Waunakee upsets Kimberly 34-21 foe Div. 2 title
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:59:41 GMT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Senior Kyle Acker ran for two touchdowns in the second half to help Waunakee earn a 34-21 upset over Kimberly in the WIAA Division 2 state football championships Friday at Camp Randall....
Student checks with mom, returns bag of cash
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:43:18 GMT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A Chicago college student who found a duffel bag containing more than $10,000 in cash decided to call the police - after consulting her mother....
Calif. launches probe into scam targeting churches
By ROBERT JABLON - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:36:42 GMT
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- California is investigating several companies suspected of bilking churches nationwide of hundreds of thousands of dollars through fraudulent computer leasing schemes, authorities said Friday....
Wis. mulls Harley-Davidson, cheese microbe honors
By SCOTT BAUER - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:48:25 GMT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Choppers and cheese may soon become official Wisconsin symbols....
Officers behind junk fax scam face Kan. sentencing
By ROXANA HEGEMAN - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:39:31 GMT
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) -- The president of a Florida consulting firm convicted in a massive fax blast scam blinked back tears Friday as he was sentenced to 68 months in prison for his role in defrauding thousands of small business owners across the United States, Mexico and Canada....
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Grabow gets $7.5 million, 2-year deal from Cubs
By RICK GANO - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:31:01 GMT
CHICAGO (AP) -- Pitcher John Grabow became the first of the 171 free agents to reach agreement on a new deal, getting a $7.5 million, two-year contract Friday from the Chicago Cubs....
Reedsburg tops West De Pere 34-27 for Div. 3 title
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:19:03 GMT
MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A stinging one-point loss in last year's WIAA Division 3 state football championship still lingered on Chad Mazur's mind....
Wildcats try to stop Clay in Big 10 finale
By RICK GANO - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:01:08 GMT
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) -- It seemed Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald was talking about the same player as he analyzed first his own quarterback, Mike Kafka, and then the one the Wildcats must contain Saturday - No. 17 Wisconsin's Scott Tolzien....
Harley's Pa. plant thought likelier to stay now
By MARC LEVY - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:52:16 GMT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A tentative labor agreement distributed Friday to workers at Harley-Davidson's plant in south-central Pennsylvania makes it appear likely that the motorcycle maker will keep its operations there, instead of leaving the state to cut costs....
Lottery Glance
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:17:48 GMT
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Here are the winning numbers selected Friday in the Illinois State Lottery:...
AirTran giving double rewards for Milwaukee travel
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:37:37 GMT
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Discount carrier AirTran Airways, a unit of AirTran Holdings Inc., said Friday that it will offer double reward credits to all of its frequent flier club members when they travel between Milwaukee and any AirTran destination through Feb. 10....
