News Archive for January 15, 2013
Janesville City Council decides to work with revenue it has in 2014 budget
By MARCIA NELESEN - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
A simple statement by Janesville City Council Member Deb Dongarra-Adams effectively ended a lengthy discussion Monday. "I just want to say, I can't afford to pay any more taxes," she said. "I will not be voting in favor of these."
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Home invasion suspects arrested in Lake Delton
By ANN MARIE AMES - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
Police on Monday arrested four people they suspect were involved in a home invasion Friday night in the town of Fulton.
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Walworth County deputies file lawsuit over county benefits
By CATHERINE IDZERDA - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
ELKHORN --
Walworth County sheriff's deputies suing the county over benefits will have to convince a judge that one portion of state statutes outweighs another.
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Official: Rescue squad set to close its doors
By MARGARET PLEVAK - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
DELAVAN --
The Delavan Rescue Squad is slated to close at the end of March, Delavan City Administrator Denise Pieroni said Monday.
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Brodhead schools face decision
By GINA DUWE - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
BRODHEAD --
Faced with a projected $800,000 deficit next year, the Brodhead School Board will vote Thursday night whether to seek an April referendum.
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Whitewater girls hand Wilmot first loss
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
WILMOT --
Whitewater High outscored host Wilmot in three quarters to hand the Panthers their first loss of the season, 60-49, in a battle of ranked Division 2 teams Monday in nonconference girls basketball.
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Elkhorn names new superintendent
By STAN MILAM - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
ELKHORN --
Jason Tadlock, administrator at Wheatland School District, was named the new Elkhorn Area School District administrator Monday.
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Milton boys rally for win
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
MILTON --
Milton High outlasted Oregon in the fourth quarter to post its first Badger South victory, 40-37, in a makeup boys basketball game Monday.
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Cop impersonator pulls woman over
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
JANESVILLE --
A Janesville woman stopped her car Sunday night after seeing a red, flashing light on the console of the car behind her, but the other car was not a police squad, according to a Janesville police report.
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Craig wrestlers take down Clinton
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Craig High improved to 14-3 overall Monday with a 48-23 victory over Clinton in nonconference wrestling.
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Winfrey says Armstrong interview 'intense'
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
AUSTIN, TEXAS --
"Emotional" doesn't come close to describing Lance Armstrong's conversation with Oprah Winfrey — an interview that included his confession about using performance-enhancing drugs to win seven Tour de France titles, Winfrey said Tuesday.
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Obama weighing executive action on guns
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
WASHINGTON --
Facing powerful opposition to sweeping gun regulations, President Barack Obama is weighing 19 steps he could take through executive action alone, congressional officials said. But the scope of such measures is limited.
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Public record for Jan. 15, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
WRAP show offers great local art
By WHITEWATER ARTS ALLIANCE - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
Want to warm up and see great art at the same time this month? The Wisconsin Regional Art Program is a free show at the Whitewater Arts Alliance's Cultural Arts Center on 402 West Main Street. The show is open Friday through Sunday until Jan. 26.
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State DNR wants wolf rules on spring ballot
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
MADISON --
The Department of Natural Resources wants to ask outdoor lovers what they think of new wolf-dog hunting rules.
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Traffic deaths in Wisconsin increase in 2012
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
MADISON --
The number of people killed in Wisconsin traffic crashes increased in 2012, after four consecutive years of decline.
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Get a jump on rummage sale season with Phoenix Middle School fundraiser
By DELAVAN-DARIEN SCHOOL DISTRICT - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
DELAVAN --
Got a garage, basement or closet full of gently used items that you just don’t want or need any more?
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Walker lowering his profile?
By SCOTT BAUER, ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
MADISON --
Scott Walker became a conservative darling when, as a new Republican governor, he launched a bold -- and successful -- effort to break the power of public employee unions in his traditionally pro-labor state, and then survived a union-led campaign to recall him. Clearly, he was a man on a mission.
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Report: 2 percent of medicine safely tossed
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
MADISON --
A new report says only about 2 percent of waste medication is safely discarded in Wisconsin.
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State's high court kicks voter ID to appellate level
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
MADISON --
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has again refused to review a Madison judge's ruling striking down Wisconsin's voter identification law.
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Records show death threats made to Walker
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
MADISON --
Newly released emails and other documents show that Gov. Scott Walker and his family received numerous death threats over his first two years in office, none of which have resulted in criminal charges being filed in Madison.
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Cost-cut talk is long on emotion, short on details
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
WASHINGTON --
In the heated talk about deep spending cuts that will dominate Congress in the coming weeks, one thing is likely to be in short supply: details.
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10 things to know for Tuesday
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.
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Death notices for Jan. 15, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
National business organization moving to UW-Whitewater
By UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER MEDIA DEPARTMENT - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
WHITEWATER --
In a new collaboration that will strengthen business education and regional economic development, the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) announced it is moving its headquarters to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
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Ill. school considers arming school administrators
By DAVID MERCER, ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
CHAMPAIGN, IL. --
School officials in a central Illinois town are considering training a handful of administrators as auxiliary police officers and letting them carry concealed handguns at the local high school.
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Extension means there's still a chance to be Alice in Dairyland
By WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
MADISON --
There is still an opportunity ro be the next Alice in Dairyland. The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has extended its application deadline to 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 28.
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Names of candidates for spring election certified
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
MADISON --
The Wisconsin Government Accountability Board has certified which candidates will appear on the spring ballot.
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Food for thought
By STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, particularly if you're a four-year-old, facing a full day of kindergarten activities.
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Politics as usual
By MICHAEL GERSON - Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
WASHINGTON --
It is bad enough that an American president should threaten to deploy his inaugural address in a vicious budget debate. Usually a presidential election involves a reset of American politics, with both sides (at least temporarily) forced to engage in the rhetoric and rituals of healing and unity. The 2012 election was not even a short pause in our swift partisan descent.
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