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Milwaukee
officer accidentally shoots suspect
MILWAUKEE
— Milwaukee police say an officer accidentally shot and
wounded a car theft suspect while arresting him.
A second
suspect escaped Monday.
Wis.
Senate to take up venture capital bill
MADISON
— The state Senate is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a bill
that would invest millions of dollars in state and private
money in Wisconsin startups.
Wis.
Senate to vote on WEDC board bill
MADISON
— The Wisconsin Senate is getting ready to vote on a bill
that would limit terms for board members at Gov. Scott
Walker's troubled quasi-public jobs agency.
Dr.,
brother killed in Madeline Island plane crash
ASHLAND
— Ashland County authorities say a La Crosse doctor and
his brother were killed in a single-engine plane crash on
Madeline Island.
Wis.
historical site offers Railroad Days
MADISON
— A southwestern Wisconsin historical site will offer a
special railroad-themed weekend in August.
Lakefront
Festival of Arts starts Friday
MILWAUKEE
— Work from more than 175 artists will be displayed and
sold this weekend on Milwaukee's lakefront.
Diocese
of Green Bay clears retired priest
GREEN
BAY — The Catholic Diocese of Green Bay says its
investigation has cleared a retired priest of sexual abuse
allegations.
Officer
shot at Wis. Sikh temple gets new job
OAK
CREEK — The Oak Creek police officer struck with 12
bullets while responding to the fatal shooting rampage at a
Sikh temple last year is starting a new job with the company
that made his bulletproof vest.
Green
Bay officially unveils Donald Driver Way
GREEN
BAY — Another street in Green Bay is now renamed after a
Packers player or coach. City
officials unveiled the sign Saturday changing Pearl Street
to Donald Driver Way, for the recently retired wide receiver
who spent 14 seasons with the Packers.
FAA:
Group must get new planes to guide cranes
MADISON
— A conservation organization that uses ultralight planes
to lead endangered whooping cranes from Wisconsin to Florida
for the winter has to replace its aircraft by next spring to
comply with Federal Aviation Administration regulations.
Memo
explains school spending increase
MADISON
— A new memo from the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal
Bureau explains that the $150 per-student spending increase
that's part of the state budget would amount to a $100 bump
in the first year.
Records
show no reviews for disgraced police chief
MILWAUKEE
— A former Wisconsin police chief accused of watching
pornography with his officers didn't receive a performance
review for more than 20 of his 33 years with the department,
records show.
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MADISON,
Wis. — The state Assembly has begun debate of the state
budget and still plans to vote on the $70 billion spending
plan on Wednesday. Debate began around 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
Republican Majority Leader Scott Suder says after about
three hours of debate Tuesday, the Assembly will spend about
six hours on it Wednesday. The vote is slated to take place
at about 5 p.m. Wednesday. Both sides agreed to time limits
to avoid late-night debate and votes that had become common
in the Assembly in recent years, particularly on the budget.
OCONOMOWOC
- The worldwide 110th anniversary celebration of Harley-Davidson
means good things for local dealerships, and the four-day event in
Milwaukee later this summer is expected to drive a lot of traffic to
those same dealerships. “We’re really ramping up our marketing and
promotional efforts,” said Dianne Crowley, marketing and events
manager at Wisconsin Harley-Davidson in Oconomowoc. “We’re going to
have two large music stages with nonstop music from morning until
night. We will feature almost every main Wisconsin band you can
name."
On
stage now: Wicked
