21 ejected from UW football game

The Capital Times — 2008-09-06T05:00:00Z

Twenty-one fans were ejected from Camp Randall on Saturday as the Wisconsin Badgers routed Marshall University's Thundering Herd 51-14. Eight people, four of them UW students, were cited for underage consumption of alcohol. One also was ticketed for throwing hard objects, according to UW-Madison Police and Security. Twelve others were ejected but not ticketed: nine for possession of alcohol or being intoxicated, two for sitting in the wrong section and one on another unspecified charge.

Historic race alters landscape, breaks the mold

Jim KuhnhennAssociated Press — 2008-09-06T05:00:00Z

ST. PAUL -- They embody four uniquely American stories. They offer messages of transformation with two distinct world views. They pursue one goal. Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama and their respective running mates, Sarah Palin and Joe Biden, begin the final eight weeks of their historic and remarkably close presidential contest ready to rewrite national politics. Race, gender and age barriers are at stake. A shifting political landscape will take the fight to previously ignored ...

State's roads were deadly in August

Associated Press — 2008-09-06T05:00:00Z

SHEBOYGAN -- August was the deadliest month so far this year on Wisconsin roads. The Wisconsin State Patrol says 83 people died in traffic accidents last month. That's far more than the 66 people killed during the previous August. The death toll also breaks a string of 10 months in which traffic fatalities declined from the previous year. Still, the state patrol says traffic deaths in Wisconsin are down 20 percent from this ...

Culver's, UW Athletics to remain partners through 2013

Associated Press — 2008-09-06T05:00:00Z

Two entities synonymous with Wisconsin will continue their partnership through 2013. The University of Wisconsin's Athletics Department is extending its marketing deal with Culver's restaurants and will allow the restaurant to continue product giveaways and special events like Punt, Pass and Kick, a youth football program. The Prairie du Sac chain founded in 1984 and the state's largest university have had marketing deals for the past eight years. Athletic director Barry Alvarez calls the ...

Sun Prairie men get fifth, fourth OWI charges

The Capital Times — 2008-09-06T05:00:00Z

Two Sun Prairie men are facing charges for their fifth and fourth operating while intoxicated offenses. Deputies from the Dane County Sheriff's Department responded to two calls Thursday on Manley Drive in the town of Sun Prairie. A chain of events unfolded prior to the arrests of Randall C. Endres, 38, for OWI fifth offense, battery, disorderly conduct and operating after revocation, and Michael R. Hartman, 48, for OWI fourth offense, hit and run ...

Prescription drug clean sweep program is Oct. 18

The Capital Times — 2008-09-06T05:00:00Z

In an effort to thwart accidental poisoning and improper use of medication, the public is being encouraged to dispose of old prescription medicines or half-empty pill bottles from medicine cabinets or cupboards. The Prescription Drug Clean Sweep initiative is being supported by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. Earlier in 2008, 12 county and municipal governments were awarded more than $95,000 in grants to fund these sweep events in order to ...

Public hearing set for natural resources panel

The Capital Times — 2008-09-06T05:00:00Z

The public is invited to attend the annual public hearing of the Environment, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee of the Dane County Board Sept. 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Carnegie room of the Stoughton Public Library, 304 S. Fourth St. The intent of the hearing is for officials to review current county environment, agriculture and natural resource programs and gather comments, concerns and interests from the public and affected stakeholders. Dane County Environment, ...

Washington Post: Partisanship appears to sway opinions on Palin

Jon Cohen and Jennifer AgiestaThe Washington Post — 2008-09-06T05:00:00Z

Republicans and Democrats have deeply contrasting first impressions of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, suggesting partisanship, not gender, is paramount in the initial public reviews. Overall, Palin, the governor of Alaska and the first woman to run on a Republican presidential ticket, gets positive marks in a new ABC News national poll, despite broad skepticism that she has the necessary experience to serve as president. Most Americans approve of her selection, and six in 10 of those polled ...

Nader, Donahue split Madison progressives, at least for one night

Robert Chappell — 2008-09-06T05:00:00Z

Ralph Nader and Phil Donahue both had a hand in bringing the story of wounded Iraq vet Tomas Young to the screen, but the two found themselves at cross purposes Friday night in Madison. In what both termed an unfortunate scheduling coincidence, Nader, an independent candidate for president, held a campaign rally at the Orpheum Theater at the same time that Donahue was hosting a screening of his documentary on Young -- ...

Police seek two men in armed robbery

The Capital Times — 2008-09-06T05:00:00Z

Madison Police are searching for two suspects in an armed robbery that occurred Friday night in the 300 block of Mills Street. A male was walking on Mills Street when he was approached by two men. One of the suspects showed a handgun and the victim handed over the wallet. The only details provided about the suspects, who fled the scene, is that they were wearing hooded sweatshirts. The victim, who was not injured, ...

Biden to campaign in Green Bay on Monday

The Capital Times — 2008-09-06T05:00:00Z

Joe Biden, the Democratic vice presidential candidate and Delaware senator, will campaign Monday in Green Bay, according to a release sent out Friday night by Barack Obama's campaign. Biden will take part in a town hall event at KI Convention Center, 333 Main St. beginning at 9 a.m. Doors will open at 8 a.m. Free tickets will be available beginning today at noon at one of five different locations: Green Bay, 1041 Velp Ave. ...

Weather should be pleasant today

The Capital Times — 2008-09-06T05:00:00Z

Scattered clouds will dapple the sky, but the weather will be pleasant and the sun will become more dominant as the day progresses on Saturday. The high temperature Saturday will be 71 degrees. Get outside chores and yard work completed today, because a cold front with rain is expected to move in Sunday, according to Weather Central meteorologist James Conrad. "I call it a half and half weekend," Conrad said. "Pretty nice day ...

Fort Atkinson's Highsmith to close; 86 jobs lost

The Capital Times — 2008-09-05T05:00:00Z

The Highsmith company in Fort Atkinson will close this fall leaving 86 employees out of work. Lab Safety Supply of Janesville, which purchased Highsmith in July, has informed the Department of Workforce Development that it will close the Fort Atkinson facility on Nov. 1. "In connection with the anticipated closing date, it is anticipated that 86 employees will not offered continued employment and will be permanently laid off as a result of this facility closure," ...

Cashier accused of stealing $1,500 in phone cards to sell

The Capital Times — 2008-09-05T05:00:00Z

A Fitchburg man who worked at the Citgo gas station and convenience store at 6702 Mineral Point Road has been arrested and charged with stealing numerous prepay phone cards from the business and selling them. GOOGLEMAP2[300|maps.google.com/maps?f=q:hl=en:q=6702+Mineral+Point+Rd,+Madison,+Dane,+Wisconsin+53705,+United+States:sll=37.0625,-95.677068:sspn=44.339735,76.201172:ie=UTF8:cd=1:geocode=FW0OkQIdiWGq-g:s=AARTsJoDsNrD1KrkNBxPArOVR73CwBA7BA:ll=43.07033,-89.492998:spn=0.01881,0.034332:z=14:iwloc=addr:output=embed] Antonio M. Ross, 34, who is currently on extended supervision on felony charges from 2002 which include recklessly endangering safety, allegedly stole $1,500 worth of phone cards on one day, and sold them for about one-quarter of their ...

Dump truck thief caught while peddling scrap, police say

Mike Miller — 2008-09-05T05:00:00Z

The man who allegedly stole a dump truck with 100 pounds of copper wire and a variety of other things in it over the weekend was out on bail on a stolen vehicle charge at the time, according to court records. Adam D. Leonard, 30, of Middleton, was arrested Wednesday at a salvage yard as he was trying to peddle the goods taken from the Erdman Real Estate Holdings firm. When police caught up ...

Sun Prairie teacher named Middle School Teacher of the Year

Kevin Murphy — 2008-09-05T05:00:00Z

SUN PRAIRIE -- While hundreds of students stomped the gymnasium bleachers at Patrick Marsh Middle School in a quickly rehearsed drum roll, State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster announced that Sandra Kowalczyk was Wisconsin's Middle School Teacher of the Year. Kowalczyk, of Marshall, a reading specialist for nine years at Patrick Marsh, was surprised and awed to be selected as by the Department of Public Instruction ...

Prosecutor: Fight over jukebox music led to fatal stabbing

Mike Miller — 2008-09-05T05:00:00Z

A fatal stabbing outside the Plaza Tavern Wednesday night came after an argument over jukebox music, Assistant District Attorney Michael Verveer said Friday. "It's quite unbelievable," Verveer said of the events which led up to Juan Bernal, 22, being stabbed and killed and Justin R. Stout, 31, being jailed on a charge of first degree intentional homicide. In a bail hearing for Stout Friday, Verveer asked for cash bail of $250,000, saying "this defendant killed ...

County 911 director resigns after controversy

The Capital Times — 2008-09-05T05:00:00Z

Joe Norwick, the embattled director of Dane County's 911 Center, has resigned effective Sept. 19. Norwick came under heavy criticism this summer following the revelation that the 911 Center had received a call from Brittany Zimmermann just prior to her murder on April 2. Although the call came in, it was disconnected, and dispatchers did call back, so police were not dispatched to Zimmermann's apartment on Doty Street until after her death. There have been ...

Doyle chooses familiar name to head Commerce Department: Leinenkugel

Steve Elbow — 2008-09-05T05:00:00Z

Gov. Jim Doyle Friday tapped someone who seems to be a natural fit to head his Commerce Department: Richard Leinenkugel, a member of the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing family and a marketing executive for the company. Doyle said Leinenkugel, 50, will be a point man in creating jobs and will be instrumental in efforts to keep the General Motors plant in Janesville. The plant, which employs thousands, is scheduled for closure in 2009 and has ...

Remnants of Gustav caused wet Thursday here

The Capital Times — 2008-09-05T05:00:00Z

Gustav left behind a soggy Madison area after remnants of the depleted hurricane dumped about three quarters of an inch of rain. The all-day storm Thursday should give way Friday to partial sunshine and a comfortable high of about 70 degrees, below the normal high of 75, according to meteorologist Bill Romine of Weather Central. And thank to Thursday's rain, the Madison area might see some color that was missing in a bone-dry August.

Wisconsin GOP returns home from convention with new vigor

John Nichols — 2008-09-05T05:00:00Z

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Wisconsin Republicans may have packed their bags for the party's 2008 national convention with a bit of trepidation. But they return home energized, enthused and ready to compete with what suddenly looks to them like a winning ticket. There is no question that the addition of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, whose Wednesday night address wowed the delegates, alternates and hangers-on, upped the enthusiasm factor among the party faithful. Palin's ...

A referendum on buildings at James Madison Park?

Kristin Czubkowski — 2008-09-05T05:00:00Z

After years of debate by Madison city officials on whether to sell four historic buildings at James Madison Park, the final decision may depend on one vote -- yours. The decision to sell the houses, including the land under the Lincoln School Apartments, would likely be considered a change in the legal status of the park, assistant city attorney Anne Zellhoefer told the James Madison Park Property Planning Committee Thursday night. According to a 1992 ...

Drive SMART nets 347 citations, warnings last month

The Capital Times — 2008-09-04T05:00:00Z

The Dane County Sheriff's Office Drive SMART program on the Beltline saw a total of 347 citations and warnings being issued in the month of August, the highest number yet this summer. The program concentrates traffic enforcement efforts on the Beltline Highway, roughly from the intersection with County N in the east to Middleton in the west. Dane County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Elise Schaffer said deputies, along with officers from other departments, worked ...

Traffic deaths spike in August

The Capital Times — 2008-09-04T05:00:00Z

Wisconsin roads turned deadly in August, with 83 people dying in traffic crashes, including four on the Labor Day weekend, according to the State Department of Transportation. That ended a nearly year-long trend in which each month the Badger state recorded fewer fatalities than it had in the same month in the previous year. This August's 83 deaths in 74 accidents were 17 more fatalities than last August, when 66 people died in ...

Madison bank robber put away for 42 years without parole

Kevin MurphyCorrespondent for The Capital Times — 2008-09-04T05:00:00Z

A Madison man convicted of robbing the same Middleton bank twice within a month was sentenced Thursday in federal court to 42 years in prison and ordered to make restitution of $118,971. Jarrett M. James, 29, robbed Bank Mutual's Century Avenue branch on March 16, 2006, and April 14, 2006, taking $62,000 and $59,000, respectively. The amounts were the largest of any bank robbery in the western Wisconsin assistant U.S. attorney John Vaudreuil ...

Doty Street man threatened to shoot neighbors, police say

Mike Miller — 2008-09-04T05:00:00Z

A Doty Street resident who lives about a block from where Brittany Zimmermann was murdered earlier this year, was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly threatened to shoot into neighbors homes. Paul C. Schultz, 39, of 416 W. Doty St., was charged with disorderly conduct after he made several statements to his next door neighbors at 418 W. Doty St. that he was going to "shoot you through the walls with hollow points," referring to ...

Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research opens first tower

By Todd Finkelmeyer — 2008-09-04T05:00:00Z

Although it was mostly gray and rainy around the Madison area on Thursday, nothing was going to dampen the enthusiasm of those who attended the grand opening ceremony for the Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research. "It's pretty obvious I'm not a weatherman, but as far as I'm concerned, today is actually a wonderfully bright, beautiful, sunny day," said Robert Golden, dean of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. "And I say that because we are basking in the sunlight of a remarkable, ...

Work on Lake Delton's County Highway A begins Monday

The Capital Times — 2008-09-04T05:00:00Z

Gov. Jim Doyle has signed a $3.63 million contract for the reconstruction of County Highway A in Lake Delton where the man-made lake breached the roadway during heavy rains and floods in June. Waters formed a new channel between Lake Delton and the Wisconsin River that was 700 feet long, 370 feet wide and about 30 feet deep, Department of Transportation officials said. That gap was plugged earlier by the construction of a ...

Pregnant ex allegedly bit off new girlfriend's finger

Mike Miller — 2008-09-04T05:00:00Z

A 19-year-old Sun Prairie woman said she did not remember biting off her rival's finger during a Labor Day fight, but she did remember spitting the digit out of her mouth. Shaijah Carter was released on a signature bond Thursday after a court appearance on a charge of intentionally causing great bodily harm to Erica N. Darboe, allegedly while fighting outside a town of Madison apartment. According to what Darboe told town of ...

UW researcher contributes to study linking warmer seas to stronger hurricanes

The Capital Times — 2008-09-04T05:00:00Z

A University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher contributed to a new study that bolsters the theory that global warming might be contributing to stronger hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean over the last 30 years. The study, published Thursday in the journal Nature, was led by Florida State University geography researcher James Elsner, with UW-Madison research scientist James Kossin and FSU researcher Thomas Jagger contributing. The researchers used global satellite data to find that the strongest tropical cyclones ...

Like her or not, local observers give Palin high marks

Steven Elbow — 2008-09-04T05:00:00Z

Julie Clark is religious, conservative, and was going to vote for John McCain anyway. But after seeing his running mate deliver a burn-down-the-house speech Wednesday at the Republican National Convention, she's going to cast her vote with joyful enthusiasm. "I was really proud of her last night," said Clark, the wife of the Rev. John Clark of Evangel Life Center on Madison's east side. "I thought she represented the Lord and women and the ...

Zimmermann's family creates new reward fund to solve murder

The Capital Times — 2008-09-04T05:00:00Z

Five months after University of Wisconsin-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann was found dead in her West Doty Street apartment, a $5,000 reward fund has been created in the hopes it will lead someone to come forward with information regarding her death. An emotionally charged message written by Brittany's parents, Kevin and Jean Zimmermann, and read by her aunt, Kim Heeg, at a news conference Thursday morning said: "The past five months have been agonizing and today ...

Seniors invited to safety conference Tuesday

Samara Kalk Derby — 2008-09-04T05:00:00Z

It's easy to get senior citizens to come out for a party or a bingo game. It's a lot harder to lure them to educational programming, says Mary Stamstad, program coordinator for RSVP of Dane County. But Stamstad expects more than 100 people to turn out for the sixth annual Dane County TRIAD Crime Prevention and Safety Conference and Expo. The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, at ...

Update: Plaza Tavern fatal stabbing victim had been jailed for previous bar fight

Jessica VanEgeren and Mike Miller — 2008-09-04T05:00:00Z

The man stabbed to death outside a downtown bar late Wednesday night has been identified by the Dane County Coroner as Juan J. Bernal, a 22-year-old male from Madison. Justin R. Stout has been arrested and tentatively charged with first-degree intentional homicide in Bernal's death, according to police spokesman Joel DeSpain. The incident occurred outside The Plaza Tavern late Wednesday night. DeSpain said it does not appear that the two men knew one another. Stout and Bernal were among two ...

Report: One million more care workers needed by 2016

Anita Weier — 2008-09-04T05:00:00Z

A million more direct-care workers will likely be needed by 2016 to meet the demand for services from Americans over age 65. Yet the vast majority of frontline workers earn wages below $9.85 per hour and nearly one in three lack health insurance coverage. Those statistics were unveiled in a recent report by the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute, known as PHI, a national nonprofit organization that tries to improve the lives of those who need home ...

Middleton student gets perfect ACT score

Tamira Madsen — 2008-09-04T05:00:00Z

Adam Schneider felt pretty confident with his performance after completing the ACT test last March. So Schneider, who began his senior year at Middleton High School this week, checked the college entrance exam's Web site on a regular basis and was thrilled to eventually find out he earned a perfect score of 36 on the test. "I was really anxious to find out how I did," Schneider said Wednesday, "and after I found out, I ...

Boundless Playground to open Friday at Elvehjem Elementary

The Capital Times — 2008-09-04T05:00:00Z

Madison area children will get the chance Friday to enjoy the state's first-ever Boundless Playground. Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and Madison Metropolitan School District Superintendent Dan Nerad are expected to be in attendance at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday at 5:30 p.m. at the barrier-free, inclusive playground located at Elvehjem Elementary School, 5106 Academy Drive. GOOGLEMAP2[350|maps.google.com/maps?f=q:hl=en:geocode=:q=5106+Academy+Drive,+Madison,+WI:sll=37.0625,-95.677068:sspn=65.948471,108.984375:ie=UTF8:s=AARTsJqVVnLidjIIh3lzVJY4HdJKyIhtUw:ll=43.082681,-89.291468:spn=0.01097,0.017166:z=15:output=embed] Organizers of LVM Dreams Big, a nonprofit group, raised more than $200,000 to construct a playground that allows children with disabilities to ...

Power restored on west side

The Capital Times — 2008-09-04T05:00:00Z

Power has been restored to an area of Madison's west side after being out for about an hour due to a failure of equipment at a substation. Madison Gas and Electric spokesman Steve Kraus said power was restored at 11:10 a.m. in an area from the Hilldale Mall shopping center east to the UW-Madison campus. The problem was at the Walnut Street sub-station. Police had been directing traffic at several intersections because of stoplights not ...

County proposal would ban diesel idling

Bill Novak — 2008-09-04T05:00:00Z

Diesel idling in rural Dane County could be sputtering if environmentalists on the Dane County Board get their way. Supervisor Brett Hulsey and other supervisors are introducing an ordinance amendment at the County Board meeting Thursday night to ban unnecessary idling of diesel-powered vehicles as a way to protect health and to save on fuel costs. "The Environmental Protection Agency said Dane County has too much soot pollution, and this is one way to clean ...

Analysis: Sarah Who? Palin did a full Agnew

John Nichols — 2008-09-04T05:00:00Z

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Forty years ago, mounting a comeback campaign after losing a presidential race eight years earlier, Richard Nixon secured the Republican nomination and then selected as his running mate a former local official who had served a scant 20 months as the governor of a small state. The choice was questioned by pundits and mocked by Democrats. They called the vice presidential nominee "Spiro Who?" But when Maryland ...

Palin pumps up volume at Republican convention

John Nichols — 2008-09-04T05:00:00Z

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Say what you will about Sarah Palin. Love her or despise her, celebrate or denounce her, but recognize this: The governor of Alaska has not just electrified the conservative base of a bruised and battered Republican Party. The woman who would be John McCain's vice president supercharged a convention that until Wednesday night seemed lost and listless. "Sarah Palin has energized the base," ...

After 50 years of conventions, Sheboygan man finally a delegate

John Nichols — 2008-09-04T05:00:00Z

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Carl Toepel knows his way around Republican national conventions. The retired school principal and alderman from Sheboygan has attended nine of them. But the 2008 party conclave in St. Paul is his first as an actual delegate. "As a 17-year-old, I was a doorkeeper at the 1956 convention that re-nominated Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon," recalled Toepel as he stood amid the Wisconsin delegation to ...

Cassville plane crash injures 2, damages resort cabins

Associated Press — 2008-09-03T05:00:00Z

CASSVILLE, Wis. -- A light plane carrying two student aviators from the University of Dubuque crashed into a tree and cabins at a resort in southwestern Wisconsin and burst into flames Wednesday, leaving both students severely burned, authorities said. The Grant County sheriff's office said the accident happened just before 4 p.m. at the Eagle's Roost Resort in the village of Cassville. The resulting fire destroyed one cabin and extensively damaged another. GOOGLEMAP2[350|maps.google.com/maps?q=1034+Jack+Oak+Road,+cassville,+wi:ie=UTF8:oe=utf-8:client=firefox-a:s=AARTsJpOqdGmDSycfHVhcs7VwVOcqRZwyg:ll=42.737935,-90.944481:spn=0.088256,0.137329:z=12:iwloc=addr:output=embed] Both people on the plane ...

A chilly, rainy Thursday

The Capital Times — 2008-09-04T05:00:00Z

The remnants of Hurricane Gustav are reaching into the upper Midwest Thursday, bringing a healthy dose of rain that could amount to an inch in the Madison area before ending late Thursday night. The rain and a brisk northeast wind will keep temperatures cool, with the high on Thursday only expected to top out at 61 degrees, or 14 degrees below normal. The rain is expected to be an all-day soaker, but there is a ...

Leinenkugels, BoDeans featured in state fall tourism spots

The Capital Times — 2008-09-03T05:00:00Z

The Leinenkugel brothers of beer fame and rockers Sam Llanas and Kurt Neumann of the BoDeans will be featured in an advertising campaign to promote tourism in the state this fall. Jake, John and Dick Leinenkugel and the BoDeans are both "Wisconsin Originals," the state Department of Tourism said in a press release announcing the new ad campaign, which is supposed to reflect Wisconsin's new "brand" as "Originality Rules." "The campaign is a departure ...

Arrests made in 2006 Middleton drive-by shooting

Mike Miller — 2008-09-03T05:00:00Z

More than two years after a then-17-year-old Middleton youth was shot in a gang-related drive-by shooting, Middleton police have made some arrests in the case and have obtained arrest warrants for others involved. Pablo Elizondo, 20, of Madison, has been arrested and is being held in the Dane County Jail in lieu of $60,000 cash bail set when he made an initial court appearance. Others named in criminal complaint and arrest warrants issued include Jose ...

Three bartenders cited in underage-selling check

The Capital Times — 2008-09-03T05:00:00Z

Three out of seven bars checked Tuesday night by the Dane County Sheriff's Office flunked a test and sold alcohol to a 19-year-old male volunteer, Sheriff's spokeswoman Elise Schaffer said. Funding for the alcohol compliance checks comes as part of a special enforcement grant from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, and the checks use an underage person to attempt buy beer or liquor from a licensed establishment. The minimum age to purchase alcohol ...

Man injured in single-car accident

The Capital Times — 2008-09-03T05:00:00Z

An Orfordville man was injured in a wreck at Wisconsin 92 and Fargo Road in the town of Springdale southeast of Mount Horeb early Wednesday. The Dane County Sheriff's Office said it received a call of an erratic driver who had crashed at the intersection at about 7:15 a.m. GOOGLEMAP2[350|maps.google.com/maps?f=q:hl=en:geocode=:q=fargo+rd,+springdale,+wi:sll=42.973067,-89.698477:sspn=0.027192,0.055275:ie=UTF8:s=AARTsJp_NBeHce1k_p8S4ua-wURtKBMM6w:ll=42.990334,-89.695816:spn=0.043948,0.068665:z=13:output=embed] Deputies who arrived at the scene found that Thomas E. Phillips, 79, of Orfordville, was headed northwest on Wisconsin 92 when he lost control of ...

Thieves make off with dump truck, 100 pounds of copper

The Capital Times — 2008-09-03T05:00:00Z

How do you make off with 100 pounds of copper from a warehouse? If you are brazen enough, apparently you just steal a dump truck to haul off the copper. That is apparently what happened over the Labor Day weekend when someone made off with 100 pounds of copper wire from a warehouse at Erdman Real Estate Holdings, 5117 University Ave., on Madison's west side, and stole a red and white 1997 GMC dump ...

Inmate missing from Dane County Jail is caught

The Capital Times — 2008-09-03T05:00:00Z

An inmate who failed to return to the Dane County Jail after going to an appointment at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday was found and arrested Wednesday in Madison. Kimberlee Upright, 23, who was serving a total of 120 days in jail on sentences for driving a stolen vehicle and bail jumping, was found Wednesday by a deputy and detective from the Sheriff's Office at a Madison home. She was taken back to jail and ...

Attempted murder suspect's cousin accused of witness intimidation

Mike Miller — 2008-09-03T05:00:00Z

The fallout from a shooting outside the Mental Health Center of Dane County in early May continues, with the cousin of the man accused of attempted murder being charged today with intimidation of a witness and battery by a prisoner for beating the shooting victim in the jail, with overtones of an attempted bribery. Phillip T. Thomas, 19, in jail on a probation hold, was charged Wednesday for a jailhouse fight with Tyrone E. ...

Charter agrees to pay workers $28.5M in class-action suit

Kevin MurphyCorrespondent — 2008-09-03T05:00:00Z

Charter Communications has agreed to pay $28.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought in federal court here by installers and other employees who claimed the cable company required them to work "off the clock." The suit filed last year by Maurice James Sjoblom, of Beloit, alleged that Charter violated the federal Labor Standards Act by not paying him when he took home a company vehicle and was required to ...

Falk to run for fourth term as county executive

Kristin Czubkowski and Bill Novak — 2008-09-03T05:00:00Z

Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk will run for a fourth term in spring 2009. Falk, 57, announced her intentions Wednesday on the steps of the City-County Building, standing in front of seemingly enough supporters from city, county and state government to get her through the primaries. She was introduced by Gov. Jim Doyle, whom she ran against in the 2002 Democratic primary for governor. "I'm really pleased ...

Kikkoman chairman coming to Madison

Mike Ivey — 2008-09-03T05:00:00Z

A host of local politicians, UW officials and business development insiders will welcome the chairman of Kikkoman Corp. to Madison next week. Gov. Jim Doyle, UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin, Mayor Dave Cieslewicz and University Research Park Director Mark Bugher will host Kikkoman chairman Yuzaburo Mogi on Tuesday to mark the establishment of Kikkoman USA's new research and development laboratory in the MGE Innovation Center at University Research Park. Mogi is traveling ...

Smoked out: Undercover stings slash tobacco sales to minors

Shawn Doherty — 2008-09-02T05:00:00Z

One recent afternoon a young woman in a red T-shirt and jeans strolled into the Road Ranger, a 24-hour convenience store and gas station at a busy intersection in Sun Prairie, and asked for a pack of cigarettes. "Sure!" replied the friendly clerk. "What kind?" "Marlboro Lights," the customer replied, paying with a $5 bill. The clerk quickly handed her the cigarettes and some change and resumed chatting with her manager. The clerk didn't know it yet, ...

UW ice cream social will serve up 'Strawbiddy Swirl'

The Capital Times — 2008-09-03T05:00:00Z

"Strawbiddy Swirl" will be the flavor of the day Thursday afternoon during a UW-Madison ice cream social on Bascom Hill, where students, staff and faculty can meet and greet new Chancellor Carolyn "Biddy" Martin. The social will be from 4 to 5:30 p.m. All university students and employees are invited. The ice cream served at the social comes from the famed Babcock dairy plant on campus. Strawbiddy Swirl is the dairy's latest concoction, named in ...

Baby smell can lower testosterone level, UW study finds

The Capital Times — 2008-09-03T05:00:00Z

How do you knock down the testosterone in men? Have a baby. Researchers at UW-Madison have discovered that the scent of a newborn marmoset, a type of monkey, can alter the testosterone level in papa marmoset, making for a calmer, more relaxed dad, which can help in the parenting of the baby marmosets. The discovery was announced Wednesday by the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center and is published in the Sept. 2 issue of the journal ...

Obama supporters' caravan treks through state

The Capital Times — 2008-09-03T05:00:00Z

Barack Obama's "Heartland Change" tour is coming through south central Wisconsin Wednesday, with stops planned in Sun Prairie, Baraboo, Richland Center and Viroqua. Sen. Obama is not on the RV tour, but his supporters are, following up the Rally for America's Workers appearance by the Democratic presidential candidate in Milwaukee on Labor Day with stops throughout rural Wisconsin. The first stop Wednesday was in Sun Prairie in Carriage Hills Estates Park, with other stops planned ...

Palin's speech at convention 'such a big deal'

John Nichols — 2008-09-03T05:00:00Z

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will on Wednesday night deliver the most anticipated address to a national party convention in decades. And Mary Buestrin can't wait. "Our people are pumped," says the Republican national committeewoman from Wisconsin, the state that former White House political czar Karl Rove says is the most closely divided in the country. "This is Sarah Palin's introduction to America. If she gets it right, ...

Mayor's capital budget funds upgrades, keeps debt in check

The Capital Times — 2008-09-03T05:00:00Z

Basic infrastructure improvements are the keystone to the 2009 capital budget for Madison, a budget tightened by the economy but still healthy enough to make needed upgrades in buildings, streets and systems. The $154 million capital budget was introduced by Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz to the City Council Tuesday night. The plan includes $57.6 million in new borrowing, down more than $7 million from the previously adopted target of $64.9 million in new money. The ...

Land swap OK'd, would bring homeless services to east side site

Kristin Czubkowski — 2008-09-03T05:00:00Z

Despite several financial and practical questions about the process, the City Council voted overwhelmingly to complete a land swap that would bring economic development opportunities to the city's south side and homeless services to the east side. The Truman Olson Army Reserve Center, 1402 S. Park St., which is scheduled to close within the next four years, was earmarked for homeless services under federal government guidelines. But after prioritizing a plan from Porchlight Inc. ...

Lieberman's strange journey takes him to GOP convention

John Nichols — 2008-09-03T05:00:00Z

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The most militantly conservative Republican National Convention in the history of the republic cheered itself hoarse Tuesday night for a pro-choice, pro-civil rights, pro-labor, pro-environment champion of anti-global warming initiatives who hailed the accomplishments of Bill Clinton's presidency. Such are the vagaries of this strangest of all national conventions that it was a member of the Senate Democratic Caucus who finally focused the attention and energy of the gathering ...

Howard Dean in Madison on Wednesday

The Capital Times — 2008-09-03T05:00:00Z

Howard Dean is bringing his Register for Change bus to Madison on Wednesday and will hold a voter registration rally in the 100 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at 3:45 p.m. Dean, chair of the Democratic National Committee, has been crossing the country to sign up voters and build voter enthusiasm for the past several months. The former Vermont governor and presidential candidate started the tour in the back yard of ...

Summer is over, cool rain moves in

The Capital Times — 2008-09-03T05:00:00Z

The old saying "if you don't like the weather here just wait a day" rang true overnight, as Wisconsin went from the hottest day of the year Tuesday to much cooler temperatures and rainy skies Wednesday. The high temperature Tuesday was 92, 16 degrees above normal and only six degrees below the record 98 degrees for Sept. 2 set in 1953. The previous high temperature this year in Madison was 89 on Monday. The heat ...

Building green housing for Wisconsin's tribes

Anita Weier — 2008-09-02T05:00:00Z

Imagine a house where an extended family could live comfortably -- grandmother, parents, children and maybe an uncle or aunt. And try making that house "green" -- one that would not harm the environment or waste energy. Wisconsin's First Nations are taking the lead in developing such houses for their members -- with a lot of help from the University-Wisconsin Madison and a local architect. The idea emerged from Assistant Professor Sue Thering's work with several Native ...

Title IX watchdogs keeping tabs on university academic departments

Todd Finkelmeyer — 2008-09-02T05:00:00Z

Critics of Title IX in Madison know the 1972 law that prohibits sex discrimination at any school that receives federal funding as the one that helped doom the University of Wisconsin-Madison's baseball team. Yet the next major Title IX debate on college campuses, and potentially the UW, likely will have nothing to do with sports. Over the past couple years, government agencies such as the Department of Energy, the National Science Foundation and NASA have started undertaking ...

It's easier to report crimes, but police lag on response time

Kristin Czubkowski — 2008-09-02T05:00:00Z

There are more ways than ever now to get a hold of the Madison police, but it's the response that's causing a stir at the City Council. In early June, police unveiled a redesigned self-reporting system that allowed citizens to call to have an officer write a report or submit their own report online (www.cityofmadison.com/police/sru), a step up from the previous 15-year-old system that required paper reports. The self-reporting system is recommended for crimes not ...

'Change in interpretation' makes emergency aid tougher to get

Pat Schneider — 2008-09-02T05:00:00Z

Has the state changed its regulations regarding Emergency Assistance program eviction prevention funding? It's a matter of interpretation, say Dane County officials. Social work supervisor Barb Berlin told members of LaSup (Latino Support Network) at their meeting late last month that a family facing eviction now has to be in that predicament through no fault of their own, or they're not eligible for emergency funding of up to $150 per person once a year. "That is a huge ...

College student has beaten the odds of her disability

Tamira Madsen — 2008-09-02T05:00:00Z

Brittany Saylor is a typical college student: She likes pizza, meeting new people and spending time on the computer navigating Facebook. Though she's quick to dismiss any differences, what sets the Wisconsin Rapids 19-year-old apart from many young adults who began classes Tuesday at UW-Whitewater is that she gets from place to place by wheelchair and uses a ventilator at night to help her breathe. Brittany was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy type II at 16 months ...

Former Wisconsin congressman has deep ties to McCains

John Nichols — 2008-09-02T05:00:00Z

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- When John McCain accepts the Republican nomination for president Thursday night, Mel Laird will be cheering him on -- not merely as the veteran Republican leader that Laird is, not merely as the military man and former secretary of defense that Laird is, but as one of the friends he has been to the McCain family for the better part of eight decades. "John McCain's grandfather and his father would be very ...

5 apply to succeed Brandon in 7th District

The Capital Times — 2008-09-02T05:00:00Z

Five people have submitted their names for consideration to be appointed to succeed Seventh District Alder Zach Brandon, who resigned when he was appointed to a job with the State Department of Commerce. The list to represent the district, located in the southwest corner of the city, includes Elizabeth "Libby" Monson, who served on the City Council from what is now the Seventh District in 1981-83. She has lived in Madison for more ...

Crop report: Rain urgently needed

Mike Miller — 2008-09-02T05:00:00Z

The weekly Crop Progress report from the United States Department of Agriculture's Wisconsin field office says rain is needed throughout the state, and little was seen in the past week. "Growers in the west central part of the state received some much needed rain, while the rest of the state saw trace amounts at best," this week's report says. "Dry conditions have stressed crops, and rain is urgently needed. Corn continues to mature, ...

Dane County inmate AWOL

The Capital Times — 2008-09-02T05:00:00Z

Dane County Sheriff's officials are looking for an inmate who failed to return to the jail Tuesday after being let out for an appointment at about 1:30 p.m. Sheriff's Sgt. Kerry Porter said Kimberlee A. Upright, 23, was declared absent without leave at 3:45 p.m. when she had not returned from her appointment. Upright is serving two consecutive 60-day jail terms handed down by Dane County Circuit Court Judge David Flanagan after Upright ...

Women accused in drunken driving death get separate trials

The Capital Times — 2008-09-02T05:00:00Z

Separate trials will be held for two women charged with crimes in the drunken driving death of Craig S. Sawicki in February, Dane County Circuit Court Judge Stuart Schwartz decided Tuesday. Nicole Endres is charged with homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle and several other felonies for the Feb. 16, crash at the intersection of County Highway T and Felland Road on the eastern edge of Madison, which killed Sawicki, a passenger ...

Backers say Nader has signatures for Wis. ballot

Associated Press — 2008-09-02T05:00:00Z

Ralph Nader campaign workers turned a stack of nomination signatures over to state election officials Tuesday, saying they've got enough names to get the consumer advocate on Wisconsin's presidential ballot. Justin Richardson, co-coordinator of Nader's Wisconsin campaign, told reporters during a news conference on the state Capitol steps that campaign workers have collected 4,000 signatures. Nader needs 2,000 to get on the ballot. Nader is staging his third straight campaign for ...

McCain headed Friday to Cedarburg

Associated Press — 2008-09-02T05:00:00Z

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain will deliver a speech in Cedarburg Friday morning. McCain is expected to accept the GOP nomination for president the night before at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. His Cedarburg appearance presumably will be his first since becoming the GOP's official candidate. Wisconsin Republican Party spokeswoman Kirsten Kukowski says McCain's vice presidential pick, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, will accompany him. McCain's wife, Cindy, and Palin's ...

Tempe Drive murder witness jailed for crack, police say

The Capital Times — 2008-09-02T05:00:00Z

Law enforcement officials probably won't have far to look when they want Artis Furlow to testify again in the murder case against his cousin. Artis Furlow was arrested over the weekend for possession of crack cocaine with intent to deliver and carrying a concealed weapon after Fitchburg police went to an apartment complex on Red Arrow Trail to investigate a complaint of loud noise and apparently found Furlow sitting in a car, with several ...

Former Mayor Soglin teaching public affairs at UW-Madison

Todd Finkelmeyer — 2008-09-02T05:00:00Z

Former Madison Mayor Paul Soglin is teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's La Follette School of Public Affairs as an adjunct associate professor. Soglin -- who served as mayor six times between 1973-79 and 1989-97, and who currently heads Soglin Consulting, LLC -- will be teaching a class on public management, titled Public Affairs 878. The graduate-level course is devoted to giving students the knowledge and skills needed to be effective public ...

MATC to host open house for veterans

The Capital Times — 2008-09-02T05:00:00Z

Madison Area Technical College will be hosting an open house for veterans on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Veterans Affairs staff and MATC officials will not only discuss federal and state education programs, but also will talk about veterans' benefits and help them apply for services. The event, which is being co-hosted by the Wisconsin Department of Veteran Affairs, will take place in the north hallway, near the Mitby Theater, at MATC's ...

Police seek suspects in attempted ATM robbery

The Capital Times — 2008-09-02T05:00:00Z

Madison police are looking for three suspects who tried to rob a man as he used an automated teller machine at a bank on Atwood Avenue early Monday morning. The 27-year-old victim was using the ATM at Chase Bank, 1965 Atwood Ave., about 6 a.m. Monday, when another car came into the bank driveway. "Two men jumped out of the car and one fired several shots from a handgun, with the victim realizing it was ...

Man shot, robbed on east side

The Capital Times — 2008-09-02T05:00:00Z

A man giving a woman a ride early Tuesday morning was shot and robbed by two men after he pulled into a parking lot in the 700 block of Dexter Street on Madison's east side. According to Madison police, the shooting occurred at about 1:10 a.m. The 39-year-old victim from Madison was shot in the shoulder during the robbery and was taken to a local hospital, his condition unknown at this time. The victim told ...

Foreclosure rates leveling, but still high

The Capital Times — 2008-09-02T05:00:00Z

Foreclosure filings are leveling off in Wisconsin but are still at record levels, according to the latest report from ForeclosuresWI.com. Another 1,848 foreclosures were filed in the state in August, bringing the year-to-date total up to 16,139, 24.6 percent higher than the first eight months of 2007. "While new foreclosure filings appear to be leveling off, monthly filings remain more than double what they were five years ago," said Robert Jansen, president of ForeclosuresWI.com. ...

Discarded fireworks blamed in house fire

The Capital Times — 2008-09-02T05:00:00Z

Discarded fireworks in a garbage can inside a garage are being blamed for a fire that destroyed a $350,000 home Monday night in the town of Pleasant Springs. McFarland fire marshal Scott Miller said the cause of the fire was determined after reviewing the fire scene Tuesday morning and through interviews. The house at 2790 Koshkonong Road was a total loss. GOOGLEMAP2[320|maps.google.com/maps?f=q:hl=en:geocode=:q=2790+Koshkonong+Road,+Pleasant+Springs,+WI:sll=37.0625,-95.677068:sspn=33.214763,61.083984:ie=UTF8:s=AARTsJqfNt_bWDkTMrqlx3qjv7Np9Z-XDQ:ll=42.996361,-89.217567:spn=0.080354,0.137329:z=12:iwloc=addr:output=embed] According to county property records, the home is owned by Richard ...

Columnist Amy Goodman arrested outside GOP convention (with video)

John Nichols — 2008-09-02T05:00:00Z

ST. PAUL -- Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman was among more than 100 people detained outside the Republican National Convention here as police clashed with demonstrators on the streets of St. Paul. Goodman, a columnist for The Capital Times and frequent visitor to Madison, was arrested near the Xcel Center, where the convention opened Monday, at approximately 5 p.m. According to a statement issued Dennis ...

Anti-war demonstrators protest at GOP convention

John Nichols — 2008-09-02T05:00:00Z

ST. PAUL -- "We are the troops!" chanted the Iraq War veterans. "How do you support us? their comrades responded. "Bring us home!" came the response. So began Monday's massive anti-war demonstration, led by members of Iraq Veterans Against the War and Veterans for Peace that brought tens of thousands of demonstrators -- including hundreds of Wisconsinites -- from the Minnesota State Capitol to the Xcel ...

Obama mania hits Milwaukee

Katjusa Cisar — 2008-09-02T05:00:00Z

Harley T-shirt hawkers, make way for Obama T-shirt hawkers. After presidential candidate Barack Obama gave a 15-minute speech Monday night in Milwaukee, thousands of Obama supporters streamed out of the Marcus Amphitheater on the Summerfest grounds where just two days earlier Harley Davidson fans had been celebrating the company's 105th birthday. One lonely stand still sold Harley shirts, like the bright orange kid's tee, "My Gwampa Wides a Har-Wee."

Hottest day of year expected today

The Capital Times — 2008-09-02T05:00:00Z

Monday was the hottest day of the year in Madison when the temperature reached 89 degrees, but the mark could be short-lived with another scorcher on tap Tuesday. The forecasted high Tuesday is 90 degrees, but that most likely will be the final day of the end of summer heat wave, as a cold front moves through the area Tuesday night, dropping temperatures into a more seasonal range of 70s during the day and 50s at ...

Brother of crash victim: 'We'll never hear him play piano again'

Katjusa Cisar — 2008-09-01T05:00:00Z

"My God, why have you forsaken us?" was a common refrain in the prayers and scriptures at the memorial Monday afternoon for Daniel Myers, a 22-year-old University of Wisconsin-Madison piano performance major who died in a car crash last week on Madison's west side. Nothing about Myers' untimely death seems fair or right, said Rev. Winton Boyd in his invocation. "We will never know the full potential of this young man. We ache with ...

Obama's Labor Day leap

John Nichols — 2008-09-01T05:00:00Z

ST. PAUL -- Barack Obama will return to the traditional heartlands of the American trade union movement on this Labor Day, marching in and speaking at the close of the annual Labor Day Parade in Detroit and then flying later to a huge LaborFest celebration in Milwaukee. The Detroit appearance brings the Democratic nominee back to the spot where the party's presidential candidates historically began their fall campaigns. It was in ...

Public hearings on human services budget set

The Capital Times — 2008-09-01T05:00:00Z

The public will have a chance to weigh in on how to spend over $226 million on human services next year, as public hearings begin on the 2009 Dane County budget. Two hearings are scheduled for the human services department budget, the first at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center, the second hearing at 6 p.m. Wednesday, also in Exhibition Hall. A third hearing for all other county departments will ...

Food, politics served up at LaborFest

The Capital Times — 2008-09-01T05:00:00Z

Hundreds of labor supporters worked hard to have fun in the sun Monday afternoon, during the annual LaborFest at the Madison Labor Temple on South Park Street. Labor activist groups, political progressives and environmentalists all shared space on the walkway, dishing out philosophy and political messages while union workers dished out Italian sausage sandwiches, corn on the cob and Louisiana-style red beans and rice. Politicos, governmental leaders and union heads seen working the crowd ...

UW launches safety Web site

The Capital Times — 2008-09-01T05:00:00Z

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has launched a new Web site promoting safety as students return to campus for the fall semester. Dean of Students Lori Berquam says she hopes everyone integrates safe habits into their every day lives. The Web site was created after a pair of high profile killings. UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann was killed in her home near campus in April, while a UW-Whitewater student, Kelly Nolan, ...

Obama rally sold out

The Capital Times — 2008-09-01T05:00:00Z

Tickets are sold out for the Barack Obama rally in Milwaukee Monday night, where the Democratic presidential nominee will speak to a full house at the Marcus Amphitheater on the Summerfest grounds. Obama's campaign comes to Wisconsin for the second time in two weeks, with the rally beginning at 6 p.m. and doors opening at 3 p.m. The Summerfest grounds are on Milwaukee's lake front just south of downtown at 200 North Harbor Drive. ...

Dozens of vehicles towed, ticketed at Taste of Madison

Mike Ivey — 2008-08-31T05:00:00Z

City police are reporting dozens of vehicles were towed and scores more ticketed downtown Sunday during the Taste of Madison festivities. With downtown parking ramps filled by early afternoon on a warm, sunny day, visitors driving to the event on the Capitol Square were left scrambling for places to put their cars. Compounding the problem were the number of metered parking spaces that were closed because of the festival itself. Madison Metro Buses were rerouted ...

Hot Monday and Tuesday, cool temps coming

The Capital Times — 2008-09-01T05:00:00Z

Labor Day, the unofficial last day of summer, will be one of the hottest days of the season, but the high Monday could be topped on the first day of school on Tuesday. Weather Central meteorologist Brian Olson said the temperature should reach 88 degrees Monday, the same as Sunday, under bright sunny skies. The thermometer could top out at 89 degrees Tuesday, which would be the hottest day of the year, before late day ...

McCain orders convention curtailed for Gustav

Associated Press — 2008-08-31T05:00:00Z

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- John McCain tore up the script for his Republican National Convention on Sunday, canceling most opening-day activities and positioning himself as above mere politics as Hurricane Gustav churned toward New Orleans. "This is a time when we have to do away with our party politics and we have to act as Americans," he said as fellow Republicans converged on their convention city to nominate him for the White House. On the eve of his ...

Woman killed on U.S. 12 suffered from depression, chronic pain, daughter says

Mike Ivey — 2008-08-31T05:00:00Z

The 81-year-old woman killed by a semi-trailer truck last week after she walked onto U.S. Highway 12 had been suffering from depression and was in severe pain from a back condition, her daughter said in an interview with The Capital Times on Sunday. "I just want the driver of the truck to know that no one in our family is holding him responsible for this," said Sharon Cooke, 62, from her home in the San ...

Baked, boiled and fried: A steamy Taste of Madison (photo gallery)

The Capital Times — 2008-08-31T05:00:00Z

Baked, boiled or fried wasn't just the preparation method for some of the food at the Taste of Madison. It was the way many of the throngs at Taste of Madison likely felt on Sunday as they marched under a relentless sun around the Capitol Square, in search of the perfect pizza, the most satisfying sandwich or the deeply decadent dessert. The Taste of Madison is the annual two-day event that celebrates all ...

People wait hours for tickets to Obama's Milwaukee rally

Susan Troller — 2008-08-31T05:00:00Z

Before 10 a.m., a line had begun to form outside Madison's Barack Obama for President campaign headquarters. At noon, the campaign was going to begin distributing free tickets to a Labor Day rally featuring the newly nominated Democratic presidential candidate in Milwaukee at the Marcus Amphitheater. Doors will open for the Monday rally, which requires tickets, at 3 p.m., and the program will begin at 6 p.m. The Marcus Amphitheater is on the Summerfest grounds.

'Princess' Emily fights a familiar foe -- cancer

Jennifer McCoyPortage Daily Register — 2008-08-30T05:00:00Z

In Princess Emily Miller's kingdom Friday, she was bejeweled and dancing in bed during her bone marrow transplant at the American Family Children's Hospital in Madison. The proper necessities for the 9-year-old from Portage were a (plastic) silver crown, gemstone rings on each finger and a pouch of fruit snacks. Royalty has its perks. And Emily is not shy about demanding them. "I've known her since she was a little spitfire and she still is," ...

Wisconsin Republicans get ready for convention

Associated Press — 2008-08-31T05:00:00Z

Wisconsin Republicans who watched Democrats gather at their national convention last week will get their time in the spotlight starting Monday. The state is sending 77 delegates and alternates to the four-day convention in St. Paul, Minn. Some of those attending include former Gov. Tommy Thompson, Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen and U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan. One notable absence is veteran U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, who decided to sit this one out. As of late last week, no one ...

Springsteen rocks Harley celebration

Carrie AntlfingerAssociated Press — 2008-08-31T05:00:00Z

MILWAUKEE -- Bruce Springsteen ended his world tour over the weekend, toned down but revved up. Springsteen played more than 30 songs over 3 1/2 hours Saturday night on Milwaukee's lakefront for Harley-Davidson's 105th anniversary celebration. He made few comments between songs. Only for a few moments before "Livin' in the Future" did the rocker — who often brings his liberal-leaning political comments to the stage — stray into politics. Springsteen performed to a crowd not unlike the one ...

Obama to hold rally in Milwaukee on Monday

The Capital Times — 2008-08-30T05:00:00Z

Barack Obama will hold a campaign rally in Milwaukee on Monday evening at the Marcus Amphitheater on the Summerfest grounds. The Labor Day event marks the second visit to the state in nine days by the Democratic presidential candidate, following a stop in Eau Claire before Obama traveled to his party's national convention in Denver. Doors open at 3 p.m. The program begins at 6 p.m. Admission to the "Rally for America's Workers" is free but tickets are required. According ...

Breese Stevens Field's 'new life' celebrated

Susan Troller — 2008-08-30T05:00:00Z

With the first phase of renovations to Madison's historic Breese Stevens Field now complete, city officials are hoping they may be able to entice major soccer events like the annual WIAA tournament to return to Madison from Milwaukee. "Breese Stevens has always had first-class turf and playing conditions for soccer," said Kevin Briski, parks superintendent. "But the rest of the facility needed some attention." Improvements in the first phase addressed structural deficiencies in ...

Harley riders parade through Milwaukee

Associated Press — 2008-08-30T05:00:00Z

MILWAUKEE -- Harley-Davidson riders revved their engines, waved flags, wore costumes and threw candy to the thousands who lined the 4 1/2-mile parade route Saturday celebrating the company's 105th anniversary. About 7,500 motorcycles growled through the route that started at Miller Park and ended at the Summerfest grounds along Lake Michigan. Thousands lined the route, cheering and waving at the bikers. Others held signs, such as the one on a sheet made by John Schomer of New ...

A sweet bike ride: Chocolate Chase is boon to cancer survivors

Susan Troller — 2008-08-30T05:00:00Z

It's all about the joys of living, not dying, for the members of TEAMSurvivor Madison. That's why more than 200 Madison area female cancer survivors, along with their friends, families and supporters, biked four miles, 10 miles or 20 miles on a picture-perfect Saturday morning for the group's second annual Chocolate Chase fundraiser. All rides began and ended at Pioneer Park, west of Madison in the town of Middleton, and included several rest ...

L.A. Times analysis: Palin has put drilling above the environment

Julie CartLos Angeles Times — 2008-08-30T05:00:00Z

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin may have swept into office as an independent thinker willing to challenge the establishment, but she has fallen in line with other Alaska politicians when it comes to environmental policies, according to interviews and a review of her record. Palin, who was chosen Friday as presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain's running mate, favored increased oil and gas drilling in sensitive lands and waterways, opposed federal action to list the polar bear ...

Labor Day weekend weather: Beautiful!

The Capital Times — 2008-08-30T05:00:00Z

Perfect late summer weather will hold on through the holiday weekend and well into next week for the Dane County area. Sunny weather with high temperatures in the mid 80s is forecast for Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Evening lows will be in the mid 50s Saturday night, around 60 on Sunday and in the mid 60s on Monday. The first possibility from some needed rain for the area will come on Wednesday and Wednesday night, ...

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