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Walker applying for $150M for Wis. train upgrades
Mar 29th
MILWAUKEE (AP) – After rejecting federal funds to build high-speed rail across the state, Gov. Scott Walker is now asking for at least $150 million to add trains for an existing Milwaukee-to-Chicago line. Walker said Tuesday the federal funds would be used to buy two train sets and eight locomotives, as well as More >
Appeals court reverses homicide conviction
Mar 29th
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A state appeals court has reversed a homicide conviction for a central Wisconsin man sent to prison for a fatal stabbing. Twenty-two-year-old Devin Felix of Weston argued Marathon County Circuit Court erroneously denied his motions to suppress statements and physical evidence that were obtained after he was arrested without More >
Military plane with engine trouble lands safely
Mar 29th
MILWAUKEE (AP) – A military refueling airplane has landed safely at Milwaukee County’s Mitchell International Airport after developing engine trouble. Airport spokesman Ryan McAdams tells WTMJ radio the KC-135 landed without incident about 10:30 a.m. WTMJ says the plane had lost the function of one of its engines. McAdams says the plane More >
Low scores don’t deter Wis. voucher supporters
Mar 29th
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Supporters of a Milwaukee school-voucher program say they’re not deterred by test results showing that kids in those programs perform worse than students in public schools do. The test results were released Tuesday by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. They show that voucher students are nowhere near their public More >
First medical expert testifies in sweat lodge case
Mar 29th
CAMP VERDE, Ariz. (AP) – Prosecutors called their first medical expert Tuesday in the trial of a self-help author charged with manslaughter. Dr. Brent Cutshall treated three people who participated in a sweat lodge ceremony that James Arthur Ray led in October 2009, including one who died. Ray has pleaded not guilty More >
Morgan has 2 hits, Brewers rough up Harang
Mar 29th
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) – Brewers newcomer Nyjer Morgan had two hits and Milwaukee roughed up Aaron Harang and the San Diego Padres 8-7 Tuesday. Prince Fielder had two of Milwaukee’s six doubles. Mark Kotsay got two hits and drove in three runs for the Brewers. Harang gave up eight runs, six of More >
Vernon Co. Sheriff advises residents of phone scams
Mar 29th
Vernon County Sheriff John Spears advises residents of fraudulent telephone scams. Sheriff Spears said, “Two elderly residents have received telephone calls indicating a grandchild was involved in a motor-vehicle accident in Canada, insisting the grandparents ‘wire’ money to them at a location outside the U.S. to cover ‘emergency’ medical costs and vehicular repairs. Scammers More >
Sheriff investigating burned body in Columbus
Mar 28th
COLUMBUS, Wis. (AP) – Sheriff’s deputies in Columbia County are investigating after a body was apparently burned in a vehicle in the township of Columbus. A news release says deputies received the report about 11:15 a.m. Monday. The investigation is continuing and the remains have not been conclusively identified. However, deputies say More >
Mystery of 123-year-old Wis. tombstone is solved
Mar 28th
RACINE, Wis. (AP) – A tombstone dating back to 1888 that mysteriously appeared in a Racine driveway last year will soon be returned to its rightful spot. Descendants of Henry Fenske say the marker had been missing from his Kenosha County grave for over 50 years. The 200-pound gravestone turned up last More >
Former Wis. Rep. Steve Hilgenberg dies at age 66
Mar 28th
DODGEVILLE, Wis. (AP) – Former Wisconsin Assemblyman Steve Hilgenberg has died of cancer at age 66. His wife says the Dodgeville Democrat died on Sunday. Hilgenberg represented southwest Wisconsin’s 51st District for two terms. He was first elected in 2006 but declined to run again in 2010, citing health concerns. Hilgenberg More >