Rash of vehicle vandalisms reported in Janesville
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on October 13, 2012
JANESVILLE—Janesville police have received nearly two dozen reports of vandalism to vehicles from residents. Twenty-three reports were logged Friday when windows on vehicles parked in driveways or on the streets, ...
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Big Give food, money donations down
Posted by SHELLY BIRKELO on October 13, 2012
JANESVILLE—Janesville City Council members and volunteers collected 2,872 pounds of food and $710 in donations Saturday in the semiannual Big Give food drive. Food items were collected between 9 a.m. ...
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Bucks hold auditions for national anthem singers
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on October 13, 2012
MILWAUKEE—Men, women and children auditioned “American Idol” style at a chance to sing the national anthem at a Milwaukee Bucks game. The audition lasted six hours on Saturday in the ...
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Wisconsin sailor in race knocked overboard, dies in Virginia
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on October 13, 2012
GLOUCESTER, Va.—Authorities say a sailor in the annual Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race was killed after a sail on the vessel knocked him overboard. The Virginia Marine Police say 68-year-old ...
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Train hits 16-year-old boy in Kenosha County
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on October 13, 2012
PLEASANT PRAIRIE—A train hit a 16-year-old boy wearing headphones in Kenosha County. It happened at about 7:10 a.m. Friday as the boy was walking on Canadian Pacific Railroad tracks just ...
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Krajcovicova finishes second at state championships
Posted by TOM MILLER on October 13, 2012
Lea Krajcovicova can take back a WIAA Division 1 girls tennis silver medal when she returns from her year at Milton High to her home country Slovakia. Krajcovicova won her ...
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122,000 troops trained in 2012 at Fort McCoy
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on October 13, 2012
FORT McCOY—Fort McCoy says the number of troops trained at the U.S. Army installation in fiscal year 2012 surpassed 122,000. The fort, on 60,000 acres between Sparta and Tomah, says ...
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Edgerton included in WIAA football playoffs; pairings announced
Posted by TOM MILLER on October 13, 2012
Edgerton High won’t be going to Richland Center to finish out its football season next Friday as originally planned. The Crimson Tide qualified for the WIAA playoffs, even though they ...
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UW-Madison chancellor panel to gather public input
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on October 13, 2012
MADISON—A committee searching for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s next chancellor is looking for the public’s thoughts on what makes a good leader. The committee has scheduled three public forums on ...
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