News Archive for September 14, 2012
Struggling Mets beat Brewers
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
MILWAUKEE --
Mike Fiers knows how damaging the loss might be for the surging Milwaukee Brewers.
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Deer disease EHD reported in state, including Walworth, Rock counties
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
MADISON --
A new viral deer disease transmitted by a biting fly known as a midge is suspected of killing deer in Wisconsin, the state Department of Natural Resources said Friday.
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Wis. judge strikes down law limiting union rights
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
MADISON --
A Wisconsin judge on Friday struck down nearly all of the state law championed by Gov. Scott Walker that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers.
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Judge strikes down Wis. law limiting union rights
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
MADISON --
A Wisconsin judge on Friday struck down nearly all of the state law championed by Gov. Scott Walker that effectively ended collective bargaining rights for most public workers.
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County G link options narrowed to two
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Supervisor Dave Brown took a look at the latest numbers for the County G road construction project and quickly came to a conclusion: Even without a county board vote, the choice had more or less been made.
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Darien Village Board votes to hire part-time officers
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
DARIEN --
Help wanted: Part-time, certified police officers with experience. At a meeting Thursday, the Darien Village Board worked to fill shifts left empty by the resignation of two police officers.
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Evansville Floral centennial event set
By JIM LEUTE - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
EVANSVILLE --
Rose Helms has a simple answer for those asking how her business reached its 100th anniversary. "We have a very loyal, dedicated base of customers," said Helms, who owns Evansville Floral, 9 W. Main St.
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US News & World Report puts Beloit College among best schools
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
BELOIT --
Beloit College is mentioned in U.S. News & World Report's rankings of "Best Colleges," released Thursday.
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Beloit woman charged in work theft
By ANN MARIE AMES - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A Beloit woman is facing charges that she spent three or more years paying her bills with money meant for her Janesville employer's creditors.
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Craig, Parker soccer lose Big Eight matches
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
Madison Memorial's boys soccer team scored two goals in a two-minute span of the first half Thursday and coasted to a 5-0 Big Eight Conference win over Janesville Craig.
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Milton restaurant burglarized, police say
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
MILTON --
Milton Police officers are investigating a burglary at Buckaroo’s BBQ, 231 Front Street, Milton.
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Parker, Craig volleyball collect league victories
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Janesville Parker's girls volleyball team won its second straight match of the week Thursday to move above .500 in the Big Eight Conference.
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Man pleads not guilty to sex charge
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A Michigan man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that in April he drove to Janesville with plans to have sex with a 13-year-old girl.
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Penalties cost Jets
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
BLAINE, MINN. --
Penalties proved costly Thursday for the Janesville Jets.
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Political signs can bring fines
By JIM LEUTE - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Planted earlier this year with a movement to recall Wisconsin's governor, political signs are once again dotting the landscape ahead of November's presidential, congressional and state elections.
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At this home, power company pays you
By NEIL JOHNSON - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
TOWN OF MILTON --
The September sun was hidden by gray clouds, and rain was pattering down. It meant the 20-foot-tall tower of solar panels in Stephen and Wendy Tupper's rural Milton backyard were basically idle.
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Public record for Sept. 14, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
Update: Poisoning suspected in death of Lake Geneva woman in Vietnam
By STAFF - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
LAKE GENEVA --
A memorial service was held Saturday for a Lake Geneva woman who died after becoming ill on a weeklong vacation with a friend in Vietnam, according to an obituary in the Northwest Herald.
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World water ski show tournament makes a splash in Janesville
By RICK WEST - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
JANESVILLE --
For the past five or six years, the International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation has been discussing the concept of holding a world water ski show tournament. About a year ago, the IWWF decided to move forward with the idea, and sought bids to host a first-time world event.
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Census: State income up slightly, poverty also rises
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
MADISON --
A new U.S. Census Bureau report says income is up slightly in Wisconsin, but rates of poverty and the uninsured also rose.
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Phoenix Park Band Shell’s final event a trio of concerts
By STAFF - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
DELAVAN --
This September 15, a long hot summer and a successful concert season come to a close with Delavan’s annual Scarecrow Fest.
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State's Chippewa tribes plan to harvest a single elk
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
MADISON --
Wisconsin's six Chippewa tribes plan to harvest a single elk over the next five days to honor the animal, marking the first time in decades an elk could be killed in the state.
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Democrats call on Thompson to fire aide
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
MADISON --
Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Mike Tate is calling on Republican Senate candidate Tommy Thompson to fire a campaign staffer who emailed and sent a Twitter message linking to Democrat Tammy Baldwin dancing at a gay pride festival.
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Death notices for Sept. 14, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
Election chief hopes for post-Nov. voter ID ruling
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
MADISON --
Wisconsin's elections chief says a state Supreme Court ruling on voter ID before Nov. 6 wouldn't provide enough time to get ready for the change at the polls.
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Reeling Wisconsin hosts dangerous Utah State
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
MADISON --
Wisconsin can’t afford to look past anybody right now, humbled by a loss that triggered a surprising shake-up in the coaching staff. And Utah State is coming off a victory that shows it’s no pushover.
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Lawyers: 'Pink slime' lawsuit an uphill climb
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
LINCOLN, NEB. --
Beef Products Inc. will face a steep climb in its "pink slime" defamation lawsuit against ABC News as the South Dakota-based meat processor works to rebuild its public image, legal experts say.
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Pilot identified in Kansasville plane crash
By STAFF - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
Racine County Sheriff’s officials identified a Chicago man as the pilot of a plane that crashed near Kansasville Sunday, according to a story by Fox6News.
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Packers run fake FG, beat Bears 23-10
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
GREEN BAY --
The Green Bay Packers (1-1) pulled off a perfectly executed trick play, then rattled and robbed Jay Cutler the rest of the way in a 23-10 victory over the division rival Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field on Thursday night.
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Invite shows Obama coming to Milwaukee Sept. 22
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
MILWAUKEE --
President Barack Obama is planning to visit Wisconsin later this month — another sign of the state's battleground status.
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Mukwonago manufacturer adding employees
By STAFF - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
MUKWONAGO --
A Mukwonago-based designer and manufacturer of construction measuring tools recently added 25 employees and plans on hiring at least 20 additional employees, according to a company press release.
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Minn. company recalls cantaloupe packages
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
A Minnesota company is voluntarily recalling packaged fruit products containing cantaloupes because of a possible health risk.
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Color, culture and more : Young Auditorium opens its 20th season
By CSI STAFF - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
Young Auditorium opens its 20th anniversary season with an exciting lineup of music, theater, dance and children’s theater.
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The abandonment
By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
WASHINGTON --
What is incoherent is President Obama's position that declares the Iranian nuclear program intolerable—"I do not have a policy of containment; I have a policy to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon"—yet stands by as that country races towards nuclearization.
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Two speeches distinguish past politicians from current rhetoric
By MICHAEL GERSON - Friday, Sept. 14, 2012
WASHINGTON --
Bill Clinton's "New Covenant" address from 1991 and George W. Bush's "Duty of Hope" speech in 1999 have their differences. But both approaches are similar in ways that distinguish them from most current political rhetoric.
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