Woman stands mute in Janesville embezzlement case
Posted by TED SULLIVAN at 4:27 p.m. March 31, 2009
JANESVILLE -- A former church day care director accused of embezzling about $53,000 stood mute this afternoon in Rock County Court. Deborah L. Wright, 38, of 3204 Rose Court, Beloit, ...
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South River Road closed
Posted by GINA DUWE at 2:39 p.m. March 31, 2009
The Rock County Public Works Department announced today that South River Road from Avalon Road to Oakley Road in Rock Township is closed because of flooding.
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Wis. farmers expected to see milk prices increase
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:11 a.m. March 31, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says milk prices in Wisconsin may be on their way up. The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service says Wisconsin's average milk price ...
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Doyle proposes new program to save farms
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:04 a.m. March 31, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle is proposing the state buy development rights to some agricultural property as a way to stop developers from gobbling up Wisconsin farms. The proposal ...
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DOT expands car pool program
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:04 a.m. March 31, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is expanding its online car pool program statewide. The Rideshare program went online two years ago. Manager Karen Schmiechen says because ...
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Animal rights activists lobby legislators
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:12 a.m. March 31, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Farm groups have contacted every member of the state Legislature urging them to scrutinize the agendas of animal rights activists. Tuesday is the Humane Society's lobbying ...
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Janesville School Board considers budget
Posted by STAN STRICKER at 4:02 a.m. March 31, 2009
From the WCLO newsroom: The Janesville School Board meets for a budget workshop session Tuesday night. The challenge is to overcome a growing deficit. District Director of Business Services Doug ...
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Man suspected of enticing four Janesville girls with candy
Posted by TED SULLIVAN at 10:49 a.m. March 30, 2009
JANESVILLE—Janesville police this morning continued investigating a report of a man attempting to lure four young girls to his car with candy. Police responded to a child enticement complaint at ...
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Wis. rule to regulate campaign ads moves forward
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:38 a.m. March 30, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A rule that would regulate campaign spending by special interest groups in Wisconsin is moving forward. The Government Accountability Board voted Monday to send the rule ...
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Wis. to spend federal money on rural bridge work
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:04 a.m. March 30, 2009
TOWN OF ARENA, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin will use federal stimulus money to repair or replace dozens of little-used, rural bridges this year. A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel analysis found that ...
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Suspicious house fire being investigated
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 8:57 a.m. March 30, 2009
JANESVILLE Investigators remain at the scene of a suspicious house fire that was reported early today. The fire that did extensive damage to the house at 121 Clark St. started ...
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Janesville firefighters battling a house fire
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 5:45 a.m. March 30, 2009
Janesville firefighters are at the scene of a residential fire at 121 Clark St. Firefighters were dispatched at 5:25 a.m. to the unoccupied 1 ½-story house downtown. Upon arrival, firefighters ...
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Lake Michigan rises 2 inches, Lake Superior down 1
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 3:55 p.m. March 29, 2009
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Lake Superior’s water level has dropped an inch this month, or slightly more than its usual drop for March. The International Lake Superior Board of Control ...
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Snow leads to fatal Lafayette County crash
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 1:42 p.m. March 29, 2009
DARLINGTON, Wis. (AP) — Lafayette County authorities say this weekend’s snow and ice led to a fatal crash. It’s the county’s first traffic death of the year. Chief deputy John ...
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More snow and rain expected
Posted by MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE at 10:29 a.m. March 29, 2009
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MCT) Saturday evening’s snow was expected to taper off by late Sunday morning in southeastern Wisconsin, but look for another storm system Monday night that will give ...
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Updated: Accident cleared from Highway 14 east of Janesville
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 7:46 p.m. March 28, 2009
LA PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP--Rock County emergency responders have cleared a traffic accident with injuries east of Janesville on Highway 14/11. The accident was reported at 7:29 p.m. at Highway 14/11 and ...
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Deer-killing suspect sentenced on separate charge
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 3:44 p.m. March 28, 2009
WAUPACA, Wis. (AP) — One of the men charged with using snowmobiles to kill deer in Waupaca County has been sentenced to prison on a probation violation. Twenty-four-year-old Rory Kuenzi ...
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Sturgeon spawn provides free natural history education
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:33 p.m. March 28, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — There’s a free event that allows people to watch the same nature show that dinosaurs might have watched more than 150 million years ago. It’s the ...
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Watertown man accused of trying to kill fetus
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:51 p.m. March 27, 2009
JEFFERSON, Wis. (AP) — A Watertown man was ordered jailed Friday pending formal charges that he tried to kill his girlfriend’s fetus by punching her in the stomach during an ...
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Winter storm watch issued
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 1:15 p.m. March 27, 2009
From the National Weather Service: The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a winter storm watch, which is in effect from Saturday evening through Sunday morning. Rain or snow ...
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Free sand, sandbags available
Posted by GINA DUWE at 1 p.m. March 27, 2009
The Rock County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with Rock County Emergency Management and Public Works Highway Division, has free sandbags and sand available at the following locations: Town of Rock ...
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Wisconsin school libraries to get $35.3 million
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:47 a.m. March 27, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's public school libraries will get more than $35 million to buy new books, computers and other materials. The money comes from an obscure state agency ...
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UW-Madison reports another stem cell breakthrough
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:52 a.m. March 27, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists have made another breakthrough in stem cell research. Stem cell pioneer James Thomson and his colleagues have developed a safer way of ...
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Charter files for bankruptcy reorganization
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:52 a.m. March 27, 2009
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Charter Communications Inc., the fourth-largest U.S. cable operator, said Friday that it filed for prearranged bankruptcy reorganization. Charter, which is based in St. Louis and is ...
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Johnson Controls to cut jobs, close 10 plants
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:06 a.m. March 27, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Johnson Controls says it will cut jobs and close 10 plants as part of a restructuring effort that will cost between $200 million and $215 million. The ...
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Rock County residents to elect coroner
Posted by TED SULLIVAN at 9:05 p.m. March 26, 2009
JANESVILLE -- Rock County residents will elect their next coroner. The Rock County Board voted 16-12 tonight in favor of an elected coroner's position instead of an appointed medical examiner. ...
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Drug bust in Beloit Township nets 51 packets of heroin
Posted by TED SULLIVAN at 2:23 p.m. March 26, 2009
BELOIT TOWNSHIP—A drug bust in Beloit Township on Wednesday led to the seizure of 51 packets of heroin. Bruce A. Milsap, 30, Beloit, was arrested on charges of possession of ...
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Jacknifed semi slowing Interstate traffic
Posted by STACY VOGEL at 11:41 a.m. March 26, 2009
Traffic is slowed after a semitrailer truck jacknifed in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 90/39 near the Highway 14/26 exit in Janesville. The semi is blocking the left lane, according ...
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Local workers opt to leave GM
Posted by JIM LEUTE at 11:37 a.m. March 26, 2009
More than 600 workers at the recently closed General Motors plant in Janesville have decided to leave the automaker under a special attrition program. GM offered $20,000 in cash and ...
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Rock County Board could reverse coroner decision
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 6:21 a.m. March 26, 2009
From the WCLO newsroom: A close vote in 2006 could be reversed by the Rock County Board Thursday. County Board Chair Russ Podzilni says the board will consider whether to ...
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City plans flooding meeting for Friday
Posted by GINA DUWE at 3:25 p.m. March 25, 2009
The city of Janesville will hold an informational meeting for businesses and residents located along the Rock River at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the council chambers of the Municipal Building, ...
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City closes Elgin and Joseph streets
Posted by STACY VOGEL at 2:24 p.m. March 25, 2009
From the city of Janesville: Because of high water levels, Joseph Street in Janesville has been closed to through traffic. Elgin Street from Charles to Joseph also has been closed. ...
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UW-Madison tuition may rise
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:46 p.m. March 25, 2009
MADISON — Most UW-Madison undergraduates would eventually pay $1,000 more per year under the chancellor’s four-year plan to improve quality and increase financial aid. Undergraduates from Wisconsin would pay a ...
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Free sandbags and sand available
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 11:17 a.m. March 25, 2009
Residents of Rock Township, who are experiencing or threatened by high water, may obtain free sandbags and sand at Rock Town Hall, 5102 S. County D, Afton, according to a ...
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Janesville man hospitalized after his car hits a tree
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 6:11 a.m. March 25, 2009
JANESVILLE—A Janesville man was hospitalized after the car he was driving hit a tree head-on Tuesday night. Daniel White, 22, of 2435 Woodlane Drive Apt. No. 2, Janesville, was driving ...
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Sex offender moves to Janesville
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 5:19 a.m. March 25, 2009
From the WCLO newsroom: Janesville Police are warning neighbors on South Main Street that a convicted sex offender is now living on their street. Charles F. Denson moved from Beloit ...
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Rock River flooding
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 3 p.m. March 24, 2009
The Rock River is starting to flood in southern Wisconsin. The National Weather Services reports 1 to 2 inches of rain have fallen across southeastern Wisconsin since Monday evening. As ...
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Spacesaver makes layoffs
Posted by JIM LEUTE at 10:52 a.m. March 24, 2009
FORT ATKINSON—The economic downturn has forced a “significant” number of layoffs at Spacesaver Corp. in Fort Atkinson. Leah Elsen, Spacesaver’s vice president of human resources, would not say how many ...
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Cummins Filtration lays off 127 workers
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:02 a.m. March 24, 2009
BLOOMER, Wis. (AP) — A company that makes components for diesel engines is laying off dozens of employees in western Wisconsin. Cummins Filtration says that because of a decrease in ...
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Volunteer fair planned
Posted by STAN STRICKER at 8:09 a.m. March 24, 2009
From the WCLO newsroom: A "volunteer fair" is planned for Tuesday at the Rock County Job Center. United Way of North Rock County Volunteer Network Coordinator Julie Cunningham says the ...
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Beloit names superintendent finalists
Posted by STEVE BENTON at 5:32 a.m. March 24, 2009
From the WCLO newsroom: The Beloit School Board has chosen three finalists for the job of superintendent. Steve McNeal currently serves as Executive Director of Educational Programs for the Beloit ...
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Janesville School Board advised of heroin abuse in schools
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 5 a.m. March 24, 2009
From the WCLO newsroom: Janesville police are concerned about heroin making its way into Janesville schools. Acting Police Chief Dave Moore says police made 29 drug arrests in schools in ...
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Hockey team step closer to skating here
Posted by MARCIA NELESEN at 10:34 p.m. March 23, 2009
The Janesville City Council on Monday OK’d spending $200,000 to add locker rooms and an office to bring a junior A hockey team here. And, Bill McCoshen, a member of ...
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U.S. attorney candidates announced
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:36 p.m. March 23, 2009
MADISON -– A federal panel has selected four finalists for the vacant U.S. attorney’s position in Milwaukee. The Federal Nominating Commission has chosen Richard Frohling, Mel Johnson, James Santelle and ...
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Brodhead man arrested on meth charges
Posted by GINA DUWE at 12:18 p.m. March 23, 2009
BRODHEAD—The arrest of a rural Brodhead man during a traffic stop has led to a methamphetamine investigation, Brodhead police said in a news release this morning. Police stopped Roy Van ...
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9 sets of twins at Orfordville Elementary
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:51 a.m. March 23, 2009
ORFORDVILLE, Wis. (AP) — What are the odds of having twins? Better yet, what are the odds of having nine sets of twins at an elementary school with just 240 ...
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Renovations in store for military base
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:31 a.m. March 23, 2009
FORT MCCOY, Wis. (AP) — Federal stimulus money will pay for $30 million in renovations at Fort McCoy near Sparta. The money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will ...
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2 die in separate motorcycle crashes
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:16 a.m. March 23, 2009
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Two men have died in separate motorcycle crashes in Waukesha County. Both accidents happened Sunday afternoon. The first one occurred about 4:30 p.m. in the Town ...
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Beloit's new library is almost complete
Posted by STAN STRICKER at 4:26 a.m. March 23, 2009
From the WCLO newsroom: Beloit's Library Director has plans for wallpapering the soon to be old library. Library Director Dan Zack says the new $1.8 million dollar facility opens at ...
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Wis. Supreme Court candidates meet for last debate
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:22 p.m. March 22, 2009
MADISON — The last debate between the two state Supreme Court candidates will be broadcast live Friday on public radio and television. Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson and Jefferson County Circuit ...
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Fatal 1999 crash near Janesville sparks new legislation
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:55 a.m. March 22, 2009
MADISON — Lawmakers are considering tough new regulations on traveling sales crews. The legislation is designed to prevent tragedies such as the 1999 crash near Janesville that killed seven members ...
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Schulte offered superintendent job
Posted by TED SULLIVAN at 8:33 p.m. March 21, 2009
JANESVILLE -- Karen Z. Schulte has been selected to be the next Janesville public schools superintendent. The Janesville School Board voted unanimously tonight to offer Schulte the job. The board ...
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Wis. seeks federal stimulus money for rail line
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:48 p.m. March 21, 2009
MILWAUKEE — Gov. Jim Doyle says the state is seeking federal stimulus money to cover the full $519 million cost of a Milwaukee-to-Madison passenger train line. Doyle says trains could ...
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DNR: No deadly disease found in northern Wis. deer
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:45 p.m. March 21, 2009
ANTIGO — Wisconsin wildlife experts are giving the whitetail deer herd in 18 northern Wisconsin counties a clean bill of health. The Department of Natural Resources says testing of 8,700 ...
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Tourism department paid $50,000 for new Wis. theme
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:40 p.m. March 21, 2009
MILWAUKEE — The Wisconsin Department of Tourism has paid a Milwaukee marketing firm $50,000 for a new state slogan that has stirred some controversy. Marketing communications firm Red Brown Kle ...
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Wisconsin native writes latest 'Simpsons' episode
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:39 a.m. March 21, 2009
RACINE — A Wisconsin native has written the latest episode of FOX's hit cartoon "The Simpsons." Thirty-year-old Matt Marshall wrote the episode that will air Sunday night. Marshall says it's ...
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UPDATE: Police release identity of Janesville man found dead
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 3:05 p.m. March 20, 2009
JANESVILLE -- The body of a 26-year-old Janesville man found dead this morning has been identified as Edward Smith, police said. Smith was found dead in a wooded area behind ...
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Edgerton chooses high school principal
Posted by STACY VOGEL at 9:21 a.m. March 20, 2009
An Edgerton School District committee has chosen a Craig High School administrator to lead Edgerton High School next year. The Edgerton High School Principal Selection Committee chose Mark Coombs after ...
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Couple accused of scamming nuns
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:52 a.m. March 20, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Chicago couple is accused of posing as destitute Kenyan refugees and scamming Carmelite nuns in Pewaukee out of more than $800,000. An FBI affidavit says the ...
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JPD investigate shooting incident
Posted by STEVE BENTON at 5:24 a.m. March 20, 2009
From the WCLO newsroom: Janesville police are investigating a shooting incident Thursday night in the area of Ravine and Terrace streets. Witnesses heard around six gunshots around 9:30 and saw ...
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All but 1 Wis. House member vote for AIG tax
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:35 a.m. March 20, 2009
All of Wisconsin's House members except Republican Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner of Menomonee Falls voted for legislation that would tax big employee bonuses from AIG and other firms bailed out by ...
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Wis. unemployment rate closes in on 9 percent
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 10:02 p.m. March 19, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin officials say unemployment across the state has reached nearly 9 percent. The Department of Workforce Development on Thursday released numbers as of February. The agency ...
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Former director charged with stealing from day care
Posted by MARCIA NELESEN at 3:54 p.m. March 19, 2009
JANESVILLE—Deborah L. Wright, 38, of 3204 Rose Court, Beloit, has been arrested on charges of embezzling from Faith Lutheran Church’s day care center. Janesville police on Wednesday arrested Wright, the ...
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GOP lawmakers decry agency response to glitch
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:50 a.m. March 19, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican state lawmakers are demanding that the state Department of Health Services notify 5,000 people who were wrongly told their Social Security benefits were going to ...
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No one injured in kitchen fire
Posted by GINA DUWE at 9:32 a.m. March 19, 2009
JANESVILLE—Firefighters are on the scene of a kitchen fire on the first floor at 158 S. Jackson St., and traffic to that block is restricted. The fire is extinguished, but ...
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Drunken driver returns to hit-run
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:31 a.m. March 19, 2009
RACINE, Wis. (AP) — A suspected drunken driver was arrested after returning to the scene of a hit-and-run crash and then leading police on a chase in Racine County. Police ...
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Wis. jewelry robbers fleeced as they flee
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:48 a.m. March 19, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Two robbers leaving a south side Milwaukee jewelry store with cash and gems didn't get far with the loot. Police said a group of robbers met the ...
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Walworth County man dead near car fire
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 9:31 p.m. March 18, 2009
TROY TOWNSHIP—Emergency responders found a man dead at the scene of a two-vehicle fire this afternoon in Troy Township. Dwayne J. Heitzman, 78, was found in a driveway at around ...
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School staff could benefit from budget
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:17 p.m. March 18, 2009
MADISON — Education support staff would be treated the same as teachers in terms of how quickly they can enter the state retirement system and when they can retire, under ...
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Accident closes I-90/39 ramp
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 2:47 p.m. March 18, 2009
JANESVILLE -- The Highway 14 on-ramp for eastbound Interstate 90/39 at Janesville is closed, according to a Wisconsin State Patrol news release. A semi tractor-trailer rig tipped over Wednesday afternoon, ...
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Check for bikes before opening car door
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:41 a.m. March 18, 2009
Failing to check for a passing bicyclist before opening your car door on a Madison street could result in a $100 fine. The City Council passed an ordinance Tuesday that ...
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Woman held captive in Madison apartment for 3 days
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:23 a.m. March 18, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Madison police have arrested a man accused of holding a woman captive in his apartment for three days and sexually assaulting her. Police are seeking a ...
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Local leaders surprised by Wagoner's comments
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 4:23 a.m. March 18, 2009
From the WCLO newsroom: A statement by General Motors Chairman Rock Wagoner paints a dim picture of the automaker's future in Janesville. Tim Cullen, co-chair of the GM Retention Task ...
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Layoffs uncertain after Freedom Plastics sale
Posted by TED SULLIVAN at 7:01 p.m. March 17, 2009
JANESVILLE -- Freedom Plastics was sold this afternoon to four different companies for a total of about $11.5 million. Westlake Chemical Corp. of Houston will pay $6.3 million for the ...
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Wagoner not 'overly optimistic' about Janesville plant
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 1:48 p.m. March 17, 2009
General Motors chairman Rick Wagoner told reporters today the automaker has no plans to reopen the Janesville plant. The Janesville community should not be “overly optimistic” about the plant reopening, ...
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Compost site, demolition landfill open
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 1:48 p.m. March 17, 2009
JANESVILLE--The compost facility and demolition landfill are now open for the season. Hours through October are Monday and Thursday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8 a.m. ...
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No accounts compromised in phone scam
Posted by GINA DUWE at 10:30 a.m. March 17, 2009
JANESVILLE No account holders at Parker Community Credit Union have been compromised in an apparent telephone scam that started Monday afternoon, said Ron Hornsey, executive vice president. A number of ...
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Rock River continues to rise
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 8:22 a.m. March 17, 2009
JANESVILLE—The flood warning continues for the Rock River at Afton until further notice. At 2:15 a.m. today, the stage was 10 feet. Flood stage is 9 feet. Minor flooding is ...
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Candidate withdraws from Williams Bay race
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 7:23 a.m. March 17, 2009
WILLIAMS BAY—One of the four candidates vying for three seats on the Williams Bay Village Board has withdrawn from the race. Marshanell Ferguson, 50, of 405 Maple Lane, is withdrawing ...
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Tunnel likely to be funded if feds pay
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 5:42 a.m. March 17, 2009
JANESVILLE It doesn’t seem like tax money if it’s coming from the federal government. Five council members said Monday they’d approve spending $672,000 to build the controversial bike tunnel under ...
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Brush fire on Knutson Road
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 2:40 p.m. March 16, 2009
Firefighters from Orfordville and Footville Fire Departments are at the scene of a brush fire at 162 N. Knutson Road in Magnolia Township. The fire was reported at 1:45 p.m., ...
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Slow/no wake orders in force for Rock River
Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA at 1:03 p.m. March 16, 2009
Slow/no wake orders have been issued for the portions of Rock River in Fulton and Milton townships. Last week, slow/no wake orders went into effect for portions of the Rock ...
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Three injured in Jefferson County crash
Posted by KAYLA BUNGE at 11:31 a.m. March 16, 2009
JEFFERSON—Three people, including one from Whitewater, were injured in a car versus motorcycle crash on Highway 18 and County Y just east of Jefferson at about 2:30 p.m. Sunday. According ...
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New Wisconsin slogan: 'Live like you mean it'
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:55 a.m. March 16, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Life isn't so good anymore, Wisconsin, but live like you mean it! Gov. Jim Doyle is unveiling the state's new marketing slogan — "Live Like You ...
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New business building planned in Janesville
Posted by STAN STRICKER at 5:18 a.m. March 16, 2009
From the WCLO newsroom: Questionable economy or not, at least one developer is banking on Janesville's future. Sara Investment Real Estate plans to build an office and retail building at ...
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Carbon monoxide sickens churchgoers
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:18 p.m. March 15, 2009
MADISON -- Authorities say six people -- including a toddler --- got sick from carbon monoxide poisoning during a Sunday church service in Madison. Authorities say paramedics got a call ...
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Janesville superintendent finalists announced
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ at 9:25 p.m. March 14, 2009
JANESVILLE -- The Janesville School Board has selected three finalists for the job of district superintendent. The finalists are Karen Z. Schulte, the current interim superintendent; Robert F. Jones, superintendent ...
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State spelling bee winner named
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:50 p.m. March 14, 2009
MONONA — A seventh-grader’s correct spelling of another name for catfish snagged first place at the Badger Spelling Bee. Twelve-year-old Andrew Grose, who attends Lake Country Academy in Sheboygan, correctly ...
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Protesters greet bishop in Janesville
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ at 5:22 p.m. March 14, 2009
JANESVILLE – About 45 protesters greeted Madison Diocese Bishop Robert Morlino at St. John Vianney Church in Janesville on Saturday afternoon. The group was protesting the firing of Ruth Kolpack ...
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State wants you to fix your plumbing
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:45 p.m. March 14, 2009
MADISON -- The Wisconsin agency that regulates utilities is launching a promotion designed to save homeowners money on their water bills. The Public Service Commission has designated next week as ...
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Martial arts master holds suspect for police
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:34 p.m. March 13, 2009
FOX POINT — A robber got more than he bargained for when he targeted a Tae Kwon Do studio in suburban Milwaukee on Tuesday. The robber thought he could quietly ...
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Slow, no wake order on Rock River
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 2:47 p.m. March 13, 2009
The Beloit Town Board chairman has requested that the Rock County Sheriff’s Office post a “slow/no wake” sign in the Beloit Township segment of the Rock River, according to the ...
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Wis. budget would stop cell rebates
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:44 p.m. March 13, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle wants $25 million earmarked for cell phone user rebates to go to local governments instead. Between 2006 and last July, the state imposed ...
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Supporters urge Doyle not to end film incentives
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:43 p.m. March 13, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — RD Image in suburban Milwaukee and Pulse Communications in Green Bay expanded their facilities to cater to the film industry they expected to grow with new state ...
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Get out the galoshes: Rock River rising
Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA at 10:13 a.m. March 13, 2009
A flood warning continues for the Rock River at Afton, according to the National Weather Service. At 4:15 a.m. Friday, the water levels were at 9.6 feet. Flood stage is ...
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Doyle proposes increasing earned income tax credit
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:13 a.m. March 13, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle has proposed increasing a state tax credit for poor working parents by up to $270 per year. The increase would raise the state's ...
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Hearing on nuclear power's future
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:23 a.m. March 13, 2009
TWO RIVERS, Wis. (AP) - Proponents of nuclear power urged the state to end a moratorium on building nuclear reactors. A state Senate hearing in Two Rivers Thursday drew varying ...
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School district brainstorming generates new ideas about health care
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 5:24 a.m. March 13, 2009
From the WCLO newsroom: Health care is a top concern for many school boards around Rock County. Michael Pierick, president of the Evansville Community School Board, says the administration's close ...
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Legislative pay freeze proposed
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:22 p.m. March 12, 2009
MADISON -- Democratic legislative leaders sent a letter to their colleagues on Thursday, asking them to support rejecting a 2 percent pay increase set to take effect in two years. ...
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Slow, no-wake restriction imposed on Rock River
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 2:04 p.m. March 12, 2009
JANESVILLE—The Rock County Sheriff’s Office has issued a slow, no-wake restriction for the Rock River in the city of Janesville, Janesville and Fulton Townships. Janesville and area boat launches, on ...
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Wis. court: Police can tape calls without warrants
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:35 a.m. March 12, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state appeals court says police who didn't have a warrant properly recorded a phone conversation in an Internet sex sting. Police arrested John Ohlinger of ...
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Wis. governor proposes tying wages to public funds
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:42 a.m. March 12, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle has proposed that all developers getting government help pay their construction workers the prevailing wage. The prevailing wage varies by county and type of ...
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Deer slayer defendant pleads to additional charges
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:11 a.m. March 12, 2009
WAUPACA, Wis. (AP) — One of three men accused of running over and killing several deer with snowmobiles has pleaded not guilty to additional charges. Twenty-four-year-old Rory Kuenzi was in ...
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Disparity in workplace smoking
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:56 a.m. March 12, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A survey on workplace smoking policies in Wisconsin shows employees' exposure to smoke varies by income, education and gender. The University of Wisconsin-Madison Comprehensive Cancer Center ...
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Janesville expulsions on the rise
Posted by STAN STRICKER at 4:30 a.m. March 12, 2009
From the WCLO newsroom: The number of expulsions in the Janesville school district is up more than 25 percent compared to last year. Twenty-four students have been expelled so far ...
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Darien board members plead not guilty
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 6:45 p.m. March 11, 2009
ELKHORN--The members of the Darien Village Board on Wednesday moved one step closer to a trial. All seven board members Wednesday afternoon pleaded not guilty in Walworth County Court to ...
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Truck On Ice winners announced
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 2:07 p.m. March 11, 2009
JANESVILLE—Bob Knudson, Janesville, is the $3,000 grand prizewinner of the Truck On Ice raffle, sponsored by the Blackhawk Golden Kiwanis. The drawing took place during the group’s meeting today. Other ...
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Bourns to close Janesville plant
Posted by JIM LEUTE at 1:38 p.m. March 11, 2009
A Janesville manufacturer plans to close its operation here and eliminate 148 jobs in the next 12 to 18 months. The Riverside, Calif.-based Bourns bought the automotive sensor business of ...
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Appeals court rules for Wis.-based Menard Inc.
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:47 a.m. March 11, 2009
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal appeals court says Eau Claire-based Menard Inc. doesn't owe a disputed $5.5 million in back taxes. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 3-0 ...
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State superintendent selected as Nicolet president
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:21 a.m. March 11, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster has been selected as the next president of Nicolet College in Rhinelander. The college's Board of Trustees announced the appointment Wednesday. Burmaster ...
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Repeat drunken driver sentenced in fatal crash
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:40 a.m. March 11, 2009
JEFFERSON, Wis. (AP) — A repeat drunken driver is sentenced to 18 years in prison for a crash that killed a Jefferson woman last May. Jennifer Yelk was out on ...
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Toro Company in Tomah lays off 235
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:44 a.m. March 11, 2009
TOMAH, Wis. (AP) — The global recession hits home in Tomah. The Toro Company is laying off 235 people with hopes of recalling them in the future. Toro vice president ...
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Health department urges homeowners to test wells
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:23 a.m. March 11, 2009
From the WCLO newsroom: Spring is an opportune time for rural Rock County residents to test their wells. Tim Banwell, the Rock County Health Department's Environmental Health Director, says a ...
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Janesville School Board approves work contract
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ at 10:56 p.m. March 10, 2009
JANESVILLE -- The unionized secretaries clerks and aides in the Janesville School District have a new contract. The school board on Tuesday approved the contract, which covers July 1, 2008 ...
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Sun Prairie schools sell naming rights
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:46 p.m. March 10, 2009
SUN PRAIRIE — The Sun Prairie School District has sold the naming rights for a high school’s baseball field and says it wants more sponsorships. The school is set to ...
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Delavan man killed in early-morning crash
Posted by KAYLA BUNGE at 2:24 p.m. March 10, 2009
ELKHORN A Milwaukee man faces a potential homicide charge after a crash that killed a Delavan man early this morning in Lafayette Township. Donovan N. Espinosa, 17, was southbound on ...
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Survey shows Wisconsin becoming less Christian
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:38 a.m. March 10, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's population is becoming less Christian and more secular. That's according to the 2008 American Religious Identification Survey done at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. It ...
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Wis. AG won't appeal minimum gas markup decision
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:05 a.m. March 10, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says he won't appeal a federal judge's decision striking down Wisconsin's minimum markup on gasoline. The 1939 law prohibits retailers from ...
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Employers expect to maintain employment levels
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:14 a.m. March 10, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A new employment outlook survey says the majority of U.S. employers expect no change in staffing levels in the second quarter. Sixty-seven percent of nearly 32,000 employers ...
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WIAA says it needs rights to exclusive coverage
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:20 a.m. March 10, 2009
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) — The association that oversees high school sports in Wisconsin defended itself Friday in its legal fight over rights to media coverage of the postseason tournaments ...
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Janesville School Board to discuss staffing
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 4:51 a.m. March 10, 2009
From the WCLO newsroom: The Janesville School Board will hear about changes in school district staffing Tuesday. The board begins to look at staffing cuts and additions for the next ...
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City council approves comprehensive plan
Posted by STACY VOGEL at 10:41 p.m. March 09, 2009
The Janesville City Council approved a comprehensive plan tonight by a vote of 6-1. Tom McDonald opposed. The Janesville Plan Commission, city staff and consulting firm Vandewalle & Associates have ...
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UPDATE: Gas leak reported in Janesville
Posted by TED SULLIVAN at 3:26 p.m. March 09, 2009
JANESVILLE -- People have returned to their homes and traffic flow has returned to normal after a gas leak this afternoon at Oakhill Avenue and Ravine Street, a Janesville fire ...
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Wis. researchers praise Obama order on stem cells
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:43 a.m. March 09, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are praising President Barack Obama for lifting restrictions on federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research. Researchers say the move will ...
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New Freedom Plastics auction set
Posted by JIM LEUTE at 11:15 a.m. March 09, 2009
The court-appointed receiver for the Janesville-based Freedom Plastics won approval Monday to schedule another auction for the company's assets in Wisconsin and Florida. Fourteen hours of bidding last week resulted ...
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Regional wind-energy proposal gets mixed reaction
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:46 a.m. March 09, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A proposal for a high-voltage power line that would transmit wind energy from sparsely populated areas of the gusty Midwest to some less-windy parts of the country ...
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So much for bipartisanship in Legislature
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:37 a.m. March 09, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — So much for bipartisanship. Assembly Speaker Mike Sheridan promised in November that things would be different with Democrats in control of the Legislature, but it's pretty ...
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Inactive voters have 2 weeks to stay listed
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:07 a.m. March 09, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters who have not voted for at least four years have two weeks to respond to a notice sent to them last month by the ...
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High winds expected
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 4:16 a.m. March 09, 2009
From the National Weather Service: The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a high wind watch, which is in effect from Tuesday evening through Wednesday morning. A strong cold ...
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Local waterways filling up
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 5:11 p.m. March 08, 2009
The U.S. Geological Survey gauge at Afton, just south of Janesville, registered 8.36 feet and rising shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday. Flood stage at Afton is 9 feet. Southern Wisconsin ...
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High water blocking Rock County roads
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 4:59 p.m. March 08, 2009
The Rock County 911 dispatch center reports water over numerous roads in the county. Motorists are warned not to drive through water that is flowing over a roadway. At about ...
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Flash flood watch issued
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 12:43 p.m. March 08, 2009
The National Weather issued a flash flood watch for southern Wisconsin on Sunday. Heavy rain forecast may switch to snow late Sunday afternoon or evening. There is a chance for ...
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More file taxes early, online
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:22 p.m. March 08, 2009
MADISON — More Wisconsin residents are filing their taxes earlier this year, and most are doing it online. The Department of Revenue says nearly 1.1 million residents filed tax returns ...
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Good news: Traffic fatalities remain lower in ’09
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:46 p.m. March 07, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin had 29 fatalities in traffic crashes in February and deaths so far remain lower than last year’s 64-year low. State transportation officials say seven fewer ...
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Bait and switch: Teen accused of blackmailing peers
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 3:12 p.m. March 07, 2009
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A New Berlin student accused of blackmailing other boys for sex in a scam that started on Facebook plans to plead not guilty on Monday. Anthony ...
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Teen wins ethical hunter award
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:54 p.m. March 07, 2009
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — A Rhinelander teen who helped another hunter retrieve a buck is the newest recipient of the state Hunter Ethics Award. The Department of Natural Resources ...
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Out of the act: Madison Rep out of business
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:52 p.m. March 07, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Madison Repertory Theatre is officially out of business. The Madison’s professional theater group acting artistic director Trevin Gay told WISC-TV that the organization’s board of ...
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State wants race data from traffic stops
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:48 p.m. March 06, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police in Wisconsin’s largest counties would have to track the race of people they pull over under a provision in Gov. Jim Doyle’s proposed budget. Wisconsin ...
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Woman seriously injured in Interstate accident.
Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA at 5:30 p.m. March 06, 2009
JANESVILLE—One person was flown by helicopter Friday to University Hospital in Madison with life-threatening injuries after a two-car accident on Interstate 90/39. The accident occurred south of the Racine Street ...
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Former Janesville residents in court on charges of child abuse
Posted by TED SULLIVAN at 2:54 p.m. March 06, 2009
JANESVILLE -- A former Janesville woman accused of participating in the beating of a 3-year-old girl stood mute in Rock County Court this afternoon when asked to enter a plea ...
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Traffic flowing normally on Interstate
Posted by STACY VOGEL at 1:03 p.m. March 06, 2009
Interstate 90/39 has been reopened and traffic is flowing as normal after authorities cleared an accident south of Racine Street, a Rock County Communication spokeswoman said. The accident occurred at ...
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UPDATED: 2 Janesville schools locked down
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ at 10:17 a.m. March 06, 2009
JANESVILLE—Lincoln Elementary and Edison Middle schools were locked down for about an hour Friday morning as a precautionary measure as police searched for two suspects on Janesville’s south side. Deputy ...
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Interstate shut down for accident
Posted by STACY VOGEL at 10:15 a.m. March 06, 2009
Authorities are shutting down Interstate 90/39 around Janesville because of an accident that occurred at 9:49 a.m. near Racine Street. Traffic is being rerouted between Edgerton and Beloit, Lt. Tom ...
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Governor's budget cuts toxic collection
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:42 a.m. March 06, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Environmentalists say Gov. Jim Doyle exercised "poor judgment" when he proposed eliminating a program that collects toxic chemicals and other environmentally harmful items. Doyle's budget cuts ...
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New furniture store to open in Janesville
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 4:21 a.m. March 06, 2009
From the WCLO newsroom: Amid troubling economic news, a furniture store announces intentions to open a franchise in Janesville. Gale Price, manager of building and development services for the city, ...
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Mt. lion confirmed up north
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:27 p.m. March 05, 2009
MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin wildlife officials say a mountain lion is roaming near Spooner, and they haven't been able to catch the animal to fit it with a radio collar. It's ...
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Johnson Bank turns down $100M in bailout funds
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:42 p.m. March 05, 2009
RACINE, Wis. (AP) -- Racine-based Johnson Bank says it's turning down $100 million in government bailout funds, saying the accompanying restrictions would interfere with its values. Johnson Bank is part ...
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No criminal activity suspected in fatal Evansville fire
Posted by TED SULLIVAN at 5:11 p.m. March 05, 2009
EVANSVILLE -- No criminal activity is suspected in the death of a person killed in a fire Thursday morning in Evansville. “There’s nothing leading us to believe that this is ...
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Trailer for 'Public Enemies' released
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:56 a.m. March 05, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The first trailer for "Public Enemies" available online shows brief glimpses of the Wisconsin state Capitol and other places where the Johnny Depp movie was filmed ...
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Doyle announces investment in workforce training
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:16 a.m. March 05, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle has announced a more than $5 million investment in workforce training to prepare state workers and business in the future economy. In a news ...
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Feds, MPD round up drug dealers
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:36 a.m. March 05, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Police say more than 300 law enforcement officers were involved in a sweeping roundup of 25 people charged in federal court with conspiracy to sell cocaine and ...
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Person found dead after Evansville fire
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 7:15 a.m. March 05, 2009
EVANSVILLE--A person was found dead after an early morning fire today north of Evansville, according to press release issued by the Rock County Sheriff's Office. Deputies from the Rock County ...
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Layoffs possible in Janesville schools
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 4:20 a.m. March 05, 2009
From the WCLO newsroom: The Janesville School District's Director of Human Services is working out a staffing plan for potential layoffs. Interim Superintendent Karen Schulte says if there is lower ...
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Semi rollover causing delays
Posted by STACY VOGEL at 12:22 p.m. March 04, 2009
A traffic delay continues as officials clean up a semitrailer truck rollover on westbound Interstate 90/39 near Racine Street in Janesville. The truck, which was hauling mulch, rolled at 11:27 ...
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Fire destroys rural Brodhead home
Posted by GINA DUWE at 9:36 a.m. March 04, 2009
DECATUR TOWNSHIP — A fire that likely started in the chimney destroyed a rural Brodhead home this morning, Brodhead Fire Lt. Chris Speth said. Brodhead firefighters were called at 4:59 ...
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State's delinquent taxes top $1 billion
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:03 a.m. March 04, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An estimated $1 billion dollars is owed to state government in unpaid taxes, fees and interest. Department of Revenue figures requested by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ...
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Teen arrested in string of burglaries
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 5:01 a.m. March 04, 2009
From the WCLO newsroom: Town of Beloit Police arrest a teen in connection with a string of burglaries and thefts in February. Police say 18-year-old Leroy Stocker was arrested Tuesday ...
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Lake Geneva man accused of speeding, kidnapping
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:31 p.m. March 03, 2009
LAKE GENEVA — Walworth County authorities have arrested a Lake Geneva man accused of leading deputies on a high-speed chase, fleeing after wrecking his SUV and kidnapping someone to drive ...
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Report: UW diversity plan made limited progress
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:54 a.m. March 03, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report says a 10-year program to increase diversity in the University of Wisconsin System made progress but much more work needs to be done. ...
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UW proposes changes to speed up building projects
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:33 a.m. March 03, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — University of Wisconsin System officials are proposing changes to speed up the construction of new buildings while holding down costs. A report released Tuesday says laws ...
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Bump in Wisconsin unemployment benefits delayed
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:22 a.m. March 03, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsinites are still waiting for a $25 per week increase in their unemployment benefits. The increase was supposed to take effect Feb. 22. But Gannett Wisconsin ...
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Janesville Plan Commission approves cell tower
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:26 a.m. March 03, 2009
From the WCLO newsroom: Despite some complaints from neighbors, the Janesville Plan Commission gives the thumbs-up for a conditional use permit for a cell tower on Mount Zion Avenue. The ...
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UPDATED: Highway 14 reopened after barn fire
Posted by GINA DUWE at 12:01 p.m. March 02, 2009
Highway 14 west of Janesville is open again after a barn fire that spread to a garage forced responders to close a portion of the highway, according to Rock County ...
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Doyle meeting with Obama administration officials
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:53 a.m. March 02, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle has a series of meetings scheduled over the next two days with members of President Barack Obama's administration to discuss agriculture, energy and ...
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Milwaukee schools back off ban on advertisements
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:40 a.m. March 02, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Public Schools will allow advertising in places such as gyms and athletic fields in part to raise money for athletic programs. The school board repealed ...
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Budget may cut Beloit welcome center
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:40 a.m. March 02, 2009
BELOIT, Wis. (AP) — The Beloit Welcome Center on the Wisconsin-Illinois line offers pamphlets touting everything from the Lake Chippewa flowage to University of Wisconsin-Madison plays to state wineries. Friendly ...
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Public to debate ignition interlocks
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6 p.m. March 01, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The public will get a chance to debate a bill that would require ignition interlock devices in the vehicles of certain drunken drivers. The Assembly Committee ...
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Company offers its own auto stimulus
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:24 p.m. March 01, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee company that sells engine oil and related products is doing its part to stimulate the economy. Moore Oil is giving its employees $2,000 toward the ...
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While you were out...Man returns to empty apartment
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:22 a.m. March 01, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Madison man left his apartment for five hours and came home to find everything gone. An efficient burglar? No, police say, just a landlord’s error. ...
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