News Archive for August 15, 2012
Rockies past Brewers in 9th for 7-6 win
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
DENVER --
The Colorado Rockies needed a late rally to give them their first series sweep in more than two months. It was a comeback that left the Milwaukee Brewers shaking their heads.
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Kolste 'walks' to win in 44th
By JIM LEUTE - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Deb Kolste said she knocked on about 11,000 doors in an effort to advance out of a Democratic primary election in the 44th Assembly District.
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Should Janesville School District charge school staff to park?
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
JANESVILLE --
A new revenue stream was proposed for the Janesville School District on Tuesday night: Charge teachers, aides, principals—everyone—to park at school.
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Congressional primary goes to Pocan
By ASSOCIATED PRESS AND GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
MILWAUKEE --
Mark Pocan outdistanced another state lawmaker and two other challengers in a Democratic primary Tuesday, advancing a step closer toward claiming the congressional seat fellow Democrat Tammy Baldwin has held since 1998.
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Ringhand takes Democratic primary in 45th
By GINA DUWE - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
EVANSVILLE --
Janis Ringhand's contact with residents in the new communities drawn into the 45th District paid off Tuesday, she said.
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Schmidt wins GOP primary in 45th Assembly
By GINA DUWE - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
ORFORDVILLE --
Beth Schmidt credited her involvement in the community and fairness to residents during her time on the Orfordville Village Board for helping her pull ahead of her fellow board trustee in the Republican primary for the 45th Assembly District on Tuesday.
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Judge explains reasoning for sentencing in drownings
By STAN MILAM - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
ELKHORN --
When Melody Butt was spared prison after pleading guilty to child neglect resulting in the drowning death of her twin 11-month-old children, area lawmakers wanted to know why.
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Necci cruises in Walworth County DA race
By STAN MILAM - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
ELKHORN --
No changes in personnel are expected when Dan Necci takes office as the new Walworth County district attorney.
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Harmony road referendum defeated
By RYAN BROEGE - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
TOWN OF HARMONY --
A referendum to levy $100,000 of taxes annually to repair roads in the town of Harmony has failed by the narrowest of margins.
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Pruess wins GOP primary for register of deeds post
By RYAN BROEGE - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
ELKHORN --
Donna Pruess has won the Republican primary for Walworth County register of deeds.
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Highway 26 expansion moving along: Official
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Roadwork is wrapping up at a few key intersections along Highway 26 between Janesville and Milton, and work will soon start on a pedestrian bridge at Janesville's north end, state officials say.
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Craig, Parker soccer teams open with wins
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
CUDAHY --
Craig High launched the 2012 boys soccer season with a 2-0 nonconference victory Tuesday over Cudahy/St. Francis.
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Parker golfers second in Beloit Scramble
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
BELOIT --
Parker High finished second Tuesday at the Beloit Scramble at Krueger-Haskell golf course.
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Officials say voter turnout was solid in Rock, Walworth counties
By STAN MILAM - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
ELKHORN --
The Republican primaries for district attorney and U.S. Senate pushed voter turnout in Walworth County to 18 percent of eligible voters. Rock County reported that 17.7 percent of its eligible voters went to the polls.
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Thompson win may signal GOP shift in Wisconsin
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
MADISON --
Tommy Thompson’s victory in Wisconsin’s Republican U.S. Senate primary runs contrary to recent elections won by new-wave conservatives with closer ties to the tea party.
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Public record for Aug. 15, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
Ryan called stimulus wasteful, then sought funds
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
WASHINGTON --
Months after Congress approved the nearly President Barack Obama’s $800 billion economic stimulus plan, Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan was trying to steer money under the program to companies in his home state.
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Wis. DNR has received 10k-plus wolf hunt apps
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
MADISON --
The state Department of Natural Resources says more than 10,000 people have applied for a wolf hunt permit so far.
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Photos: Paper warbirds land in Whitewater
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
The artwork of Dick Enstad, consisting of 24 paper warbirds and three paper tanks is currently on display in a showcase in the lobby of the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library, 431 W. Center St., Whitewater.
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Experts say this allergy season one of the longest
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
MADISON --
Hang on to your tissues. Experts in Wisconsin say this allergy season will be one of the longest.
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Gonzalez has 4 hits as Rockies beat Brewers 8-6
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
DENVER --
Carlos Gonzalez had four hits, Tyler Chatwood pitched six effective innings, and the Rockies beat the Brewers 8-6 on Tuesday night.
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Whitewater-based Toppers Pizza expanding in Milwaukee County
By STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
WHITEWATER --
Whitewater-based Toppers Pizza is planning to open a new location in West Milwaukee, according to a report in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel business blog. The pizza chain already has 10 locations in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties.
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Packers' Lang takes a razzing after signing new deal
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
GREEN BAY --
For Green Bay Packers guard T.J. Lang, the razzing was meant in good fun—relentless as it was.
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Syria tensions spill over border to Lebanon
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
BEIRUT, LEBANON --
Armed Shiite clansmen in Lebanon said Wednesday they had captured more than 20 Syrians and will hold them until one of their relatives seized by rebels inside Syria is freed.
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Thompson to face Baldwin for Wis. Senate seat
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
MADISON --
Tommy Thompson, the former 14-year governor who spent a lifetime in the public eye but hadn’t been on the ballot since 1998, survived a nasty four-person primary on Tuesday to advance to take on Democrat Tammy Baldwin.
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Death notices for Aug. 15, 2012
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
Ryan's wife comes from storied Okla. Democratic family
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
JANESVILLE --
Like her husband, Janna Ryan, the wife of Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, is a Washington veteran after years working as a legislative staffer, attorney and lobbyist. Now a stay-at-home mom, she comes from a family rooted deep in Oklahoma politics — of the Democratic sort.
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Former Wisconsin Gov. Thompson wins GOP Senate bid
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
MADISON --
Former Gov. Tommy Thompson, mounting a political comeback following a successful career in office dating back nearly 50 years, won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate over three challengers Tuesday.
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Necci wins in Walworth County DA race
By STAFF - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
ELKHORN --
Delavan attorney Dan Necci will be Walworth County’s new district attorney. As of late Tuesday night, with 38 of 39 precincts in the county reporting in the Aug. 14 primary, according to the Walworth County clerk’s office, Necci had 7,213 votes and Steven Harvey had 3,397.
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Death of a salesgirl
By KATHLEEN PARKER - Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012
WASHINGTON --
The late Helen Gurley Brown leaves a not-so-fabulous legacy
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