Don't forget to fall back
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 10:13 p.m. October 31, 2009
Don't forget to set your clocks back one hour tonight as Daylight-saving Time draws to a close. The switch happens officially at 2 a.m. Sunday, meaning you get an extra ...
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State: Inmates not getting vaccine before other citizens
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:03 p.m. October 31, 2009
MADISON — The state Department of Corrections says its inmates aren’t getting better access to swine-flu vaccine than are others citizens. The DOC responded Friday to criticism from a state ...
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Rodgers sign stolen, recovered in Green Bay
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 3:14 p.m. October 31, 2009
GREEN BAY — A 47-year-old Green Bay man has been arrested for stealing a temporary street sign named for Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Green Bay police Lt. Mark Hellmann says ...
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Daylight savings: Set clocks, check smoke detectors and volunteer?
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:13 p.m. October 31, 2009
A Milwaukee man has an idea about what to do with the hour you’ll gain this weekend when daylight saving time ends. L. Maxwell McKissick says it’s a great excuse ...
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Body of one missing pilot found
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:07 a.m. October 31, 2009
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The U.S. Coast Guard says searchers have found the body of one pilot whose plane disappeared off the Texas coast, but it has not said if ...
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East Troy military pilot missing
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:32 p.m. October 30, 2009
McALLEN, Texas — The U.S. Navy has identified two instructor pilots missing since their plane disappeared Wednesday off the Texas coast. The Navy says 29-year-old Lt. John Joseph Houston of ...
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Walworth County to hold flu vaccine clinic Monday
Posted by STACY VOGEL at 7:11 p.m. October 30, 2009
Walworth County will hold a swine flu vaccination clinic Monday for residents who are at highest risk from the H1N1 virus. Pregnant women, people who live with or care for ...
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Ho-Chunk buys Beloit casino property
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 11:55 a.m. October 30, 2009
BELOIT—The Ho-Chunk Nation today announced it has bought the Beloit property where two other tribes have long planned to build a casino. The nation bought the 26-acre parcel for $4 ...
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Southwest begins flying from Milwaukee Sunday
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:26 a.m. October 30, 2009
MILWAUKEE—Southwest Airlines Co. begins service from Milwaukee on Sunday. Spokesman Brad Hawkins says the discount carrier’s first flight from General Mitchell International Airport deports at 7:20 a.m. for Baltimore. Among ...
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Janesville police seeking district's former IT boss
Posted by at 6:49 a.m. October 30, 2009
JANESVILLE The former information technology manager for the Janesville School District is wanted on suspicion of buying $215,000 worth of computer software from companies he or his friend owned. Brandon ...
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Two arrested during Thursday night search
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 5:50 a.m. October 30, 2009
JANESVILLE—Two people were arrested Thursday night after the Janesville Police Department Street Crimes Unit and its patrol division executed a search warrant at 2614 Vail Court, No. 8. Taken into ...
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Riverside Park gate closes today until spring
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 5:31 a.m. October 30, 2009
JANESVILLE—The Riverside Park gate, located midway along the park road, will be closed for the season at noon today. This gate closure is in conjunction with park workers leaving that ...
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Sauk Prairie rallies to nip Edgerton volleyball team
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 10:31 p.m. October 29, 2009
Sauk Prairie High School rallied for 3-2 victory over Edgerton in the WIAA Division 2 girls sectional volleyball semifinals Thursday night Spring Green. Edgerton won the first game, 25-19, and ...
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Badger High football changes game site and time
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 3:58 p.m. October 29, 2009
Lake Geneva Badger High School’s second-round WIAA football playoff game has a change in site and time. The Badgers (8-2) will play South Milwaukee (6-4) at 4 p.m. Saturday at ...
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Milwaukee County to lay off workers
Posted by MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE at 3:33 p.m. October 29, 2009
MILWAUKEE -- Temporary layoffs of 150 to 200 Milwaukee County employees will avoid a 2009 year-end shortfall now projected at $3 million, County Executive Scott Walker said Wednesday. The layoff ...
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Second Rock County swine flu death reported; school clinics canceled
Posted by GINA DUWE at 3:24 p.m. October 29, 2009
Another Rock County resident died this week from the swine flu, Health Officer Karen Cain said. She declined to release any information about the person, citing the family’s request. It ...
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Walker’s layoff plan causes outcry from supervisors
Posted by MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE at 2:32 p.m. October 29, 2009
MCT REGIONAL NEWS By Steve Schultze Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MCT) Oct. 29--Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker’s plan to temporarily lay off up to 180 employees as a last-ditch move to ...
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Extra legislative session possible
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:40 p.m. October 29, 2009
MADISON — Gov. Jim Doyle says the Legislature may not be able to get all its work done by the time session is scheduled to end next week and they ...
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Lake Geneva's former Cactus Club to reopen as Ryan Braun Tavern and Grill
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 7:30 a.m. October 29, 2009
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Bill would let drunken drivers keep licenses for ID
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:44 a.m. October 29, 2009
MADISON -- As lawmakers struggle to find a way to pay for toughening the drunken-driving laws, a legislative panel approved a measure on Wednesday that would let suspected drunken drivers ...
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Scene with badger is winning design for new license plate
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:42 a.m. October 29, 2009
MADISON—The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says a prairie scene with a badger and meadowlark is the winning design in an online survey for a new license plate to raise ...
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Economic development initiative is a first for Rock County
Posted by JIM LEUTE at 1:37 a.m. October 29, 2009
Rock County 5.0 is a public-private initiative designed to foster collaboration, communication and economic development connections for the benefit of all county communities.
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Illinois man found in Geneva Lake
Posted by PEDRO OLIVEIRA JR. at 6:10 p.m. October 28, 2009
LINN TOWNSHIP--Walworth County authorities on Wednesday recovered the body of an Illinois man submerged in Geneva Lake near a pier off Linn Pier Road. The 42-year-old white male is identified ...
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Wisconsin signs deal with Chinese ginseng company
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:02 p.m. October 28, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Under a new deal Wisconsin ginseng growers will sell to only one distributor in China. Ginseng Board of Wisconsin Vice President Kirk Baumann says the deal ...
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Wisconsin justices criticize proposed recusal rule
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:17 p.m. October 28, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Supreme Court justices are criticizing a proposal that would require them to step aside from cases involving parties who spend $1,000 or more to help ...
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FAA grounds Northwest Airlines pilots
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:47 a.m. October 28, 2009
WASHINGTON—The two Northwest Airlines pilots who overshot their Minneapolis destination by 150 miles are grounded indefinitely unless the National Transportation Safety Board grants them a reprieve. The Federal Aviation Administration ...
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Tuesday crash victim in serious condition
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 7:11 a.m. October 28, 2009
UNION TOWNSHIP—An Evansville woman, who was injured in a two-vehicle traffic crash Tuesday in Union Township, was listed in serious condition Wednesday morning at University Hospital, Madison, according to a ...
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Swine flu claims life of Wisconsin woman
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:25 a.m. October 28, 2009
GREEN BAY—An Oconto County woman with underlying health conditions has died from the complications related to the swine flu. The news comes as the state Department of Health Services tells ...
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Football fans warned about ticket fraud
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:45 a.m. October 28, 2009
MILWAUKEE—The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau is warning football fans that big games such as this weekend’s Vikings-Packers game tend to invite ticket scams. Already this season, one Packers fan paid ...
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Little Chute soldier killed in Afghanistan
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:25 p.m. October 27, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Wisconsin Army sergeant was aboard a helicopter that crashed in Afghanistan this week, killing him and nine other Americans, his parents said Tuesday. Sgt. Nickolas A. ...
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Janesville School Board sets tax levy
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ at 9:04 p.m. October 27, 2009
JANESVILLE – The Janesville School Board set its tax levy for 2009-10 on Tuesday night. Property taxes to support the schools will increase by 1.47 percent over 2008-09. The board ...
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Traffic rerouted on Highway 14
Posted by STACY VOGEL at 5:11 p.m. October 27, 2009
Authorities are rerouting traffic around an accident at Highway 14 and Holt Road in Union Township, near the Rock-Dane county line. A call came in at 4:42 p.m. about a ...
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Milton police investigating possible attempted child abduction
Posted by STACY VOGEL at 3:45 p.m. October 27, 2009
The Milton Police Department is investigating a possible attempted child abduction that took place Monday afternoon at Northside Intermediate School. According to news releases from the school district and police ...
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Obama coming to Madison area next week
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 2:28 p.m. October 27, 2009
MADISON — The White House says President Barack Obama is headed to Wisconsin. Obama is scheduled to visit the Madison area on Wednesday, Nov. 4. He is expected to speak ...
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Janesville man pleads guilty in hit-and-run death
Posted by TED SULLIVAN at 12:17 p.m. October 27, 2009
JANESVILLE -- A Janesville man accused of killing a motorcyclist in a hit-and-run crash pleaded guilty Tuesday in Rock County Court. Omar Miguel Lopez, 24, of 2323 Mt. Zion Ave., ...
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Council backs ice arena
Posted by MARCIA NELESEN at 10:48 a.m. October 27, 2009
The Janesville City Council on Monday agreed to partner with the Janesville Youth Hockey Club to build a new ice arena on the south side. The total cost of the ...
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Buell motorcycle owners make one last ride to East Troy
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 8:50 a.m. October 27, 2009
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Wisconsin nonprofit gets $3.3 million solar training grant
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:46 a.m. October 27, 2009
MADISON—A Wisconsin nonprofit will train solar power instructors throughout the Midwest with a $3.3 million federal grant. The Midwest Renewable Energy Association will work with universities, colleges and other groups ...
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Wisconsin lawmaker to enter Minnesota rehab clinic
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:20 a.m. October 27, 2009
CHIPPEWA FALLS—A Wisconsin lawmaker arrested three times for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in 10 months plans expects to enter a Minnesota clinic this week. State Rep. ...
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Dense fog advisory issued for Rock County
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 6:19 a.m. October 27, 2009
MILWAUKEE--The National Weather Service, Sullivan, has issued a dense fog advisory until 9 a.m. today for much of Southern Wisconsin, including Rock County. Clearing skies, cool temperatures and calm wind ...
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Red Cross assistance sought after attic fire
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 6:08 a.m. October 27, 2009
BELOIT—A Beloit family received help from the South Central Wisconsin Chapter of the American Red Cross after a residential attic fire minutes before 1 a.m. today, according to a press ...
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Edgerton approves 20-percent levy increase
Posted by STACY VOGEL at 9:48 p.m. October 26, 2009
The Edgerton School Board approved a 20.3 percent levy increase tonight with little discussion among the board and none from residents. District officials said the increase was necessary because of ...
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Brothers get 90 days for meatpacking fire
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:22 p.m. October 26, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Two brothers convicted of firing a military flare that sparked a meatpacking plant fire the day after Independence Day in suburban Milwaukee will celebrate the next three ...
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Mother charged in son's marijuana-dealing operation
Posted by MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE at 5:09 p.m. October 26, 2009
(MCT) Oct. 26--A Shorewood School District employee has been charged in federal court -- again -- with being part of her son’s lucrative marijuana-dealing operation in Fox Point, according to ...
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Assembly Democrats form jobs task force
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:22 p.m. October 26, 2009
State lawmakers, members of the business community and labor representatives are joining together to form a task force that will travel Wisconsin in coming weeks to solicit comments about how to improve the economy.
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Clinton, Beloit-Turner flu vaccination clinics canceled
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 12:48 p.m. October 26, 2009
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Lawton withdraws from governor race
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 11:14 a.m. October 26, 2009
Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton is withdrawing from the race for Wisconsin governor in 2010, for what she says are personal reasons. Lawton’s campaign sent an e-mail to supporters Monday stating ...
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State Justice official takes own life
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:38 a.m. October 26, 2009
MADISON — A high-ranking official in the Wisconsin Justice Department has committed suicide. According to an obituary in the Wisconsin State Journal, Craig Klyve, director of the agency’s Bureau of ...
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Brewers' Ryan Braun to open restaurant in Lake Geneva
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 8:29 a.m. October 26, 2009
LAKE GENEVA — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun is part of an ownership group that is opening a fine-dining restaurant in Lake Geneva. STORY Latest news at www.WalworthCountyToday.com: ...
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Name of Rock County fatal released
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 8:11 a.m. October 26, 2009
ORFORDVILLE--The Rock County Sheriff's Office has released the name of the person killed in Sunday afternoon's crash. Harris Speich, 72, Orfordville, died at University Hospital, Madison. He and his wife, ...
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One dies in Orfordville crash
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 10:16 p.m. October 25, 2009
ORFORDVILLE--One person is dead after a Sunday afternoon crash in the village of Orfordville. An Orfordville couple was stopped at the sign at the intersection of highways 11 and 213 ...
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Preliminary ID made on body found in Columbia County
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:33 p.m. October 25, 2009
PORTAGE, Wis. (AP) — Authorities have made a preliminary identification of the body found along a walking path near Lake Wisconsin in Columbia County in southern Wisconsin. The Columbia County ...
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Authorities poised to re-open Highway 11 near Orfordville
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 3:53 p.m. October 25, 2009
ORFORDVILLE--Highway 11 through Orfordville will be re-opened by 4 p.m. now that Rock County Sheriff's Office deputies have cleared the scene of a two-vehicle crash. A commercial box-style truck driving ...
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Variety of new car insurance increases take effect
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 2:22 p.m. October 25, 2009
New car insurance requirements passed by the Legislature that are taking effect in the coming weeks and months are expected to result in higher rates. On Nov. 1, all new ...
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Kohl, Feingold buck party on Medicare payments
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:57 a.m. October 25, 2009
MCT REGIONAL NEWS By Diana Marrero Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MCT) Oct. 25--Wisconsin’s senators broke party ranks to vote against a measure that would have increased Medicare payments to doctors by ...
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UPDATED: Highway 14 re-opened
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 9:01 p.m. October 24, 2009
JANESVILLE--Authorities have re-opened Highway 14 between Milwaukee Street and Wright Road. The road was closed around 9 p.m. while emergency responders cleared the scene of an accident that took place ...
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Milwaukee man missing after kayaking in Minnesota
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:19 p.m. October 24, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The sister of a Milwaukee Public Schools teacher missing after kayaking on Lake Superior in Minnesota says her brother is an experienced paddler. The Lake County, Minn., ...
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White House situation room monitored wayward plane
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 3:23 p.m. October 24, 2009
By JOAN LOWY Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — There was concern at the White House about that wayward Northwest Airlines jet that flew past its scheduled destination in Minneapolis. ...
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Wisconsin Assembly to vote on puppy mill ban
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:13 a.m. October 24, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin state Assembly is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a bill that animal rights activists have been working years to see enacted into law. The ...
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Report: Wall wants to challenge Wis. Sen. Feingold
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:35 p.m. October 23, 2009
By The Associated Press A political blog says Wisconsin Republican Terrence Wall has filed candidacy papers to challenge Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold. The Congressional Quarterly’s CQ Politics blog reports Wall ...
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Police to release video of Wis. lawmaker’s arrest
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:51 p.m. October 23, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Tomah Police Department says it will release a video showing Rep. Jeffrey Wood being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after all. Police ...
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Youth rights group opposes restricting drinking
Posted by at 4:33 p.m. October 23, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A national youth rights group is opposing a Wisconsin proposal that would stop children from drinking in bars. Current law allows for children of any age ...
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Doyle signs bill to reduce e-waste
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:24 p.m. October 23, 2009
MADISON — Gov. Jim Doyle has signed into law a bill designed to cut down on the amount of computers and other electronics dumped in landfills. The bill he signed ...
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Lake Geneva man reaches settlement over allegations of abuse
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 9:09 a.m. October 23, 2009
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Opposition emerging to longer deer hunt
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:09 a.m. October 23, 2009
WAUSAU—The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says opposition to a 16-day deer hunt has emerged during the first five hearings to find out what hunters think about the idea. Deer ...
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Two injured in early morning crash
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 6:54 a.m. October 23, 2009
CLINTON Emergency crews tried for nearly a half hour early Friday morning to locate two people injured in a rollover crash 2 miles east of Clinton on Interstate 43. The ...
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Semi clips road construction vehicle on Interstate 43
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 6:33 a.m. October 23, 2009
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Tree snaps utility poles, knocks out power
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 5:16 a.m. October 23, 2009
JANESVILLE—Thirty-some Alliant Energy customers remain without power at 5 a.m. and most likely will be without power for another five hours, according to a Janesville Police Department patrol supervisor. When ...
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Wis. man killed in plane crash
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:21 p.m. October 22, 2009
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. — A pilot and a student have died in a small-plane crash in mountainous terrain in East Tennessee. Kathleen Bergen of the Federal Aviation Administration in Atlanta said ...
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41 indicted in Racine on drug charges
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:01 p.m. October 22, 2009
RACINE — Federal prosecutors say 41 people in the Racine area have been indicted on drug charges, and say most are alleged gang members. U.S. Attorney Michelle Jacobs says the ...
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Name of Wednesday fatality released
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 11:02 a.m. October 22, 2009
BRADFORD TOWNSHIP--The Rock County Sheriff's Office has released the name of the person who died in Wednesday's fatal car crash. Dean Berkiel, 45, of Lake Villa, Ill., died on impact ...
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Family of 10 displaced after Harvard fire
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 10:16 a.m. October 22, 2009
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Wis. lawmaker due in court after latest arrest
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:21 a.m. October 22, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin lawmaker is expected to make a court appearance Thursday after he was arrested the day before for operating while intoxicated and bail jumping. Rep. ...
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BTC revises tax levy increase
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ at 7:19 a.m. October 22, 2009
Taxes for Blackhawk Technical College district residents will rise, but not by the whopping 4.9 percent tentatively approved last June. The BTC Board on Wednesday night approved a $20.75 million ...
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Up to 100 NewPage employees idled by mid-December
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:40 a.m. October 22, 2009
WHITING, Wis. (AP) — NewPage Corp. has notified state labor officials it plans to idle one of the Whiting paper machines in December, laying off 75 to 100 employees. The ...
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Wis. official: More marijuana grown on public land
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:13 a.m. October 22, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin official says marijuana-growing operations on public lands are getting larger. David Spakowicz is with the Division of Criminal Investigations at the state Justice Department. ...
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Fredricks cruises to men's 500 speedskating title
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 3:51 a.m. October 22, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Tucker Fredricks was embarrassed by the way he skated in Turin. He's determined to have a much better showing in Vancouver. Fredricks got off to a good ...
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Wisconsin lawmaker arrested for OWI for third time
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:10 p.m. October 21, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin lawmaker has been arrested for operating while intoxicated for the third time in a less than a year. Rep. Jeffrey Wood was arrested Wednesday ...
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Verona trips Craig, ties for Big Eight
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 10:03 p.m. October 21, 2009
Verona High School’s football team pulled away from a 21-14 halftime lead to down Janesville Craig, 42-23, Wednesday night at Monterey Stadium and tie for the Big Eight championship. For ...
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Parker falls in Big Eight showdown
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 9:58 p.m. October 21, 2009
Middleton High School’s football team jumped to an early 10-0 lead and went on to 27-6 victory over visiting Janesville in a battle for the Big Eight co-championship Wednesday. For ...
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Victim in Highway 14 crash was from Illinois; three injured in second crash
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 7:27 p.m. October 21, 2009
BRADFORD TOWNSHIP--A Chicago-area man died on impact when his car struck a tree at 1:50 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 14 and Kemp Road in Bradford Township. The 45-year-old ...
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Wis. lawmakers approve audit of veterans homes
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:47 p.m. October 21, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lawmakers have ordered their auditors to investigate the management of Wisconsin’s two nursing homes for veterans. The Joint Committee on Audit on Wednesday directed the Legislative ...
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UPDATED: Two accidents--one fatal--shut down Highway 14
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 2:25 p.m. October 21, 2009
BRADFORD TOWNSHIP—Highway 14 east of Janesville is closed from Avalon Road to County Line Road as emergency responders investigate a fatal accident and a second accident at Kemp Road. The ...
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Doyle: Medical marijuana restrictions senseless
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:34 a.m. October 21, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle says he supports legalizing medical marijuana in Wisconsin if a law can be written that restricts its use to people who have a ...
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UW System defends decision to condemn Madison bar
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:07 a.m. October 21, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin System is defending its decision to condemn a Madison bar as part of a plan to build a $43 million music performance ...
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Forum to probe 9/11 conspiracy theories
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 9:22 a.m. October 21, 2009
A local activist has organized a public forum to examine what some believe was the government's roll in the September 11 terrorist attacks.
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State investigates Dairyland dog deaths
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:50 a.m. October 21, 2009
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — State investigators are trying to determine what caused the deaths of six greyhounds at the Dairyland dog track in Kenosha, including four that bled to death. ...
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Challenge Academy cadets helping Iraq vet
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:22 a.m. October 21, 2009
EAGLE, Wis. (AP) — Some youth enrolled in an alternative education program for high school dropouts at Fort McCoy are pitching in to help build a home for a soldier ...
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Janesville council discusses trash options
Posted by MARCIA NELESEN at 4:41 a.m. October 21, 2009
The Janesville City Council on Tuesday cut the hours at the compost site and decided to charge for its compost. It also will look at other options to increase revenue ...
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Wis. Senate passes texting ban for all drivers
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:44 p.m. October 20, 2009
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press Writer MADISON, Wis. (AP) — All Wisconsin drivers, not just teenagers, would be banned from sending text messages while driving under a bill that passed ...
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Wis. Senate passes life-jacket bill
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:56 p.m. October 20, 2009
MADISON — The Wisconsin state Senate has passed a proposal that would require children under age 10 to wear a life jacket when on board boats up to 26 feet ...
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18 alleged gang members face federal charges
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:57 a.m. October 20, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Eighteen alleged gang members in Milwaukee are facing federal charges for drug trafficking and violence over a 12-year period. The indictment announced Tuesday alleges that the men ...
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Wis. assisted suicide trial delayed for defense
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:05 a.m. October 20, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A trial for a Wisconsin prison inmate accused of assisting in the suicide of his cellmate has been delayed at the defense's request. Joshua Walters was ...
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Prison officials investigating death of Delavan woman
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 9:33 a.m. October 20, 2009
Wisconsin corrections officials are investigating the death of a 37-year-old Delavan woman who was an inmate at the Taycheedah Correctional Institution for women in Fond du Lac.
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Chief says human error likely caused explosion
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:46 a.m. October 20, 2009
COLUMBUS, Wis. (AP) — Fire officials say human error likely caused the fatal explosion and fire at a Columbus packaging plant. Forty-seven-year-old Jeffrey Doxtator of Columbus died Sunday when sparks ...
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Absenteeism climbs as students show flu-like symptoms
Posted by KYLE GEISSLER at 7:22 a.m. October 20, 2009
More students in the Janesville School District are staying home sick this week. Janesville School District Manager of Health Services Matt Haeger says six schools are reporting absenteeism over 10 ...
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Flu outbreak closes Walworth Middle and Elementary School
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 6:24 a.m. October 20, 2009
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Wis lawmakers consider texting ban
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:26 a.m. October 20, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The weaker of two proposals designed to crack down on text messaging while driving was up for a vote in the Wisconsin state Senate on Tuesday. ...
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Mother who taught teen son how to shoot heroin charged with his death
Posted by MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE at 10:58 p.m. October 19, 2009
MCT REGIONAL NEWS By Jesse Garza Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MCT) Oct. 19--A 46-year-old Burlington woman who allegedly taught her teenage son how to shoot heroin was charged Monday with his ...
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Treats to troops: Wisconsin baker to send cookies overseas
Posted by MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE at 6:22 p.m. October 19, 2009
Oct. 19--AUGUSTA -- Baker John Deering is hoping his newest concoction will deliver more than just sweet treats to local military personnel serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. Deering and other ...
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Sarah Palin coming to Wis.
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:47 p.m. October 19, 2009
MILWAUKEE — Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will speak in a Milwaukee suburb next month as part of a program presented by Wisconsin Right to Life. Officials say ...
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Wisconsin lawmakers consider taking DNA at arrest
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:35 p.m. October 19, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require sheriffs and police to swab anyone arrested for a felony for DNA. Twenty-one states take DNA upon ...
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Doyle outlines education reforms for Wis
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:30 a.m. October 19, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle says if Wisconsin wants to compete for part of the $4.5 billion available in federal stimulus money for education, it must change state ...
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Green Bay mayor seeks ideas for No. 4's homecoming
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:06 a.m. October 19, 2009
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Brett Favre is coming back to play in Green Bay Nov. 1, and the city's mayor is asking Packers fans to suggest ways to mark ...
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Mother, daughter killed in central Wis. crash
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:29 a.m. October 19, 2009
MOSINEE, Wis. (AP) — Police believe alcohol may have been involved in a crash that killed a mother and daughter in central Wisconsin. Forty-year-old Jennifer Ploman and her 12-year-old daughter, ...
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Corrections officer faces assault charges
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 10:22 a.m. October 19, 2009
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1 person dead in plant explosion
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:54 a.m. October 19, 2009
COLUMBUS, Wis. (AP) — One person has died in an explosion and fire at a manufacturing plant in Columbus. Fire officials say the victim was found inside a small cleaning ...
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City considers purchase of flooded homes
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 7:12 a.m. October 19, 2009
From the WCLO newsroom: Nine homes, uninhabitable since the floods of June 2008, could soon become open space through a federal buyout program. Janesville Manager of Planning Services Duane Cherek ...
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Pay freeze helps Beloit city budget
Posted by BETH WHEELOCK at 5 a.m. October 19, 2009
From the WCLO newsroom: The City of Beloit's bargaining units have agreed to a pay freeze, reducing pressure on the city's budget. City Manager Larry Arft says employees have a ...
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Elkhorn senator proposes bill on child performances
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:08 p.m. October 18, 2009
MILWAUKEE — A southern Wisconsin legislator wants to change a law that prohibits kids from performing in taverns and night clubs. GOP Sen. Neal Kedzie of Elkhorn has introduced a ...
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Wis. Senate considering bill banning texting
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:03 p.m. October 18, 2009
MADISON — Drivers under age 18 would not be allowed to text while behind the wheel under a bill the state Senate will consider on Tuesday. Wisconsin would become the ...
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Bear Run! Black bear chills in Wis. beer cooler
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:56 p.m. October 17, 2009
HAYWARD — Grocery shoppers in Hayward got an unexpected surprise when a 125-pound black bear wandered inside and headed straight for the beer cooler. The bear made his stop Friday ...
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Walworth County officials hope to retain motorcycle company
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 9:22 p.m. October 17, 2009
EAST TROY -- Walworth County officials have formed a business retention team to try and keep Buell Motorcycles Co. production in East Troy. The Walworth County Economic Development Alliance has ...
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No. 11 Iowa stays perfect, beats Wisconsin 20-10
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 2:45 p.m. October 17, 2009
MADISON — No. 11 Iowa needed a second-half road rally to keep its perfect season alive, coming back to beat Wisconsin 20-10 Saturday. Trailing by a touchdown at halftime, the ...
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US elections official to visit Wisconsin
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 2:42 p.m. October 17, 2009
MADISON — A top federal elections official will be in Wisconsin this week for two days of meetings with state and local officials. Gineen Beach, who chairs the U.S. Election ...
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Settle, West too much for Craig
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 2:21 a.m. October 17, 2009
All-state running back Leighton Settle had 161 yards and three touchdowns Friday night to lead Madison West past Janesville Craig, 28-7, in Big Eight football at Mansfield Stadium in Madison. ...
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Vesterfelt leads Parker into a tie for Big Eight lead
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 2:17 a.m. October 17, 2009
Sophomore running back Adam Vesterfelt rushed for 242 yards and scored four touchdowns Friday night as Janesville Parker High School’s football team jumped into a five-way tie for the Big ...
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Whitewater teen faces drug charges
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 11:15 p.m. October 16, 2009
SHAWANO—A Whitewater man was arrested on drug charges after being spotted near the Navarino Wildlife Area, where authorities eradicated about 8,000 marijuana plants this week. Jacob L. Repinski, 19, of ...
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Specialty growers to share in $750,000 grant
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:43 p.m. October 16, 2009
MADISON (AP) — Specialty growers in Wisconsin will share a $750,000 grant with the state agriculture department to make the crops more competitive. In a news release Friday, that state ...
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Janesville man in court on two charges of armed robbery
Posted by TED SULLIVAN at 2:55 p.m. October 16, 2009
JANESVILLE -- A Janesville man accused of two armed robberies stood mute in Rock County Court on Friday. Michael W. Batiste, 40, of 614 S. Locust St., Janesville, is charged ...
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H1N1 danger to kids stressed
Posted by MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE at 1:36 p.m. October 16, 2009
LA CROSSE -- The death of a 21-month-old Cashton girl underscores the danger swine flu can pose in some cases, especially for young children, health officials said Thursday. Aberianna Noel ...
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Drifter pleads not guilty to killing Wis. couple
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:14 p.m. October 16, 2009
JEFFERSON (AP) — A former drifter has pleaded not guilty to killing two teenage sweethearts nearly 30 years ago. Seventy-six-year-old Edward W. Edwards of Louisville, Ky., faces two counts of ...
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Canadian man stranded while awaiting hospital bed to open up back home
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 8:39 a.m. October 16, 2009
Headlines from Walworth County Today: A Canadian man is finally in a British Columbian hospital after being stranded at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center because a suitable hospital bed wasn't available back home.
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Massachusetts salesman's kidnapper arrested in Rock County
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 8:38 a.m. October 16, 2009
JANESVILLE—A Massachusetts man is in custody at the Rock County Jail today after allegedly kidnapping a West Springfield, Mass., car salesman during a test drive and driving the stolen vehicle ...
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Wis. patrol to inspect buses carrying school bands
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:42 a.m. October 16, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin State Patrol will perform safety inspections on buses transporting high school musicians to a statewide competition in Whitewater on Saturday. The patrol says 34 ...
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School aid higher than expected
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ at 4:55 a.m. October 16, 2009
The Janesville School District will receive $150,006 more in state aid than expected this year. The school board will be asked what it wants to do with the extra money. ...
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Marinette man claims Powerball prize
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:45 p.m. October 15, 2009
MILWAUKEE — A Powerball player in northeastern Wisconsin has won $31.4 million, the state’s sixth-largest jackpot since the game began almost 20 years ago, lottery officials said Thursday. Doug Miron ...
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Trial set in Orfordville beating case
Posted by TED SULLIVAN at 2:38 p.m. October 15, 2009
JANESVILLE -- A trial has been scheduled in the criminal case against a man accused of nearly fatally beating an Orfordville woman in May. Dustin L. Sperb, 21, of 440 ...
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Harley-Davidson pulls the plug on Buell
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 11:59 a.m. October 15, 2009
In an emotional video released today, founder Erik Buell announced that the company would cease production of Buell Motorcycles.
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Wisconsin, Manitoba enter into agreement
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:49 a.m. October 15, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin and Manitoba, Canada, have entered into an agreement that promises to bolster opportunities for increasing trade and sharing resources. Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle and Manitoba ...
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University of Wisconsin reports stimulus impact
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:58 a.m. October 15, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin System says it has received $83 million in federal stimulus money so far and that saved or created 137 jobs. The university ...
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Monroe Co. death due to swine flu
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:59 a.m. October 15, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Monroe County health officials are reporting a death related to the swine flu. No details of the death were released by the county, but WXOW-TV in ...
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Report: 3 payday lending execs exceeded gift limit
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:34 a.m. October 15, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report says three payday lending executives gave more than the $10,000 allowed under state law to Wisconsin politicians in 2008. The donations were spread ...
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Janesville streets closed Friday for parade
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 9:26 a.m. October 15, 2009
JANESVILLE —Streets in parts of Janesville’s west side will be closed Friday afternoon to make way for Parker High School’s homecoming parade, the city announced. The parade begins at 1:30 ...
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Delavan mayor hams it up as Mr. April in cancer fundraising calendar
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 8:27 a.m. October 15, 2009
Mayor Mel Nieuwenhuis, along with 14 other men who drive bus for Dousman Transport, are featured in a 2010 calendar called the "Dudes of Dousman."
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PGA Tour over for Milwaukee
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:19 a.m. October 15, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The PGA Tour has ended its run in Milwaukee after 42 years. Without a title sponsor, the Milwaukee Golf Charities board of directors has voted to dissolve ...
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Man charged with running a drug house
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 6:31 a.m. October 15, 2009
JANESVILLE—A number of items were seized and arrests made Wednesday night by the Janesville Police Department Street Crimes Unit after an investigation into the possession and use of illegal drugs, ...
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State says swine flu in 52 Wisconsin counties
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:33 a.m. October 15, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Swine flue cases have now been reported in 52 of Wisconsin's 72 counties and led to 26 hospitalizations since Sept. 1. The newest figures are included ...
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Darien police committee recommends management change
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 10:37 p.m. October 14, 2009
DARIEN--The Village of Darien Police and Public Safety Committee on Wednesday night voted to recommend the village board put Administrator Marc Dennison in charge of the police department’s administrative duties. ...
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Minneapolis mayor collects on bet with Green Bay mayor
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:17 p.m. October 14, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak has collected on his bet with the mayor of Green Bay, Wis., over last week’s Vikings-Packers game. Rybak collected a load of Wisconsin-made ...
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State agencies may have to cut due to furloughs
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 3:08 p.m. October 14, 2009
MADISON (AP) — State agencies may find themselves looking for even more cuts than expected if employees decide to cash in unused vacation time for pay to offset the effect ...
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Northern Wis. must dial 10 digits
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:55 a.m. October 14, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — State telecommunications regulators want phone customers in northern Wisconsin to start adding the area code to local calls beginning Saturday. The move is designed to help ...
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Wisconsin math scores hold steady
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:05 a.m. October 14, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's fourth- and eighth-graders continue to score above the national average on a national mathematics test. A report released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Education ...
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Chickens stolen from Walworth County Fair sign
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 8:34 a.m. October 14, 2009
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Gas leak closes Milton Middle School today
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 7 a.m. October 14, 2009
MILTON—A natural gas leak has closed Milton Middle School today. An odor near the school was discovered around 4 a.m. Wednesday by Milton Police Department detective Ryan Justice. “I smelled ...
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Wis. man reaches plea deal on solicitation charges
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:07 a.m. October 14, 2009
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — An Appleton man accused of soliciting sex from young girls online has reached a plea deal. Twenty-six-year-old Ryan A. Clewell pleaded no contest this week to ...
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Janesville School Board passes budget
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ at 9:36 p.m. October 13, 2009
JANESVILLE — The Janesville School Board passed a budget Tuesday that includes an estimated 1.9 percent tax increase, despite efforts by board members Bill Sodemann and Diedre Richard to make ...
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Southern growers wondering where to go with tobacco
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:13 p.m. October 13, 2009
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Many Missouri farmers have left their tobacco curing in barns because they don’t know where they can sell it after Philip Morris stopped buying from ...
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They care about beer: Beer tax believers speak out
Posted by MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE at 6:09 p.m. October 13, 2009
(MCT) Oct. 13--MADISON -- Advocates for raising the state’s beer tax Tuesday told an Assembly committee in a crowded hearing room that making drinkers pay more would be the best ...
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Nass wants Wood out
Posted by MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE at 6:03 p.m. October 13, 2009
(MCT) Oct. 13--MADISON -- An effort to unseat Rep. Jeff Wood (I-Chippewa Falls) will begin Wednesday. Rep. Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) said in a statement he would formally introduce a resolution ...
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Man charged with lying in missing Somalis case
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:48 p.m. October 13, 2009
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A 26-year-old man has been charged with making false statements to federal officials investigating the disappearance of as many as 20 Somali men from Minnesota. ...
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Backers make case for Wisconsin beer tax hike
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 2:40 p.m. October 13, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Supporters are urging Wisconsin lawmakers to raise the tax on beer to pay for programs that will fight the state’s alarming rates of problem drinking. During ...
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Report: Stimulus created 8,200 Wisconsin jobs
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:12 p.m. October 13, 2009
More than 8,200 jobs were created or saved in Wisconsin thanks to federal stimulus money, according to an audit submitted with the federal government.
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NFL moves Vikings-Packers game to 3:15
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:40 a.m. October 13, 2009
The NFL has moved the Minnesota Vikings-Green Bay Packers’ kickoff on Nov. 1 to 3:15 p.m. to accommodate the possibility of the Philadelphia Phillies playing in the World Series.
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Economist says recovery under way in Wisconsin
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:05 a.m. October 13, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's chief economist says the recession that hit the state in late 2008 was the worst downturn since the Great Depression but recovery is under way. ...
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Backers ready to make case for Wis. beer tax hike
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:45 a.m. October 13, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Supporters of a plan to raise Wisconsin's beer tax for the first time in 40 years are ready to make their case to lawmakers. Rep. Terese ...
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Wis. panel considers approving $20 M in stimulus
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:25 a.m. October 13, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — More than $20 million in federal stimulus projects are set for approval before the Legislature's budget committee. The largest single item is $9.5 million for the ...
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Suspect in Drew-Hack killings expected to enter plea Friday
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 8:30 a.m. October 13, 2009
WalworthCountyToday.com: A Kentucky man accused of killing two Fort Atkinson-area teens in August 1980 is expected to make a plea on the charges in Jefferson County Circuit Court Friday.
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Shredfest planned to protect identities
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:42 a.m. October 13, 2009
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau is co-hosting what it's calling shredfest in three cities in a campaign to educating consumers about protecting themselves from identity theft. ...
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Wis. lawmakers to get update on economy
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:26 a.m. October 13, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin lawmakers are scheduled to get an update on the status of the state's economy. The chief economist for the Department of Revenue and a top ...
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Crash on California highway claims life of Walworth County Marine
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 1:27 p.m. October 12, 2009
A Marine from Walworth County died Saturday in a chain-reaction crash near Escondido, Calif.
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Edgerton Hospital launches new website
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 12:23 p.m. October 12, 2009
EDGERTON—Edgerton Hospital and Health Services has launched its new website, www.edgertonhospital.com, according to a press release. The new site allows patients easy access to service information, physician listings, billing information, ...
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Report: Wisconsin taxes claim 12 percent of income
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:33 a.m. October 12, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report shows that state and local taxes in Wisconsin claimed 12 percent of personal income in 2007. The Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance report relies on ...
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Packers bring back veteran OT Tauscher
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:50 a.m. October 12, 2009
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Struggling all over the place on the offensive line, the Green Bay Packers have turned to a familiar face: veteran tackle Mark Tauscher. The Packers ...
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Nobel economics winner grew up in Superior
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:07 a.m. October 12, 2009
SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — One of the winners of the Nobel economics prize grew up in northern Wisconsin. Americans Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson won the honor Monday in Stockholm, ...
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Greyhound adoption groups plan for track closing
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:25 a.m. October 12, 2009
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Greyhound adoption groups are preparing to place hundreds of dogs from the Dairyland race track, even though the final decision on closing the state's only dog ...
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Walworth County Fair seeks alternatives to alcohol sales
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 8:33 a.m. October 12, 2009
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Retraining dollars running out
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:48 a.m. October 12, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Assistance for job retraining isn't keeping up with demand from dislocated workers across Wisconsin. The state Department of Workforce Development has lost $10 million in federal funding ...
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Man arrested for seventh OWI offense
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 7:41 a.m. October 12, 2009
JANESVILLE—A Beloit man was is in custody Monday morning at the Rock County Jail after being arrested Sunday night for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated—his seventh offense, according to ...
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Beloit man arrested on burglary charges Monday
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 6:14 a.m. October 12, 2009
JANESVILLE—Janesville police took a Beloit man armed with a semi-automatic handgun into custody after an early Monday morning burglary, according to a department press release. Officers responded to the 300 ...
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Chinese plan goes before school board Tuesday
Posted by FRANK SCHULTZ at 4:43 a.m. October 12, 2009
Janesville school officials have come up with a plan to make Chinese instruction optional for children at two elementary schools. The Janesville School Board will consider approving the plan Tuesday. ...
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Fatal stabbing in Green Bay
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:22 p.m. October 11, 2009
GREEN BAY — Police have a 41-year-old Green Bay woman in custody for the stabbing death of a 51-year-old man. Police say they got a report of the stabbing shortly ...
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Fatal shooting in Milwaukee
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:20 p.m. October 11, 2009
MILWAUKEE — Police in Milwaukee are investigating a fatal shooting of a man they say had been firing a gun during a fight outside a tavern. Officers responded to the ...
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October snow for some of Wisconsin
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:23 p.m. October 11, 2009
The National Weather Service says parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin could see a measurable snowfall by Monday. The Weather Service office in the Twin Cities says the southern half of ...
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Beer tax considered
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:17 a.m. October 11, 2009
MADISON — A state legislative committee will hold a public hearing Tuesday on a proposal to increase Wisconsin’s beer tax for the first time since 1969. The tax is the ...
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Kenosha dog track considers closure
Posted by MCCLATCHY-TRIBUNE at 7:01 p.m. October 10, 2009
KENOSHA -- Battered by declining attendance and wagering, Dairyland Greyhound Park in Kenosha, which lost $3.4 million last year, is considering closing after this season, a racetrack executive said Saturday. ...
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13-time drunken driver sentenced
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 2:16 p.m. October 10, 2009
BARRON — A St. Croix Falls woman who has been arrested 13 times for drunken driving has been sentenced to 4½ years in prison. Fifty-one-year-old Lisa K. White was arrested ...
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Prairie chickens move to Wisconsin
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:59 a.m. October 10, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS — A four-year project to transplant rare prairie chickens from northwestern Minnesota to central Wisconsin has wrapped up with the transport of the final five birds. The nonprofit Nature ...
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Craig gets first football win
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 3:19 a.m. October 10, 2009
Sophomore Cameron Wright threw two touchdown passes, and Janesville Craig celebrated its homecoming by rolling up 394 yards of offense to down Madison East, 27-18, for the Cougars’ first victory ...
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Vesterfelt leads Parker past La Follette
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 3:09 a.m. October 10, 2009
Adam Vesterfelt rushed for 289 yards and scored four touchdowns to lead Janesville Parker High School’s football team to a 29-12 victory Friday night at Madison La Follette. For a ...
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Suspect strips to avoid arrest
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:07 p.m. October 09, 2009
SHEBOYGAN — Police say a Wisconsin woman stripped in front of her children in an attempt to avoid arrest for shoplifting and then scuffled with officers. Julia E. Laack, 36, ...
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Proposal would criminalize driving drunk
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 2:18 p.m. October 09, 2009
A first-time drunken driving offense would be a crime instead of just a traffic infraction under a proposal supported by a bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers.
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DA says officer's fatal shooting justified
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 12:28 p.m. October 09, 2009
The Dane County district attorney says the fatal shooting of a robbery suspect by a Madison police officer this week was "a justifiable use of force."
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Former champ Foreman to talk at fatherhood summit
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:43 a.m. October 09, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman is visiting a school in Milwaukee for the city's Fatherhood Summit on Friday. Foreman will join Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett to ...
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Wisconsin likely to get rain and snow this weekend
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:21 a.m. October 09, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — You won't need your snow shovels quite yet, but you might want to start unpacking the winter clothes. The National Weather Service says temperatures in northern Wisconsin ...
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Larson Acres gets plan commission approval
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 10:22 p.m. October 08, 2009
MAGNOLIA TOWNSHIP--The Town of Magnolia Plan Commission on Thursday night unanimously recommended that the town board approve Larson Acres' application for a dairy farm expansion. The town board will hold ...
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Capone's Wis. hideout sells for $2.6 million
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:37 p.m. October 08, 2009
WAUSAU — The one-time gangster’s house is built of stone with 18-inch thick walls and protected with guard towers, just in case G-men or goons with machine guns inside violin ...
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Whitewater-Edgerton game at Perkins Stadium
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 7:01 p.m. October 08, 2009
Field conditions at Whitewater High School have prompted a change in the site of Friday night’s home football game. The Whippets will host Edgerton at 7 p.m. in a Rock ...
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Wis. National Guard battalion on alert
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 3:07 p.m. October 08, 2009
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. — Nearly 400 Wisconsin National Guard soldiers have been notified about a possible mobilization to Iraq. The soldiers are members of the 724th Engineer Battalion. It includes ...
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Resale shop gutted, 3 other stores damaged
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:20 a.m. October 08, 2009
UNION GROVE, Wis. (AP) — Fire at a strip mall in the Racine County community of Union Grove Thursday gutted a resale shop and damaged three other businesses. Authorities say ...
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Wis. investment board sets aside $1.7M for bonuses
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:03 a.m. October 08, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Four employees who manage Wisconsin's pension fund are on track to receive six-figure bonuses for their 2008 performance while 20 others could get $25,000 or more. ...
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Wis. man gets 90 days in jail for $50 million fire
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:43 a.m. October 08, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee man whose military flare sparked a $50 million meatpacking plant fire this summer has been sentenced to 90 days in jail. Joshua J. Popp was ...
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Lane closures on I-90
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 9:46 a.m. October 08, 2009
From the Wisconsin State DOT: Southbound I-39 will be reduced to a single lane of traffic near the US 12/18 interchange, Dane County, and near the WIS 59 interchange, Dane/Rock ...
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Mother: "An emptiness that'll never go away"
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:43 a.m. October 08, 2009
CRANDON, Wis. (AP) — The mother of one of the six young people killed in a shooting rampage by an off-duty deputy sheriff two years ago says she still feels ...
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After nearly a month, still no sign of missing horse
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 8:47 a.m. October 08, 2009
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Wis. man to be sentenced for role in $50M fire
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:29 a.m. October 08, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — One of the two Milwaukee brothers convicted for their role in a $50 million fire this summer is set to be sentenced. Twenty-three-year-old Joshua J. Popp is ...
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Wis. National Guard offers program for teens
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:14 a.m. October 08, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Applications are now being accepted for the next class of at-risk youth at the Wisconsin National Guard Challenge Academy in Fort McCoy. The Academy offers high ...
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One dead in Madison police incident
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:41 p.m. October 07, 2009
MADISON — Police in Madison say one person has died in an officer-involved shooting. Police Chief Noble Wray said the officer was investigating an armed robbery at a Cousins Subs ...
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Prison escape attempt foiled
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 2:23 p.m. October 07, 2009
MADISON — State prison officials say an inmate is in solitary after he tried to escape from Columbia Correctional Institution. Department of Corrections spokesman John Dipko says 49-year-old James Frederick ...
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Wis. gov signs bill to clear NFL's path to Lambeau
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:44 a.m. October 07, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Jim Doyle has signed a bill that clears the road to Lambeau Field for Green Bay Packer opponents. The measure allows police to escort any ...
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Wis. lawmakers plan mental health insurance bill
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:05 a.m. October 07, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers say they'll introduce a bill to improve insurance coverage for the mentally ill and drug addicts. The measure wouldn't mandate coverage for mental health ...
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Deputy memorial criticized
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 8:32 a.m. October 07, 2009
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (AP) — Chippewa County has been asked to move a memorial to a fallen sheriff's deputy off public property. The black granite memorial to Jason Zunker sits ...
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Sheboygan man accused of making terrorist threat
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:18 a.m. October 07, 2009
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — A Sheboygan man is accused of stealing a car and later telling police he was a terrorist who planned to blow up the police department and ...
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Wisconsin hard liquor tax proposed
Posted by at 7:10 p.m. October 06, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The tax on hard liquor would go up 50 cents a pint to pay for increasing penalties on drunken driving in Wisconsin under a proposal headed ...
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Two motions filed in Janesville homicide case
Posted by TED SULLIVAN at 3:34 p.m. October 06, 2009
JANESVILLE -- The man accused of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend in the city's Fourth Ward neighborhood wants his interview with police thrown out at trial. The attorneys for Kyle E. ...
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Bus to help expand Rock County's jail work program
Posted by TED SULLIVAN at 3:26 p.m. October 06, 2009
JANESVILLE -- The Rock County Sheriff’s Office has a new bus to expand its jail diversion program that allows offenders to pay off their fines with community service. The Workenders ...
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Walworth County home foreclosures on the rise
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 3:10 p.m. October 06, 2009
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Doyle signs bill mandating kindergarten
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 2:47 p.m. October 06, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Starting in 2011 children will be required to complete kindergarten before they can start first grade in Wisconsin. Gov. Jim Doyle on Tuesday signed a bill ...
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UW System official: I'm responsible for IT project
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:12 a.m. October 06, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin System's chief financial officer says his job may be on the line if an $81.4 million information technology project fails. UW System ...
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Midwestern governors group to hold Detroit forum
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:18 a.m. October 06, 2009
DETROIT (AP) — The Midwestern Governors Association is holding a Jobs and Energy Forum in Detroit this week. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke is scheduled to address the gathering Tuesday. ...
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Councilmen question extra pay for event
Posted by MARCIA NELESEN at 7:50 a.m. October 06, 2009
Janesville City Council President Bill Truman was surprised to hear city workers would again be paid overtime at an average of $39 an hour to work at this year’s large-item ...
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Wis. ethics watchdog has collected $28K in fines
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:36 a.m. October 06, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's new elections and ethics watchdog says it has collected $28,000 in fines for violations since it started operating last year. A Government Accountability Board memo ...
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Favre: 'We did what we had to do'
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:18 p.m. October 05, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brett Favre proved to the Green Bay Packers he has plenty of fire left inside, and in his right arm. Favre’s first game against his former team ...
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Source: Hoffman, Brewers agree to deal
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 9:07 p.m. October 05, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — All-time saves leader Trevor Hoffman agreed Monday to a one-year, $8 million contract to return to the Milwaukee Brewers next season. A person with direct knowledge of ...
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BadgerCare enrollments curtailed
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:59 p.m. October 05, 2009
MADISON — Demand for a new state insurance program offering coverage for poor, uninsured adults is so strong that enrollment will be frozen at the end of the week. New ...
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Washburn woman charged in daughter’s drowning
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:39 p.m. October 05, 2009
ASHLAND, Wis. (AP) — A Washburn woman has been charged with second-degree reckless homicide in the death of her 7-month-old daughter. Tara N. Amraen, 25, was arrested Sept. 18 after ...
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Court to review case against ex-priest convicted in Walworth County
Posted by DAN PLUTCHAK at 1:59 p.m. October 05, 2009
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Rock County swine flu death reported
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 11:05 a.m. October 05, 2009
JANESVILLE –The Rock County Health Department on Monday announced the county’s first death from the swine flu. “Out of respect for the family during this difficult time and due to ...
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Juvenile arrested in conjunction with barn fire
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 9:52 a.m. October 05, 2009
BELOIT TOWNSHIP--An arrest has been made in conjunction with a Sunday morning fire that destroyed a barn on South Paddock Road, according to a Town of Beloit Police Department press ...
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UPDATE: Sheriff's office investigating drag racing crash
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO at 8:31 a.m. October 05, 2009
JANESVILLE—The Rock County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 19-year-old Albany man in its investigation into an early-morning two-vehicle crash that involved drag racing, according to Capt. Jude Maurer. Kenneth M. ...
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City business waits for a day
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:54 a.m. October 05, 2009
SHEBOYGAN--The Sheboygan Common Council is reluctant to hold its regular Monday night meeting today knowing it will be Brett Favre’s first game as a Minnesota Viking against the Green Bay ...
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Oshkosh abduction investigation suspended
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:28 a.m. October 05, 2009
OSHKOSH—The Oshkosh Police Department has suspended its investigation of the reported abduction of a young girl in August that prompted a statewide Amber Alert.
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National Guard airmen could return Monday
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 6:57 p.m. October 04, 2009
CAMP DOUGLAS, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin National Guard says about 60 of its members will return from a four-month deployment in Southwest Asia on Monday. Family members and friends ...
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Prayer parents to be sentenced Tuesday
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:21 p.m. October 04, 2009
WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — Central Wisconsin parents convicted of reckless homicide for praying for their dying daughter to heal instead of rushing her to a doctor return to court Tuesday ...
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How now, black and white cow? Champion cow from Rudolph
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:19 p.m. October 04, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Holstein from Rudolph, Wis., has been named the Supreme Champion at the World Dairy Expo in Madison. Harvue Roy Frosty beat out six other cows ...
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Cooler growing season may have hurt Wis. corn crop
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:36 p.m. October 03, 2009
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin corn farmers could be facing a weaker crop this year because the growing season was cooler than usual. Bill Halfman is an agriculture agent ...
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Cheese plant lays off workers
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:34 p.m. October 03, 2009
MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho (AP) — A cheese plant that opened in January 2007 in Mountain Home in southern Idaho is laying off more than 50 of its employees, citing an ...
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State soldier killed in Afghanistan
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:32 p.m. October 03, 2009
RHINELANDER, Wis. (AP) — Enemy forces attacked a vehicle with a rocket-propelled grenade in Afghanistan, killing a 26-year-old soldier and injuring seven others from the Wisconsin Army National Guard, the ...
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Jets fall at Springfield
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 2:44 a.m. October 03, 2009
The Springfield Blues overpowered the Janesville Jets, 9-3, in North American Hockey League action Friday night at Springfield, Ill. For a full story, read Saturday’s Janesville Gazette, read online in ...
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Vesterfelt leads Parker football team past Craig
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 2:35 a.m. October 03, 2009
Sophomore tailback Adam Vesterfelt rushed 41 times for 200 yards, and Joe Allen scored two touchdowns in leading Janesville Parker past Janesville Craig, 21-14, in Big Eight football Friday night ...
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Spring forward, fall back, volunteer: Entrepreneur suggests donating hour
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 4:06 p.m. October 02, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee entrepreneur wants Americans to do more than spring forward and fall back for daylight saving time. L. Maxwell McKissick suggests that when people move their ...
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WKOW criticized over pitch to doctors
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 1:56 p.m. October 02, 2009
MADISON (AP) — Health care providers and media watchdogs are questioning plans by a Madison television station to showcase doctors who pay for advertising as the top experts in their ...
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East Court Street to be closed
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 11:23 a.m. October 02, 2009
JANESVILLE--East Court Street, between Garfield Avenue/Ruger Avenue and Forest Park Boulevard, is scheduled to be closed to through traffic Tuesday through Thursday for utility construction, according to a city of ...
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Chicago eliminated, Rio to host Olympic games
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 10:40 a.m. October 02, 2009
CHICAGO — Thousands of people stood in bewildered silence in downtown Chicago on Friday after the International Olympic Committee surprised everyone by dumping the city from the race for 2016 ...
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Sex offender released today
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 9:35 a.m. October 02, 2009
JANESVILLE—Gerald “Jerry” L. Campton, 50, was placed today at the Rock Valley Community Programs halfway house at 203 W. Sunny Lane Road, according to a press release from the Rock ...
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Western Wis. bar relaxes plans to burn Favre gear
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:53 a.m. October 02, 2009
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) — An Eau Claire restaurant is scaling back plans to burn Brett Favre memorabilia during Monday night's Packers-Vikings game. The manager at the Milwaukee Burger Co. ...
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Wis. to host 3 events if Chicago gets 2016 Games
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:08 a.m. October 02, 2009
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin officials are awaiting the International Olympic Committee's decision Friday whether to award the 2016 games to Chicago or one of three other finalist cities. If the ...
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Woman fatally stabbed in Oconomowoc
Posted by at 10:16 p.m. October 01, 2009
OCONOMOWOC, Wis. (AP) — A woman was found stabbed to death in a home in Oconomowoc on Thursday. There were few details available Thursday. Police were called to the home ...
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Wisconsin congressman angry over judicial appointment
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES at 2:05 p.m. October 01, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican congressman is slamming President Barack Obama for appointing the first Wisconsin Supreme Court justice voted off the court in decades as a federal judge. ...
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Wis. sidelines new slogan, 'Live like you mean it'
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 11:37 a.m. October 01, 2009
UPDATED: MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Department of Tourism has temporarily sidelined the state slogan, "Live like you mean it," as officials ponder its future just months after it was ...
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Sex offender released today in Janesville
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF at 8:52 a.m. October 01, 2009
JANESVILLE—A convicted sex offender is being released today into the community, according to a press release from the Janesville Police Department. Glenn A. Holton is moving from Rock Valley Corrections ...
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Wis. DNR to evaluate test vehicle program
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 7:19 a.m. October 01, 2009
MADISON, Wis, (AP) — The Department of Natural Resources says it is preparing a report on the results of a test program on the use of lightweight utility vehicles on ...
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Wis. official vows to uncover fraud in stimulus
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS at 5:04 a.m. October 01, 2009
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin official is promising to detect fraud and other problems in federal stimulus programs in the state. Chris Patton, director of the Office of Recovery ...
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