From the daily archives:

Friday, October 23, 2009

The long arm of the law didn’t need to be very long in one Wisconsin community this week, where a couple of men made it almost too easy for police to take them into custody.

According to police reports, Russell Bittner and Cody Ladd, both 23, had active warrants for their arrest. They walked right by the Neillsville Police Department Thursday, even looking in the windows from across the street.

The on duty officer recognized them, and arrested them a block down the street.

WCCN’s Paul Knoff submitted this report

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Global focus on 350

by Bob Hague 10/23/09 5:58 PM

Climate change activists hope for a worldwide focus on the number 350 on Saturday, the International Day of Climate Action.
What’s the significance of the number? Steve Bazan is a UW faculty member who’s organized an event in Madison. “Three fifty is the level of parts per million of carbon dioxide, which most scientists believe is [...]

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Five time OWIer won’t seek reelection

by Jackie Johnson 10/23/09 2:39 PM

State Representative Jeff Wood (I-Chippewa Falls) apologizes for his behavior and says he will not seek re-election in the state Assembly next year. In a statement, the Chippewa Falls Independent says that he plans “to focus on recovery.”
Wood explains, he’s been in an inpatient treatment facility for the past three weeks when his roommate unexpectedly [...]

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Cooking up a plan for healthier school lunches

by Brian Moon 10/23/09 12:04 PM

Wisconsin schools may be ahead of the curve when it comes to suggested school meal nutrition guidelines. Mary Jo Tuckwell, senior consultant with inTEAM Associates, helped with research that was completed for the USDA. Tuckwell also served nearly two decades as the Director of Food and Nutrition for the Eau Claire Area School District.  She says [...]

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Job loss building right in front of our eyes

by Brian Moon 10/23/09 11:46 AM

Twenty-thousand jobs were lost in Wisconsin from August to September according to a new report by the Center on Wisconsin Strategy. This followed a period of some leveling off in employment. Manufacturing and construction were hardest hit among sectors. COWS Associate Director Laura Dresser says unlike private sector construction gigs, some of their public sector counterparts were [...]

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