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Janesville City Council approves Sneakers
Posted by MARCIA NELESEN on November 24, 2009
The owners of Sneaker’s Sports Bar and Grill will start work today after the city council on Monday approved a proposal for the bar and attached volleyball courts. Kim Brown said she and Matt DeWitt would run their first volleyball leagues next summer. The council in October voted down a ...Read more, add a comment »
State reports 3 percent drop in contracts
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on November 24, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The state spent 3 percent less on contractual services in the fiscal year that ended on June 30. That's according to a report submitted to the state Legislature's budget committee by the Department of Administration. Its report says that state agencies spent about $319 million on ...Read more, add a comment »
Badgers win in Hawaii
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on November 24, 2009
Trevon Hughes scored 24 points to lead the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team past Arizona, 65-61, Monday night in the first round of the Maui Invitational. The Badgers (3-0) play Gonzaga the semifinals at 8:30 (CST) tonight. For a full story, check back to GazetteXtra.com.Read more, view comment (1) »
Police arrest suspected heroin dealers
Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA on November 23, 2009
A heroin overdose last summer and several months of investigation has led to the arrest of two suspected drug dealers. At 7:55 p.m. Monday, officers from the Janesville Police Department Street Crimes Unit, along with patrol officers, executed a search warrant at 1407 Canyon Drive, No. 10, Janesville. The residents ...Read more, view comments (4) »
Big Foot's Michael Walkers makes AP All-State second team
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on November 23, 2009
Michael Walker, the star running back for WIAA Division 4 state champion Walworth Big Foot, has been named to the second team in The Associated Press All-state high school football selections. For a full story, read Tuesday’s Janesville Gazette, read online in the Gazette’s E-Edition or check the prep sports ...Read more, add a comment »
Hunters take 100,000 deer on opening weekend
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on November 23, 2009
MADISON (AP) — State wildlife officials say hunters killed dramatically fewer deer during the opening weekend of Wisconsin’s traditional gun deer season than last year. The Department of Natural Resources says hunters took about 100,000 deer, down about 33 percent from 133,800 last year. They killed about 49,500 bucks, down ...Read more, view comments (6) »
Swine flu vaccination group expanded
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on November 23, 2009
MADISON — Wisconsin health officials have expanded the group that can receive vaccination for swine flu to include all school-aged children and young adults up to age 24. Previously, only children under age 4 or those with underlying health conditions were recommended to get vaccinated. The state Department of Health ...Read more, view comments (5) »
Wis. sells 626,000 deer hunt licenses
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on November 23, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State wildlife officials say they sold about 626,000 gun deer licenses going into opening day of Wisconsin's tradition-rich November hunt on Saturday. The Department of Natural Resources says about 9,500 licenses to 10- and 11-year-olds, who could participate under the state's new youth hunt mentor program. ...Read more, view comments (9) »
Lawton e-mails reveal nothing about her decision
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on November 23, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — If anyone on Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton's staff knew why she was suddenly dropping out of the governor's race, they didn't let on in e-mails. Copies of e-mails requested by The Associated Press under the Freedom of Information Act show that none of Lawton's three staff ...Read more, add a comment »
E-mails show tension between vets board, Scocos
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on November 23, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — E-mails show tension between members of the Wisconsin Veterans Affairs Board and Department Secretary John Scocos just as the board considers whether to retain him. Vice Chair Marcia Anderson told Scocos last week in an e-mail she was "extremely dismayed" he did not notify the board ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Erik Buell to reopen East Troy operations as racing-bike shop
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK on November 23, 2009
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UPDATE: Janesville hunter died of suspected gunshot wound
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on November 23, 2009
JANESVILLE—The missing hunter found dead Sunday in a wooded area west of Janesville died of a suspected accidental gunshot wound, Rock County Sheriff's Office officials said. The hunter has been identified as Christopher J. Kealy, 36, of Janesville, according to a sheriff's office news release. Kealy was reported missing at ...Read more, view comments (24) »
Thompson tries to influence health care debate
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on November 23, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson is working to influence the national health care debate. Critics say the former U.S. health and human services secretary is using his public profile to benefit his private interests. As a partner in Akin Gump of Washington, Thompson advises health care companies. ...Read more, view comments (13) »
Dense fog advisory
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on November 23, 2009
From the National Weather Service: A dense fog advisory is in effect until 10 a.m. Monday morning. Areas of dense fog will expand through sunrise over Dane, Green, and Rock counties. Visibilities will drop one quarter mile or much less. The fog will begin to lift by mid morning.Read more, add a comment »
Rockford man injures girlfriend, police officer
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on November 23, 2009
JANESVILLE—A Rockford man remains in custody this morning at the Rock County Jail after assaulting his girlfriend and a Janesville police officer Sunday night. Alvin C. Jones, 36, was arrested on charges of substantial battery, false imprisonment, resisting an officer and battery to a law enforcement officer, said Sgt. Dean ...Read more, view comments (28) »
ESPN picks up Thunder, Bucks for Friday
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on November 23, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Rookie Brandon Jennings will make his first ESPN appearance as a pro on Friday when the Milwaukee Bucks take on the Oklahoma City Thunder. The network announced that the game was picked up and moved back to an 8:30 p.m. start to be televised nationally. The 20-year-old ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Janesville schools plan for possible school closure
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ on November 23, 2009
Picture Janesville’s 12 public elementary schools, scattered around the city like stars on a clear night. Now, choose one of them to shut down. That’s the task of a soon-to-be formed committee of district residents and school staff. It’s quite possible that all the elementary schools will remain open, but ...Read more, view comments (13) »
Hunter found dead west of Janesville
Posted by TED SULLIVAN on November 22, 2009
JANESVILLE TOWNSHIP -- A missing deer hunter was found dead Sunday in a wooded area west of Janesville. The hunter was reported missing at 12:58 p.m. Sunday after family members had not seen the hunter since Friday night, Rock County Sheriff’s Sgt. Kerry Schlittler said. Family members said the hunter ...Read more, view comments (19) »
49ers pay for Rodgers draft snub, GB wins 30-24
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on November 22, 2009
GREEN BAY — Sure, Aaron Rodgers enjoyed beating the San Francisco 49ers. It's the team he grew up rooting for, and the team that snubbed him on draft day in 2005. But Rodgers wasn't gloating after Sunday's 30-24 victory, and neither were the Green Bay Packers. Green Bay (6-4) nearly ...Read more, view comments (7) »
Packers LB Kampman taken for X-rays on knee
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on November 22, 2009
GREEN BAY — Packers linebacker Aaron Kampman left on a cart for X-rays on his left knee midway through the third quarter of Green Bay's game against San Francisco. Kampman was rushing against right tackle Adam Snyder when he went down and clutched his knee. Alex Smith overthrew Isaac Bruce ...Read more, view comments (7) »
Wis. teen accused of breaking into home for snacks
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on November 22, 2009
SHEBOYGAN — A Sheboygan teen has been charged with breaking into a neighbor's house to look for snack food. Ronald M. Savela Jr. is 17 but is charged as an adult with felony attempted burglary. The Sheboygan Press says the charge carries a maximum prison sentence of 4 years. Prosecutors ...Read more, view comments (15) »
DMV closed Friday
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on November 22, 2009
MADISON — State Division of Motor Vehicle Offices will close Friday so employees can take their fourth furlough day this year. The state budget Gov. Jim Doyle signed this past summer orders all state employees to take 16 unpaid furlough days over the next two years to help balance the ...Read more, view comments (16) »
Veterans Affairs secretary scrutinized, again
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on November 22, 2009
MADISON — The Wisconsin Veterans Affairs Board is calling a special meeting to again discuss the performance of Secretary John Scocos. The board will meet Tuesday afternoon at the agency’s headquarters in Madison. Board members met privately with Scocos last month to discuss their concerns, and some of his supporters ...Read more, add a comment »
Holmgren interested in meeting with Browns
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on November 21, 2009
CLEVELAND — Former Seattle and Green Bay coach Mike Holmgren says he would be interested in working for the Cleveland Browns. Holmgren said on his weekly radio show on Seattle's KJR that he has not yet spoken to Browns owner Randy Lerner, who is looking for a "serious, credible leader" ...Read more, view comments (7) »
Beloit Township fire scorches trailer home
Posted by TED SULLIVAN on November 21, 2009
BELOIT TOWNSHIP—The cause of a trailer home fire in Beloit Township on Friday remains under investigation. Firefighters went to 6219 S. Highway 51, lot 50, in the Rockvale Trailer Park at 8:41 p.m. and found heavy smoke inside the trailer, according to a Town of Beloit Fire Department news release. ...Read more, view comments (18) »
Report: Nuclear power won’t solve global warming
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on November 20, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report says nuclear power plants would take too long to build and are too expensive to make any impact on global warming. The report, released by Wisconsin Environment, an environmental advocacy organization, notes scientists believe developed nations must reduce emissions dramatically by 2020 to ...Read more, view comments (34) »
School district files lawsuit in software scheme
Posted by TED SULLIVAN on November 20, 2009
JANESVILLE -- The Janesville School District has filed a lawsuit against its former information technology manager, accusing him of racketeering and fraud in a scheme to profit from the district. The district filed the lawsuit Wednesday against Brandon M. Keirns, 31, Milwaukee, Shannon Fermanian, Scottsdale, Ariz., and the four companies ...Read more, view comments (2) »
Oprah tells studio audience next season will be the last
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK on November 20, 2009
Saying that, "twenty-five years feels right in my bones, and it feels right in my spirit. It's the perfect number, the exact right time," Oprah Winfrey this morning told her studio audience that next season will be here last.
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UAW/GM EAP holiday food drive won't happen
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on November 20, 2009
JANESVILLE--The UAW/GM Employee Assistance Program holiday food drive of 25 years won’t happen this year. “It just leaves a big hole in my heart and in the community,” said Marv Wopat, who has led the effort since the beginning with Nurse Nancy Nienhuis. Wopat and Neinhuis made the heart-wrenching decision ...Read more, view comments (62) »
H1N1 deaths on the rise in southeastern Wisconsin
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK on November 20, 2009
The number of deaths in the area attributed to the H1N1 flu virus continues rise, with officials in Racine and Kenosha counties reporting new victims this week. STORY Latest news at www.WalworthCountyToday.com: PHOTOS: More Big Foot and Catholic Central football updated today at noon. Blog: Medical ...Read more, view comments (7) »
11 percent of home loans behind or in foreclosure
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 continue to rise as unemployment continues. The Mortgage Bankers Association says the state is doing better than the nation as ...Read more, view comments (27) »
Proposal would name official Wis. motorcycle
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 family member of Sgt. Jeremy Vrooman, who was killed last year while serving in Iraq. Young argues in a letter ...Read more, view comments (50) »
Vote could resurrect workers union at Woodman’s
Posted by JIM LEUTE on 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 to vote in the election scheduled for Dec. 11-12. The upcoming election is the result of a petition from the ...Read more, view comments (12) »
Big Foot rolls over Kewaunee
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 its first state football title. Walker had touchdown runs of 17, 1, 48 and 32 yards Thursday night and hauled ...Read more, view comments (5) »
Burlington Catholic Central wins division 7
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on 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 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison. The Hilltoppers (13-1), whose only loss came to Wilmot 7-0 in their season opener, ...Read more, add a comment »
Unemployment drops in Wisconsin
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 was down just one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month. However, compared to the same month a year ...Read more, view comments (31) »
Wis. firm sues rival over search-engine keywords
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 accusing its rival of violating privacy laws. The rival apparently paid for certain keywords to boost its ranking on search ...Read more, view comments (24) »
Health insurance costs more in Wisconsin
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 firm Mercer finds employers and their workers in Wisconsin paid an average of nearly $11,000 per employee for health insurance ...Read more, view comments (17) »
Elkhorn man charged in attack at Sheboygan County jail
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK on November 19, 2009
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Tomah mayor seeks state Senate seat
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 "tough fight" ahead to unseat Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, a Democrat from Alma, in District 31. Thompson is running as a ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Focus on customer safety for Black Friday
Posted by JIM LEUTE on 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 mind. Safety, both for shoppers and staff, is their foremost concern, they said. On Black Friday last year, a Walmart ...Read more, view comments (16) »
Report details Wis. transportation needs
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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. The report says that the state's highway trust fund will need significant increases beyond what the stimulus can provide. The ...Read more, view comments (5) »
Wis. veterans home leader reinstated
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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, a spokesman said Wednesday. Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary John Scocos reinstated Bill Crowley as commandant of the Wisconsin ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Police to have extra patrols for impaired driving
Posted by STACY VOGEL on 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 the Wisconsin State Patrol Bureau of Transportation Safety in October to fund overtime and equipment to crack down on impaired-driving ...Read more, view comments (33) »
Former school district manager appears in court
Posted by TED SULLIVAN on 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 for a preliminary hearing. Brandon M. Keirns, 31, Milwaukee, is accused of buying $215,000 worth of computer software from companies ...Read more, view comments (22) »
Wisconsin pension agency clamps down on pricey flights
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on 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 records show that on 21 trips in the last three years, employees spent more on overseas airfare so they could ...Read more, view comments (11) »
Jefferson County reports first H1N1 death
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK on November 18, 2009
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Terror suspects plan for Illinois worries Ryan
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on 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 of a northwestern Illinois prison to house prisoners when the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison closes. In a news release, Ryan ...Read more, view comments (53) »
Wis. DNR asks hunters to watch for drug operations
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 sophisticated marijuana operations were found in the last two years. In both cases thousands of plants were found on public ...Read more, view comments (20) »
Court reinstates beef jerky award
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 feud involves the family that owns Link Snacks Inc., which calls itself the leader in the $3 billion meat snack ...Read more, view comments (13) »
Man strangled stepson to get back at wife
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 his wife and her relatives for interfering in his business, prosecutors said Tuesday. Charles A. Avey Sr., 37, of Grafton, ...Read more, view comments (29) »
Doyle signs trade agreement with Israel
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 scientists, engineers and researchers to work together in many fields, especially water technology, advanced agriculture and biotechnology. Doyle’s office says ...Read more, view comments (12) »
Beloit hospital, clinic to merge
Posted by JIM LEUTE on 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 will be part of Beloit Health System. In addition, there are 110 primary and specialty physicians who will be partners ...Read more, view comments (24) »
NTSB: Plane door opened before Wisconsin crash
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 students Grant Vogt, of Dubuque, and Cory Alsip, of Glendale Heights, Ill., were injured in the crash on Sept. 3, ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Group takes offense to prayer vigil for soldier killed at Fort Hood
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK on November 17, 2009
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Milton teachers take action
Posted by STACY VOGEL on 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 start time, wearing yellow shirts on Wednesdays and sending representatives to Milton School Board meetings, said Shelly Kress, Milton Education ...Read more, view comments (103) »
Navy: Missing plane wreckage found off Texas coast
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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. Brett Dawson said Monday that officials won’t know whether the body of 29-year-old Houston native Lt. John Joseph Houston is ...Read more, add a comment »
Stepfather suspected in Germantown murder
Posted by MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE on 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, a 37-year-old Grafton man, is being held at the Washington County Jail on suspicion of first-degree intentional homicide, Village Police ...Read more, view comments (24) »
Medical marijuana for Wisconsin?
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 they are co-sponsoring to legalize medical marijuana will be the subject of a public hearing on Dec. 15. Sen. Jon ...Read more, view comments (131) »
Commission recommends 6 for federal judge spot
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 and other states. The finalists named by the Federal Nominating Commission on Monday are U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman, Milwaukee ...Read more, add a comment »
Suspended talk show host returns to air
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Bader returned to WTAQ Monday. Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton suddenly dropped out of the race for the Democratic nomination for ...Read more, view comments (24) »
Hunters growing frustrated with CWD rules
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK on November 16, 2009
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Teenage boy killed in Walmart parking lot
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 the Germantown Walmart Sunday night. Investigators focused on a blue minivan where they believe the murder took place. Police Chief ...Read more, view comments (27) »
DNR evaluating comments on proposal for longer deer hunt
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 extend it to 16 days. Deer ecologist Keith Warnke says more than 1,600 people also attended 11 public hearings regarding ...Read more, view comments (11) »
Prostate, breast cancers most common in state
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 of Health Services shows that over that five-year period an average of about 27,300 cancers were diagnosed among Wisconsin residents ...Read more, view comments (2) »
Mass. immigrant tuition bills gets new push
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 English as a second language classes to taking advanced placement exams for college credit his senior year at Chelsea High ...Read more, view comments (15) »
Milton man arrested after standoff
Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA on 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 K-9 unit were sent to the home of Michael Wendt, 23 of 154 East Madison St, Milton for a “shots ...Read more, view comments (28) »
Flags at half-staff Monday for Capt. Seager
Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA on 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 died Nov. 5 of injuries received in the Fort Hood shootings. Gov. Jim Doyle issued the executive proclamation on Sunday. ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Oh yah, she sounds like us: Palin's speech dissected
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 moved to Alaska when she was too young to speak and grew up in the small town of Wasilla, but ...Read more, view comments (34) »
Milwaukee Mayor Barrett to run for governor
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 his decision until he was sufficiently recovered from the attack three months ago that left him with head and hand ...Read more, view comments (7) »
Family still looking for missing man
Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA on 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, his sister, Susan Coloso-Novak, said in a news release. Coloso is recovering from a severe head injury. It’s possible he ...Read more, view comments (15) »
Update WIAA football playoff scores
Posted by TOM MILLER on 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 2 Kimberly 42, Merrill 14 Waunakee 42, Franklin 14 DIVISION 3 West De Pere 17, Waupaca 7 Reedsburg 16, Waukesha ...Read more, add a comment »
Big Foot earns championship berth
Posted by TOM MILLER on 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 another chance at a gold ball Thursday night. Nathan Nagel broke two tackles to score the winning touchdown with 32 ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Staff Sgt. Krueger honored in Friday memorial service
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 said she couldn’t do it alone, the soldier defiantly told her, “Watch me.” Krueger and several of the other 12 ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Dane man dies in tree-felling accident
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 say Darrell Clemens of the Town of Dane was pushing down the tree Saturday morning with a farm tractor. They ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Pope names new leader for Milwaukee archdiocese
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 named the 11th archbishop of the archdiocese by Pope Benedict XVI. A news release from the archdiocese says the Vatican ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Trip into lagoon results in drunken driving charges
Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA on 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 Ave., Beloit, was “extremely intoxicated” when he drove into the park—and then into the lagoon—at about 8 p.m. Friday, according ...Read more, view comments (37) »
Man, vehicle stuck in Traxler Park lagoon
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on 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 Drive about 8 p.m., according to the Rock County Communications Center. The effort is contained to the park, and no ...Read more, view comments (13) »
Gov. vetoes DNR secretary bill
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 currently has the power to appoint the DNR chief. Conservationists have complained that system introduces politics into outdoors decisions. Under ...Read more, view comments (13) »
Flags at half-staff for Staff Sgt. Krueger
Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA on 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, of Kiel, who died Nov. 5 of injuries received in the shootings at Fort Hood Army Post. The National Guard ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Darien police committee chairman resigns
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on 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 Etten and the other members of the police and public safety committee. Etten in April appointed Evans to head the ...Read more, view comments (9) »
Janesville woman seeks dog that bit her
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ on 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 said she was out for a walk this morning when some people came running by with their dog, a tall, ...Read more, view comments (22) »
Badger State Winter Games in trouble
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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. The Wausau/Central Wisconsin Convention & Visitors Bureau said it will not pay the tens of thousands of dollars in fees ...Read more, view comments (4) »
Controlled burn happening along Milton Avenue
Posted by TED SULLIVAN on 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 block of Milton Avenue on Friday morning and has been visible to drivers along Highway 26 and Interstate 90/39, a ...Read more, view comments (9) »
We Energies to raise rates
Posted by MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE on 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 $90 million price increase that will raise bills for the typical customer by about $6 a month. That customer, using ...Read more, view comments (16) »
Longtime Packers employee fired for comment
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Friday that 53-year-old Mike Wood was sitting in a maintenance cart in a stadium tunnel a ...Read more, view comments (39) »
Not guilty plea entered in Madison for former Viking
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 arrested last weekend after police says he lost his temper when a bartender refused to serve him after closing time. ...Read more, view comments (9) »
Review: No crime in disputed veterans spending
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Attorney General Paul Barnett says the agency’s review did not find enough evidence to bring charges and it would not ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Aqua Jays explore idea of hosting the 4th of July
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on 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 do so, said Joel Shapiro, president. “Our organization is very seriously considering taking on organizing and hosting the Fourth of ...Read more, view comments (38) »
Decker: Not enough votes to override DNR veto
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 who names the secretary of the Department of Natural Resources. Democratic Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker of Weston made the ...Read more, view comments (15) »
Panel recommends dismissing case against justice
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 will head to Gableman's six other colleagues on the Supreme Court for their consideration. They can concur or chose a ...Read more, view comments (24) »
Woman pleads guilty to 13th drunken driving charge
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 June while she was on extended supervision for drunken driving convictions in Eau Claire and Burnett counties. She was sentenced ...Read more, view comments (74) »
Defense Secretary Gates to visit Wis. truck maker
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 vehicles began arriving in Afghanistan last month. They're more maneuverable than heavier trucks, and they also protect occupants better than ...Read more, view comments (5) »
Odd Fellows won’t organize 2010 Fourth of July festivities
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on 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 from pledge letters, it is with great regret that we announce that we will not be organizing the Fourth of ...Read more, view comments (25) »
Teen in custody after fleeing, ramming squad car
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on 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 night, according to a department press release. Cody E. Kotthaus, 17, of 1551 LaSalle Court, was arrested at 11:10 p.m. ...Read more, view comments (49) »
Doyle-led trade mission to Israel leaves Friday
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 to promote Wisconsin's water and environmental technologies, life sciences, agribusiness, and other industries. Doyle is scheduled to address the International ...Read more, view comments (8) »
Edgerton to discuss possible sale of veterans building
Posted by STACY VOGEL on 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 moved out last year. The city has discussed selling it in the past, and a potential buyer has expressed interest, ...Read more, view comments (5) »
Cullen won't run again for school board
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ on 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 when he was elected three years ago. For a full story, read Thursday’s Janesville Gazette, read online in the Gazette’s ...Read more, view comments (9) »
DeVoy will get six month's pay and $30,000
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on 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 today, DeVoy will be re-instated for six months and then resign, according to the statement. He will not work in ...Read more, view comments (16) »
Emerald ash borer found in Oak Creek
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ on 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 larvae or their characteristic D-shaped holes were found Wednesday in the bark of trees about one-third mile apart, according to ...Read more, add a comment »
Man accused in deer slaughter accused in traffic death
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Rory Kuenzi of Weyauwega with felony vehicular homicide while under the influence and felony hit-and-run. According to a criminal complaint, ...Read more, view comments (46) »
Doyle: Board system works for veterans, not DNR
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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, Gov. Jim Doyle said Wednesday. After a Capitol ceremony marking Veterans Day, Doyle told reporters that allowing the board that ...Read more, view comments (4) »
Wisconsin on list of ailing states
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 the Pew Center on the States says Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island and Wisconsin also ...Read more, view comments (35) »
Convicted killer must wait for ruling on new trial
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 mill co-worker deserves a new trial. Reynold Moore was brought to Brown County Circuit Court from prison Tuesday for a ...Read more, view comments (5) »
2 RNC protesters sentenced for tossing road sign
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 day of the 2008 Republican National Convention. Twenty-year-old Christina Vana of West Bend, Wis., and 23-year-old Karen Meissner of Menomonee ...Read more, view comments (32) »
Darien settles with police chief
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on 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 find new employment, village attorney Mark Hazelbaker said. The board met in closed session for more than three hours Wednesday, ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Wis. youth snatch up mentored hunting licenses
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 reach. The program began on September 1. The Department of Natural Resources says it has sold a total of 10,016 ...Read more, view comments (3) »
UPDATE: Shed fire results in $1 million loss
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on 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 building fully engulfed upon arrival at 306 Goede Road, about a mile north of the Edgerton city limits in Dane ...Read more, view comments (10) »
Report says Wis. economy will improve in 2010
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 the first three months of the year, then slowly recover. Total employment numbers aren't expected to reach pre-recession levels until ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Janesville board votes to hire teachers
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ on 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 of an accounting error, this year’s budget has a shortfall of $750,000. The board postponed discussion to give the administration ...Read more, view comments (12) »
Wausau millwork firm lays off workers
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 the layoffs are a result of the continuing decline in the residential and commercial construction industry. He says Kolbe & ...Read more, add a comment »
Barrett decision coming soon
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 decision on whether to enter the governor’s race as a Democrat by the end of the week. Barrett’s mayoral campaign ...Read more, view comments (6) »
Former Baraboo basketball star hurt in bar fight
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 flying monkey. A spokeswoman for the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison says Tuesday that 42-year-old Darin Schubring is critical ...Read more, view comments (10) »
Robbers see Army ID, return wallet
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 a.m. Tuesday when four men approached him. The man, who asked not to be identified because the robbers still have ...Read more, view comments (16) »
Deer loses head-butt with lawn ornament
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 and Carol Brye’s home in rural Viroqua. Bucks often fight during the breeding season, commonly called the rut. Dominant bucks ...Read more, view comments (12) »
Airline expanding in Milwaukee
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 said Tuesday the jobs include work on flight crews, in call centers and on aircraft maintenance. Republic bought Milwaukee-based Midwest ...Read more, view comments (10) »
Wis. lawmaker pleads not guilty in driving case
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 in Monroe County on Tuesday morning. District Attorney Dan Cary says Wood didn't appear, but his attorney, Tracey Wood, attended ...Read more, view comments (17) »
Wis. man's jail sentence for hanging dog upheld
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 choke chain. Eric Shattuck of Appleton was convicted of felony mistreatment of an animal in 2008 in a plea agreement ...Read more, view comments (40) »
Packers CEO won't judge team till end of season
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 not in step with the fervent, knee-jerk section of Packers fans who wanted everybody in the organization fired immediately. Murphy ...Read more, view comments (37) »
Driver flees accident scene that closed Highway 11
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on 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. Deputies along with Orfordville police responded to the one-vehicle crash at 10:53 p.m., the release said. The initial investigation indicates ...Read more, view comments (19) »
Janesville City Council talks cops, compost
Posted by MARCIA NELESEN on 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 police officers beginning Jan. 1 rather than July 1 at a cost of $57,000. The council also reinstated late afternoon ...Read more, view comments (8) »
Milwaukee schools reform proposal coming Wednesday
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 the measure have made a draft available and are seeking co-sponsors. Gov. Jim Doyle has said he wants to call ...Read more, add a comment »
Rate increase proposed
Posted by MARCIA NELESEN on 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 meeting begins at 7 p.m. in City Hall, 18 N. Jackson St. City staff says the reasons for the increase ...Read more, view comments (44) »
Is buck a world record?
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 a world record. Michael Gregoire of Sheboygan Falls took the deer with a bow and arrow Thursday on his brother’s ...Read more, view comments (39) »
Census Bureau looks to hire
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 going door-to-door to interview residents who don’t respond to a questionnaire to be mailed prior to Census Day on April ...Read more, view comments (7) »
Jurors in triple homicide trial might be selected from Racine County
Posted by TED SULLIVAN on 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 Mielke met in Rock County Court for a pretrial conference in the case against James Koepp, 50. Koepp faces three ...Read more, view comments (7) »
A play about coach Vince Lombardi set for Broadway
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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. Producers Tony Ponturo and Fran Krimser say the play by Eric Simonson will open during the fall of 2010. The ...Read more, view comment (1) »
UPDATE: Two arrested in shots fired incident
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on 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 Paul G. Botsford, 52, of 1107 Hamilton Ave., and Matthew J. Splinter, 35, of 1115 Hamilton Ave., on charges of: ...Read more, view comments (57) »
Housing market may be primed
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ on 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 $169,900. That price might put it out of the grasp of many first-time buyers, even with government tax rebates of ...Read more, view comments (12) »
Soldiers recovering from Ft. Hood shootings
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 of Army Private First Class Amber Bahr. The 19-year-old from Random Lake was shot in the back Thursday. Freiburger says ...Read more, view comments (4) »
Smaller deer harvest predicted
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 says no earn-a-buck restrictions and below average fawn production over the last two years will contribute to a lower antlerless ...Read more, view comments (13) »
Madison man charged with assaulting disabled woman
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 counts of second-degree sexual assault. Prosecutors say he met the 50-year-old woman at a bus stop in August and invited ...Read more, view comments (39) »
Bankruptcy filings up
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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, there were about 7,000 filings for all of last year. This year there were almost that many as of last ...Read more, view comments (42) »
Big Foot wins, Badger falls in WIAA football playoffs
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on 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 between Brodhead/Juda and Lodi (10-1) in next week’s semifinals. Lake Geneva Badger lost a 27-26 heartbreaker to Franklin in a ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Janesville teacher hirings requested
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ on 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 is around $180,000. The teachers would be employed only during this school year. The school board will take up the ...Read more, view comments (30) »
Truck full of flu vaccine stolen
Posted by MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE on 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 stolen Thursday night. The truck was taken shortly before 8 p.m. from the 1200 block of W. Highland Blvd. in ...Read more, view comments (22) »
Kiel soldier killed in Fort Hood attack
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Manitowoc that she was informed early Friday of daughter Amy Krueger’s death. The mother says her daughter was an Army ...Read more, view comments (7) »
Twins get J.J. Hardy from Brewers
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 on November 06, 2009
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Wis. soldier recovering from Fort Hood shooting
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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. Lisa Pfund says she was relieved when the 19-year-old Bahr finally called Thursday evening. Bahr told her she went running ...Read more, view comments (26) »
Suspect arrested in Milwaukee theft of flu vaccine
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 record. Police are looking for two other men who were seen in the vehicle with him. The truck was taken ...Read more, view comments (15) »
Doyle to visit with Mercury Marine employees
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 visit Friday is to thank the community, the company and others for working to keep the boat engine manufacturer in ...Read more, view comments (5) »
District, workers, disagree on pay hike
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ on 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 raise. That was one of the issues raised as district and union representatives began negotiating a new work contract Thursday. ...Read more, view comments (11) »
Legislature passes education reform bills
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 action came after President Barack Obama touted the Race to the Top grant program in Madison on Wednesday. The Assembly ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Assembly delays vote on drunken driving bill
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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. Democratic Assembly leaders said in a press release issued late Thursday night that they needed more time to work out ...Read more, view comments (15) »
Wis. woman says daughter injured at Fort Hood
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 daughter, 19-year-old Amber Bahr, was shot during an attack that left 12 people dead and 31 wounded at the Army ...Read more, view comments (5) »
Doyle has private meeting with Obama, others
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a Democrat from California, Obama’s political director Patrick Gaspard and Obama’s senior adviser David Axelrod. His meeting ...Read more, view comments (45) »
Thanksgiving dinner could cost more in Wis.
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 at less than $20. But, in its Wisconsin ad, Walmart said that $20 doesn't go as far because of the ...Read more, view comments (27) »
Deer hunting regulations now available in Spanish
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Leaf collection begins Monday in Janesville
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on 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 on 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, District Administrator Heidi Carvin said. Anne Gath resigned in July when the theft was discovered, Carvin said. The case has ...Read more, view comments (17) »
Stimulus job report filled with errors
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel finds that some jobs were mistakenly counted twice and other jobs were listed as saved, even though ...Read more, view comments (20) »
Janesville School District H1N1 clinics canceled
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on 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, according to a department press release. Clinics will be rescheduled when vaccine becomes available, the press release said.Read more, view comments (22) »
Tests show ethanol plant in compliance for emissions
Posted by STACY VOGEL on 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 out of compliance on some record-keeping issues, though the plant disputes that point. The plant tested emissions from a boiler, ...Read more, view comments (4) »
Unemployed Sheboygan man puts his name on eBay
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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 to give him a new name on eBay. He says if people can have a name like Mercedes for free, ...Read more, view comments (12) »
Man loses cheesehead hat at Obama speech
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 his daughter’s middle school. The first roadblock were secret service agents, who initially told him the bright yellow hat in ...Read more, view comments (22) »
Owner plans to raze Case Feed building
Posted by STACY VOGEL on 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 said it would cost more to fix the building than tear it down. The city issued the order Oct. 30 ...Read more, view comments (23) »
Missing Janesville man found
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on 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. “Mr. Windhaeuser has been located in the Green Bay area. He is safe and with family,” according to a news ...Read more, view comments (17) »
Lockdown at Craig High short lived
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on 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 a call from the Janesville police, who were responding to a request to check on the welfare of a man ...Read more, view comments (10) »
Janesville standoff with suicidal subject resolved
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on 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 ended up surrendering and coming out of the house,’’ said Sgt. Anne Brophy. “Nobody was hurt,” she said. Police closed ...Read more, view comments (30) »
Anti-war protesters gather before Obama event
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Wednesday. Dennis Coyier of Cottage Grove held a large sign that said "End the War." He says he voted for ...Read more, view comments (18) »
Fraud alert: Scammers targeting local banks
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK on November 04, 2009
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Wis. committee meets on lawmaker's expulsion
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Conduct must recommend whether the full body should kick Rep. Jeff Wood out. Wood, a Chippewa Falls independent, has been ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Janesville police, fire respond to suicide threat
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on 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 closed Mount Zion Avenue at Ringold and Fremont Streets plus they closed Matheson Street at Ringold and Fremont Streets. A ...Read more, view comments (20) »
UW Colleges chancellor finalist for Baltimore job
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 David Wilson is one of three finalists. It will conduct in-person interviews this month, and make a final selection by ...Read more, add a comment »
Janesville compost hours confuse users
Posted by MARCIA NELESEN on 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 confused about when the site is open this fall. “We handle hours requests on a very routine basis,” said Peter ...Read more, view comments (14) »
November dangerous deer-automobile crashes in Wis.
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Transportation analyst Donald Lyden says one reason November is so dangerous is the deer mating season, when animals aren't paying ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Janesville police seek missing 83-year-old
Posted by CATHERINE IDZERDA on 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 to Janesville from Green Bay, and is showing signs of early Alzheimers, according to a press release from the Janesville ...Read more, view comments (8) »
State Supreme Court hears arguments on gay marriage amendment
Posted by MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE on 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 before the state Supreme Court. Voters must be asked separately about every change proposed to the constitution, attorney Lester Pines ...Read more, view comments (30) »
Bill allows police access to DL photos
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 law, police anywhere in the country can look at the photos if they submit a written request to the Wisconsin ...Read more, view comments (7) »
Feds hand Wisconsin $15 million for energy efficiency
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 Clean Tech Partners of Madison will get $14.5 million to install energy efficient equipment in pulp and paper mills as ...Read more, view comments (6) »
Panel OKs public financing of court elections
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 will lessen the impact of deep-pocketed private interests in Supreme Court campaigns. Opponents argue that the idea will stifle debate ...Read more, view comments (9) »
Obama visits Wis. in midst of education debate
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 of that city's struggling school district. Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle supports the move as does Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, a ...Read more, view comments (10) »
Sailor hailed for selfless act of sportsmanship
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK on November 03, 2009
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Rock County settles with former employees
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on 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 Connie Vick’s case against the county when a settlement was reached. The couple claimed disability discrimination. The county will pay ...Read more, view comments (17) »
Wis. Assembly takes up birth control education
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 the state Assembly. The measure is being opposed by anti-abortion groups and the Wisconsin Catholic Conference. Under the measure, if ...Read more, view comments (22) »
Man admits Aaron Rodgers sign theft
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 he didn’t intend to steal it. Water Utility General Manager Bill Nabak said 47-year-old Thomas S. Hodkiewicz of Green Bay ...Read more, view comments (17) »
Body found in Lake Michigan
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 the body was found about 10:30 a.m. Monday. There were no obvious signs of trauma, but a medical examiner had ...Read more, view comment (1) »
Deputy accused of sexual assault
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ on 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. Stenulson, 38, into custody at his residence in Janesville around 2 p.m. Monday, according to authorities. He was arrested on ...Read more, view comments (47) »
Body of East Troy navy pilot found
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 as that of 30-year-old Lt. Bret Travis Miller of East Troy, Wis. The Corpus Christi Caller-Times that Miller's body was ...Read more, view comments (4) »
Brewers release spring training schedule
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 at Miller Park in Milwaukee just before opening day. Milwaukee starts exhibition play on March 4 against the Giants at ...Read more, view comments (4) »
NTSB: WI plane low on fuel when crashed in Iowa
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 on 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 an exploratory committee to challenge Baldwin in the state's 2nd Congressional District. He says he wants Democratic voters to have ...Read more, view comments (5) »
Court to decide whether easement rendered Delavan property worthless
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK on November 02, 2009
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43 fans ejected from Lambeau Field
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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. Police say 43 ejections are more than usual for a Packers game. Thirteen people were arrested at Lambeau, most for ...Read more, view comments (31) »
Police: One dead, one hurt in shootout in Milwaukee
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 42nd Street and West Hampton Avenue when the occupants to two vehicles began firing. When officers arrived, they found a ...Read more, view comments (7) »
Wisconsin highway fatalities down 11 percent so far
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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, 441 people have died in accidents — or 57 fewer than at the same time a year ago. That’s an ...Read more, view comment (1) »
44,000 attend Madison's Freakfest
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 there were 47 arrests, but only two people went to jail. The rest were ticketed and released. DeSpain said it’s ...Read more, view comments (3) »
Body found at Sawyer County fire
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 says in a news release that emergency personnel found the body of a man Saturday night at a building fire ...Read more, view comments (3) »
One dead, one hurt in Milwaukee shootout
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 North 42nd Street and West Hampton Avenue when the occupants to two vehicles began firing. When officers arrived, they found ...Read more, view comments (22) »
Drunken driving, education on tap for last week of legislative session
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on 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 their final week in session. The Legislature is scheduled to wrap up its business for the year on Thursday. But ...Read more, view comments (10) »
