News Archive for May 3, 2010
Suspect jailed in Elkhorn and Delavan robberies
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, May 3, 2010
Police have a suspect in the two knife-point robberies that took place Thursday in Elkhorn and Delavan, according to a joint news release from the Delavan and Elkhorn police departments.
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School district hope Challenge program expansion boosts enrollment
By BETH WHEELOCK - Monday, May 3, 2010
An expansion isup for approval by the school board Wednesday.
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Beloit man on trial for murder
By BETH WHEELOCK - Monday, May 3, 2010
The stabbing incident occurred in 2008.
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GM still ringing political bells
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Monday, May 3, 2010
Candidates trade comments about federal bailout plan
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Janesville School District budget still faces many questions
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Monday, May 3, 2010
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville School Board may decide Wednesday how much it should raise taxes in the coming year.
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Senior Idols ready to stun audiences
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Monday, May 3, 2010
JANESVILLE --
At 12:30 p.m. Thursday, the six finalists in the Gazette’s Senior Idol competition will compete at the Renaissance Expo.
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Freedom Plastics successor confident of future
By JIM LEUTE - Monday, May 3, 2010
JANESVILLE --
But sluggish recovery slows pipe manufacturing
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Beyer, Warhawks sweep Yellowjackets
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, May 3, 2010
SUPERIOR --
Matt Beyer is getting hot at just the right time for UW-Whitewater’s baseball team.
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Timber Rattlers end skid against Beloit Snappers
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, May 3, 2010
BELOIT --
Three Wisconsin pitchers held Beloit to only four hits Sunday as the Timber Rattlers snapped a four-game losing streak against the Snappers.
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Pitchers lead Albion to opening victory
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, May 3, 2010
Albion’s pitchers took charge Sunday to give the Tigers a winning start in Home Talent League baseball.
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Janesville native Bier earns honor for ethics
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, May 3, 2010
MADISON --
A Janesville native was honored by the Center for Journalism Ethics at UW-Madison on Friday.
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Raptors start with shutout
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, May 3, 2010
LEBANON --
The Milton Junction Pub Raptors opened the Rock River League season in impressive fashion Sunday afternoon.
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Local farmers excited about 'fantastic' spring conditions
By ANN MARIE AMES - Monday, May 3, 2010
Conditions have been "fantastic" for local farmers who have been planting corn at a spanking rate.
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Public record for May 3, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, May 3, 2010
Black Bridge construction starts Tuesday
By KAYLA BUNGE - Monday, May 3, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Motorists can expect lane closures and delays on Milton Avenue at Black Bridge Road starting Tuesday, city public works officials said.
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Bystanders rush to lift car off of trapped 4-year-old
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, May 3, 2010
KENOSHA --
Bystanders rushed to lift a car off of a 4-year-old girl Sunday after the vehicle was struck ran into the girl and her grandfather.
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The 53rd Annual Tallman Festival is on
By STEVE BENTON - Monday, May 3, 2010
JANESVILLE --
Planners say this year will not be like last year, as final plans are made for the annual Tallman Festival are made
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GM's April sales rise 6.4 percent
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, May 3, 2010
DETROIT --
General Motors Co.'s sales rose 6.4 percent in April as the auto industry continued to see signs of recovery, although the pace slowed from incentive-fueled March.
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Stricker withdraws from Players Championship
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, May 3, 2010
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLA. --
Steve Stricker has withdrawn from The Players Championship to rest his sore right shoulder.
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Stolen Illinois taxi leads police on high-speed chase
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, May 3, 2010
A 53-year-old Nevada man was arrested in a stolen taxicab after police say he led Kenosha County sheriff's deputies on a chase that hit speeds of more than 100 mph.
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Opinion: No joke, they want a tax hike
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, May 3, 2010
A CSI Media editorial says rally is proof the divide between public, private sectors wider than ever.
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Death notices: Beloit
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, May 3, 2010
Walworth County area death notices for May 3, 2010.
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Kenosha police investigate murder-suicide
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, May 3, 2010
Kenosha police say a 26-year-old woman was shot and killed by her former boyfriend, who later killed himself early Saturday morning in a murder-suicide.
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Statewide health survey making stops in Delavan, Lake Geneva
By NEWS RELEASE - Monday, May 3, 2010
Officials from the Survey of the Health of Wisconsin — or SHOW — will visit about 1,200 households in Walworth County in a few weeks. SHOW is a research project of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
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Spring weather in the Stateline means road construction isn't far behind
By TODD MISHLER - Monday, May 3, 2010
BELOIT --
Road construction crews in the Stateline area have been busy already this spring, and their schedules will only get busier in coming weeks.
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Five years later, downtown Elkhorn feels the impact of courts' move
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Monday, May 3, 2010
When the Walworth County courts moved out of downtown Elkhorn five years ago, businesses worried about the impact. How have they fared in the years since then?
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Death notices for May 3, 2010
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, May 3, 2010
Another week at least of unabated Gulf oil geyser
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, May 3, 2010
VENICE, LA. --
Another week of oil pouring from the seafloor. That is the best-case scenario for the Gulf Coast, where dead sea turtles washed ashore and a massive rust-colored slick continued to swell from an uncontrolled gusher spewing into the water.
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Pletcher letting Derby win soak in
By MCCLATCHY TRIBUNE - Monday, May 3, 2010
LOUISVILLE, KY --
For the first time on the first Sunday in May, Todd Pletcher was able to let good vibes wash over him.
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Punchless Brewers shut out yet again
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, May 3, 2010
SAN DIEGO --
San Diego blanks Milwaukee for third time in four games
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Milwaukee Bucks have much to build on
By MICHAEL HUNT - Monday, May 3, 2010
ATLANTA --
Is it better to have made the playoffs and lost than to have never made the playoffs at all?
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