Law enforcement is venturing into social media. Anne E. Schwartz, Communications Director for the Milwaukee Police Department says they understand how the web and social media can help law enforcement do its job. “We’ve created a place on our website for news, but we also are using Facebook and we’re using Twitter, and all of those tools together have really helped us get the word out especially quickly when we’re trying to make an arrest of a dangerous suspect,” says Schwartz. [Read more...]
Doyle optimistic stem cell work will continue
December 24, 2010 By
Governor Jim Doyle hopes the state will continue moving ahead as a leader in stem cell research.
Wisconsin has seen work with stem cells boom under Governor Doyle, with the UW-Madison adding facilities to explore the science and private companies locating here so they can be closer to that research and talent. [Read more...]
Retro toys are popular for Christmas
December 24, 2010 By
This Christmas, don’t be surprised if you get some low-tech, classic toys under your tree.
It could be due in part to nostalgia, or to the economic downturn, but this holiday’s hot new trend is actually old. “Erector sets, Legos, Lincoln Logs and board games, card games, games that kids can play with their friends, their siblings, their moms and dads and grandpas and grandmas.” Doug Johnson is a retail analyst. He says, “Those toys have become very popular this holiday shopping season.” [Read more...]
Near suffocation by belly fat
December 23, 2010 By
Christmas time can bring out the best and worst in people, along with the “weird.”
The Kenosha County District Attorney’s office is charging 46-year old David Dietz with strangulation and suffocation after he allegedly used his belly fat to prevent his 40-year old live-in girlfriend from breathing for a time during an argument about her going to the grocery store.
Reports indicate Dietz had already punched the victim — splitting her lip — when he grabbed her and forced her face into his stomach, and she could not breathe. Dietz weighs about 300 pounds, while police say the girlfriend is less than half that. She refused any medical attention.
Tom Karkow, WRJN Racine
Death of firefighters brings back tragic memories
December 23, 2010 By
The same day two Chicago firefighters died from a roof collapse in a vacant building fire also marked the 30-year anniversary in Racine of two firefighters losing their lives in a restaurant fire.
Current Battalion Chief George Filber was a rookie back then, but says the loss of Clyde Carre and Jon Hogle is still felt. “It’s like taking a family member away from you when you lose a firefighter. We lost two there — John and Clyde — at that fire.” [Read more...]
