News Archive for December 11, 2012
Teachers union requests contract talks
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Janesville public school teachers voted Monday night to seek contract negotiations with the school board.
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No arrest in Racine Street homicide
By ANN MARIE AMES - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Janesville police continue to investigate what they think was a weekend homicide, but they have not been able to interview Krystopher Carlisle, the only person of interest in the case.
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Deadline close for gravel pit study
By NEIL JOHNSON - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
TOWN OF MILTON --
Town officials hope to have results of a consultant's study on a proposed gravel pit by Jan. 14, and town Supervisor Marian Trescher says she's trying to "stir things up" to make sure the pit becomes a reality.
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Commission to determine suspended Delavan officer's future
By ANN MARIE AMES - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
DELAVAN --
A town of Delavan police officer hit bottom this summer when he made a scene at a Walworth County strip club, his attorney said.
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Steeber won't seek re-election
By MARCIA NELESEN - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
JANESVILLE --
After serving 10 of the last dozen years on the Janesville City Council, Russ Steeber will not seek another term in April.
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Investigation suspended in assault on Kedzie's son
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
WHITEWATER --
Police have suspended an investigation into the assault of the son of a state senator that the victim indicated was politically motivated.
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Badger survives rally
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
LAKE GENEVA --
Lake Geneva Badger High held a comfortable 22-12 halftime lead, but had to survived Brookfield East's second-half charge to take a 52-51 victory Monday in nonconference boys basketball.
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Janesville City Council approves 2013 sidewalk plan
By MARCIA NELESEN - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
JANESVILLE --
It might be just as telling to note who was not at Monday's Janesville City Council meeting as who was: about another 50 residents and a dozen speakers.
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Public record for Dec. 11, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
Wish lists for local nonprofit groups now available
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
JANESVILLE --
The Gazette is again offering readers a holiday wish list from local non-profits. The list will be updated as more non-profits provide The Gazette with wishes.
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Beware tax refund scammers
By WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
MADISON --
With the approaching tax season come tax refund scams.
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Hair-raising effort by Walworth County Sheriff's Office helps ACS
By STAFF - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
Members of the Walworth County Sheriff's Office raised $200.54--and a crop of facial hair--for the American Cancer Society during a mustache-growing contest last month.
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Deadline for conservation funding for farmers approaching
By US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
ELKHORN --
The U.S. Deptartment of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced that farmers interested in new farmland conservation practices must apply by Jan. 18 to be considered for 2013 funding.
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Patriots rout Texans 42-14 in key AFC matchup
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
FOXBOROUGH, MASS. --
Look out. That familiar sight is the New England Patriots romping through December, looking like a Super Bowl team.
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UW women win in OT
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
MADISON --
The University of Wisconsin women’s basketball team posted an 82-73 overtime victory Monday over visiting Florida Atlantic.
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Wisconsin youth smoking drops to all-time low
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
MADISON --
Wisconsin health officials say smoking by middle and high school students has dropped to an all-time low.
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Police make season-high 18 arrests at Packers game
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
GREEN BAY --
Green Bay police report a season-high 18 arrests at the Packers' home game against Detroit.
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Deep roster, solid locker room have Packers on verge of division title
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
GREEN BAY --
A month into the season, few people outside of Green Bay would have given the Packers a shot at the NFC North title. Heck, even the folks in Green Bay could have been forgiven for feeling a little pessimistic.
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Right-to-work debate heats up ahead of Mich. vote
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
LANSING, MICH. --
Even with the outcome considered a foregone conclusion, the heated battle over right-to-work legislation in the traditional union bastion of Michigan shows no sign of cooling.
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10 Things to Know for Today
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today.
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Death notices for Dec. 11, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
Kedzie’s son won’t pursue battery case
By STAFF - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
WHITEWATER --
The son of Sen. Neal Kedzie (R-Elkhorn), told Whitewater police detectives he didn’t want to continue an investigation into an assault he’d reported in October, according to a story in the Wisconsin Reporter.
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Racine County replaces jail guards with civilian officers
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
RACINE --
Racine County will soon staff its jail entirely with civilian personnel at an estimated $100,000 in annual savings.
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Buell secures financing for dealership network
By STAFF - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
EAST TROY --
Erik Buell Racing has secured financing from GE Capital, allowing the East Troy-based company to build a motorcycle dealership network, according to a story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
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Marquette law professor joins Wis. Supreme Court race
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
MILWAUKEE --
Marquette University law professor Ed Fallone announced Monday that he plans to run for the Wisconsin Supreme Court next spring, becoming the third announced candidate and essentially assuring that a primary will be needed in February.
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Life mirrors drama for Chapel on the Hill's Christmas pageant
By EDWIN SCHERZER - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
LINN TOWNSHIP --
Anyone who ever has put on a stage production will tell you it’s a team effort. Ultimately, the director is the head of the team, moving everyone toward the finished performance.
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The conversation
By MICHAEL GERSON - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
WASHINGTON --
Part of the art of the deal is giving your opponent a soft place to land. Seeing no soft places, Republicans are increasingly concluding that President Obama doesn't want a deal.
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