News Archive for December 7, 2011
Janesville eyeing $1.5 million lot to start business park
By JIM LEUTE - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Janesville appears to have more momentum than two other Wisconsin cities to land a medical isotope manufacturer and 100 or more high-paying jobs.
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Teacher, district deal still possible
By FRANK SCHULTZ - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
JANESVILLE --
After months of saying no, the Janesville teachers union could decide next week whether to reopen its contract.
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Reports on fatal shooting expected in coming weeks
By GINA DUWE - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
BELOIT TOWNSHIP --
Authorities are hoping to release reports before Christmas about last month's fatal shooting involving a town of Beloit police officer in a bowling alley parking lot.
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Janesville Parker falls apart in second half
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
Ryan Masterson was not a happy man Tuesday night.
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New lawsuit filed against town of Beloit
By GINA DUWE - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
BELOIT TOWNSHIP --
The town of Beloit is facing a new defamation lawsuit related to the series of federal court cases alleging racism and discrimination by former town Police Chief John Wilson.
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Cooney’s half-court shot downs Beloit
By KEN VELOSKEY - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Janesville Craig High School’s boys basketball team needed a boost and boy, did they get one Tuesday night.
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Milton basketball earns first win, other scores
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
Milton High School’s boys basketball team got into the win column Tuesday night.
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Fake pot ruling could face tweaks
By KEVIN HOFFMAN - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
WHITEWATER --
Whitewater City Council on Tuesday discussed changes to a city ordinance banning synthetic marijuana that would allow police to treat the crime like other drug offenses.
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Blumer leads Milton, other scores
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
Morgan Blumer continued her torrid start Tuesday night for the Milton High School girls basketball team.
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Middleton downs Rock County Fury
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
Jordann Herrling scored two goals to lead Middleton to a 3-2 win over the Rock County Fury in high school girls hockey action Tuesday.
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Police find hundreds of child pornography files
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Rock County sheriff's detectives found more than 600 files containing child pornography on a Janesville man's computer during preliminary scans, according to a news release from the office.
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Janesville Craig, Milton wrestlers win
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
Janesville Craig’s wrestling team picked up its first win of the season Tuesday.
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Speed limit lowered on Inman Parkway
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
BELOIT TOWNSHIP --
Motorists on a main thoroughfare in Beloit Township are adjusting to a new lower speed limit.
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BTC seeks input on reaccredidation
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
ROCK TOWNSHIP --
Blackhawk Technical College is asking for public input as a part of its reaccredidation process.
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Elks’ annual free-throw contest at JAC
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Janesville Elks Lodge 254’s annual Hoopshoot is Sunday, Dec. 11 at the Janesville Athletic Club.
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Whitewater, Big Foot, Evansville among basketball winners
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
Walworth Big Foot built a double-digit lead in the first quarter, then rallied in the final quarter to defeat host Orfordville Parkview in a Rock Valley Conference girls basketball game Tuesday night.
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Public record for Dec. 7, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
Billion-dollar weather disasters smash US record
By SETH BORENSTEIN - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
WASHINGTON --
America's wild weather year has set another record: a dozen billion-dollar catastrophes.
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Locals recall where they were on December 7, 1941
By MARCIA NELESEN - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Pearl Harbor is the kind of seminal event that makes people remember where they were, what they were doing and how they felt.
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Milton business' donation makes big splash for project
By NEIL JOHNSON - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
MILTON --
Milton's proposed splash park got a fundraising boost from one of the city's newest industries.
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A reason to make the First Amendment part of the season
By GENE POLICINSKI - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
Has there ever been a time when all five of our First Amendment freedoms were more in play?
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Local legislator reacts to proposed child labor laws for the farm
By STAN STRICKER - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
Wynn says childhood obesity may be linked in part to lack of activities like working on a farm
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Death notices for Dec. 7, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
Cards increase offer to Pujols
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
DALLAS --
St. Louis said it submitted a new offer Tuesday to keep Pujols with the Cardinals, a team he’s already led to two World Series titles in the last six seasons.
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Marquette prevails
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
NEW YORK --
Crowder hit a 3-pointer from the corner with 6.3 seconds to play and the 11th-ranked Golden Eagles beat Washington 79-77 in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night.
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Brewers target Rollins, Ramirez for offers
By TOM HAUDRICOURT, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
DALLAS --
Infield positions remain source of concern
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Pearl Harbor survivors return to ships after death
By AUDREY MCAVOY - Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
HONOLULU --
Lee Soucy, who lived to be 90 after surviving the attack on Pearl Harbor, is finally back with his shipmates 70 years later.
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