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Three babies dead in three days

by WRN Contributor on March 16, 2010

Madison area police are still looking for answers behind the deaths of three infants. The cases took place in Madison on Friday, and on Sunday in Sun Prairie and Reedsburg. Sun Prairie authorities have ruled out foul play. Reedsburg authorities say in their case, the three-month-old was found in bed with his parents after an early morning feeding. In Madison, foul play has not been ruled out just because their investigation is still ongoing. The official cause of death for each infant has not been released.

Contributed by WIBA news

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Janesville city workers go green

by WRN Contributor 03/16/10 8:29 AM

Some Janesville city employees are working to save taxpayers some “green,” while being environmentally friendly. The twenty workers are teaming up to find ways to make their jobs more energy efficient according the Management Analyst Al Hulick.

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Wild scene at killer’s sentencing

by WRN Contributor 03/15/10 4:41 PM

It was a wild scene inside Clark County Circuit Court Monday, as a convicted killer was whisked off to begin his prison sentence. Tyler Meier was hoping to avoid prison time after pleading ‘no contest’ to felony murder-battery for landing the punch that caused 43-year-old Keith Young’s death.
Young and Meier were at the Brickyard Bar [...]

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Sweet bill to be signed into law

by WRN Contributor 03/15/10 11:05 AM

Wisconsin honey producers will get new protections under a bill being signed into law today by Governor Doyle. The new law requires the state Ag Department to establish “honey standards,” and prohibits products from being labeled as Wisconsin honey if they fail to comply. State Representative Phil Garthwaite (D-Dickeyville) is the author of the measure.

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No Asian carp netted

by WRN Contributor 03/15/10 10:55 AM

A month long netting operation has turned up no Asian carp on Chicago’s main shipping canal near Lake Michigan. The search is part of the federal government’s $78.5 million plan to stop the invasive fish with the huge appetite from taking over the Great Lakes. The netting was ordered after DNA tests showed evidence of [...]

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