Milton, Beloit police reporting copper thefts from vacant homes
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on January 11, 2013
MILTON—Authorities are investigating a pair of burglaries that have left two homes in Milton stripped of copper. According to Milton Police Department reports, two vacant homes in Milton—one in the ...
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State Senate considers new rules for observers
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on January 11, 2013
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin state Senate is looking at toughening requirements of those watching lawmakers debate from public galleries. Republican Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said Friday that ...
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1157th Transportation Co. back on U.S. soil
Posted by ASSOCIATED PRESS on January 11, 2013
OSHKOSH—A Wisconsin Army National Guard unit is back on American soil after nearly a year in Afghanistan. Nearly 125 soldiers from the 1157th Transportation Co. will demobilize at Camp Shelby ...
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Judge orders competency exam in copper thefts
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on January 11, 2013
JANESVILLE--A Janesville man accused of stealing millions of dollars worth of copper pipe from his employer has been ordered to undergo a psychological exam. Rock County Judge James Daley on ...
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Sukus promoted to 911 center director
Posted by ANN MARIE AMES on January 11, 2013
JANESVILLE--Kathy Sukus likes to tell people she was born for the job. Not only was she born on 9/11, but she was born in 1968, the year of the first ...
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Dense fog advisory issued for Friday morning
Posted by GAZETTE STAFF on January 11, 2013
SULLIVAN—The National Weather Service, Sullivan, has issued a dense fog advisory for much of Southern Wisconsin, except the far Southeast, until noon today. Visibilities of a quarter-mile or less will ...
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Janesville may seek referendums
Posted by MARCIA NELESEN on January 11, 2013
JANESVILLE--Two council members want to ask local voters whether they support higher taxes to maintain police and fire services and improve street maintenance. Councilmen Sam Liebert and Jim Farrell asked ...
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