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BadgerCare Plus expands

July 15, 2009 By

The state is expanding who can qualify for Wisconsin's BadgerCare Plus program.

Governor Jim Doyle says low-income adults without dependent children can now receive state health insurance coverage, which can be very important for those who have lost a job or just can't afford coverage when their employer doesn't provide it.

The expansion of BadgerCare Plus will provide basic coverage for those who have been without insurance for at least 12 months and have a family income at or below 200-percent of the federal poverty level. There will still be a basic cost for the program, but Doyle says they'll at least have some coverage to help protect them.

The expansion is funded through money collected by a hospital assessment approved by lawmakers earlier this year.

AUDIO: Andrew Beckett reports (MP3 :56)

Filed Under: Health & Medicine

AG seeks review of dismissed animal mistreatment charges

July 15, 2009 By

The state's attorney general says animal mistreatment charges against a pair of Waupaca County men should not have been dismissed. Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has announced the state Department of Justice will seek an appellate court review of two decisions recently entered in Waupaca County Circuit Court.

Robby and Rory Kuenzi were charged with multiple counts of felony animal mistreatment stemming from allegedly corralling and running down deer while riding snowmobiles last winter. Circuit court judges dismissed the animal mistreatment charges against the brothers, concluding that because the District Attorney's Office had also charged the defendants with hunting violations, the statutes precluded prosecution for animal mistreatment.

Van Hollen says DOJ believes the court erred in its interpretation of the relevant statutes.

Filed Under: Crime & Courts

Million dollar bond for FDL murder suspect

July 15, 2009 By

Brandon Mueller Bond has been set at $1 million cash for a 36-year-old Fond du Lac man suspected of murdering his girlfriend, burning and disposing her body. Brandon Mueller is charged with 1st Degree Intentional Homicide and Mutilating a Corpse.

Mueller allegedly strangled 28-year-old Renee Redmer in the bedroom of his mother's apartment. Redmer's mother reported her disappearance to Waukesha Police in January. Mueller allegedly got help from his mother Nancy Pinno to move a cooler with Redmer's body in it to Donnie Worth's Kinker Road property.

The body was burned and an ice auger was used to drill holes in the ice in Lake Winnebago and the ashes were dumped in it. Mueller, Pinno, and worth will all have preliminary hearings on Friday, July 24th.

 

Filed Under: Crime & Courts

Mercury Marine workers briefed

July 15, 2009 By

A decision on the future of Mercury Marine could come within weeks. Mercury Marine employees attended a mandatory meeting Wednesday morning, during which they were informed that a decision about the company's future in Fond du Lac could be made by the end of the summer.

Mercury spokesman Steve Fleming says anything is on the table when it comes to consolidating operations at either the Stillwater, Oklahoma or Fond du Lac facilities.

Fleming says in the current economic environment both plants are being underutilized. He says the company has bee working with local and state officials in both Stillwater and Fond du Lac. He says the hope is that a stronger company will emerge. Mercury is employing around 1,900 workers in Fond du Lac and under 400 in Stillwater.  

Filed Under: Business, Top Story

Favre says answer is coming soon

July 15, 2009 By

Former Green Bay Packers quarterback told The Associated Press today that he felt “pretty good” after a workout today, but he's not ready to commit to the Minnesota Vikings because he wants to make sure he can be effective for an entire season. 

Ready the latest account in the Brett Favre saga in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel “ Packers Blog “.

Filed Under: Green Bay Packers
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