News Archive for January 29, 2013
Winter weather advisory issued for Wednesday in southeastern Wisconsin
By STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
WALWORTH COUNTY --
After Tuesday’s record-breaking temps—60 degrees in Milwaukee and 64 in Madison—the reality of January is setting in. A winter weather advisory is in effect from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday for southeastern Wisconsin, including Walworth County.
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No decision on alcohol in city parks
By MARCIA NELESEN - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
JANESVILLE --
The Janesville City Council will consider whether to require background checks before the city allows someone to buy a permit to drink beer and wine in select park pavilions.
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The anti-Armstrong: Sharon cyclist set the pace
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
Learning to ride a bike is akin to learning how to walk. Once you find your balance, the world opens up in a big way.
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Milton to use consultant to find superintendent
By NEIL JOHNSON - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
MILTON --
The Milton School Board has decided to hire the Wisconsin Association of School Boards to help conduct a search for former school district Superintendent Mike Garrow's replacement.
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Obama’s test on immigration
By MICHAEL GERSON - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
WASHINGTON --
If he chooses—if he prefers a wedge issue to a legislative accomplishment—President Obama could easily polarize the immigration reform debate, the most polarizing of issues.
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Parker girls show no signs of a letdown against East
By KEN VELOSKEY - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
JANESVILLE --
It's was a makeup Big Eight Conference girls basketball game on a Monday night at the tail end of January.
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Investigators charge four in drug raids
By ANN MARIE AMES - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Word on the street was the house on Tyler Street was the newest and biggest source of heroin in Janesville.
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Trewyn sets Whippet mark
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
WHITEWATER --
Brooke Trewyn set the all-time Whitewater High girls basketball scoring record to lead the Whippets to a critical Rock Valley Conference victory.
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Police seek help in shooting
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
BELOIT --
Beloit police are seeking the public's help to make arrests in a Saturday afternoon shooting near St. Lawrence Avenue and Moore Street in Beloit.
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Craig registers gymnastics win
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
Craig High defeated the Madison East/Madison La Follette co-op 125.65-111.975, Monday in Big Eight Conference girls gymnastics.
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Area man charged in club shooting
By ANN MARIE AMES - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
JANESVILLE --
A former Rockford, Ill., man was charged Monday in Rock County Court as a result of a shooting that injured three people Jan. 20 in the town of Beloit.
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Rattler women win
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
JANESVILLE --
The UW-Rock County women's basketball team moved into third place in the Wisconsin Collegiate Conference with a 55-50 victory over visiting UW-Fond du Lac on Monday night.
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Public record for Jan. 29, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
Obama on immigration overhaul: 'Now is the time'
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
LAS VEGAS --
Declaring "now is the time" to fix broken immigration laws, President Barack Obama on Tuesday heralded a rare show of bipartisanship between the White House and Senate lawmakers on basic immigration plans.
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Racine police officer stopped in DUI patrol
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
RACINE --
A Racine police officer is on administrative duty after he was stopped by the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department, reportedly for driving under the influence.
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Toddler found wandering alone outside in Racine
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
RACINE --
Sheriff's deputies say a toddler who was found wandering alone outside in Racine has been taken to a hospital as a precaution.
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Ground beef recall linked to 16 sick in 5 states
By MIKE STOBBE, ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
Federal health officials say at least 16 people in five states have been sickened by salmonella food poisoning linked to ground beef.
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Proposal changing when laws take effect advances
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
MADISON --
A proposal that changes the process for when a bill passed by the Wisconsin Legislature takes effect has cleared a Senate committee.
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Vos subpoenaed in redistricting case
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
MADISON --
Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and other officials have been subpoenaed as part of a long-running legal fight over how the state's latest election maps were drawn.
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Report shows mining supporters gave more money
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
MADISON --
A new report finds that special interests that support easing regulations so a new iron ore mine can open in northern Wisconsin far outspent opponents.
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Blue colors Marquette's world
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
Vander Blue knows it’s his time to lead No. 25 Marquette, and his play Monday night moved the Golden Eagles into a first-place tie with Syracuse in the Big East.
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Buckeyes brace for visit from Badgers
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
COLUMBUS, OHIO --
Just like everybody else in the Big Ten, Ohio State’s players look at the upcoming bullies on their schedule and wonder where they can pick up some wins.
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Wash. vows to try to keep weed in state — but how?
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
SEATTLE --
Washington's governor insists there are ways to prevent the bulk smuggling of the state’s newest cash crop into the black market, including digitally tracking weed to ensure that it goes from where it is grown to the stores where it is sold.
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10 things to know for Tuesday
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.
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Rep. Jorgensen to hold special hearings on Milton-Whitewater bus
By STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
MADISON --
State Rep. Andy Jorgensen (D-Fort Atkinson) will hold a listening session on Janesville-Milton-Whitewater Innovation Express on Mon., February 4th, as part of Wisconsin’s “Transit Week” celebrations.
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Death notices for Jan. 29, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
Fast facts on Wisconsin insurance exchange plans
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
MADISON --
Here are some fast facts about how buying health insurance will change in Wisconsin under the new health insurance law. The law aims to reduce the number of uninsured by requiring people to get coverage and by setting up online health insurance markets called exchanges where consumers can look at private insurance options. Government subsidies will be available for some who can't afford the premiums. The federal government also is urging states to expand their Medicaid programs for the poor and disabled.
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Generac looking to hire 100 employees in Whitewater, Jefferson
By STAFF - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
WHITEWATER --
Generac Power Systems Inc. announced today it is looking for qualified applicants to fill some 100 manufacturing, professional and technical positions at its Jefferson and Whitewater plants.
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Still together: Williams Bay couple celebrating 70th anniversary
By TODD MISHLER - Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
Elma Merritt agreed to a date, but there was one condition. George Zinser needed to meet her parents, Bess and Jess, first.
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