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11 percent of home loans behind or in foreclosure

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:33 a.m. November 20, 2009

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A new report shows 11 percent of home loans in Wisconsin were in foreclosure or delinquent at the end of September. That record level is expected to ...
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Proposal would name official Wis. motorcycle

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:45 a.m. November 20, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson would become the official Wisconsin motorcycle under a bill proposed in the Legislature. Milwaukee Democratic Rep. Leon Young says the idea came from a ...
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Vote could resurrect workers union at Woodman’s

Posted by JIM LEUTE at 4:56 a.m. November 20, 2009

Workers at Woodman’s Food Market in Janesville will vote in December whether to recover union representation they lost earlier this year. About 250 workers at the Janesville store are eligible ...
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Big Foot rolls over Kewaunee

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:18 p.m. November 19, 2009

Senior Michael Walker rushed for 255 yards and set a WIAA Division 4 state finals record with five touchdowns to help Walworth Big Foot storm past Kewaunee, 42-13, to win ...
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Burlington Catholic Central wins division 7

Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 2:42 p.m. November 19, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Senior quarterback Brian Fliess ran for three touchdowns as Burlington Catholic Central repeated as WIAA Division 7 state football champion beating Chippewa Falls McDonell 27-15 Thursday ...
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Unemployment drops in Wisconsin

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:31 p.m. November 19, 2009

MADISON — Wisconsin’s unemployment rate dipped slightly in October to 7.6 percent, its lowest point so far this year. The state Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday that the rate ...
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Wis. firm sues rival over search-engine keywords

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:31 a.m. November 19, 2009

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A person searching online for a specific Wisconsin law firm will likely see a rival's sponsored link at the top of the list. Now the firm is ...
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Health insurance costs more in Wisconsin

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:24 a.m. November 19, 2009

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A new survey finds Wisconsinites pay more for health insurance than the rest of the country and the cost is rising at a faster rate. The consulting ...
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Elkhorn man charged in attack at Sheboygan County jail

Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 9:02 a.m. November 19, 2009

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Tomah mayor seeks state Senate seat

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:45 a.m. November 19, 2009

TOMAH, Wis. (AP) — Ed Thompson says he won't seek re-election as Tomah mayor and will instead concentrate on running for a state Senate seat. Thompson says he has a ...
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Focus on customer safety for Black Friday

Posted by JIM LEUTE at 7:37 a.m. November 19, 2009

Local retailers are gearing up for big crowds on Black Friday, the traditional madhouse kickoff to the holiday shopping season. But they’re doing it with more than cash registers in ...
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Report details Wis. transportation needs

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:58 a.m. November 19, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state Department of Transportation says in its 20-year plan released this week that federal economic stimulus money does not solve immediate or long-term funding needs. ...
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Wis. veterans home leader reinstated

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:33 p.m. November 18, 2009

MADISON — The administrator of the state’s largest nursing home for veterans, who was abruptly fired in August as the home faced an investigation into its spending, has been reinstated, ...
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Police to have extra patrols for impaired driving

Posted by STACY VOGEL at 6:14 p.m. November 18, 2009

The Janesville Police Department will have extra officers on the lookout for impaired driving Thursday, according to a news release from the department. The department received a $30,000 grant from ...
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Former school district manager appears in court

Posted by TED SULLIVAN at 3:01 p.m. November 18, 2009

JANESVILLE -- The former Janesville School District information technology manager suspected of organizing a scheme to profit from district purchases is expected to appear in Rock County Court in January ...
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Wisconsin pension agency clamps down on pricey flights

Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 12:35 p.m. November 18, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The agency that manages Wisconsin’s pension fund has tightened its travel policy to discourage employees from purchasing expensive business class flights. State of Wisconsin Investment Board ...
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Jefferson County reports first H1N1 death

Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 8:55 a.m. November 18, 2009

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Terror suspects plan for Illinois worries Ryan

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 7:18 a.m. November 18, 2009

Rep. Paul Ryan on Tuesday took a stand against a proposal to, as Ryan phrased it, “welcome detained terrorists to the Midwest.” Ryan was referring to the Obama administration’s consideration ...
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Wis. DNR asks hunters to watch for drug operations

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:59 a.m. November 18, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State wildlife officials are asking hunters to keep an eye out for any drug-growing operations hidden in remote areas across Wisconsin. The call comes after two ...
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Court reinstates beef jerky award

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:38 p.m. November 17, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin appeals court on Tuesday reinstated a $5 million damage award in a family feud involving one of the world’s largest beef jerky companies. The ...
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Man strangled stepson to get back at wife

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:34 p.m. November 17, 2009

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A southeastern Wisconsin man strangled his 14-year-old stepson with a necktie in a minivan in a Walmart parking lot, telling investigators he wanted to get revenge on ...
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Doyle signs trade agreement with Israel

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 3:02 p.m. November 17, 2009

MADISON — Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle has signed a trade agreement with Israel on research and technology development. Doyle said Tuesday the agreement creates a framework for Wisconsin’s and Israel’s ...
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Beloit hospital, clinic to merge

Posted by JIM LEUTE at 12:04 p.m. November 17, 2009

Beloit Memorial Hospital and Beloit Clinic will soon formalize a partnership as Beloit Health System. Beginning Jan. 1, the 1,109 employees of the hospital and 360 employees of Beloit Clinic ...
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NTSB: Plane door opened before Wisconsin crash

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:31 a.m. November 17, 2009

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Federal aviation officials say a cabin door opened on a single-engine airplane owned by the University of Dubuque before it crashed in Cassville, Wis. Aviation ...
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Group takes offense to prayer vigil for soldier killed at Fort Hood

Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 8:31 a.m. November 17, 2009

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Milton teachers take action

Posted by STACY VOGEL at 5 a.m. November 17, 2009

The Milton teachers union has started job actions to show its dissatisfaction with contract negotiations with the Milton School District. The teachers are walking into school together at their assigned ...
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Navy: Missing plane wreckage found off Texas coast

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:58 p.m. November 16, 2009

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Navy says wreckage of a training plane has been found off the Texas coast nearly three weeks after it went missing. But Lt. ...
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Stepfather suspected in Germantown murder

Posted by MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE at 3:13 p.m. November 16, 2009

GERMANTOWN -- Police on Monday identified the teenage boy found dead inside a vehicle Sunday night at a Wal-Mart parking lot as Cody A. Reetz of Grafton. The boy’s stepfather, ...
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Medical marijuana for Wisconsin?

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:37 p.m. November 16, 2009

MADISON — Supporters of legalizing marijuana for medical purposes say the time is right to change the law in Wisconsin. Two Democratic state lawmakers announced on Monday that a bill ...
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Commission recommends 6 for federal judge spot

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:05 a.m. November 16, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Six finalists from a field of 11 applicants have been selected to fill a pending vacancy on a federal appeals court which handles appeals from Wisconsin ...
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Suspended talk show host returns to air

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:58 a.m. November 16, 2009

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A Green Bay conservative talk show host suspended for two weeks for salacious comments about the state's lieutenant governor is back on the air. Jerry ...
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Hunters growing frustrated with CWD rules

Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 8:36 a.m. November 16, 2009

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Teenage boy killed in Walmart parking lot

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:40 a.m. November 16, 2009

GERMANTOWN, Wis. (AP) — Police have a man in custody for the death of a teenage boy in the parking lot of a suburban Milwaukee Walmart. Officers were called to ...
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DNR evaluating comments on proposal for longer deer hunt

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:19 a.m. November 16, 2009

WAUSAU—The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is evaluating more than 6,000 letters, e-mails and online comments submitted on a proposal to start the fall deer hunt a week earlier and ...
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Prostate, breast cancers most common in state

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:26 p.m. November 15, 2009

MADISON (AP) — Prostate cancer in men and breast cancer in women were the most common cancers between 2002 and 2006 in Wisconsin. A new report by the state Department ...
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Mass. immigrant tuition bills gets new push

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:12 p.m. November 15, 2009

BC-US--Immigrant Tuition-Massachusetts, 2nd Ld-Writethru,0988 CHELSEA, Mass. (AP) — It seemed like a given that Mario Rodas would go to college. The Guatemalan-born student certainly had the academic credentials, going from ...
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Milton man arrested after standoff

Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA at 2:05 p.m. November 15, 2009

A Milton man was arrested after a four-hour standoff with police. At 1:37 a.m. Sunday, the Milton Police Department, along with Rock County Sheriff’s deputies and the Janesville Police Department’s ...
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Flags at half-staff Monday for Capt. Seager

Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA at 1:09 p.m. November 15, 2009

Flags at Wisconsin National Guard armories, air bases and other facilities across the state will fly at half-staff Monday in honor of Army Reserve Captain Russell Seager, Mount Pleasant, who ...
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Oh yah, she sounds like us: Palin's speech dissected

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:48 p.m. November 15, 2009

Dissected MADISON, Wis. (AP) — When Sarah Palin burst onto the national political stage there was a lot of talk about her distinctive way of talkin’, you betcha. Heck, she ...
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Milwaukee Mayor Barrett to run for governor

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:45 p.m. November 15, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is running for governor. Barrett made the announcement official on Sunday in front of his home in Milwaukee. He says he deferred ...
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Family still looking for missing man

Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA at 10:08 p.m. November 14, 2009

The family of a missing Jefferson County man is still seeking the public’s help. Joseph M. Coloso II has been missing since being released from an Oconomowoc hospital on Monday, ...
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Update WIAA football playoff scores

Posted by TOM MILLER at 8:23 p.m. November 14, 2009

WIAA football playoffs Semifinals RESULTS FRIDAY/SATURDAY DIVISION 1 Appleton North (12-0) vs. Menomonee Falls (11-1), at Oshkosh, late Hartland Arrowhead (10-1) vs. Milwaukee Marquette (12-0), at Kettle Moraine, late DIVISION ...
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Big Foot earns championship berth

Posted by TOM MILLER at 6:39 p.m. November 14, 2009

The gold rush is on for Walworth Big Foot’s football team. After coming up short in the WIAA Division 4 state title game a year ago, the Chiefs will get ...
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Staff Sgt. Krueger honored in Friday memorial service

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:36 p.m. November 14, 2009

KIEL, Wis. (AP) — When Staff Sgt. Amy Krueger joined the U.S. Army Reserves after the 2001 terrorist attacks, she vowed to hunt down Osama bin Laden. When her mother ...
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Dane man dies in tree-felling accident

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:31 p.m. November 14, 2009

TOWN OF DANE, Wis. (AP) — Dane County authorities say a 60-year-old man who was knocking down a tree has died after a large branch fell on his head. Deputies ...
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Pope names new leader for Milwaukee archdiocese

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:29 p.m. November 14, 2009

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Archdiocese of Milwaukee says a successor has been named to the archbishop post once held by Timothy Dolan. Bishop Jerome Listecki of La Crosse, Wis., was ...
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Trip into lagoon results in drunken driving charges

Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA at 10:55 p.m. November 13, 2009

A Beloit man was arrested Friday on a charge of drunken driving, fourth offense, after he drove his car into the Traxler Park Lagoon. Chad Pike, 36, of 1507 Forest ...
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Man, vehicle stuck in Traxler Park lagoon

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 8:21 p.m. November 13, 2009

JANESVILLE Janesville police and fire officials are working to pull a man out of the Traxler Park lagoon after the vehicle he was driving went into the water off Parker ...
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Gov. vetoes DNR secretary bill

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:26 p.m. November 13, 2009

MADISON — Gov. Jim Doyle has vetoed a bill that would have handed the power to appoint the state Department of Natural Resources secretary to a citizen board. The governor ...
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Flags at half-staff for Staff Sgt. Krueger

Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA at 3:53 p.m. November 13, 2009

Flags at Wisconsin National Guard armories, air bases and other facilities across the state will fly at half-staff Saturday, Nov. 14, in honor of Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Amy Krueger, ...
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Darien police committee chairman resigns

Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 3:44 p.m. November 13, 2009

DARIEN--The chairman of the Darien Police and Public Safety Committee has resigned. John Evans, 516 Danielson Drive, Darien, on Friday sent a letter of resignation to village board President Evelyn ...
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Janesville woman seeks dog that bit her

Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ at 2:27 p.m. November 13, 2009

JANESVILLE -- An east-side Janesville woman said she’ll have to start painful rabies shots this afternoon unless the owner of a dog that bit her can be located. The woman ...
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Badger State Winter Games in trouble

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:16 p.m. November 13, 2009

WAUSAU — The primary host for the Badger State Winter Games is withdrawing its support, jeopardizing the future of one of the nation’s largest Olympics-style winter sports festivals in Wausau. ...
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Controlled burn happening along Milton Avenue

Posted by TED SULLIVAN at 12:54 p.m. November 13, 2009

JANESVILLE — The Janesville Fire Department burned a house along Milton Avenue on Friday as part of a training exercise, an official said. The controlled burn started in the 4300 ...
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We Energies to raise rates

Posted by MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE at 11:01 a.m. November 13, 2009

Prices for We Energies customers will rise again in January, but not as much as the utility proposed, state regulators decided Thursday. The three-member state Public Service Commission approved a ...
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Longtime Packers employee fired for comment

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:23 a.m. November 13, 2009

GREEN BAY — A maintenance employee who’s worked for the Green Bay Packers for more than two decades is fired after making a comment to head coach Mike McCarthy. The ...
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Not guilty plea entered in Madison for former Viking

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:28 p.m. November 12, 2009

MADISON — A not guilty plea has been entered for former Vikings first-round draft pick Erasmus James, who is charged with disorderly conduct in a Madison bar fight. James was ...
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Review: No crime in disputed veterans spending

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:33 p.m. November 12, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Justice says it won’t charge anyone in connection with roughly $700,000 in unauthorized spending at a state-run nursing home for veterans. Assistant ...
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Aqua Jays explore idea of hosting the 4th of July

Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 1:44 p.m. November 12, 2009

JANESVILLE--On the same day the local Odd Fellows Lodge announced it wouldn’t host the city’s 2010 Fourth of July celebration, the Rock Aqua Jays were forming an exploratory committee to ...
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Decker: Not enough votes to override DNR veto

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:56 a.m. November 12, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The leader of the Wisconsin state Senate says he doesn't think there's enough votes in the Legislature to override an expected veto of a bill changing ...
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Panel recommends dismissing case against justice

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:33 a.m. November 12, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A three-judge panel has recommended that the ethics charges against Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman be dismissed. The recommendation issued by the panel on Thursday ...
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Woman pleads guilty to 13th drunken driving charge

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:21 a.m. November 12, 2009

MENOMONIE, Wis. (AP) — A western Wisconsin woman has pleaded guilty to her 13th drunken driving charge. Fifty-one-year-old Lisa White of St. Croix Falls was arrested in Barron County last ...
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Defense Secretary Gates to visit Wis. truck maker

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:45 a.m. November 12, 2009

OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — Defense Secretary Robert Gates will be visiting Oshkosh Corp., where he's expected to thank the workers who make the latest generation of military trucks. The new ...
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Odd Fellows won’t organize 2010 Fourth of July festivities

Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 7:06 a.m. November 12, 2009

JANESVILLE—The local Odd Fellows Lodge will not organize Fourth of July festivities for 2010 in Janesville, group leaders announced Wednesday in a press release. “Due to the lack of response ...
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Teen in custody after fleeing, ramming squad car

Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 6:04 a.m. November 12, 2009

JANESVILLE—A Janesville teen is in custody at the Rock County Jail today after fleeing a police officer and ramming his car into a Janesville Police Department squad car late Wednesday ...
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Doyle-led trade mission to Israel leaves Friday

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:10 a.m. November 12, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle's trade mission to Israel is scheduled to begin on Friday. According to the state Department of Commerce, the weeklong trade mission is designed ...
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Edgerton to discuss possible sale of veterans building

Posted by STACY VOGEL at 4:58 a.m. November 12, 2009

History could collide with practicality in a debate over the future of the Edgerton Veterans Memorial Center. The building has sat mostly empty since the church that was renting it ...
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Cullen won't run again for school board

Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ at 7:34 p.m. November 11, 2009

JANESVILLE – Tim Cullen says he won’t run for re-election to the Janesville School Board next spring. Cullen said he has accomplished much of what he set out to do ...
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DeVoy will get six month's pay and $30,000

Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 5:03 p.m. November 11, 2009

DARIEN—Darien Police Chief Steve DeVoy will get six months’ paid leave and $30,000 in severance pay to no longer work in the village. Under the terms of a settlement released ...
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Emerald ash borer found in Oak Creek

Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ at 3:23 p.m. November 11, 2009

OAK CREEK – The ash-tree killing emerald ash borer has been found in trees in Oak Creek, the state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection announced. The ash borer ...
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Man accused in deer slaughter accused in traffic death

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 3 p.m. November 11, 2009

MADISON — A central Wisconsin man who was accused of running over deer is now being accused of killing a pedestrian with his pickup truck. Prosecutors on Wednesday charged 25-year-old ...
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Doyle: Board system works for veterans, not DNR

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 2:35 p.m. November 11, 2009

By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A citizen board effectively manages veterans benefits in Wisconsin but a similar structure would not work for natural resources, ...
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Wisconsin on list of ailing states

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:20 p.m. November 11, 2009

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s ongoing fiscal crisis has attracted national attention, but a study warns that nine other states are barreling toward similar economic disaster. A report released Wednesday by ...
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Convicted killer must wait for ruling on new trial

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:32 a.m. November 11, 2009

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A judge says he rule within 60 days on whether one of the six men convicted in the 1992 killing of a Green Bay paper ...
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2 RNC protesters sentenced for tossing road sign

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:08 a.m. November 11, 2009

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A judge has sentenced two Wisconsin women to community service for throwing a road sign off a freeway bridge in St. Paul on the first ...
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Darien settles with police chief

Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 6:50 a.m. November 11, 2009

After 11 long, bitter months, the Darien Village Board on Tuesday reached a settlement with suspended Police Chief Steve DeVoy. The offer is designed to help DeVoy move forward to ...
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Wis. youth snatch up mentored hunting licenses

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:46 a.m. November 11, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State wildlife officials have sold more than 10,000 mentored hunting licenses. Wisconsin's mentored hunting program allows 10- and 11-year-olds to hunt with an adult within arm's ...
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UPDATE: Shed fire results in $1 million loss

Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 6:21 a.m. November 11, 2009

ALBION TOWNSHIP—Edgerton fire officials continue to investigate an early morning tobacco shed fire that destroyed its wood-frame structure and contents, according to Brian Demrow, fire chief. Edgerton firefighters found the ...
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Report says Wis. economy will improve in 2010

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:33 a.m. November 11, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new state Department of Revenue report projects that Wisconsin's economy will improve in 2010. The report says that unemployment will peak at 9.3 percent in ...
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Janesville board votes to hire teachers

Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ at 9:17 p.m. November 10, 2009

JANESVILLE -- The Janesville School Board voted Tuesday to hire three teachers to alleviate crowding in some of the elementary and middle school classrooms. The board also learned that because ...
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Wausau millwork firm lays off workers

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:51 p.m. November 10, 2009

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — Door and window maker Kolbe & Kolbe Millwork Co. of Wausau has laid off 334 workers Company president Michael Salsieder says a news release Tuesday that ...
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Barrett decision coming soon

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:24 p.m. November 10, 2009

BC-WI--Governor’s Race,1st Ld-Writethru,0126 Barrett says governor’s race decision coming Eds: APNewsNow. UPDATES with comment from Barrett official. MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says he will make a ...
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Former Baraboo basketball star hurt in bar fight

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:20 p.m. November 10, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former Baraboo High School basketball star remains in critical condition after being punched in a Madison bar on Halloween by a man dressed as a ...
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Robbers see Army ID, return wallet

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:16 p.m. November 10, 2009

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A 21-year-old Milwaukee man now knows first hand the kind of street cred military identification offers. The man says he was walking from work at about 1:15 ...
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Deer loses head-butt with lawn ornament

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 3:42 p.m. November 10, 2009

A love-struck buck ran out of luck a week ago. The seven-point buck was killed when it rammed a 640-pound concrete statue of an elk in the backyard of Mark ...
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Airline expanding in Milwaukee

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:36 p.m. November 10, 2009

MILWAUKEE — Republic Airways will establish an airline hub in Milwaukee County, a move that will retain 800 local jobs and could bring hundreds more to the area. The company ...
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Wis. lawmaker pleads not guilty in driving case

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:59 a.m. November 10, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A judge has entered not guilty pleas for a state lawmaker in his latest driving under the influence case. Rep. Jeff Wood had an initial appearance ...
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Wis. man's jail sentence for hanging dog upheld

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:47 a.m. November 10, 2009

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — A state appeals court says a one-year jail sentence is fair for an Outagamie County man who hung his dog from a garage rafter with its ...
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Packers CEO won't judge team till end of season

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:21 a.m. November 10, 2009

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Packers president Mark Murphy viewed the team's 38-28 washout against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday firsthand. But after exiting Raymond James Stadium, he was ...
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Driver flees accident scene that closed Highway 11

Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 9:30 a.m. November 10, 2009

ORFORDVILLE—Rock County Sheriff’s Office deputies continue to search for the person whose car crashed and burned Monday night on Highway 11 at South Footville Road, according to a press release. ...
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Janesville City Council talks cops, compost

Posted by MARCIA NELESEN at 6:51 a.m. November 10, 2009

At Monday’s public budget hearing, resident Al Lembrich preached austerity while resident Burdette Erickson urged the council to put public safety first. Council members agreed with Erickson and added two ...
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Milwaukee schools reform proposal coming Wednesday

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:19 a.m. November 10, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A bill in the state Legislature to cede control of Milwaukee public schools to the mayor is set to be introduced on Wednesday. Lawmakers working on ...
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Rate increase proposed

Posted by MARCIA NELESEN at 4:14 p.m. November 09, 2009

Wastewater rates for the average Janesville consumer would go up about $70 in 2010, an increase of about 30 percent, if the council tonight approves a suggested rate increase. The ...
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Is buck a world record?

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 3:13 p.m. November 09, 2009

SHEBOYGAN — A Wisconsin man says he has his fingers crossed and he’s saying his prayers as he waits to find out if the buck he shot last week is ...
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Census Bureau looks to hire

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 2:45 p.m. November 09, 2009

MADISON — The U.S. Census Bureau is looking to hire 47,000 people for temporary jobs in Wisconsin next year. Most of the jobs, paying $11 to $15 an hour, involve ...
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Jurors in triple homicide trial might be selected from Racine County

Posted by TED SULLIVAN at 1:17 p.m. November 09, 2009

JANESVILLE -- Jurors in the Janesville triple homicide trial will likely be selected from Racine County, officials said Monday. Attorneys, Judge Alan Bates and Rock County Clerk of Courts Eldred ...
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A play about coach Vince Lombardi set for Broadway

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:45 p.m. November 09, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) — OK, Cheeseheads. Get ready to visit Broadway. “Vince,” a play about the legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi, is planned for New York next season. ...
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UPDATE: Two arrested in shots fired incident

Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 6:08 a.m. November 09, 2009

JANESVILLE—After hours of investigating, Janesville police arrested two local men this morning in conjunction with the shots fired incident at 1107 Hamilton Ave., according to a press release. Arrested were ...
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Housing market may be primed

Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ at 5:25 a.m. November 09, 2009

Realtor Carole Cullen sat in the sunny dining room of a charming two-story on Atwood Avenue in Janesville on Sunday. She was waiting to show the well-kept house, offered for ...
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Soldiers recovering from Ft. Hood shootings

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 3:24 p.m. November 08, 2009

MILWAUKEE — The three Wisconsin soldiers injured in last week’s shooting rampage at Fort Hood continue to recover, although their future deployment plans remain unclear. Dawn Freiburger represents the family ...
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Smaller deer harvest predicted

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:24 a.m. November 08, 2009

MADISON — Wisconsin wildlife officials are warning hunters they’ll probably take fewer deer than last year. Keith Warnke is a big game ecologist with the Department of Natural Resources. He ...
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Madison man charged with assaulting disabled woman

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:39 p.m. November 07, 2009

MADISON — A Madison felon is charged with sexually assaulting a developmentally disabled woman after allegedly luring her to his apartment. Darrell Bracey Sr., 51, was charged Friday with two ...
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Bankruptcy filings up

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:46 a.m. November 07, 2009

MADISON — Bankruptcy filings in the state are up about 30 percent from this time last year, particularly among seniors struggling with medical expenses. In the western half of Wisconsin, ...
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Big Foot wins, Badger falls in WIAA football playoffs

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 9:36 p.m. November 06, 2009

Walworth Big Foot High School’s football team defeated Ripon, 22-8, Friday night in the WIAA Division 4 state quarterfinals at Ripon. The Chiefs (12-0) play the winner of Saturday’s game ...
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Janesville teacher hirings requested

Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ at 8:43 p.m. November 06, 2009

JANESVILLE – The Janesville School District administration is asking the school board for permission to hire three teachers to handle some larger-than-expected elementary and middle school classes. The expected cost ...
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Truck full of flu vaccine stolen

Posted by MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE at 3:38 p.m. November 06, 2009

Nov. 6--More than 900 doses of Milwaukee’s allotted H1N1 flu vaccine will have to be returned to the manufacturer, officials said, after a truck used to transport the vaccine was ...
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Kiel soldier killed in Fort Hood attack

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:21 p.m. November 06, 2009

KIEL — A Wisconsin mother says her 29-year-old daughter is among the soldiers killed in the Fort Hood, Texas shootings. Jeri Krueger of Kiel told the Herald Times Reporter of ...
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Twins get J.J. Hardy from Brewers

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:18 a.m. November 06, 2009

The Minnesota Twins have acquired shortstop J.J. Hardy from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for outfielder Carlos Gomez.
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Funeral for East Troy Navy pilot set for next week

Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 9:51 a.m. November 06, 2009

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Wis. soldier recovering from Fort Hood shooting

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:46 a.m. November 06, 2009

RANDOM LAKE, Wis. (AP) — The family of a Random Lake soldier injured in the Fort Hood shooting says Amber Bahr was shot in the back and is undergoing tests. ...
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Suspect arrested in Milwaukee theft of flu vaccine

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:56 a.m. November 06, 2009

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee police have arrested a local man accused of stealing a truck carrying 900 doses of swine-flu vaccine. The suspect is a 38-year-old man with a criminal ...
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Doyle to visit with Mercury Marine employees

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:17 a.m. November 06, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle plans to meet with employees and company leaders at Mercury Marine in Fond du Lac. The governor's office says the purpose of his ...
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District, workers, disagree on pay hike

Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ at 4:34 a.m. November 06, 2009

The Janesville School District is offering a wage freeze to its custodial, maintenance and food workers. The union representing those workers says the district can afford to give them a ...
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Legislature passes education reform bills

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:23 a.m. November 06, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature has passed a series of education reform bills designed to make the state compete for nearly $4.5 billion in federal stimulus money. The ...
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Assembly delays vote on drunken driving bill

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:43 p.m. November 05, 2009

MADISON — The state Assembly decided against voting on a bill toughening drunken driving laws even after it approved a similar measure and the Senate passed it unanimously earlier Thursday. ...
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Wis. woman says daughter injured at Fort Hood

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:05 p.m. November 05, 2009

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Random Lake woman says her daughter was shot in the stomach at Fort Hood, Texas, but is stable at an area hospital. Lisa Pfund says her ...
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Doyle has private meeting with Obama, others

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:42 p.m. November 05, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle has a private 30-minute meeting planned with President Barack Obama in the White House on Thursday. Doyle’s also scheduled to meet with House ...
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Thanksgiving dinner could cost more in Wis.

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:25 a.m. November 05, 2009

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Your Thanksgiving dinner could cost more in Wisconsin than in states that don't have a minimum markup law. Walmart is advertising a homemade Thanksgiving dinner for eight ...
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Deer hunting regulations now available in Spanish

Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 10:25 a.m. November 05, 2009

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Leaf collection begins Monday in Janesville

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 8:54 a.m. November 05, 2009

The city of Janesville will collect loose leaves Monday, Nov. 9, through Friday, Nov. 20.
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Former Evansville IT coordinator confesses to theft

Posted by GINA DUWE at 8:53 a.m. November 05, 2009

EVANSVILLE — The former instructional technology coordinator for the Evansville School District has confessed to ordering items and reselling them on eBay at a district loss of $90,000 to $100,000, ...
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Stimulus job report filled with errors

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:56 a.m. November 05, 2009

MILWAUKEE (AP) — A report that says federal stimulus funding saved or created more than 10,000 jobs in Wisconsin is filled with errors and inflated numbers. A review by the ...
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Janesville School District H1N1 clinics canceled

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 5:34 a.m. November 05, 2009

JANESVILLE—Due to the shortage of H1N1 vaccine, the Rock County Health Department has canceled the H1N1 clinics that were scheduled Tuesday through Thursday, Nov. 10-12, for the Janesville School District, ...
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Tests show ethanol plant in compliance for emissions

Posted by STACY VOGEL at 4:40 a.m. November 05, 2009

Results of a recent emissions test could show that United Ethanol is in compliance with all air emission standards. But a Department of Natural Resources official said the plant remains ...
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Unemployed Sheboygan man puts his name on eBay

Posted by at 10:36 p.m. November 04, 2009

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Unemployed and desperate, a 19-year-old Sheboygan man is trying to sell one of the only things he owns — his name. Calvin Gosz has put the rights ...
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Man loses cheesehead hat at Obama speech

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:53 p.m. November 04, 2009

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — All Liberian immigrant Mansfield Neblett wanted to do was wear his cheesehead hat to President Barack Obama’s speech Wednesday at ...
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Owner plans to raze Case Feed building

Posted by STACY VOGEL at 5:39 p.m. November 04, 2009

Janesville -- The owner of the Case Feed building, 922 Rockport Road, plans to tear it down in response to a raze-or-repair order from the city of Janesville. Nadeem Syed ...
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Missing Janesville man found

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 3:17 p.m. November 04, 2009

JANESVILLE – Police say an 83-year-old man who went missing Tuesday was found Wednesday, safe and sound. The man, Robert J. Windhaeuser, had recently moved to Janesville from Green Bay. ...
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Lockdown at Craig High short lived

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 2:52 p.m. November 04, 2009

JANESVILLE – Craig High School students and staff were in a “soft lockdown” for about five minutes around 1:30 p.m. today, Principal Mike Kuehne reported. The school was reacting to ...
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Janesville standoff with suicidal subject resolved

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 12:35 p.m. November 04, 2009

JANESVILLE—Janesville police have taken a man into custody after they responded to a house in the 1200 block of Badger St., for a report of a person threatening suicide. “He ...
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Anti-war protesters gather before Obama event

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:54 a.m. November 04, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Anti-war protesters gathered outside the Madison middle school where President Barack Obama planned to give a speech to about 500 students, school members and invited guests ...
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Fraud alert: Scammers targeting local banks

Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 10:48 a.m. November 04, 2009

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Wis. committee meets on lawmaker's expulsion

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:37 a.m. November 04, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A legislative committee has met to consider whether to strip a troubled state lawmaker of his job. The Assembly Special Committee on Ethics and Standards of ...
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Janesville police, fire respond to suicide threat

Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 8:53 a.m. November 04, 2009

JANESVILLE--Janesville police responded around 8:45 a.m. today to a house in the 1200 block of Badger St., for a report of a man threatening suicide, said Sgt. Anne Brophy. Police ...
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UW Colleges chancellor finalist for Baltimore job

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:46 a.m. November 04, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin Colleges and the UW-Extension is a finalist to become president of Morgan State University in Baltimore. Morgan State says ...
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Janesville compost hours confuse users

Posted by MARCIA NELESEN at 7:36 a.m. November 04, 2009

In the middle of the season for raking and hauling leaves, a city council debate about shortening hours at the city compost site next year has left some city resident ...
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November dangerous deer-automobile crashes in Wis.

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:32 a.m. November 04, 2009

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin drivers better keep their eyes open this month, because November is typically when roughly 25 percent of all automobile-deer crashes are reported. State Department of ...
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Janesville police seek missing 83-year-old

Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA at 10:45 p.m. November 03, 2009

JANESVILLE Police are asking for help in looking for a 83-year-old man who didn’t return from a Tuesday morning trip to Wal-Mart. The missing man, Robert J. Windhaeuser, recently moved ...
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State Supreme Court hears arguments on gay marriage amendment

Posted by MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE at 7:29 p.m. November 03, 2009

Nov. 3--MADISON -- The state’s ban on gay marriage should be tossed aside because lawmakers did not take the right steps to amend the Wisconsin Constitution, a lawyer argued Tuesday ...
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Bill allows police access to DL photos

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:24 p.m. November 03, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police would be allowed to have electronic access to Wisconsin drivers’ license photographs under a bill that passed the state Assembly on Tuesday. Under current state ...
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Feds hand Wisconsin $15 million for energy efficiency

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:31 p.m. November 03, 2009

MADISON (AP) — Federal officials say they’ll give a Wisconsin organization nearly $15 million in stimulus money to make industrial energy systems more efficient. U.S. Department of Energy officials say ...
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Panel OKs public financing of court elections

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:26 p.m. November 03, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court campaigns would be publicly funded under a bill approved by the Legislature's budget committee on Tuesday. Supporters say the so-called "impartial justice" proposal ...
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Obama visits Wis. in midst of education debate

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:56 a.m. November 03, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Barack Obama's visit to Wisconsin on Wednesday comes as state lawmakers are considering a proposal to allow the mayor of Milwaukee to take over control ...
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Sailor hailed for selfless act of sportsmanship

Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 9:50 a.m. November 03, 2009

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Rock County settles with former employees

Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 5:57 a.m. November 03, 2009

A husband and wife who used to work for Rock County will get $240,000 in a settlement with the county. A federal court in Madison on Thursday dismissed Marvin and ...
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Wis. Assembly takes up birth control education

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:05 a.m. November 03, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Schools that decide to teach sex education would have to instruct students on the use of birth control under a bill up for debate Tuesday in ...
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Man admits Aaron Rodgers sign theft

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:58 p.m. November 02, 2009

GREEN BAY — A 16-year employee of the Green Bay Water Utility said he took a temporary street sign named for Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers on a dare. He said ...
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Body found in Lake Michigan

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:40 p.m. November 02, 2009

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police are trying to determine the identity of a dead body found in Lake Michigan near the Discovery World tourist attraction. Police spokeswoman Anne E. Schwartz said ...
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Deputy accused of sexual assault

Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ at 5:23 p.m. November 02, 2009

JANESVILLE – A Rock County sheriff’s deputy was arrested Monday after being accused of sexually assaulting a young woman at a Halloween party in Milton. Milton police took Steven L. ...
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Body of East Troy navy pilot found

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:32 a.m. November 02, 2009

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Navy has identified the pilot found after his plane disappeared off the Texas coast on Wednesday. The body found Friday has been identified ...
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Brewers release spring training schedule

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:16 a.m. November 02, 2009

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers are playing 32 exhibition games in spring training next year. The Brewers will play 16 games at its Maryvale Baseball Park and two more ...
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NTSB: WI plane low on fuel when crashed in Iowa

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:04 a.m. November 02, 2009

Federal aviation officials say a small plane that crashed in a corn field in northwest Iowa, killing all three Wisconsin men on board, was low on fuel.
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Fellow Democrat may challenge Baldwin in Madison

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:21 a.m. November 02, 2009

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin of Madison may have a Democratic challenger next year. Dane County Supervisor Dave de Felice announced Monday that he is forming ...
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Court to decide whether easement rendered Delavan property worthless

Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 9:06 a.m. November 02, 2009

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43 fans ejected from Lambeau Field

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:44 a.m. November 02, 2009

GREEN BAY — The Green Bay Packers-Minnesota Vikings rivalry was too much for at least 43 football fans at Lambeau Field Sunday. They were ejected from the stadium for misconduct. ...
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Police: One dead, one hurt in shootout in Milwaukee

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:06 a.m. November 02, 2009

MILWAUKEE--Milwaukee police are investigating after a gun battle erupted Saturday night that left one man dead and another man seriously hurt. Police say it started about 9 p.m. near North ...
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Wisconsin highway fatalities down 11 percent so far

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:07 a.m. November 02, 2009

MADISON—With two months left in the year, Wisconsin continues its trend of fewer people being killed in highway crashes. The Department of Transportation reports that as of late last week, ...
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44,000 attend Madison's Freakfest

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:25 p.m. November 01, 2009

MADISON — Madison police said about 44,000 tickets were sold for this year’s Freakfest, the city-approved Halloween party, but there were few serious incidents. Police spokesman Joel DeSpain said Sunday ...
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Body found at Sawyer County fire

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:12 p.m. November 01, 2009

BIRCHWOOD — Authorities have recovered a body at the scene of a fire in northwestern Wisconsin and say they believe foul play is to blame. The Sawyer County sheriff’s department ...
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One dead, one hurt in Milwaukee shootout

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 2:33 p.m. November 01, 2009

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police are investigating after a gun battle erupted Saturday night left one man dead and another man seriously hurt. Police say it started about 9 p.m. near ...
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Drunken driving, education on tap for last week of legislative session

Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:51 a.m. November 01, 2009

MADISON — Toughening the state’s drunken driving laws and passing education reforms to help Wisconsin qualify for federal stimulus money are just two of the many issues facing lawmakers in ...
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