48 a.m. September 29, 2008
Changes to Charter cable's public access channels are scheduled to happen Tuesday. Beloit Assistant City Manager Steve Gregg says there are a number of new Charter channels beginning September 30. ...
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Kagen returns Fannie Mae campaign contribution
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 2:01 p.m. September 28, 2008
MILWAUKEE -- Wisconsin Republicans have been trying to link Rep. Steve Kagen to Fannie Mae, the troubled mortgage giant. While the Democrat recently received a $1,000 contribution from Fannie Mae, ...
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Wis. pastor shares his plan to vote for McCain
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:54 p.m. September 28, 2008
WEST BEND -- A pastor in West Bend is advising his congregation to vote for Republican Senator John McCain, a move that could invite an IRS investigation. IRS rules say ...
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Wis. school districts examine class rank reporting
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:50 p.m. September 28, 2008
MILWAUKEE -- Some Wisconsin school districts have stopped keeping track of high school students' rank within their class. Whitefish Bay and Shorewood high schools have stopped reporting the data, and ...
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Kaukauna man charged with hate crime in bar attack
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:56 p.m. September 27, 2008
APPLETON -- A 32-year-old white man has been charged with a hate crime for what prosecutors say was an unprovoked attack on a black man in a Little Chute bar. ...
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Fire kills 21 dogs at kennel in Beaver Dam
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 2:26 p.m. September 27, 2008
BEAVER DAM -- Twenty-one dogs have been killed in a fire at a Beaver Dam kennel. The Beaver Dam Fire Department says about 31 dogs were at Everafter Kennels when ...
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Ithaca area evacuated after chemicals found
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 2:18 p.m. September 27, 2008
TOWN OF ITHACA -- Emergency crews evacuated a three-mile area of Richland County so they could dispose of flammable and explosive chemicals stored on a late chemist's property. Authorities say ...
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Lawmaker sees need for law on 'puppy mills'
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:43 p.m. September 27, 2008
THORP -- A lawmaker who attended a dog auction at Thorp says he'll push for a law to govern so-called puppy mills that are operating in Wisconsin. Representative Jeff Smith ...
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UPDATE: Interstate reopens after accident delays Craig High football game
Posted by TED SULLIVAN at 5:47 p.m. September 26, 2008
MIDDLETON -- The Craig High School football game kicked off an hour late at Middleton tonight after the team's bus was involved in a five-vehicle crash along Interstate 90, closing ...
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McCain agrees to attend debate
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:27 a.m. September 26, 2008
WASHINGTON—Republican John McCain agreed to attend the first presidential debate Friday night even though Congress doesn’t have a bailout deal, reversing an earlier decision to delay the event until Washington ...
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Report: Wis. lawmakers flush with campaign cash
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:21 a.m. September 26, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) A new study says Wisconsin lawmakers have collected almost $4 million in campaign contributions. The report by government watchdog group Wisconsin Democracy Campaign found their challengers in ...
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4 UW chancellors in line for raises
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:51 a.m. September 26, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Four University of Wisconsin chancellors are slated to receive pay raises of between 3.5 percent and nearly 5 percent. The Board of Regents will consider the raises ...
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Man hospitalized in gas can explosion
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:38 a.m. September 26, 2008
WAUPUN, Wis. (AP) A Waupun man is hospitalized in a burn unit in Madison after suffering injuries when a gas can exploded during a bonfire. Police say 19-year-old Daniel Hoddel ...
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Business leader will join city council delegation in Sedona
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 5:19 a.m. September 26, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: Although Janesville's city council has faced criticism for Monday's trip to Sedona, Arizona, a community leader who joins the council delegation says the visit to the ...
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County Board approves new jail expansion plan
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 4:01 a.m. September 26, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: Jail overcrowding in Rock County has decreased so dramatically the county board is putting the brakes on a once-unavoidable jail expansion project. Sheriff Bob Spoden says ...
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Rock County opposes Mercy program cuts
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 10:28 p.m. September 25, 2008
JANESVILLE--The Rock County Board is not happy with Mercy Hospital’s decision to discontinue its Mercy in Motion, adult day care and inpatient hospice care programs. The board on Thursday night ...
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Two hurt when trucks collide
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 1:11 p.m. September 25, 2008
EDGERTON Two men were injured—one seriously—in an accident Thursday morning in Porter Township about 4 miles west of Edgerton. Shortly before 8 a.m., a pickup truck driven by Theodore Larson, ...
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New poll shows Obama ahead of McCain by 6 in Wis.
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:33 p.m. September 25, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) For the second time this week a poll of likely voters in Wisconsin shows Democrat Barack Obama with a lead. The latest poll done by Research 2000 ...
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Wis. Democrats announce economic plan
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:57 a.m. September 25, 2008
MADISON (AP) Democrats say they'll push economic legislation that includes more investments in renewable energy if they retake the state Assembly from Republicans in November's elections. Rep. Mark Pocan, a ...
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Marinette Marine laying off shipbuilders
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:21 a.m. September 25, 2008
MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) Marinette Marine shipbuilders say they're facing layoffs. Boilermakers Local 696 says it's been notified that 91 union employees will be laid off effective Monday. Local union president ...
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3 expelled in school break-in
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 7:04 a.m. September 25, 2008
The Janesville School Board expelled three high school students Tuesday. All three were accused of vandalizing school property, burglarizing a school and stealing school equipment and construction equipment. Two were ...
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City council delegation prepares for Sedona
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 4:32 a.m. September 25, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: A delegation from Janesville's City Council leaves for Sedona, Arizona in less than a week to inspect the work environment of the council's city manager choice. ...
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UWW political expert: McCain campaign move "dramatic"
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 3:40 p.m. September 24, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: Republican presidential candidate John McCain's decision to suspend his campaign to return to Washington and work on the financial crisis is an extremely unusual move, according ...
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Burlington man will stand trial in wife's death
Posted by TED SULLIVAN at 3:19 p.m. September 24, 2008
ELKHORN --- The Burlington man accused of killing his wife more than 10 years ago and anchoring her body at the bottom of Geneva Lake was bound over for trial ...
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State aid increases for Janesville in 2009
Posted by STEVE BENTON at 12:32 p.m. September 24, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: The city of Janesville is expecting a net gain in state aid in 2009 when compared to the aid received in 2008. Acting City Manager, Jay ...
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Madison team competes in military's $1M contest
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:28 a.m. September 24, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) A team of Madison-based engineers is competing this week in a million-dollar contest sponsored by the military. The engineers from Rayovac-Remington are among 48 teams in the ...
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Poll: Wis. voters may be swayed by debates
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:13 a.m. September 24, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) One-fourth of Wisconsin voters say in a new poll that the upcoming presidential debates may change who they support. The Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday shows that ...
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Father shares beer with sons, ages 2 and 4
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:34 a.m. September 24, 2008
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) A father who bought a beer for his 4-year-old son at the Fond du Lac County Fair and shared it with the boy's 2-year-old sibling ...
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Judge rejects wrongful death lawsuit
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:19 a.m. September 24, 2008
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) A western Wisconsin judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of a man who was killed by a priest. Carsten and Sally ...
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School board wants to pursue school bus seat belts
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 4:37 a.m. September 24, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: Janesville's school board wants to pursue the installation of seat belts on its buses. Commissioner Tim Cullen says this issue really is about safety and whether ...
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County H closed
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 8:33 p.m. September 23, 2008
County H between County A and Highway 11 will be closed to through traffic beginning Wednesday and until further notice, the Rock County Public Works Department announced Tuesday. Emergency vehicles ...
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Beloit Memorial Hospital undergoes expansion
Posted by STEVE BENTON at 12:40 p.m. September 23, 2008
Work is underway this week on an aggressive expansion program at Beloit Memorial Hospital, something that Senior Vice President Tim McKevett says hasn't been done to the emergency room for ...
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UPDATE: Janesville police investigating overnight burglary
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 9:10 a.m. September 23, 2008
Janesville police are investigating a burglary that occurred sometime overnight at the Eastside Citgo, 1918 E. Milwaukee St. The 911 call came into the Rock County Communications Center at 4:53 ...
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School board approves Milton teacher contract
Posted by STACY VOGEL at 7:57 a.m. September 23, 2008
Milton teachers have a new contract this morning after the school board unanimously approved it Monday night. The contract calls for a 4.2 percent increase in wages and benefits over ...
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Janesville police investigating overnight burglary
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 5:37 a.m. September 23, 2008
Janesville police investigating overnight burglary Janesville police are investigating what looks like a burglary that occurred sometime overnight at the Eastside Citgo, 1918 E. Milwaukee St. The 911 call came ...
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Former Janesville School Board member now has job with school district
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 4:51 a.m. September 23, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: After resigning from the Janesville School Board in May to accept a staff development job with the school district, then deciding not to apply for the ...
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Hearing delayed in murders-for-hire case
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 3:39 p.m. September 22, 2008
JANESVILLE A preliminary hearing for Joseph R. Chrislaw Sr. on two charges of solicting murder was postponed indefinitely Monday afternoon. Chrislaw, 46, of 733 Kellogg Ave., No. 3, Janesville, is ...
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Lawmaker to oppose Great Lakes compact
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:52 p.m. September 22, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) A key Michigan lawmaker says he will oppose a compact to prevent the diversion of water from the Great Lakes because it allows bottled water to be shipped ...
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Michelle Obama targets women, young voters
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:23 a.m. September 22, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Michelle Obama says the outcome of the presidential race can be determined by young people and women. Speaking Monday on the campus of the University of Wisconsin ...
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Mercury Marine cutting workforce
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:58 a.m. September 22, 2008
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) Mercury Marine, hit with a decline in retail boat sales, is reducing engine production and is cutting its workforce. Mercury Marine says it plans to ...
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First flooded homes to be demolished
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 4:51 a.m. September 22, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: The City of Janesville is giving the go-ahead for demolition of three residential properties affected by this summer's flooding. Neighborhood Development Specialist Kelly Lee says the ...
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Striking garbage truck drivers reject latest offer
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:11 p.m. September 21, 2008
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Waste Management says it will look to hire permanent replacement workers after the striking garbage truck drivers rejected the company’s latest contract offer. Members of Teamsters Local ...
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Janesville man dies in skydiving accident
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 3:11 p.m. September 21, 2008
EAST TROY--A Janesville man with more than 30 years’ of skydiving experience died Saturday when his parachute failed to deploy, Walworth County Coroner John Griebel said. William O. Doherty, 53, ...
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Wisconsin duck hunt looks promising
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:10 p.m. September 21, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife experts say ducks are healthy and abundant heading into the autumn hunt. Department of Natural Resources migratory bird ecologist Kent Van Horn says the ...
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Janesville police respond to armed robbery
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 9:15 p.m. September 20, 2008
JANESVILLE—The Janesville Police Department is responding to a report of an armed robbery at The Liquor Cabinet, 1924 E. Milwaukee St., Janesville, according to Rock County Communications dispatch reports. The ...
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Three accidents in 15 minutes in Rock County
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 6:02 p.m. September 20, 2008
Traffic is blocked on Avalon Road near Interstate 90/39 in La Prairie Township, according to Wisconsin State Patrol dispatch reports. Troopers are blocking the road while accident reconstructionists work after ...
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Wis. unemployment rate is down from national rate
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:42 p.m. September 20, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s unemployment rate for August was 4.7 percent, compared to the national rate of 6.1 percent. The state Department of Workforce Development reports the state rate ...
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Ex will get thousands after being stalked, harassed
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:26 a.m. September 20, 2008
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A jury has decided a retired Duluth man should pay a former girlfriend more than $108,000 in damages for inflicting emotional distress. Julee A. Sipper, of ...
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Wis. DNR board to consider spending requests
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:24 a.m. September 20, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State wildlife officials are set to approve new spending requests this week, but it doesn’t look like hunters or anglers will see higher fees. At least ...
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Endangered cranes on center stage at Necedah
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:17 p.m. September 19, 2008
NECEDAH, Wis. (AP) — It’s a big weekend in Necedah for whooping cranes and for those working to save them from extinction. The Necedah Whooping Crane Festival is being held ...
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Disaster aid totals $96.5 million at close of registration
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 5:33 p.m. September 19, 2008
Madison, Wis. — At the close of the registration period for disaster assistance on Sept. 15, $96.5 million in state and federal disaster assistance has been approved, emergency managers announced ...
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Absentee voting expected to increase in Wisconsin
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:49 p.m. September 19, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) From Madison to the suburbs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin elections officials are reporting strong interest in absentee voting for this year's presidential race. In Madison, the city clerk's ...
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Obamas to visit state separately
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 11:15 a.m. September 19, 2008
MADISON Presidential politics will come close to Rock County next week as Michelle Obama plans visits to Madison, Milwaukee and Wausau on Monday. Her husband, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack ...
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McCain outlines plans for economy
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:04 a.m. September 19, 2008
The Federal Reserve needs to get out of the business of bailouts but government has a responsibility to act and defend the public interest, Sen. John McCain said Friday as ...
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Downtown BID declared dead
Posted by JIM LEUTE at 9:54 a.m. September 19, 2008
City officials have determined that a petition in opposition to a proposed Business Improvement District for downtown Janesville is valid and the issue is therefore dead. Shortly before Wednesday's deadline, ...
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Contractors required to offer partner benefits
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:43 a.m. September 19, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Dane County already offers domestic partner benefits to its employees. And now, the county will require its contractors and service providers to do the same. A rule ...
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Board votes to study dissolving MPS
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:30 a.m. September 19, 2008
MILWAUKEE (AP) A financial troubling forecast for the state's largest school district has prompted the school board to begin looking into dissolving the Milwaukee Public School system. The resolution, unexpectedly ...
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Rock County gets federal job grant
Posted by STAN STRICKER at 4:29 a.m. September 19, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: A federal grant could help promote job growth in Rock County. Lay-off announcements have been all too common recently. Forward Janesville President John Beckord says his ...
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Wis. AG didn't rely on party consultation in suit
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:52 p.m. September 18, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) A state Department of Justice spokesman says Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen didn't base his decision to bring a lawsuit demanding election clerks confirm the identity of ...
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State will fell 700 trees in ash borer survey
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:21 a.m. September 18, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) State agriculture crews will cut more than 700 trees in 29 counties by the end of the year in a search for the destructive emerald ash borer. ...
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Ex-Wis. senator Chvala wins his law license back
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:42 a.m. September 18, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Former Senate Majority Leader Chuck Chvala will be allowed to practice law again in Wisconsin. The state Supreme Court has reinstated the law license of the Madison ...
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Janesville police host special training
Posted by STAN STRICKER at 4:49 a.m. September 18, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: The Janesville Police Department is hosting a prestigious training event at Blackhawk Technical College. Police training has become more consistent in recent years thanks to specialized ...
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Council chooses Sedona man as likely city manager
Posted by MARCIA NELESEN at 10 p.m. September 17, 2008
Council members were so impressed with Eric Levitt, 40, of Sedona, Ariz., during Wednesday’s second interviews for city manager that they unanimously decided to negotiate with him and visit his ...
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Winter predictions differ
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:11 p.m. September 17, 2008
MADISON — The Farmers’ Almanac and the National Weather Service disagree on the severity of Wisconsin’s upcoming winter. The almanac says another long and "numbing" winter will hit the Great ...
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Milton teachers approve contract
Posted by STACY VOGEL at 5:07 p.m. September 17, 2008
The Milton Education Association, union for Milton School District teachers, approved a proposed contract 163-3 this afternoon. The contract is for 2007-2009. Milton teachers had been working for more than ...
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Company could bring 80 jobs
Posted by JIM LEUTE at 4:29 p.m. September 17, 2008
A Janesville developer said Wednesday he is close to landing a new tenant who plans to bring up to 80 jobs to the community. The new tenant has a strong ...
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DNR: Ethanol plant on the road to compliance
Posted by STACY VOGEL at 3:23 p.m. September 17, 2008
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources believes United Ethanol is on its way to compliance. That was the conclusion of a nearly four-hour meeting today between DNR officials and representatives ...
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Downtown BID appears to be dead
Posted by JIM LEUTE at 1:39 p.m. September 17, 2008
Opponents have apparently stopped a proposed Business Improvement District for downtown Janesville just days before the city council was expected to approve it. The council was to vote Monday on ...
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Former detention officer expected to reach plea agreement
Posted by TED SULLIVAN at 1:11 p.m. September 17, 2008
ELKHORN -- A plea agreement is expected in the criminal case of a former Walworth County correctional officer accused of having a relationship with an inmate and illegally passing him ...
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Report: Emergency officials must review procedures
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:55 p.m. September 17, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) A new report calls on state highway and emergency management officials to take hard look at how their communications centers operate in disasters. The state Homeland Security ...
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Traveler safety number almost ready
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:19 a.m. September 17, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin transportation and emergency management officials have nearly finished work on a number that travelers can call for information about the weather and route closures. According to ...
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McCain outspends Obama on Wisconsin TV ads
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:46 a.m. September 17, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) A new report shows GOP presidential candidate John McCain outspent Democrat Barack Obama on television advertising in Wisconsin in the week following the Republican National Convention. The ...
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Budget request includes streamlined sales tax
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:05 a.m. September 17, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) State revenue officials propose rewriting sales tax rules to generate an additional $46.5 million over the next two years. The Department of Revenue's budget request submitted to ...
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Sustainable Janesville committee learns city's eco-progress
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 6:39 a.m. September 17, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: The City of Janesville currently employs a variety of eco-friendly activities, such as the purchase of a second landfill compactor. Acting City Manager Jay Winzenz says ...
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City council chooses two manager finalists
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 4:29 a.m. September 17, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: Janesville's City Council likes what it sees during the current round of city manager interviews. Council President Amy Loasching says 36-year-old Ken Witt of Sparta, Wisconsin ...
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Council to decide manager finalists tonight
Posted by MARCIA NELESEN at 12:50 p.m. September 16, 2008
The Janesville City Council is poised tonight to pick finalists after it interviews two remaining candidates for manager. President Amy Loasching said the council could pick up to three finalists. ...
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Court dismisses case over Wis. lawmakers' secrecy
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:23 p.m. September 16, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) An appeals court on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit that challenged Wisconsin lawmakers' practice of sharing drafts of bills with lobbyists while withholding them from the public. Former ...
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UW-Madison settles 'W' lawsuit with Kansas school
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:35 a.m. September 16, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) The University of Wisconsin-Madison says it has settled a lawsuit accusing a Kansas university of infringing on its Motion W logo. UW-Madison spokesman Casey Nagy says Washburn ...
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Plans on track for AIG-Travel Guard headquarters
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:39 a.m. September 16, 2008
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) _ The financial turmoil in New York in recent days could have a big impact in Stevens Point. The American International Group, or AIG, is the ...
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Petitions circulated for and against BID
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 4:21 a.m. September 16, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: Lines are drawn in Janesville's downtown as property owners circulate petitions both for and against a Business Improvement District, or BID. BID Task Force Chair Chad ...
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Brewers fire manager Ned Yost
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 2:22 p.m. September 15, 2008
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers fired manager Ned Yost on Monday with the team mired in a late-season slump that has jeopardized its chances of making the playoffs for ...
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Hurricane Ike felt at local gas pumps
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:07 a.m. September 15, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) You don't have to live in Texas to feel the affects of Hurricane Ike. The storm sent gas prices soaring in Wisconsin and elsewhere. The statewide average ...
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Toddler OK after second-story fall
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:18 a.m. September 15, 2008
RACINE, Wis. (AP) A toddler escaped serious injury in Racine after falling from a second-story window. Police say two-year-old Semiah Actkins landed face first on the ground Sunday afternoon. The ...
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WPS crews head for Texas
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:45 a.m. September 15, 2008
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) Utility crews from Wisconsin Public Service head for Texas Monday to help restore power to victims of Hurricane Ike. Ten crews from offices in Green Bay, Antigo, ...
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High school students to train with police
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 7:36 a.m. September 15, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: Janesville's female students age 17 and older are set to begin self defense training Monday. Director of Student Services Karen Schulte says the Janesville Police SAFE ...
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Janesville streets return to two-way
Posted by STAN STRICKER at 4:36 a.m. September 15, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: The process of converting North Franklin and North Jackson Streets from one-way to two-way streets between Centerway and Mineral Point Avenue is scheduled to begin Monday. ...
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Ike blows Cubs & Astros into Milwaukee
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 3:55 p.m. September 14, 2008
MILWAUKEE -- Wisconsin fans of the Chicago Cubs stood in line in the rain this morning to buy tickets for tonight’s Cubs game at Miller Park. Hurricane Ike chased the ...
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'05 bus crash report coming out
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 3:28 p.m. September 14, 2008
WAUSAU — Three years after a bus slammed into an overturned semitrailer truck on Interstate 94, killing five people, the National Transportation Safety Board is ready to announce what role ...
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Six injured in Janesville accident
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ at 9:34 a.m. September 14, 2008
JANESVILLE -- A driver will likely face a felony charge of causing injury by drunken driving after an accident in the 1100 block of East Racine Street this morning. Two ...
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Musket blast kills Illinois man
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:16 p.m. September 13, 2008
HAYWARD — Authorities in northwestern Wisconsin say a 40-year-man has died after a musket he was loading exploded. Sawyer County deputies say the Geneva, Ill., man died Friday about 7:15 ...
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Plane crash victims identified
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:21 a.m. September 13, 2008
MILWAUKEE — Two passengers who died in a Vilas County plane crash have been identified as a prominent Milwaukee area interior designer and his partner. Friend Mark Hackbarth says 50-year-old ...
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West Nile virus found in Portage County
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:25 p.m. September 12, 2008
STEVENS POINT — A case of West Nile virus is reported in a bird found dead in Portage County. The state Department of Health Services says the dead crow tested ...
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$30,000 cash bond set in murder-for-hire case
Posted by MIKE DUPRE' at 5:18 p.m. September 12, 2008
JANESVILLE A $30,000 cash bond was set Friday afternoon for Joseph R. Chrislaw Sr. on two charges of soliciting murder. In addition, Chrislaw, 46, of 733 Kellogg Ave., No. 3, ...
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Doyle makes proposal to GM executives
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:33 p.m. September 12, 2008
MADISON — Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle has given General Motors executives a proposal to keep the automaker operating in Janesville despite its plans to close its plant there by 2010. ...
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Road rage leads to stabbing in Milwaukee
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:16 p.m. September 12, 2008
MILWAUKEE (AP) _ Milwaukee police are looking for a driver who stabbed another man in the leg in a fit of road rage. Milwaukee police say two drivers began arguing ...
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Watertown settles sex, age discrimination lawsuit
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:51 a.m. September 12, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The city of Watertown paid a former employee who sued over sex and age discrimination more than $666,000 to settle a federal lawsuit. The city had ...
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Men charged in theft of 90 big TVs
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:46 a.m. September 12, 2008
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) _ Two men are charged with stealing 90 big screen TVs and two trucks from a warehouse in Fond du Lac County. Twenty-five-year-old Daryl Thornton ...
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Rock County Board approves cell tower for 4-H Fairgrounds
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 5:54 a.m. September 12, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: The Rock County Board approves a cell tower lease that would bring the county nearly $400,000 over ten years. Assistant to the County Administrator Phil Boutwell ...
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Jury finds Beloit man guilty of murder
Posted by STAN STRICKER at 4:44 a.m. September 12, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: A guilty verdict in a Rock County murder case may have come down to the testimony of a single witness according to prosecutors. 22-year-old Rick D. ...
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Former library employee arraigned in Walworth County Court
Posted by TED SULLIVAN at 4:35 p.m. September 11, 2008
ELKHORN -- A fired Lake Geneva Public Library employee pleaded not guilty Thursday to accusations she stole $18,500 from the library and charged about $70,000 on its credit card for ...
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North Marsh Road reopens today
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 1:13 p.m. September 11, 2008
JANESVILLE--North Marsh Road, between County A and North Coon Island Road, will reopen to traffic at 4 p.m. today, according to the Rock County Public Works Department.
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Church sues over fees at Sun Prairie school
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:35 p.m. September 11, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ A federal lawsuit filed against the Sun Prairie school district alleges that its policy to charge religious groups rental fees for using school facilities is unconstitutional. ...
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Democrats: AG shouldn't sue election officials
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:28 a.m. September 11, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ Democrats say Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen shouldn't attack state elections officials' decision not to retroactively check new voters' identities. Van Hollen sued the state Government ...
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Janesville man suspected of trying to arrange murder
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 9:18 a.m. September 11, 2008
Police arrested a Janesville man Wednesday night on suspicion that he was trying to arrange the murder of his estranged wife and of Janesville City Council member Yuri Rashkin, according ...
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Wisconsin guard heads to Arkansas for Ike
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:41 a.m. September 11, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The Wisconsin Army National Guard is sending help south as Texas prepares for Hurricane Ike which is taking aim at the Gulf Coast. Forecasters expect the ...
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Computers still a problem
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 8:19 a.m. September 11, 2008
The Janesville Gazette newsroom continued to struggle with computer problems this morning, resulting in today’s issue missing some content, including the TV listings. Technicians hoped to have the problems fixed ...
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Whitewater to pay more than $100,000 to settle civil rights lawsuit
Posted by TED SULLIVAN at 7:46 a.m. September 11, 2008
The city of Whitewater will pay a former businessman $115,000 to dismiss his civil rights lawsuit against a retired Whitewater police detective he accused of wrongful arrests, improper searches and ...
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Relative of beating victim banned from court
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:29 a.m. September 11, 2008
VIROQUA, Wis. (AP) _ The sister-in-law of a man who died after he was beaten outside a Vernon County bar has been banned from attending sentencing for the man convicted ...
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County board to vote on cell tower for fairgrounds
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 4:20 a.m. September 11, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: A vote Thursday will determine whether a cell tower is built on the Rock County 4-H Fairgrounds. Rock County Board Chair Russ Podzilni says fair officials ...
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Group wants Obama, McCain to commit to Great Lakes
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:48 p.m. September 10, 2008
MILWAUKEE (AP) _ An environmental advocacy group is asking the presidential candidates to make Great Lakes restoration a priority. Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle is scheduled to give the keynote address ...
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Assistant principal accused in sex assault in Wis.
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:12 p.m. September 10, 2008
MILWAUKEE (AP) _ A warrant has been issued for an assistant principal in Milwaukee accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy. Fifty-four-year-old Gilberto Brown was charged Tuesday with sexual assault ...
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Oshkosh Corp. wins $82.6M contract with US Army
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:47 a.m. September 10, 2008
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) _ Oshkosh Corp. has received an $82.6 million contract with the U.S. Army to upgrade nearly 300 military vehicles. The company said Wednesday about 290 trucks will ...
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Injured wheelchair pedestrian dies
Posted by KAYLA BUNGE at 10:42 a.m. September 10, 2008
WHITEWATER—A man hit by a car while crossing the street in his wheelchair Aug. 26 has died, Walworth County Coroner John Griebel said. Michael Chaloupka, 23, a recent UW-Whitewater graduate ...
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Humana to pay $750,000 to resolve Wis. complaints
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:03 a.m. September 10, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ Humana Insurance Co. has agreed to pay the state of Wisconsin $750,000 to settle complaints about its marketing and other practices. Insurance Commissioner Sean Dilweg says ...
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Cost of power plant rises $100 million
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:11 a.m. September 10, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ Alliant Energy Corp. says the cost of its proposed coal-fired power plant in southwestern Wisconsin has risen by $100 million. In a securities filing, Alliant now ...
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Gazette computer problems persist
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 7:56 a.m. September 10, 2008
Trouble with newsroom computers continued this morning, forcing changes in the size and content of today’s issue of The Janesville Gazette. Comics not published Tuesday are on Page 6B, and ...
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Hundreds of college freshmen will get scholarships
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:26 a.m. September 10, 2008
MILWAUKEE (AP) _ Hundreds of randomly selected freshmen enrolled at public universities and colleges in Wisconsin this fall will be the first recipients of privately donated scholarship money. Philanthropists John ...
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16-year-old charged with starting fatal fire
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:38 a.m. September 10, 2008
MONROE, Wis. (AP) -- A 16 year old is charged in a juvenile petition with setting a fire that killed a Monroe man last March. The Green County district attorney ...
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Madison woman arrested for 7th OWI
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:24 a.m. September 10, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ Dane County sheriff's deputies say they arrested a Madison woman early Wednesday on a seventh drunken driving offense. Authorities say the 44-year-old woman was found in ...
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School board approves grading pilot program
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 5:43 a.m. September 10, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: A group of Janesville teachers wants to try scoring papers on a scale of one to 13, instead of the current system of zero to 100. ...
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Krupp will face Ryan in 1st District
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 10:49 p.m. September 09, 2008
Democrat Marge Krupp of Pleasant Praire won her party's nomination to face Rep. Paul Ryan for Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District seat in the November general election. Results from today's primary ...
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Waelti to face in Davis in 80th District
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 10:45 p.m. September 09, 2008
Voters decided that John Waelti will face Rep. Brett Davis, R-Oregon, in the 80th Assembly District race this fall. Waelti had 1,364 votes to Kristin Wisnefske's 1,152 votes with 100% ...
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Referendum fails in Town of Fulton
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 10:11 p.m. September 09, 2008
A referendum to increase the tax levy for next year by 62 percent failed by a vote of 613-120 on Tuesday. The town board was asking residents to increase the ...
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Council: Evansville will have lake referendum
Posted by GINA DUWE at 8:40 p.m. September 09, 2008
The Evansville City Council tonight approved adding a referendum on the Nov. 4 ballot to ask voters if they will spend up to $2 million to restore Lake Leota. The ...
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Wis. attorney general wants to change privacy laws
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:21 p.m. September 09, 2008
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says Wisconsin privacy law needs to be loosened in order for police and schools to share more information that could protect public safety. Van Hollen ...
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Supply short of demand for UW economics classes
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:22 a.m. September 09, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ It's a basic economic problem: The supply isn't meeting the demand. Economics students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are having a tough time getting into classes ...
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Trial in baseball bat murder begins
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:56 a.m. September 09, 2008
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) _ A Green Bay man accused of beating another man to death with a baseball bat is on trial in Brown County. Twenty-four-year-old Todd Ennis is ...
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Gazette affected by computer problems
Posted by SID SCHWARTZ at 7:29 a.m. September 09, 2008
Newsroom computer problems forced changes in today’s edition of The Janesville Gazette. Today’s paper will have fewer pages than normal and will be missing some content. “We’re making every effort ...
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Janesville and Beloit soldiers deployed to Iraq
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 5:22 a.m. September 09, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: President Bush is expected to announce Tuesday troop withdrawals of combat troops from Iraq, while local soldiers prepare to be sent there. Soldiers from Janesville and ...
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Fire at Janesville motel
Posted by STEVE BENTON at 5:08 a.m. September 09, 2008
The cause of a fire at the Delavan Inn, at 120 West Delavan Drive, in Janesville, is under investigation. Firefighters and Janesville police responded to the scene around 11 p.m. ...
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Milwaukee teen dies after being stabbed in head
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:31 a.m. September 09, 2008
MILWAUKEE (AP) _ Milwaukee police say a 15-year-old girl has died, three days after she was stabbed in the head with a screwdriver during an after-school fight. Police say Liliana ...
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Wisconsin AG exports increase 13 percent
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:56 a.m. September 08, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Governor Jim Doyle says Wisconsin's agricultural exports increased 14 percent in the first six months of the year. Doyle presented the figures at Monday's Midwest U.S.-Japan ...
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Jury trial starts this week in Falk explosion suit
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:43 a.m. September 08, 2008
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A jury trial to determine responsibility for $72 million in damage done by a gas explosion at a Milwaukee factory starts this week. The December 2006 blast ...
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Flood video sells out; 2,500 more DVDs ordered
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 9:14 a.m. September 08, 2008
JANESVILLE—The first shipment of 1,000 DVD’s of “The Flood of 2008,’’ produced by the late John Gage of Videogenics, has sold out. So a second shipment of 2,500 more DVD’s ...
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Stakeout of scrap metal nets two arrests
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 8:45 a.m. September 08, 2008
JANESVILLE—Two 18-year-old Janesville men were arrested on charges of trespassing early today at a residence on South River Road. Rock County Sheriff’s Office deputies working second shift received a burglary ...
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Economic development ideas to be presented to Janesville Council
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 5:16 a.m. September 08, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: Forward Janesville presents economic development ideas Monday produced by a community brainstorm. Vice President of Government Relations Dan Cunningham says the ideas cover everything from downtown ...
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There's a primary Tuesday, remember?
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:40 p.m. September 07, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Tina Turvey is looking forward to voting in November’s presidential election. Mention that the Wisconsin primary is Tuesday and the 28-year-old University of Wisconsin-Madison student’s eyes ...
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Packers offensive line may prove strength
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:34 p.m. September 07, 2008
GREEN BAY (AP) — Daryn Colledge, Jason Spitz and Tony Moll are neighbors in the same subdivision a few miles from Lambeau Field, and now, on the Green Bay Packers’ ...
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Flood assistance adding up.
Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA at 9:48 p.m. September 06, 2008
MADISON—More than $90.3 million in state and federal disaster assistance has been approved for Wisconsin residents affected by June and July severe storms and flooding, emergency managers said Friday. Wisconsin ...
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August traffic deaths up
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 3:21 p.m. September 06, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — August was the deadliest month so far this year on Wisconsin roads. The Wisconsin State Patrol says 83 people died in traffic accidents last month. That’s ...
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Good year for turkeys-and not the political kind
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 3:19 p.m. September 06, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State wildlife officials say prospects for hunting wild turkeys and ruffed grouse are good at the start of the new season. Wisconsin’s wild turkey population continues ...
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Local vet honored at Packers opener
Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA at 7:46 p.m. September 05, 2008
A Walworth County man and his family will be honored at Monday’s Packers game. Sgt. Raymond Hubbard, U.S. Army, retired, and his family will be recognized by the Packers and ...
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What's that funny rash? Measles on the rise in U.S.
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:38 p.m. September 05, 2008
CHICAGO — Measles cases in the United States are rising, and parents who reject vaccination are shouldering much of the blame. Nearly half of the 131 cases so far this ...
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Accused killer enters insanity plea
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:24 p.m. September 05, 2008
MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) — A Michigan man accused in a shooting rampage that killed three teenage swimmers at a river on the Wisconsin-Michigan border pleaded insanity to 10 felonies Friday, ...
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McCain introduces VP candidate Palin in Wisconsin
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:12 p.m. September 05, 2008
CEDARBURG, Wis. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin have received a rousing reception in their first joint appearance in a politically vital state after ...
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Doyle names new commerce secretary
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:28 a.m. September 05, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle has named Richard J. Leinenkugel as the state’s new commerce secretary. Leinenkugel replaces Jack Fischer, who resigned in July. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ...
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McCain, Palin campaign in Cedarburg
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:44 a.m. September 05, 2008
CEDARBURG, Wis. (AP) — Fresh from accepting the Republican nomination for president, John McCain takes his campaign to a suburb north of Milwaukee Friday. The rally in the historic suburb ...
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Kenosha man held in fatal crash
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:19 a.m. September 05, 2008
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A Kenosha area man is suspected of driving drunk in a traffic crash that killed his passenger early Friday. Kenosha police say the 22-year-old woman was ...
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11-year-old boy’s death investigated
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:22 a.m. September 05, 2008
JOHNSON CREEK, Wis. (AP) — An 11-year-old boy has died of a single gunshot wound at a residence in the Jefferson County town of Farmington. Sheriff Paul Milbrath says the ...
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Halbachs withdraw alcohol license application
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 4:48 a.m. September 05, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: The Rice Bowl restaurant on Janesville's Center Avenue will not have an alcohol license under the new name Rev. Jim's Roadhouse. Mark Schroeder, Chair of the ...
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Husband charged in wife's death appears in Walworth County Court
Posted by TED SULLIVAN at 3:13 p.m. September 04, 2008
ELKHORN --- The attorney for the Burlington man charged with killing his wife 10 years ago and disposing her body in Geneva Lake told the court Thursday the case against ...
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UW-Oshkosh promises to buy fair trade products
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:15 p.m. September 04, 2008
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh is embracing fair trade. Chancellor Richard Wells says it will buy fair trade products whenever possible. They will be used in university ...
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2 students burned in plane crash remain critical
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:22 a.m. September 04, 2008
CASSVILLE, Wis. (AP) — Two student aviators injured when their light plane crashed at a resort in southwestern Wisconsin remain hospitalized in critical condition Thursday. Grant County sheriff’s officials say ...
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1 deal reached, another near in baby bathtub death
Posted by MIKE DUPRE' at 7:01 a.m. September 04, 2008
The prosecution and defense have reached one plea agreement and are close to another in the criminal neglect cases prompted by the death of 14-month-old Israel Gordon. The toddler’s father ...
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New judge sworn in today
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 5:26 a.m. September 04, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: A Rock County judge is scheduled to be sworn in today. Governor Doyle appointed Michael Fitzpatrick of Janesville as branch three Rock County circuit court judge ...
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Parkview contract talks move to mediation
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 4:23 a.m. September 04, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: Teacher contract talks in the Parkview School District are moving ahead to mediation. Interim District Administrator Patrick Kennedy says the top issue is health insurance. The ...
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ABC's Supernanny plans filming in Evansville
Posted by GINA DUWE at 2:31 p.m. September 03, 2008
EVANSVILLE—It appears ABC’s "Supernanny" will spend at least two weeks filming an Evansville family this fall. Alex Pesquera, field coordinator for Ricochet Television/Supernanny USA, sent a letter to Evansville Police ...
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Updated: North Marsh Road closure extended
Posted by GINA DUWE at 1:49 p.m. September 03, 2008
The Rock County Public Works Department announced that North Marsh Road between County A and North Coon Island Road will be closed until about 4 p.m. Friday because of emergency ...
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Wis. officials: Nader has ballot signatures
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:43 p.m. September 03, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election officials say independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader has enough signatures to get on the November ballot. Nader’s campaign turned in a stack of signatures ...
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State worker wrote Doyle's speech
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:11 a.m. September 03, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle had his state spokesman write the speech Doyle delivered at the Democratic National Convention last month, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported in Wednesday’s ...
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Doyle got money from nuclear power company
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:11 a.m. September 03, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new study has found executives of a Florida utility gave Gov. Jim Doyle almost $24,000 weeks before Doyle softened his stance against nuclear power. Florida ...
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Green Bay council approves scalpers permit
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:27 a.m. September 03, 2008
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay City Council has approved an ordinance requiring scalpers to buy a permit to sell tickets outside Lambeau Field. Scalpers will need an ...
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Fighting Bob Fest announces speakers
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 6:38 a.m. September 03, 2008
Television pioneer Phil Donahue, best-selling authors Bill McKibben and Scott Ritter, 98-year-old campaign finance reform activist Doris "Granny D" Haddock, presidential candidates Cynthia McKinney and Ralph Nader plus Texas populist ...
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Rock County deputies destroy marijuana plants
Posted by GAZETTE GAZETTE at 5:36 a.m. September 03, 2008
JANESVILLE--Rock County deputies eradicated many marijuana plants after they recently were made aware of what Sheriff Bob Spoden described as a sophisticated growing operation in the county’s northeast corner. No ...
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Milton City Council frustrated at DNR
Posted by STACY VOGEL at 9:18 p.m. September 02, 2008
The Milton City Council expressed frustration tonight at the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource's response to a letter from the council. The council sent a letter in July asking, among ...
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McCain, Palin to stop in Wisconsin
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 3 p.m. September 02, 2008
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain is scheduled to speak in Cedarburg on Friday morning. McCain is expected to accept the GOP nomination for president the night before at the Republican ...
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Nader says he has signatures for Wis. ballot
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:58 a.m. September 02, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader’s campaign says it has gathered enough nomination signatures to get on Wisconsin’s ballot in November. State law requires 2,000 signatures to ...
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Wis. emergency officials: No calls for help
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:50 a.m. September 02, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin emergency officials say they haven’t gotten any requests to help the Gulf Coast recover from Hurricane Gustav. Wisconsin Emergency Management spokeswoman Lori Getter says Wisconsin ...
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Foreclosure filings level off in Wis.
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:27 a.m. September 02, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — New figures show foreclosure filings are leveling off in Wisconsin, but are still at record levels. The latest report from ForeclosuresWI.com shows 1,848 foreclosures were filed ...
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Beloit Avenue and Palmer Drive to close
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 7:51 a.m. September 02, 2008
JANESVILLE--Storm sewer replacement work, to fix damage caused by flooding, will start this week on Beloit Avenue and Palmer Drive. Beloit Avenue, between Delavan Drive and Palmer Drive, will be ...
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$4 gasoline a boon to some Wisconsin tourist stops
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:34 a.m. September 02, 2008
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — One northern Wisconsin summer attraction found $4-a-gallon gasoline a boon for summer business. “We got a lot more people from Minnesota this year. Maybe they weren’t ...
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Preschool 4 Janesville begins
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 4:45 a.m. September 02, 2008
From the WCLO newsroom: It's the first day of school for students at public schools in Wisconsin, and for the first time that includes many four-year-olds in Janesville. School District ...
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No more Obama rally tickets
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:57 a.m. September 01, 2008
MILWAUKEE Tickets are no longer available for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama’s speech in Milwaukee later today. He’s speaking at 6 p.m. today at the Marcus Amphitheater on the lakefront ...
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Deadline nears for flood aid
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:51 a.m. September 01, 2008
MADISON Federal and state authorities say Wisconsin residents and business owners who want to register for help for flood damage better do it soon. Wisconsin Emergency Management Administrator Johnnie Smith ...
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State Guard on standby for Gustav
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:47 a.m. September 01, 2008
MILWAUKEE A spokesman for the Wisconsin National Guard says officials there are on standby in case they are needed to help with Hurricane Gustav. Lt. Col. Tim Donovan says if ...
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Cooler spring means smaller Wis. wild rice harvest
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:12 a.m. September 01, 2008
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The amount of wild rice gathered from lakes in northern Wisconsin is expected to be down this season. Experts from the state Department of Natural Resources ...
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