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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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Wisconsin will share in Merck settlement
12:58 PM
Wisconsin is among 29 states and the District of Columbia that will share in a $58 million settlement from Merck & Co. concerning advertising of the now-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx. read more »
Next McGee hearing date set for July 3
12:22 PM
A status hearing in the suspended state criminal case of Michael McGee has been scheduled for July 3. read more »
Trucker's claim of emotional harm revived
11:53 AM
Wausau - A Wisconsin appeals court has revived a trucker's claim that he was emotionally harmed by witnessing a fatal traffic accident. read more »
Two get prison for informant's slaying
11:48 AM
Two step-brothers were sentenced to prison today for the December 2006 murder of a man one of the brothers said had informed on him to authorities. read more »
Finalist drops out in Germantown
11:40 AM
Germantown - One of the finalists for the school superintendent's job in Germantown has withdrawn, leaving two finalists for the School Board to consider. read more »
Johnson Controls to open Georgia plant
11:33 AM
Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI) said today it plans to open a 130,000-square-foot plant in West Point, Ga., next summer to make vehicle seating and interior products for Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia Inc.
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Energy company looks to sell land
11:22 AM
Integrys Energy Group (TEG), parent company to Wisconsin Public Service Corp., is offering for sale 350 acres it owns on Lake Content, north of St. Germain in Vilas County. Integrys said Tuesday that it would market the property as part of its continuing strategy of divesting itself of land that it doesn't need.
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Gas thief may have been burned
11:09 AM
Beaver Dam - Dodge County authorities are looking for one or two people they believe were burned while trying to steal fuel from a salvage business in Beaver Dam. read more »
McGee trial suspended over translations
11:03 AM
The trial of Michael McGee has been suspended after a prosecutor said newly translated evidence could provide the defense with an argument that the former alderman was entrapped by federal agents. read more »
Illegal immigrant gets 15 years in hit-run
11:00 AM
Sheboygan- An illegal immigrant has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for an accident that killed a Port Washington boy last August. read more »
Schneider expands short-haul service
10:52 AM
Schneider National, a Green Bay long-haul trucker, said today it is offering short-haul shipping to customers in the western United States. read more »
Are you new to the food stamp program?
10:38 AM
State figures show that food stamp participation is on the rise, and one factor could be the slumping economy. read more »
McGee judge considering delay
10:11 AM
The judge in Michael McGee's trial is now considering a motion to delay proceedings after the defense said there is evidence they are just now receiving which may help clear the former alderman. read more »
Broadwind unit buys steel-making plant
9:45 AM
R.B.A. Inc., a Manitowoc industrial mechanical contractor, has acquired a steel fabrication facility in Clintonville, a move that more than doubles the company's manufacturing space. read more »
Avg. gas price holds steady at $3.95
6:39 AM
Gas prices have seemed to stabilize at an average of $3.95 for a gallon of regular, according to MilwaukeeGasPrices.com. It's been at that point - give or take a penny - since last Wednesday. read more »
Classes canceled in Johnson Creek
12:21 AM
Today's classes have been canceled for all students in the Johnson Creek School District after high school administrators found a threat written on the wall of a bathroom stall Monday afternoon, according to a news release from the Johnson Creek Police Department. read more »
Fire guts house in Jackson
12:18 AM
A fire gutted a house on Juniper Street in Jackson Monday night, according to the village's police department. read more »
Rubbish fire spreads to garages
12:16 AM
A rubbish fire believed to have been started by vandals on the north side Monday night caused about $47,000 in damage to two garages, a vehicle and the exterior of a house, according to Tiffany Wynn, spokeswoman for the Milwaukee Fire Department. read more »
Indictment issued in reservation death
12:07 AM
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging a resident of the Menominee Indian Reservation with second-degree murder in connection with the death of the man's brother-in-law, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney's office. read more »
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