A jury of nine men and seven women was selected in Kenosha County Monday, for the trial of a man accused of the brutal deaths of a Rock County woman and her two teen aged children. James Koepp is charged in the deaths of Danyetta Lentz and her children, Scott and Nicole, in January of 2007. The jurors are expected to be sequestered for up to two weeks during the trial. The 50 year-old Koepp was granted a jury from another county based on media coverage of the triple homicide case. [Read more...]
Packers GM gets the last laugh
January 25, 2010 By
Packer nation is rejoicing today, seeing the Brett Favre led Minnesota Vikings fall to the New Orleans Saints 31-28 in overtime in the NFC Championship game Sunday night.
Much like Favre’s late interception for the Packers against the Giants in 2007 which cost the Packers a trip to the Superbowl, it was Favre who threw two picks yesterday, the second of which costing the Vikings a chance to play in their first Super Bowl in 33 years. [Read more...]
Another look at driver cards for illegal immigrants
January 25, 2010 By
A state lawmaker is concerned about a new push to provide illegal immigrants with a driver’s license.
A provision removed from the last state budget would have allowed illegal immigrants to apply for special driver cards, which would have made it legal for them to drive in Wisconsin. State Representative Scott Suder (R-Abbotsford) says it appears Democrats are making a push for the measure again, with a new version of the bill being circulated at the Capitol. [Read more...]
Move to amend
January 25, 2010 By
Last week’s controversial Supreme Court ruling has some calling for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Madison attorney Ben Manski says the decision, which is expected to allow corporate and union money to pour into political campaigns, was itself based on a precedent which gives corporations the same rights as individuals.
“This decision enshrines the rights of corporations above the rights of the people to govern ourselves,” says Manski. “The majority essentially decided that cortporations have the same rights as flesh-and-blood human beings.” [Read more...]
Bankruptcy cases grew in 2009
January 25, 2010 By
More people are going bankrupt in Wisconsin.
There was a 30-percent increase last year in bankruptcy cases, and Madison-area attorney Mike Lambert says he’s seeing a lot more business. He says many of the cases are heartbreaking, with the elderly, the ill, and the unemployed facing financial problems they just can’t handle anymore. [Read more...]
