News Archive for October 18, 2011
Beloit man charged with homicide by intoxicated driving, 6th OWI offense
By ANN MARIE AMES - Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Derrick Richardson was feeling around for a dropped cigarette when he heard a loud "boom." He knew he hadn't hit a car.
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Big Foot to host East Troy
By DAVE WEDEWARD - Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
The pre-playoff guessing game is over for Walworth Big Foot High School’s unbeaten football team.
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Studer sale shouldn't alter school district partnership
By JIM LEUTE - Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Quint Studer said Monday the sale of a portion of his consulting company would not change the company's relationship with the Janesville School District.
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AT&T donation boosts YWCA's Project 16:49
By SHELLY BIRKELO - Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
JANESVILLE --
A $3,500 donation from AT&T will help homeless teens in Rock County get to school.
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HospiceCare changes its name
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
MADISON --
The state's largest hospice announced Monday it has changed its name to Agrace HospiceCare after more than 30 years as HospiceCare.
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County board to look at slow/no-wake standards
By NEIL JOHNSON - Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
JANESVILLE --
The Rock County Board will consider an ordinance that would set a countywide standard on water levels for slow/no-wake along the Rock River.
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Janesville Youth Football going strong in its 20th season
By KEN VELOSKEY - Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Bernhardt and the local football program can reap the rewards because of the grunt work put in when the program started in 1991.
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Robbery suspect turns himself in at Gazette
By ANN MARIE AMES, MARCIA NELESEN - Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
JANESVILLE --
Nikkii Taber said the man accused of robbing a downtown Janesville bank seemed calm as he confessed the crime to her Monday afternoon in the Gazette lobby, 1 S. Parker Drive.
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Public record for Oct. 18, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
New Hampshire: Leader of the Pack
By RICK HOROWITZ - Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
Besieged with challenges from other states seeking to steal some of its outsized electoral influence in the presidential nominating process, New Hampshire has struck back.
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Advanced Manufacturing Training Center being planned by Blackhawk Technical College
By STAN STRICKER - Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
Cost could be $5 million
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Obama's latest military commitment
By MICHAEL GERSON - Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
WASHINGTON --
When President Obama announced the deployment of 100 U.S. military advisers to aid in the pursuit of Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), reaction was swift.
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Death notices for Oct. 18, 2011
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
Obama basks in Southern hospitality on bus tour
By JULIE PACE - Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
GREENSBORO, N.C. --
At the heart of Obama's three-day bus trip through North Carolina and Virginia is a sales pitch for elements in the jobs bill he wants Congress to pass.
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Gruden agrees to new 5-year deal with ESPN
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
BRISTOL, CONN. --
Jon Gruden agreed to a new contract with ESPN that keeps him in TV—and out of coaching—for the next five years.
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Badgers seek payback after painful loss to Spartans in 2010
By JEFF POTRYKUS - Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
MADISON --
Although more than a year has passed since the 10-point loss, UW’s only regular-season misstep, the pain lingers for Bret Bielema’s players.
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Roenicke doesn’t deserve all the blame
By MICHAEL HUNT - Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
MILWAUKEE --
And it’s easy to blame the baseball manager now that a season, likely with Prince Fielder’s tenure in blue, is over. Even if it was one of the best seasons in franchise history.
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No. 4 Wisconsin shrugs off BCS standings
By GAZETTE STAFF - Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
MADISON --
Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema says the BCS rankings won't mean a thing if the Badgers don't keep winning.
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Harbaugh says he’ll improve handshake
By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. --
Jim Harbaugh’s aggressive, second-long handshake with Lions coach Jim Schwartz and accompanying back slap have talk radio all atwitter, and Twitter, too.
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