The campaign whose spokesman complains about the race being hijacked is the campaign that’s running behind.
Via Newsradio 620.
NEWS OF WISCONSIN (AND SOMETIMES POINTS BEYOND)
Bucks 93, Sixers 87
Indiana and Charlotte ahead in battle for playoff spot.
Via UPI.
Salmonella Infects Turkey Burgers
Recalls in Wisconsin and beyond.
Via 620 WTMJ.
Zombies Protest Walker Administration at Wisconsin Capitol
Hundreds of the undead march.
Via Isthmus.
Attorneys from Three State Agencies Warned Fitzgerald Arresting Sen. Dems was Legally Dubious
Records obtained from the offices of [Senate Maj. Leader Scott] Fitzgerald and Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Ted Blazel show Fitzgerald was told he was on shaky legal ground by attorneys from three state agencies. The memos and email correspondence were released in response to a public records request from the State Journal.
Final Four coach Shaka Smart has gone far from Wisconsin start
Coach Smart and VCU take on Butler at 5 p.m. Saturday.
Deadly virus kills thousands of fish in Milwaukee harbor
Viral hemorrhagic septicemia makes first return to Lake Michigan since 2008.
Milwaukee Public Museum Thinks Ancient Man May Have Survived Brain Surgery
They’ll do a CT scan to examine 2,600 year-old skull.
Via WTMJ.
Eighth-grader from tiny Phelps will represent state in National Geographic Bee
Robert Rosner hails from a town with a population of only 1,400.
Via La Crosse Tribune.
SE WI foreclosure filings fall 10% in first quarter
“I don’t believe that it’s improved much. I think banks are being very cautious,” [UW-Whitewater professor Russell] Kashian said of the reduced foreclosure filings. “I think they’re holding back until the banks get all their ducks in line. They don’t want to waste money filing these forms and then down the road have to do it all over again.”
Bucks Lose, Playoff Hopes Dim
Indianapolis wins, 89-88.
Via WSAU 550 AM.
Fond du Lac spends $1.3 million federal stimulus funds for commuter buses
Over a million buys four buses to replace existing ones.
Via Fond du Lac Reporter.
Man dressed as woman robs Lake Delton National Bank
The man was also wore white make-up or face paint with red lipstick and large hoop earrings as well as white gloves, the release states.
Via Wiscnews.com.
WI Department of Justice files detail former Calumet County district attorney’s ‘misconduct’
Rebecca Hietpas, a Calumet County social worker, described emails from Kratz as “creepy,” including one in which he wrote, “You can either flirt with me or not — you can’t have it both ways.”
Melissa Ruskiewicz, who approached Kratz for help in receiving a pardon for a drug conviction, said she was “freaked out” by a text message from him that asked how she would “please him between the sheets.”
Union Backs Away from Threat of Business Boycotts
AFSCME Council 24 pulls back.
UW to release some of professor’s emails to GOP
UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin announced Friday that she will release some of the emails from a history professor requested by the Republican Party of Wisconsin, but she is withholding others that “fall within the orbit of academic freedom.”
Republicans will have to decide whether they consider amount received sufficient, or pursue matter further.
Wisconsin Dems file 30,000 signatures to recall GOP Sen. Kapanke
Twice what was needed.
Via Daily Kos.
Utter Jackass Reports False Fire as April Fool’s Day Prank
Fond du Lac police have a suspect; search for him is underway.
Via Fond du Lac Reporter.
Wisconsin union law likely on hold for 2 months
Republicans could try to get around the issue by passing the bill again, but party leaders said again Friday they have no plans to do that.
“We passed the law correctly, legally the first time,” Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald said in a statement. “Passing the law correctly and legally a second or third time wouldn’t change anything. It certainly wouldn’t stop another activist judge and room full of lawyers from trying to start this merry-go-round all over again.”
Via Sheboygan Press.
More likely, Fitzgerald knows he doesn’t have the votes to pass the bill a second time.
