Business owners would no longer need to worry about hidden automatic renewal clauses in service contracts, under legislation approved in the state Assembly this week. The bill would require service providers to disclose if a contract includes an automatic renewal date and to also remind a business when that deadline is approaching. [Read more...]
Dense fog blamed for pileups
March 5, 2010 By
More than a dozen people were injured as more than three dozen vehicles were involved in pileups on U.S. Highway 41 near Kaukauna Friday morning. Outagamie County sheriff Brad Gehring says dense fog is to blame for the accidents which occurred around 7:45. Gehring says the pileups happened at two separate locations and involved 31 and 7 vehicles respectively. [Read more...]
Time running out for MPS mayoral control (AUDIO)
March 5, 2010 By
A proposal to place Milwaukee’s mayor in charge of the city’s public schools faces an uncertain future in the legislature, now that Wisconsin has failed to make the first cut for federal education dollars. Governor Jim Doyle proposed mayoral control and said it would be key to the state’s successful application for federal Race to the Top money. The governor blamed the failure to adopt mayoral control for the state’s failure to secure any of the first round funding, and urged lawmakers in the state Senate and Assembly to approve the change before the end of their session. [Read more...]
Hockey Badgers wrap up WCHA play at Minnesota
March 5, 2010 By
The 3rd ranked Wisconsin men’s hockey team squares off against the Minnesota Gophers this weekend in the final weekend of the WCHA regular season. The Badgers (21-8-4) and Gophers (16-16-2) split a 2-game series earlier this season in Madison.
Game 1 of the series will be played at the Target Center in Minneapolis tonight because of a scheduling conflict at Mariucci Arena. The second and final game of the series is back at Mariucci on Sunday afternoon.
The two teams are meeting for the 253rd and 254 times with Minnesota holding the all-time advantage 151-83-18, 85-25-6 in Minneapolis. Wisconsin’s Podge Turnbull said he can’t wait for the matchup.
AUDIO: Podge Turnbull can’t wait to face the Gophers
Minnesota is the only WCHA opponent Wisconsin has a losing record against all-time.
Green Bay women clinch home court
March 5, 2010 By
Talk about sure bets in sports. UW-Green Bay (25-3, 14-3 Horizon League) was home against winless Youngstown State (0-28, 0-17) with a chance to wrap up home court advantage for the upcoming Horizon League playoffs.
The Phoenix rolled to a 84-45 win in front of 2,000+ at the Kress Center, clinching at least a share of their 12th straight regular season championship. Along with it, Green Bay wrapped up home court advantage throughout the conference tournament next week.
Including post season games, the Phoenix has now won 25 straight games on the home court.
The Penguins remain the only winless team, men or women in the country.
