News Archive for March 19, 2012
Beloit woman found dead in pond suffered head injuries
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, March 19, 2012
BELOIT --
Beloit police say a woman whose body was found in a Wal-Mart retention pond had suffered head injuries.
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Janesville Jets fall back
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, March 19, 2012
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. --
Springfield completes sweep of Janesville
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Arby's relocating, adding breakfast
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Monday, March 19, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Arby's is relocating just north of its current location at 3333 Milton Ave. to 2101 Morse St. with plans to add breakfast and open earlier.
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Janesville man punched, robbed
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, March 19, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A 23-year-old Janesville man was treated and released from St. Mary's Janesville Hospital early Sunday after being punched in the face by two men who stole his money and cellphone.
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Cat sought after biting, scratching woman
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, March 19, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Anyone who sees a medium-sized tan cat with white tiger stripes roaming the streets is asked to call (608) 755-2244 and report it so the cat can be captured.
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Public record for March 19, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, March 19, 2012
Small business tries to expand in a struggling economy
By NEIL JOHNSON - Monday, March 19, 2012
WHITEWATER --
Over the last two years, Whitewater native Christ Christon has spent tens of thousands of dollars renovating his family eatery, Whitewater Street Restaurant, to add on a brew pub with an ambiance he believes is unique to his downtown.
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Getting your motor runnin' likely to cost more as you head out on the highway
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Monday, March 19, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Patrick DeHaan, senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy.com in Chicago, thinks gas prices in Wisconsin will peak at between $4.05 and $4.40 per gallon.
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Manning might end Tebowmania
By TIM DAHLBERG - Monday, March 19, 2012
The move was brilliant, assuming Manning is healthy and remains healthy.
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Santorum’s off-the-cuff problem
By ESTHER CEPEDA - Monday, March 19, 2012
CHICAGO --
Poor Rick Santorum, so passionate about English being the official language of the United States that he momentarily forgot that there is no federal law mandating it.
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Over 1,000 petition against U.S. 12 Highway bypass
By STAFF - Monday, March 19, 2012
KOSHKONONG TOWNSHIP --
Petitions signed by 1,189 people opposing a U.S. Highway 12 bypass of Fort Atkinson were given to area legislators last week by the Friends of Koshkonong and the Town of Koshkonong Board of Supervisors, according to a news story in the Daily Jefferson County Union.
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Elkhorn's Edwards Instruments attracts symphony musicians nationwide
By STAFF - Monday, March 19, 2012
ELKHORN --
The Elkhorn industrial park location may seem a bit lowly, but Edwards Instrument Co. is still a mecca of sorts for brass musicians who play in symphonies ranging from the New York Philharmonic to Washington's National Symphony Orchestra.
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Snocross championship crash in Lake Geneva seriously injures driver
By STAFF - Monday, March 19, 2012
LAKE GENEVA --
Driver Tucker Hibbert remains hospitalized in a trauma center in Milwaukee with internal injuries after crashing in a downhill section of Nielson's Grand Finale AMSOIL Championship Snocross Saturday night at the Grand Geneva Resort, according to a news report on Sledracer.com.
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USDA warns of fraudulent letters sent to Wisconsin
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, March 19, 2012
WASHINGTON --
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says someone is faxing fraudulent letters to people and businesses in Wisconsin and other states.
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Elkhorn’s Dietzler Farms setting for roving farm-dinner series
By STAFF - Monday, March 19, 2012
ELKHORN --
Dietzler Farms will be the setting in August for two farm dinner events organized by California-based Outstanding in the Field. Since 1999, the organization has set up roving national tours, setting one long open-air table for more than 100 diners at farms, ranches or wineries, and serving them local food and drink provided by producers and area chefs. Discussions by food producers and a tour of the host farm are included in the event.
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Report: US makes modest gains in graduation rate
By KIMBERLY HEFLING - Monday, March 19, 2012
HAGERSTOWN, MD. --
Researchers found that the number of "dropout factories," schools that fail to graduate more than 60 percent of students on time, had dropped by more than 450 between 2002 and 2010, but that 1,550 remain.
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Brewers feel the rains of Phoenix
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, March 19, 2012
PHOENIX --
The game between the Milwaukee Brewers and a Texas Rangers split squad was rained out in the fourth inning on Sunday.
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Bristol good to Keselowski once again
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, March 19, 2012
BRISTOL, TENN. --
Keselowski led a career-best and race-high 232 laps, then held off Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth on a late restart to cruise to his first victory of the season.
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State enjoys teams’ sweet success
By MICHAEL HUNT - Monday, March 19, 2012
For the second consecutive season, nearly 13 percent of the remaining NCAA basketball field is from the state of Wisconsin.
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Michigan State survives, other scores
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, March 19, 2012
COLUMBUS, OHIO --
Draymond Green scored 16 points with 13 rebounds and set up Keith Appling’s crucial 3-pointer with 1:34 left, giving top-seeded Michigan State a 65-61 win over Saint Louis on Sunday and sending the Spartans to the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament.
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Major conference teams pick on others in NCAA tourney
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, March 19, 2012
Instead of parlaying an historic day of upsets into a second weekend filled with underdogs, the NCAA tournament now looks like a who’s-who of major college programs.
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Packer pipeline: Seattle looks to Flynn
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, March 19, 2012
RENTON, WASH. --
The Seattle Seahawks are hoping another Green Bay backup turns into their franchise quarterback.
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Gophers ruin UW title hopes
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, March 19, 2012
DULUTH, MINN. --
The Minnesota Gophers have watched their biggest rivals hoist the national championship trophy the last four seasons. Sarah Erickson and Noora Raty weren’t about to let it happen again.
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Death notices for March 19, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, March 19, 2012
Health reform is already affecting you
By DOUG HILL - Monday, March 19, 2012
Whether you supported or opposed federal health reform when it passed, you’re probably already benefiting or will soon benefit from it.
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Illness allowed Grigsby to see 'humanity'
By STEVEN WALTERS - Monday, March 19, 2012
If Gov. Walker can reach out to someone like her, who she called his “polar opposite” on issues, there has to be hope that legislators from both parties can work together in the future, Rep. Tamara Grigsby said upon returning to the state Capitol last week after being gravely ill.
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