News Archive for November 1, 2012
Knilans, Kolste clash for 44th Assembly
By JIM LEUTE - Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Joe Knilans knows exactly what Deb Kolste is facing in her bid to represent the 44th Assembly District.
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In East Texas, does cheering for God erase church-state line?
By CHARLES C. HAYNES - Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
A judge turned a small case from a small town into a potentially big case with big implications for how the First Amendment is applied in public schools.
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Biden to visit Aldrich school Friday
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
BELOIT --
Vice President Joe Biden will make a campaign stop late Friday morning at Aldrich Middle School, 1859 Northgate Drive, Beloit.
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Coppage bound over for trial on drug charges
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
ELKHORN --
Former UW-Whitewater football star running back Levell Coppage, 213 N. Fraternity Lane, No. 206, Whitewater, has been bound over for trial on felony drug charges.
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Bond set at $20,000 in domestic case
By ANN MARIE AMES - Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A Whitewater man accused of stabbing people in his home and fleeing to Rock County with injured children in the car could return to Walworth County today where he is expected to be charged with attempted homicide.
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Downtown Janesville parking plaza reopens
By JIM LEUTE, MARCIA NELESEN - Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
JANESVILLE --
About 51 parking spots in Janesville's downtown parking plaza reopened Wednesday after repairs to the plaza were finished.
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Milton High junior leads a talented Red Hawk swimming team
By JOHN BARRY - Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
MILTON --
If Bridgette Alexander could possess one superpower, walking on water would top the list. That's funny, because to the majority of her opposition, she probably already appears to be doing that.
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Public record for Nov. 1, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
Wis. voters tire of negative ads in Senate race
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
MADISON --
Although she normally votes Republican, Lynn Janka stared Wednesday at the names of the two major candidates in Wisconsin's Senate race before turning in her absentee ballot without marking either box.
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With his opponent on the road, Zerban sticks close to home
By TODD RICHMOND, ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
Rob Zerban spent his morning on his hands and knees scrubbing a toilet in a homeless shelter. Half a country away, Paul Ryan stood under a spotlight in Virginia talking about why he should be the next vice president.
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'Operation Trick or Treat' results in six arrests, two warrants of sex offenders
By STAFF - Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
WALWORTH COUNTY --
Six registered sex offenders living in Walworth County were arrested for violating their supervision during an "Operation Trick or Treat" sweep by members of local law enforcement agencies, according to a release by the Walworth County Sheriff's Office.
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DNR creates map of open lands
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
MADISON --
The state Department of Natural Resources has launched a new online map of private land open to public hunting, fishing and other recreational activities.
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Romney to campaign Friday near Milwaukee
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
MILWAUKEE --
Republican Mitt Romney plans to campaign Friday in Wisconsin.
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Obama to campaign in Green Bay, Milwaukee
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
MILWAUKEE --
President Barack Obama will be campaigning in Milwaukee on Saturday as part of a multistate swing before Tuesday's election.
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Storm-crippled NYC subway creaks back into service
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
NEW YORK --
New York tried to resume its normal frenetic pace Thursday, getting back much of its vital subway system after a crippling storm, but was slowed by gridlocked traffic.
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Get through game vs. Arizona, and Packers can rest
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
GREEN BAY --
The Green Bay Packers can read a schedule as well as anyone else. Get through Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals, and the Packers have a bye.
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Death notices for Nov. 1, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
Generac to add jobs in Whitewater, new Jefferson plant
By STAFF - Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
WHITEWATER --
Superstorm Sandy impacted sales of Generac's generators so much, the company plans to add between 100 and 200 employees over the next year at its plants in Whitewater and a new facility in Jefferson, according to a story in the Busienss Journal.
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Ryans take their children out for Halloween
By PHILIP ELLIOTT, ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
JANESVILLE— Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan took his three children trick or treating in their Wisconsin hometown of Janesville.
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State agrees to pay $257,000 in redistricting case
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
MADISON --
The state has entered into a settlement to pay more than $257,000 in attorneys' fees in a lawsuit brought by a group of Democrats who sued over newly drawn legislative boundaries.
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Assembly candidates spar over Act 10, mining
By STAN MILAM - Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
ELKHORN --
Republican Tyler August said he's comfortable with controversial decisions he made in his first term as 32nd Assembly District representative, but his Democratic and Libertarian opponents said those decisions are reasons voters should consider a change.
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Bucking a stereotype for Romney
By ESTHER J. CEPEDA - Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012
CHICAGO --
For years, Manuel Guerra Casas has fought against anti-immigrant legislation such as Arizona’s “papers please” law, and for the passing of the federal DREAM Act. Casas is, as the popular slogan goes, “undocumented and unafraid.” But more than anything else, he’s a vocal and active Mitt Romney fan.
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