Serial arsonist suspected in Stevens Point

by WRN Contributor 03/12/10 12:36 AM

As many as 20 fires in Stevens Point over the last two years may be the work of a serial arsonist.
Police on Thursday put out a plea for help in tracking down the person or persons responsible for 20 suspected arson fires dating back to May 2008. Stevens Point Police and Fire Commission administrator Jeff [...]

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Sex offender placement bills draws a crowd

by Bob Hague 03/11/10 6:52 PM

Legislation to create a statewide standard on where sex offenders can be placed was the subject of a Capitol hearing Thursday. The bill’s cosponsor, Merill Republican Representative Don Friske, said placing released sex offenders in communities is a hot button issue. “Each of us know, as representatives, there is nothing that fills a school auditorium [...]

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State lost 113,000 jobs in 2009

by Bob Hague 03/11/10 6:31 PM

Unemployment was up in the first month of this years, and 2009 saw massive job losses. Unemployment in Wisconsin rose slightly in January to 8.7 percent, up two-tenths of a percent from December, according to state figures. The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development reported Thursday that the unemployment rate was 1.6 percentage points higher than [...]

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Going after unused transportation money

by Andrew Beckett 03/11/10 2:59 PM

Millions of unspent transportation dollars could be returned to the federal government, under a proposal from U.S. Senator Russ Feingold.
The Wisconsin Democrat is offering an amendment to an aviation bill in the Senate that would reclaim money that was set aside for transportation projects that haven’t moved in years. Feingold says the plan could help [...]

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Veterans urge less reliance on fossil fuels (AUDIO)

by Bob Hague 03/11/10 2:30 PM

Will the U.S. military lead the way to greener technologies? That argument was made at the Capitol Wednesday by members of Operation Free, a coalition of veterans urging the U.S. to decrease dependence on fossil fuels. Robin Eckstine is a native of Neenah who started thinking about the issue while driving trucks in Iraq. “I [...]

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