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Business professors earn most among faculty at UW-Parkside

Administrators held five of the top six paid positions in 2009 at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, with professors in the School of Business and Technology accounting for eight of the top 20.

The list, provided by the UW System and requested by the Kenosha News, was compiled using only W-2 wages paid. View Article

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Car show gives aid to wounded veterans

They were burned, blinded, wounded and maimed.

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Two hurt in rollover crash

Two people were injured and taken to a hospital by Flight for Life helicopter after a one-car crash Saturday near Silver Lake.

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A Life Remembered: Helen Misurelli was the Card Lady

Each Monday, the Kenosha News takes a look at the life of a Kenosha County resident who recently died. We share with you, through the memories of family and friends, a life remembered.

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Snapshot: Anyone can dance, instructor says

Guy Singer has been a dance instructor for 25 years, with studios in Kenosha and Racine.

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Tarble family gives Carthage $7 million

Carthage College has received a $7 million gift from the Tarble Family Foundation of Los Angeles to help pay for a new school student union being built.

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Self-guided area rain garden tour set

A free, self-guided tour of 62 rain gardens in Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee and Waukesha counties is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

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KENOSHA — Three major battles that took place in and around the Fredericksburg, Va., area are the focus of the third annual Great Lakes Civil War Forum at the Civil War Museum, 5400 First Ave. The forum will be from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.

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Suspected bank robber apprehended in Twin Lakes

TWIN LAKES — A man wanted for allegedly robbing First Banking Center in Pell Lake Tuesday was apprehended by Twin Lakes police Saturday.

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Today’s News Briefs

A Kenosha woman was arrested for allegedly throwing bleach on another person after an argument Friday evening.

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Man with weapon forces deputy to leave his home

WHEATLAND — A Wheatland man grabbed a weapon thinking a Kenosha Sheriff’s deputy who woke him early Friday was a burglar.

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Four Unified schools to receive state recognition

Four Kenosha Unified schools will be given the Wisconsin School of Recognition awards at a ceremony in Madison next month.

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Gateway’s leader third-highest paid community college head

State figures show Gateway Technical College’s president was the third highest-paid leader among Wisconsin’s 16 community colleges.

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Summer of 1916 was deadly hot here

When temperatures rise and we begin to sweat, there are two innovations that move to the top of our list of the greatest inventions of all time: air-conditioning and refrigeration.

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Thousands attend downtown car show

Seeing some of this city’s car history was part of why James Ludvigsen wanted to bring his family to the seventh annual Kenosha Classic Cruise-In car show downtown on Saturday.

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Son reunites father’s Korean War buddies

TWIN LAKES — Having the guys over for a fish fry, grilled pork roast, other eats and treats Friday was something Mike Hopkins wanted to do for his dad, Glen Hopkins.

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New mascot hopes to ‘Tripp’ some tourism triggers

There is a new character in Kenosha you should keep your eye out for.

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Suit raises questions in fatal crash

The Kenosha County District Attorney’s office will take another look at the investigation into a fatal accident after learning the driver of the vehicle that struck and killed a pedestrian is related to Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth.

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Boathouse may reopen on Monday

The Boathouse Pub and Eatery could reopen by the end of the long weekend, owner Jim Matzur said Friday.

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Improving education for Hispanic students focus of forum

Families concerned about improving education of Hispanic high school students will have the opportunity to join a discussion this month with members of a coalition focusing on reform.

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Today’s Event Briefs

Patrons who need to return library items during the closure are asked to return them to another library branch. The book drops at the Northside Library, 1500 27th Ave., Simmons Library, 711 59th Place and Uptown Library, 2419 63rd St., will remain open.

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Gateway opens emergency response training facility

BURLINGTON — There’s a similarity between what emergency personnel do and what the local technical college has done to help train them, the city’s fire chief said on Friday.

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Local schools to receive federal money

An influx of federal money is allowing some Kenosha County schools to boost staff, but others are holding off on spending the cash.

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DA’s office to review fatal Paris accident

New information that the driver in a fatal accident is related to Kenosha County Sheriff David Beth has prompted the Kenosha County District Attorney’s office to take another look at the investigation.

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Chairmen: Remind donors of increasing need for United Way

The United Way of Kenosha County kicked off its 2010 annual fund drive Thursday with co-chairs Lori Benson and Zach Stoner exhorting luncheon attendees at Gateway Technical College to remind potential contributors of the burgeoning need for assistance in Kenosha County as demand skyrockets for non-profit agencies’s services.

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Transit funding in place

SALEM — It appears pilot funding for the Western Kenosha County Transit system, now in its third year, is safe for one more year, an official said Thursday.