News Archive for January 7, 2013
Magazine rates state medical groups
By GINA DUWE - Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
JANESVILLE --
Dean Clinic tied for third place in a recent Consumer Reports rating of 19 large Wisconsin medical groups, while Mercy Health System tied for third from the bottom.
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McDonald's supplier adding space
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
WHITEWATER --
A 45,810-square-foot expansion to Golden State Foods in the Whitewater Business Park. Most of it is new warehouse space, but an office renovation is part of the project, too.
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Thundershirts help ease anxiety in foster dogs
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
JANESVILLE --
When Jolene Schulz began fostering Jaxson, a 1-year-old American Staffordshire terrier, through the pet-rescue group Friends of Noah in November, he was a well-rounded dog with good social skills. But the once-stray dog suffered from separation anxiety.
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Few Americans know all obesity risks: Poll
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
WASHINGTON --
Heart disease and diabetes get all the attention, but what about the many other ways obesity can damage your health?
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Kenosha's Carthage College to get $40M upgrade
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
KENOSHA --
Carthage College in Kenosha is investing $40 million to renovate its science facilities.
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Public record for Jan. 7, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
New Blue Mound State Park shelter will warm skiers
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
Blue Mound State Parks is getting a welcome addition — a $500,000 shelter where skiers and other visitors will have a space to warm up.
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King for a night: Elvis impersonators can win $25K
By CSI STAFF - Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
MILWAUKEE -- The Northern Lights Theater presents the ultimate tribute to Elvis Presley. The event features a contest with Elvis impersonators doing their best to emulate the King. The Northern Lights Theater is located at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino, 1721 Canal St., Milwaukee. Tickets at (800) 745-3000, (414) 847-7922, www.paysbig.com/entertainment.
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Judge allows wolf hunting with dogs
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
MADISON --
Wisconsin hunters can chase down wolves with dogs during the state season but cannot train them to pursue the animals during the rest of the year, a judge ruled Friday in a victory for animal advocates.
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State's technical college pay topped UW compensation
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
GREEN BAY --
Full-time instructors in Wisconsin technical colleges took home an average of $90,000 last year in base pay and overages, slightly more than the $86,000 in compensation for professors at the 13 University of Wisconsin universities, according to a published report.
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Citizens' information can help determine impaired lakes and rivers
By WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES - Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
MADISON --
Citizens around Wisconsin are invited to submit information they've collected about streams, rivers and lakes to feed into the state's biennial process for determining which waters do not meet water quality standards.
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Police arrest 21 at Packers game against Vikings
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
GREEN BAY --
Green Bay police arrested 21 people Packers NFC wildcard playoff game versus the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field.
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Gov. Walker promising more moderate agenda
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
MADISON --
With Wisconsin bitterly divided, Republican Gov. Scott Walker is promising a more moderate agenda in the second half of his term.
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Medicare card scam pops up in state
By WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TRADE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION - Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
If you receive a phone call claiming that you need a replacement Medicare card, hang up! It is a scam.
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Packers different than team that lost to 49ers
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
GREEN BAY --
The San Francisco 49ers can toss their film from the season opener against Green Bay in the trash for as much good as it will do now.
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Wisconsin grinds out ugly victory over Nebraska
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
LINCOLN, NEB. --
Wisconsin’s shooting has been abysmal from the field and free-throw line in its first two Big Ten games, yet the Badgers are off to a 2-0 start.
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Inauguration set for state lawmakers
By TODD RICHMOND, ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
MADISON --
Wisconsin's next legislative session is set to get under way Monday with plenty of handshakes, humor and hugs.
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Sandy prompts some elderly to seek assisted living
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. --
Although New York and New Jersey health care officials say it’s too soon to confirm a spike, some senior care operators say they’ve seen a surge in older people relocating to assisted-living or retirement communities after Superstorm Sandy.
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10 things to know for Monday
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.
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Love 'em or hate 'em, all eyes on Tide and Irish
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
MIAMI --
Love 'em or hate 'em, it's hard to turn away from Notre Dame and Alabama. They are storied programs that stir plenty of passions, college football’s North and South versions of the New York Yankees.
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Death notices for Jan. 7, 2013
By GAZETTE STAFF - Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
Waukesha-based Golden Guernsey suddenly shuts down
By STAFF - Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
Golden Guernsey Dairy, recently purchased by a California firm, abruptly shut down its Waukesha facilities, leaving workers wondering what to do and a number of area schools—who are supplied milk by Golden Guernsey—scrambling to find a new supplier by tomorrow.
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Racine man charged with 8th OWI
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
RACINE --
A Racine man who collided head-on with another driver in an intersection has been charged with eighth-offense drunken driving.
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Frederick leaves last season with Badgers for NFL draft
By STAFF - Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
MADISON --
University of Wisconsin Badgers lineman Travis Frederick, a Big Foot High School graduate and Sharon native, has decided to skip his senior season with the team to enter the 2013 NFL draft.
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Some gun shows canceling after Newtown's mass shooting
By CHRIS CAROLA, ASSOCIATED PRESS - Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
Several gun shows, all about an hour's drive from Newtown, Conn., have been canceled.
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Educator blasts NRA for its cop-in-school plan
By STEVEN WALTERS - Monday, Jan. 7, 2013
“Armed officers in schools is a bandage on a cancerous sore,” says Miles Turner, executive director of the Wisconsin Association of School District Administrators and a man who has observed schools around the world. “Is being the only country in the world that has armed police in their public schools a distinction we can be proud of?”
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