May 21, 2012

Hassett critical of AG opponent

An attorney General candidate is getting in campaign mode…

Jackie Johnson report 1:40

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Four Badgers make Lombardi watch list

Chris BorlandWisconsin Badger sophomore linebacker Chris Borland (pictured), senior left tackle Gabe Carimi, senior tight end Lance Kendricks and senior offensive lineman John Moffit are among the 75 players on the 2010 Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List, which was announced yesterday.

Wisconsin is just one of three teams in the country with four players on the Watch List, joining TCU and North Carolina.

Faith leaders get fiery at immigration rally

The speeches inside Immanuel United Methodist Church in Kenosha were hot, but a march to the Kenosha County Jail and to Congressman Paul Ryan’s office was peaceful during a protest of the country’s immigration policies.

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Driver injured when cattle truck overturns

An overturned cattle truck a Highway 151 bypass in Fond du Lac blocked off traffic for several hours Thursday. A southbound semi-truck overturned in the median. The driver, 55-year-old Patrick DeGeneffe of Chilton, told State Troopers, a gray vehicle, possibly an SUV, driving eastbound pulled out in front of him and he swerved to the left to avoid overturning the truck.

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RTA failure disappointing for transit groups

The state Legislature adjourned for the year without action on a bill that would have enabled the creation of Regional Transit Authorities for Southeastern Wisconsin and the Fox Cities. Now, some transportation groups are warning that failure to act could have negative consequences for the state.

Tom Rave with the Coalition for Advancing Transit says transit options are needed to help attract employers to the state, who will often set up along public transportation systems. He says a good system is a key to an area being successful economically. [Read more...]