News Archive for January 21, 2013
Dealers face legal challenge with law impossible to obey
By ANN MARIE AMES - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Phillip G. Robinson is charged with not having a Wisconsin drug tax stamp on the package of cocaine Rock County prosecutors say he planned to sell.
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Edgerton Community Outreach renovation will include elevator
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
Offices, a break room, conference room, storage space and new volunteer work areas will occupy the 6,000 square feet on the upper level of Edgerton Community Outreach.
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Police: Argument sparked shooting
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
TOWN OF BELOIT --
Police have arrested a Rockford, Ill., man after a shooting in the parking lot of a town of Beloit bar left three people injured early Sunday.
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Man hiding in vacant house
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
TOWN OF ROCK --
Police report that they arrested a man who was hiding in a vacant house after he crashed a stolen car, was thrown from it and ran from police during a chase Saturday.
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Jets fall to Brown Bears
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
KENAI RIVER, ALASKA --
The Janesville Jets lost, 3-2, in a shootout Saturday to Kenai River to conclude their four-game swing through Alaska.
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Pro wrestling group bills itself as family alternative
By NEIL JOHNSON - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
JANESVILLE --
As Janesville native "The Cowboy" Tyler Baggins lay like a dead fish on the mat, Mojo McQueen straddled him and wrapped a black cloth voodoo doll around Baggins' neck. He twisted it tight.
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Whitewater company is key link for tasty Sliders, Big Macs
By STAN MILAM - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
ELKHORN --
Fast food fans who enjoy White Castle Sliders and McDonald's Big Macs can thank a Whitewater manufacturer for the taste and consistency of the burgers.
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Public record for Jan. 21, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
Illinois woman dies in Wisconsin cold
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
This weekend's cold weather is believed to be a factor in the death of a 77-year-old Illinois woman.
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Sikh shooting victim slowly improves
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
MILWAUKEE --
Day after day, Raghuvinder and Jaspreet Singh hovered by their nearly comatose father and repeated a single word — a word their dad probably spoke more than any other in his lifetime: "Waheguru."
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School funding debate divides state's Republicans
By SCOTT BAUER, ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
MADISON --
While Gov. Scott Walker and Republican leaders rally behind an income tax cut, Democrats and at least one prominent Republican lawmaker are pushing for an increase in funding for schools after the largest state aid cut in Wisconsin history.
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Two-year prison term recommended for Walker aide
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
MILWAUKEE --
A close associate of Gov. Scott Walker who was convicted of stealing more than $20,000 from a nonprofit group deserves to spend two years in prison, a Milwaukee County prosecutor recommended last week.
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Fire destroys Mukwonago barn
By STAFF - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
MUKWONAGO --
A wood-burning stove caused a fire in Mukwonago Sunday night that destroyed a barn, according to a story on Fox6Now-TV.
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Ruling leads to call for right to work in state
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
MADISON --
A federal appeals court ruling upholding Wisconsin's law effectively ending collective bargaining for public workers is leading to a call for the state to pass a right to work law.
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Harbaugh brothers take 49ers, Ravens to Super Bowl
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
The Harbaughs, San Francisco’s Jim and Baltimore’s John, will be the first pair of brothers to coach against each other in the NFL title game.<
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Patriots fall short as Ravens win AFC championship
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
FOXBOROUGH, MASS. --
A year after the New England Patriots took advantage of Baltimore’s late mistakes to advance to their fifth Super Bowl in 11 seasons, the rematch went to the Ravens.
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After audit, Nass says UW exec doesn't deserve job
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
MADISON --
Wisconsin Rep. Steve Nass (R-Whitewater) says the results of a recent audit suggest that a top official with the University of Wisconsin System doesn't deserve to be retained.
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NASA's older Mars rover notches another milestone
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
LOS ANGELES --
Opportunity, NASA’s other Mars rover, has tooled around the red planet for so long it’s easy to forget it’s still alive.
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10 things to know for Monday
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday.
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Death notices for Jan. 21, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
Best defense during cold spell: bundle up
By WISCONSIN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
MADISON --
The National Weather Service says strong winds and plummeting temperatures will make for a bitterly cold combination Monday and Tuesday. These are expected to be the coldest days of the winter so far with highs only in the single digits and dangerously low wind chills. Wisconsin Emergency Management’s ReadyWisconsin campaign is urging families to take appropriate measures against the arctic chill.
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Gun advocates hold rallies across country
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
MADISON --
Wisconsin gun advocates joined nationwide rallies in support of gun rights.
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2013 landscape pesticide registry deadline nears
By WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
MADISON --
Feb. 1 is the deadline to sign up for the Landscape Pesticide Registry for this year's growing season, so you can be notified before lawn care companies apply pesticides in your neighbors' yards.
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Trek Bicycle Corp. reacts to Armstrong interview
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
MILWAUKEE --
Officials at Trek Bicycle Corp. say they are monitoring the developments of Lance Armstrong's statements.
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Corps lists issues with state's mining changes
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
MADISON --
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is warning its mining approval process could take years.
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Obama sharpens his political edge
By MICHAEL GERSON - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
WASHINGTON --
Those who oppose this agenda, in President Obama’s view, are not a very admirable lot.
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Three ex-GOP speakers now lobby for school choice
By STEVEN WALTERS - Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
More than 25 ex-legislators had registered as lobbyists last week, and more were signing up every day. Also lobbying are a former cabinet secretary, former state budget director, and dozens of ex-aides to governors and legislators.
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