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Evansville police officer dies
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on 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 in Evansville in 1982. He was hired as a full-time officer in 1984. He was promoted to the rank of ...Read more, view comments (36) »
Western Wisconsin key for Obama, McCain to win
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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. Voters in the area have supported Democrats at the top of the ticket, including John Kerry and Al Gore in ...Read more, view comments (6) »
Ryan: Bailout bill will have to move right or left
Posted by STACY VOGEL on 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. Congress either has to add items to the bill to make it more palatable to Republicans or make it more ...Read more, view comments (43) »
Wisconsin and Germany to fight global warming
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 governor is in Berlin attending a conference on trans-Atlantic climate and energy cooperation. The statement says that both Doyle and ...Read more, view comments (6) »
Restaurant changes in Janesville
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on 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, says the sports-themed wing and burger restaurant will be located in a new building on the former Wal-Mart site and ...Read more, view comments (129) »
Congressman Paul Ryan discusses bailout vote
Posted by STAN STRICKER on 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 the emergency Economic Stabilization Act Monday, which failed by a slim margin in the House of Representatives. Ryan says it's ...Read more, view comments (28) »
Oshkosh lands defense contract
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 will deliver about 200 special armor kits, which help protect military trucks and the troops inside. The company also will ...Read more, add a comment »
UPDATED: Wis. House members vote on bailout
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 David Obey, Ron Kind, Gwen Moore and Tammy Baldwin, and Republican Paul Ryan. Voting no were Republicans Jim Sensenbrenner and ...Read more, view comments (47) »
Packers' Rodgers may play despite shoulder sprain
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 have a better idea if that's possible after Wednesday's practice. The Packers will monitor Rodgers’ progress in practice and prepare ...Read more, view comments (30) »
Wis. lags other states on mandate
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 chaos. Each state's circumstances were different, but their success suggests Wisconsin election officials could have completed their system earlier, and ...Read more, view comments (5) »
Kenosha man recalls loud bang before copter crash
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 blew into his bedroom. A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board says neighbors helped the man and his ...Read more, add a comment »
Boy killed when tractor and trailer overturn
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Kruwell of Lake Mills was driving the tractor and pulling a load of silage on a road in the Township ...Read more, view comments (13) »
Hello? Hello? Janesville School District’s phones on the fritz
Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA on September 29, 2008
Teamsters end strike against Waste Management
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 company's latest offer Sunday after twice voting to reject its offer. Waste Management officials say the 5-year contract includes scaled-back ...Read more, view comments (4) »
Local officials promote awareness of Charter changes
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on 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. Gregg says if you're currently a Charter customer you'll just have to punch in channel 98 or 96 instead of ...Read more, add a comment »
Kagen returns Fannie Mae campaign contribution
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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, Fagen's campaign says the contribution was returned immediately. According to the Federal Elections Commission, candidates don't have to report donations ...Read more, view comments (5) »
Wis. pastor shares his plan to vote for McCain
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 churches that endorse specific candidates risk losing their tax exempt status. Pastor Luke Emrich says those rules infringe on free ...Read more, view comments (31) »
Wis. school districts examine class rank reporting
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 the Elmbrook School District is looking at following suit. Nationwide, studies of college admissions departments have shown that colleges are ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Kaukauna man charged with hate crime in bar attack
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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. A criminal complaint says Michael J. Verhaagh of Kaukauna was in a bar about 2 a.m. Sunday when he walked ...Read more, view comments (37) »
Fire kills 21 dogs at kennel in Beaver Dam
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 the fire was reported at 6:40 p.m. Friday. A Web site for the kennel says it is a family-owned operation ...Read more, view comments (35) »
Ithaca area evacuated after chemicals found
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 relatives were cleaning the chemist's property for sale when they found containers of picric acid and ethyl ether used in ...Read more, add a comment »
Lawmaker sees need for law on 'puppy mills'
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 says he's had enough complaints from constituents and seen enough to know the state needs a law to make sure ...Read more, view comments (18) »
UPDATE: Interstate reopens after accident delays Craig High football game
Posted by TED SULLIVAN on 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 the interstate's northbound lanes until about 9 p.m. tonight, officials said. No one was injured, according to Wisconsin State Patrol ...Read more, view comments (50) »
McCain agrees to attend debate
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 had taken action to address the crisis. With less than 10 hours until the debate was scheduled to start, the ...Read more, view comments (42) »
Report: Wis. lawmakers flush with campaign cash
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 the November election had collected about $988,000. Twenty-seven candidates for open seats had generated about $580,000. The report found incumbents ...Read more, view comments (3) »
4 UW chancellors in line for raises
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 at its meeting next week. Milwaukee chancellor Carlos Santiago would see a 4.99 percent raise under the proposal. His salary ...Read more, view comments (5) »
Man hospitalized in gas can explosion
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 was burned on his face and chest when someone threw gas into the bonfire last Sunday, leaving a trail of ...Read more, view comments (21) »
Business leader will join city council delegation in Sedona
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on 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 hometown of their city manager choice is normal for a high-level interview. Mary Willmer-Sheedy, Market President of M&I Bank in ...Read more, view comments (10) »
County Board approves new jail expansion plan
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on 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 Rock County hasn't housed inmates in other counties, at a cost of approximately $55 per inmate per day, since June. ...Read more, view comments (12) »
Rock County opposes Mercy program cuts
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on 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 voted unanimously to send a resolution saying as such to Mercy and the county’s state legislators. Mercy Health System said ...Read more, view comments (7) »
Two hurt when trucks collide
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on 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, 43, Belleville, crossed the center line and hit a pickup truck driven by Chad Johnson, 37, Edgerton, on Highway 59 ...Read more, view comments (8) »
New poll shows Obama ahead of McCain by 6 in Wis.
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 for WISC-TV in Madison shows Obama ahead of Republican John McCain 49 percent to 43 percent. Another poll released Monday ...Read more, view comments (28) »
Wis. Democrats announce economic plan
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Madison Democrat, says his party wants to spend $30 million on the state's energy independence grant program and create a ...Read more, view comments (2) »
Marinette Marine laying off shipbuilders
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Bill Lockhart says a second round of layoffs is scheduled for Nov. 3. Unless the company gets additional work, another ...Read more, view comments (3) »
3 expelled in school break-in
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on 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 expelled through the semester that includes their 21st birthdays. One student was expelled through the end of the 2009-10 school ...Read more, view comments (11) »
City council delegation prepares for Sedona
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on 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. Council President Amy Loasching says they'll spend at least $1,500 on airfare and hotel. The budget for the remainder of ...Read more, view comments (15) »
UWW political expert: McCain campaign move "dramatic"
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on 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 to UW-Whitewater political science professor emeritus John Kozlowics. Kozlowics says it's a highly dramatic move, but we have to realize ...Read more, view comments (30) »
Burlington man will stand trial in wife's death
Posted by TED SULLIVAN on 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 this afternoon. David Brossard, 40, of 7740 Fish Hatchery Road, Burlington, appeared in Walworth County Court for a preliminary hearing ...Read more, view comments (6) »
State aid increases for Janesville in 2009
Posted by STEVE BENTON on 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 Winzenz, says that will go a long way to offset some losses in local revenues in 2008. He says Janesville ...Read more, add a comment »
Madison team competes in military's $1M contest
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Wearable Power Prize contest. The competition in the California desert is the Pentagon's way of encouraging research into lighter batteries ...Read more, add a comment »
Poll: Wis. voters may be swayed by debates
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 25 percent say they are very or somewhat likely to change their mind after the debates. The first debate is ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Father shares beer with sons, ages 2 and 4
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 is cited after becoming belligerent when he was approached by police. A woman working at a beer tent last July ...Read more, view comments (61) »
Judge rejects wrongful death lawsuit
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Ellison of Barron filed a lawsuit in St. Croix County Circuit Court against the Catholic Diocese of Superior over the ...Read more, view comments (13) »
School board wants to pursue school bus seat belts
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on 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 you believe seat belts save lives. He says one reason to continue to study the issue is to put the ...Read more, view comments (14) »
County H closed
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on 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 will not be able to go through and will have to seek alternate routes, according to a news release. Road ...Read more, view comments (7) »
Beloit Memorial Hospital undergoes expansion
Posted by STEVE BENTON on 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 almost 20 years. McKevett says the work will be done in three phases. The first will be the physical expansion ...Read more, view comments (16) »
UPDATE: Janesville police investigating overnight burglary
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on 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 a.m. today. Entry into the building was made through the roof and then through a vent. Once inside, the burglar ...Read more, view comments (24) »
School board approves Milton teacher contract
Posted by STACY VOGEL on 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 2007-08 and 2008-09. Teachers will see a retro payment for 2007-08. The teachers union approved the contract last week. Teachers ...Read more, add a comment »
Janesville police investigating overnight burglary
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on 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 into the Rock County Communications Center at 4:53 a.m. today. Janesville police are on scene investigating and a Janesville Fire ...Read more, view comments (7) »
Former Janesville School Board member now has job with school district
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on 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 job based on controversy surrounding the move, Amy Rashkin is now employed as the safety training project evaluator with the ...Read more, view comments (15) »
Hearing delayed in murders-for-hire case
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on 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 charged with two counts of soliciting first-degree intentional homicide. Chrislaw did not have an attorney for the scheduled preliminary hearing ...Read more, view comments (13) »
Lawmaker to oppose Great Lakes compact
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 from the region. Democratic Congressman Bart Stupak, who represents northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula, said Monday the compact still ...Read more, view comments (2) »
Michelle Obama targets women, young voters
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 in Madison, Michelle Obama tailored her speech to the many women and college students in the crowd of about 1,800. ...Read more, view comments (21) »
Mercury Marine cutting workforce
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 reduce its hourly work force in Fond du Lac by 160 positions during the next two weeks. Mercury employs about ...Read more, view comments (21) »
First flooded homes to be demolished
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on 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 homes affected are next to the landlord, Adams Roofing, on North Main Street. The foundation collapsed on one of the ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Striking garbage truck drivers reject latest offer
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 200 have been on strike for about a month. On Sunday, they rejected an offer union officials say was identical ...Read more, view comments (11) »
Janesville man dies in skydiving accident
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on 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, of 2104 Cottonwood Drive, Janesville, was pronounced dead at 3:52 p.m. at 2761 St. Peters Road in the village of ...Read more, view comments (24) »
Wisconsin duck hunt looks promising
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 numbers are so plentiful that hunters can enjoy the maximum 60-day season allowed by federal regulations. The duck hunt in ...Read more, view comments (9) »
Janesville police respond to armed robbery
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on 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 call came in at 8:34 p.m. A man fled the scene with a handgun, according to dispatchers. It is unknown ...Read more, view comments (14) »
Three accidents in 15 minutes in Rock County
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on 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 a motorcycle versus trailer accident at 4:08 p.m. It was the second of three accidents within 15 minutes that required ...Read more, view comments (2) »
Wis. unemployment rate is down from national rate
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 was unchanged from August 2007 and down 0.1 percentage points from July. The national rate was up 0.1 percentage points ...Read more, view comments (8) »
Ex will get thousands after being stalked, harassed
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Superior, Wis., filed the civil lawsuit against 75-year-old Walter Goodman in May 2007. The 52-year-old registered nurse accused Goodman of ...Read more, view comments (15) »
Wis. DNR board to consider spending requests
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 not yet. Every state agency must submit spending requests to Gov. Jim Doyle as he crafts his version of the ...Read more, add a comment »
Endangered cranes on center stage at Necedah
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Saturday in the same area where researchers have been raising young cranes for the past seven years and leading them ...Read more, add a comment »
Disaster aid totals $96.5 million at close of registration
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on 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 today. Although the registration deadline has passed, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will ...Read more, add a comment »
Absentee voting expected to increase in Wisconsin
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 office is prepared for up to 40,000 voters to cast their ballots through the mail or in-person at clerk's offices ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Obamas to visit state separately
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on 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 Obama, will visit Green Bay separately Monday. Ms. Obama will host Wisconsin Women for Obama rallies in Madison and Milwaukee ...Read more, view comments (7) »
McCain outlines plans for economy
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 he outlined his plan for stopping the floundering economy and crisis on Wall Street. The GOP presidential candidate, in comments ...Read more, view comments (5) »
Downtown BID declared dead
Posted by JIM LEUTE on 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, a group of BID opponents filed the petition, which they said contained the signatures of property owners representing more than ...Read more, view comments (7) »
Contractors required to offer partner benefits
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 passed by the Dane County Board Thursday night only applies to employers who currently offer benefits for spouses. The leaders ...Read more, view comments (29) »
Board votes to study dissolving MPS
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 approved by the board Thursday night, calls for the administration to study state and federal guidelines for abolishing the district ...Read more, add a comment »
Rock County gets federal job grant
Posted by STAN STRICKER on 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 organization and Rock County Government will administer the $450,000 grant from the Economic Development Administration. One goal is to attract ...Read more, view comments (4) »
Wis. AG didn't rely on party consultation in suit
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 thousands of voters on consultation with the Republican Party. Van Hollen is co-chairman of GOP presidential hopeful John McCain's Wisconsin ...Read more, view comments (8) »
State will fell 700 trees in ash borer survey
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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. The work is part of the state's ongoing efforts to detect a possible spread of the beetle which has been ...Read more, view comments (8) »
Ex-Wis. senator Chvala wins his law license back
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Democrat whose political career was ended by a scandal in which several lawmakers of both parties were convicted of misconduct. ...Read more, view comments (10) »
Janesville police host special training
Posted by STAN STRICKER on 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 training like a ten week course currently underway at BTC. Janesville Police Sergeant Brian Donohoue says the program is being ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Council chooses Sedona man as likely city manager
Posted by MARCIA NELESEN on 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 hometown. Finalists Levitt and Ken Witt of Sparta were interviewed by the council, but the council will only visit Sedona. ...Read more, view comments (56) »
Winter predictions differ
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Lakes region this year, with below-average temperatures and heavy snows. Last year it correctly predicted a long, hard winter with ...Read more, view comments (31) »
Milton teachers approve contract
Posted by STACY VOGEL on 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 a year under an expired contract as teachers and the district negotiated salary and other issues. The Milton School Board ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Company could bring 80 jobs
Posted by JIM LEUTE on 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 interest in leasing 187,500 square feet of space in a building owned by Helgesen Holdings, Jeff Helgesen said. In order ...Read more, view comments (13) »
DNR: Ethanol plant on the road to compliance
Posted by STACY VOGEL on 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 of the Milton plant. The “enforcement conference” discussed alleged permit violations by the plant detailed in a June report. Though ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Downtown BID appears to be dead
Posted by JIM LEUTE on 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 the proposal that would tax downtown property owners to support a first-year budget of $199,500 for programs and services proponents ...Read more, view comments (7) »
Former detention officer expected to reach plea agreement
Posted by TED SULLIVAN on 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 a greeting card. Ellen L. Madl, 49, of 616 N. Wisconsin St., Elkhorn, is in plea negotiations with the state ...Read more, add a comment »
Report: Emergency officials must review procedures
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Council's annual report takes the state Transportation Department and Emergency Management Department's command centers to task for not analyzing and ...Read more, view comments (4) »
Traveler safety number almost ready
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 a new report from the state Department of Military affairs, Wisconsin's 5-1-1 system should be online by November. Travelers will ...Read more, view comments (3) »
McCain outspends Obama on Wisconsin TV ads
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Wisconsin Advertising Project report released Wednesday shows that just over half the money spent that week went to Midwestern battleground ...Read more, view comments (9) »
Budget request includes streamlined sales tax
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Gov. Jim Doyle includes another attempt to enact the so-called "streamlined sales tax." Revenue administrators say it would level the ...Read more, view comments (2) »
Sustainable Janesville committee learns city's eco-progress
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on 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 the compactor extends the life of the landfill and therefore reduces the amount of land used to dispose of waste. ...Read more, add a comment »
City council chooses two manager finalists
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on 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 and 40-year-old Eric Levitt of Sedona, Arizona are being called back for second interviews. Each candidate will meet Wednesday with ...Read more, view comments (10) »
Council to decide manager finalists tonight
Posted by MARCIA NELESEN on 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. Steve Sheiffer retired Sept. 5 after 21 years. Jay Winzenz is acting city manager. The council will choose the finalists ...Read more, view comments (24) »
Court dismisses case over Wis. lawmakers' secrecy
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager does not have legal standing to continue the case since she left office after losing re-election ...Read more, add a comment »
UW-Madison settles 'W' lawsuit with Kansas school
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 University in Topeka has agreed to modify its W logo. The current one looks similar to the Badgers' W but ...Read more, view comments (17) »
Plans on track for AIG-Travel Guard headquarters
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 world's largest insurer. It acquired Stevens Point-based Travel Guard two years ago and is one of the five biggest employers ...Read more, view comments (2) »
Petitions circulated for and against BID
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on 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 Karl says almost forty percent of the assessed value have signed a petition in support of the BID. He says ...Read more, view comments (6) »
Brewers fire manager Ned Yost
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 the first time since 1982. Third-base coach Dale Sveum will become interim manager for the remainder of the season. The ...Read more, view comments (30) »
Hurricane Ike felt at local gas pumps
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Monday is $3.92 a gallon for regular unleaded, up 6.5 cents from Sunday but still 20 cents below the record ...Read more, view comments (35) »
Toddler OK after second-story fall
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 child's aunt, Ione Davis, says the girl was standing on a heater looking outside and pushed on the screen. She ...Read more, view comment (1) »
WPS crews head for Texas
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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, Waupaca, Merrill, Wabeno, Eagle River, Minocqua and Michigan assembled in Wausau before leaving for Houston. The group of about two ...Read more, add a comment »
High school students to train with police
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on 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 training is also open to female guardians and female staff members. Schulte says she has taken the training to see ...Read more, view comments (7) »
Janesville streets return to two-way
Posted by STAN STRICKER on 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. The roadways are scheduled to be converted to two-way traffic within the week. The work will include pavement marking, signing, ...Read more, view comments (8) »
Ike blows Cubs & Astros into Milwaukee
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Cubs and Houston Astros out of Houston. So with a steady rain falling throughout the Chicago area, the retractable roof ...Read more, view comments (15) »
'05 bus crash report coming out
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 tired drivers played in the crash. “There are fatigue issues involved in this accident. We have looked at fatigue for ...Read more, view comments (7) »
Six injured in Janesville accident
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ on 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 adults and four children, all from one vehicle, were taken to Mercy Hospital after the accident, which occurred around 6:30 ...Read more, view comments (22) »
Musket blast kills Illinois man
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 p.m., less than an hour after the explosion. Authorities say three men at a cabin near Hayward were attempting to ...Read more, view comments (9) »
Plane crash victims identified
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Jon Schlagenhaft and his 40-year-old partner, Curt Stern, were not only partners at Jon Schlagenhaft Design in Mequon, but also ...Read more, view comment (1) »
West Nile virus found in Portage County
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 positive for the mosquito-borne virus. It’s the first bird with the virus found in Portage County. The state agency reports ...Read more, add a comment »
$30,000 cash bond set in murder-for-hire case
Posted by MIKE DUPRE' on 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, Janesville, is barred from contact with the intended victims of the alleged plot—Janesville City Councilman Yuri Rashkin and his girlfriend, ...Read more, view comments (10) »
Doyle makes proposal to GM executives
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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. U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold also had a meeting scheduled Friday in his Washington office with GM CEO Rick Wagoner. The ...Read more, view comments (35) »
Road rage leads to stabbing in Milwaukee
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 about 6 a.m. on northbound Interstate 43. Both got off the interstate and began fighting. Police say a man who ...Read more, view comments (6) »
Watertown settles sex, age discrimination lawsuit
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 appealed a federal court ruling in favor of former employee Judith Herzog but settled Monday before an appeals court heard ...Read more, view comments (4) »
Men charged in theft of 90 big TVs
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 and 20-year-old Anthony McKenzie are accused in a burglary at the Silica Appliance Warehouse in Malone in August 2007. A ...Read more, view comments (10) »
Rock County Board approves cell tower for 4-H Fairgrounds
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on 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 says the amount is reasonable to put the tower at the Rock County 4-H Fairgrounds. A few county supervisors voiced ...Read more, view comments (11) »
Jury finds Beloit man guilty of murder
Posted by STAN STRICKER on 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. Freeman was found guilty Thursday afternoon of first degree intentional homicide in the 2005 shooting death of 20-year-old Maurice Hanna. ...Read more, view comments (9) »
Former library employee arraigned in Walworth County Court
Posted by TED SULLIVAN on 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 personal purchases. Mercedes Mogensen, 44, Elkhorn, was arraigned in Walworth County Court on two felony charges of theft and two ...Read more, view comments (4) »
North Marsh Road reopens today
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on 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.Read more, add a comment »
Church sues over fees at Sun Prairie school
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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. The Alliance Defense Fund filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court on Wednesday. The lawsuit alleges that the district gives ...Read more, view comments (11) »
Democrats: AG shouldn't sue election officials
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Accountability Board on Thursday for refusing state Republicans' request to review registrations filed since Jan. 1, 2006. The accountability board ...Read more, view comments (8) »
Janesville man suspected of trying to arrange murder
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on 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 a Janesville police press release. Janesville police arrested Joseph R. Chrislaw Sr., 46, of 733 Kellogg Ave., Apt. 3, about ...Read more, view comments (24) »
Wisconsin guard heads to Arkansas for Ike
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 storm to make landfall this weekend somewhere between Corpus Christi and Houston. The National Guard in Wisconsin sent five helicopters ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Computers still a problem
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on 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 in time for production of Friday’s edition.Read more, view comments (18) »
Whitewater to pay more than $100,000 to settle civil rights lawsuit
Posted by TED SULLIVAN on 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 harassment of his Latino employees. The city will pay Stephen D. Cvicker, 56, former owner of Whitewater Rock and Mulch, ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Relative of beating victim banned from court
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 in the assault. Vernon County Circuit Judge Michael Rosborough says it's the first time he can remember ever barring someone ...Read more, view comments (8) »
County board to vote on cell tower for fairgrounds
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on 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 assure him there is enough space for the towers. He says space was one of the concerns from county board ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Group wants Obama, McCain to commit to Great Lakes
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Thursday morning at the 4th Annual Great Lakes Restoration Conference in Milwaukee. Conference attendees plan to develop policy recommendations for ...Read more, view comments (4) »
Assistant principal accused in sex assault in Wis.
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 of a child, repeated acts, with fewer than three violations. Milwaukee Public Schools spokeswoman Roseann St. Aubin says Brown has ...Read more, view comments (25) »
Oshkosh Corp. wins $82.6M contract with US Army
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 be returned to Oshkosh, where they'll be rebuilt with improvements that provide safety and comfort to American troops. The vehicles ...Read more, view comments (19) »
Injured wheelchair pedestrian dies
Posted by KAYLA BUNGE on 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 originally from Waukesha, died about 10:40 a.m. Tuesday at University Hospital, Madison. An autopsy is being performed today. Griebel said ...Read more, view comments (18) »
Humana to pay $750,000 to resolve Wis. complaints
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 the settlement will protect seniors from problems related to the company's aggressive marketing of its Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part ...Read more, view comments (5) »
Cost of power plant rises $100 million
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 projects the cost to build the Cassville plant will be $1.3 billion because of increases in equipment and labor. It's ...Read more, view comments (14) »
Gazette computer problems persist
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on 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 today’s comics will be on Page 7B.Read more, view comments (47) »
Hundreds of college freshmen will get scholarships
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 and Tashia Morgridge donated $175 million to create the Fund for Wisconsin Scholars. Some 600 low-income students enrolled at four-year ...Read more, view comments (2) »
16-year-old charged with starting fatal fire
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 says state and local investigators determined the fire that killed Jeffrey Sullivan March 23 was not accidental. A delinquency petition ...Read more, view comments (8) »
Madison woman arrested for 7th OWI
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 her vehicle in a parking lot on Verona Rd. The Dane County Communications Center had received calls about a possible ...Read more, view comments (24) »
School board approves grading pilot program
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on 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. The teachers hope that students will be more motivated if they don't receive zeros. Not all students will be graded ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Krupp will face Ryan in 1st District
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on 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 election showed Krupp received 5,832 votes, or 37 percent of the votes, in the farflung 1st District. She garnered 686 ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Waelti to face in Davis in 80th District
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on 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% of precincts reporting in today's Democratic primary. John Waelti, 71, was raised on a dairy farm in Green County before ...Read more, add a comment »
Referendum fails in Town of Fulton
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on 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 tax levy for next year by 62 percent. Under state law, a municipality can raise its tax levy by only ...Read more, view comments (7) »
Council: Evansville will have lake referendum
Posted by GINA DUWE on 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 council voted 7-0 on the following language: “Shall the Evansville Common Council approve spending an amount not to exceed $2 ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Wis. attorney general wants to change privacy laws
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 outlined a series of recommendations Tuesday to a group of state lawmakers and others studying school safety. He says state ...Read more, view comments (14) »
Supply short of demand for UW economics classes
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 after enrollment in the program surged over the past decade. The department had 183 majors 10 years ago. Now, it ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Trial in baseball bat murder begins
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 one of two men charged with first-degree reckless homicide with a dangerous weapon. Twenty-seven-year-old Justin Thomas was beaten with the ...Read more, view comments (22) »
Gazette affected by computer problems
Posted by SID SCHWARTZ on 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 to get your Janesville Gazette out in a timely manner,” Gazette General Manager Dave Johnson said. “If we miss some ...Read more, view comments (17) »
Janesville and Beloit soldiers deployed to Iraq
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on 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 Beloit are part of the largest Wisconsin National Guard operational deployment since World War II. The Guard's 32nd Infantry Brigade ...Read more, view comments (15) »
Fire at Janesville motel
Posted by STEVE BENTON on 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. Monday. No injuries are reported, but the origin of the fire is suspicious. Damage to the 24-unit motel was estimated ...Read more, view comments (23) »
Milwaukee teen dies after being stabbed in head
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Razo died Monday after spending the weekend at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in Wauwatosa, a Milwaukee suburb. Police Sgt. Mark ...Read more, view comments (11) »
Wisconsin AG exports increase 13 percent
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Conference in Milwaukee. His office says the $975 million in exports over that period is a record. Dairy exports grew ...Read more, view comments (2) »
Jury trial starts this week in Falk explosion suit
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 at the Falk Corp. shook the city and did $72 million in damage. Investigators determined the explosion was caused by ...Read more, add a comment »
Flood video sells out; 2,500 more DVDs ordered
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on 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 of the video flood documentary have been ordered and will be distributed to about 50 sales outlets in Rock and ...Read more, view comments (4) »
Stakeout of scrap metal nets two arrests
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on 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 complaint Sunday night. During the investigation, deputies located a pile of scrap metal toward the rear of the home in ...Read more, view comments (5) »
Economic development ideas to be presented to Janesville Council
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on 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 revitalization to regionalism to transportation. He says it all comes down to economic development and how you grow your economy. ...Read more, add a comment »
There's a primary Tuesday, remember?
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 get wide. “I actually didn’t even know about it,” she said. Yes, there’s an election Tuesday. But it looks like ...Read more, view comments (10) »
Packers offensive line may prove strength
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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’ offensive line. The former means they spend a lot of time together away from work. The latter could spell the ...Read more, view comments (5) »
Flood assistance adding up.
Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA on 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 Emergency Management (WEM) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said the disaster aid total represents assistance to public entities ...Read more, view comment (1) »
August traffic deaths up
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 far more than the 66 people killed during the previous August. The death toll also breaks a string of 10 ...Read more, view comments (7) »
Good year for turkeys-and not the political kind
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 to grow, and officials increased the number of fall turkey permits to 95,700 — up 900 from last year. Wisconsin’s ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Local vet honored at Packers opener
Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA on 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 Festival Foods at Monday’s game vs. the Minnesota Vikings as part of “Operation Fan Mail.” Hubbard, a Wisconsin National Guard ...Read more, view comments (9) »
What's that funny rash? Measles on the rise in U.S.
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 year involved unvaccinated children, including 25 home-schooled kids in Illinois. Health officials worry that as vaccination rates decline, herd immunity ...Read more, view comments (23) »
Accused killer enters insanity plea
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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, including new counts that he tried to kill six other teens. Scott J. Johnson, 38, of Kingsford, Mich., had been ...Read more, view comments (11) »
McCain introduces VP candidate Palin in Wisconsin
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 the GOP convention. McCain and Palin were loudly cheered and applauded on the main street of Cedarburg, Wis., a suburb ...Read more, view comments (57) »
Doyle names new commerce secretary
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 reported Fischer and a top aide billed taxpayers more than $21,000 for three international trips in less than three months ...Read more, view comment (1) »
McCain, Palin campaign in Cedarburg
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 of Cedarburg is the first for McCain and running mate Sarah Palin since the Republican National Convention closed in St. ...Read more, view comments (13) »
Kenosha man held in fatal crash
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 trapped in the front seat after the car crashed into a tree at a high rate of speed about 2:30 ...Read more, view comments (7) »
11-year-old boy’s death investigated
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 incident Thursday afternoon is under investigation and is not believed to have involved foul play. The victim is Johsua J. ...Read more, view comments (7) »
Halbachs withdraw alcohol license application
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on 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 City's Alcohol License Advisory Committee says when the license application came up for consideration this week, the attorney representing Rebecca ...Read more, view comments (23) »
Husband charged in wife's death appears in Walworth County Court
Posted by TED SULLIVAN on 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 his client is weak. No one witnessed David A. Brossard kill his wife, no physical evidence such as fingerprints was ...Read more, add a comment »
UW-Oshkosh promises to buy fair trade products
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 dining, catering and department offices. Fair trade products are produced under sustainable, decent and fair labor conditions. UW-Oshkosh officials say ...Read more, view comments (4) »
2 students burned in plane crash remain critical
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 the University of Dubuque students were severely burned when their light plane went down at the Eagle’s Roost Resort in ...Read more, view comments (3) »
1 deal reached, another near in baby bathtub death
Posted by MIKE DUPRE' on 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 probably will serve a year in county jail and five years on probation, and the father’s girlfriend most likely will ...Read more, view comments (51) »
New judge sworn in today
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on 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 when Judge Michael Byron retired. The governor is expected to speak at Fitzpatrick's investiture this afternoon. Among other accolades, Fitzpatrick ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Parkview contract talks move to mediation
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on 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 district management and school board are proposing a new type of insurance under Mercy and Dean heath care. He says ...Read more, view comments (2) »
ABC's Supernanny plans filming in Evansville
Posted by GINA DUWE on 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 Chief Scott McElroy seeking the city’s approval for filming from about 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. from Sept. 30 to ...Read more, view comments (36) »
Updated: North Marsh Road closure extended
Posted by GINA DUWE on 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 culvert repair. The road will NOT be open to emergency vehicles.Read more, add a comment »
Wis. officials: Nader has ballot signatures
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 to the state Government Accountability Board on Tuesday. Board officials say he’s got 3,938 names that appear to be valid. ...Read more, add a comment »
State worker wrote Doyle's speech
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 editions. Jonathan Becker, director of the state Government Accountability Board’s ethics division, said the work could violate a state law ...Read more, view comments (20) »
Doyle got money from nuclear power company
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Power & Light Co. owns the Point Beach nuclear power plant near Two Rivers. The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign’s review of ...Read more, view comments (11) »
Green Bay council approves scalpers permit
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 $800 permit to sell tickets on game day and must do so in a designated area east of the stadium. ...Read more, add a comment »
Fighting Bob Fest announces speakers
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on 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 Jim Hightower will join some other notables and thousands of people at the seventh annual Fighting Bob Fest on Saturday ...Read more, view comments (12) »
Rock County deputies destroy marijuana plants
Posted by GAZETTE GAZETTE on 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 arrests have been made, and the investigation continues, the sheriff said. Because of the ongoing probe, Spoden declined to elaborate ...Read more, view comments (35) »
Milton City Council frustrated at DNR
Posted by STACY VOGEL on 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 other things, that the DNR conduct air and water quality tests around the United Ethanol plant in Milton's industrial park. ...Read more, view comments (4) »
McCain, Palin to stop in Wisconsin
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 National Convention in St. Paul. His Cedarburg appearance presumably will be his first since becoming the GOP’s official candidate. Wisconsin ...Read more, view comments (32) »
Nader says he has signatures for Wis. ballot
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 get on the ballot. Nader’s camp says it intends to file 3,500 signatures on Tuesday, the deadline to submit them. ...Read more, view comments (13) »
Wis. emergency officials: No calls for help
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 is part of an emergency mutual aid agreement between states and would provide help if asked, but no one has ...Read more, view comments (5) »
Foreclosure filings level off in Wis.
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 in August in the Badger State, up 5 percent over July’s filings. A total of 16,139 foreclosures were filed during ...Read more, view comments (4) »
Beloit Avenue and Palmer Drive to close
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on 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 closed to through traffic for one day beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday. Palmer Drive, between Beloit Avenue and South Main ...Read more, view comment (1) »
$4 gasoline a boon to some Wisconsin tourist stops
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 going to California or Texas or whatever,” said Duane Domaszek, co-owner of Wildwood Wildlife Center of Minocqua, a zoo with ...Read more, view comments (4) »
Preschool 4 Janesville begins
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK on 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 Director of Instruction Services Donna Behn says each community center has its own calendar, so some of the more than ...Read more, view comments (13) »
No more Obama rally tickets
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 at the yearly Labor Day event called Rally for America’s Workers. Obama’s campaign says he will continue to tout his ...Read more, view comments (29) »
Deadline nears for flood aid
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 says residents in 30 counties affected have to apply by 11 p.m. Sept. 15 for damages or losses caused by ...Read more, add a comment »
State Guard on standby for Gustav
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 the Wisconsin National Guard is needed and requested, they are willing and able to assist the Gulf Coast. Gustav has ...Read more, view comments (4) »
Cooler spring means smaller Wis. wild rice harvest
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 and the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission say the cool, late spring likely means many wild rice seeds ...Read more, view comments (2) »
