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Archive of Wisconsin on Monday May 12, 2008
Med Flight loss highlights risk to health-care workers
More than 75 doctors, nurses, pilots and patients have died in medical helicopter crashes across the country in the past decade as the workers risk their lives to transport patients in need of medical care. Read More
State reviewing procedures in response to scathing report on snowstorm response
Nearly three months after the release of a scathing report criticizing the Wisconsin Department of Transportation for its handling of the historic Feb. 6 snowstorm and resulting Interstate backup, the DOT is reviewing its procedures but has taken few concrete steps to address concerns in the report. Read More
Wisconsin remains tops in cheese competition with California
MILWAUKEE -- Cheeseheads don't need to be bleu: Experts say predictions that California will soon overtake Wisconsin as the nation's top cheese producer are unlikely to come true. Read More
Another Republican legislator to call it quits
Another Republican legislator has decided to quit. Read More
State gets step ahead on GPS tracking
A new state law expands the definition of what it means for a sex offender to interfere with required tracking equipment, making it a felony to block or disrupt the signal from a global positioning system. Read More
State tells smokers to cough up taxes
State Revenue Department officials have sent more than 1,000 letters this year to Wisconsin smokers who bought cigarettes from Internet vendors, telling them to either stop buying them that way or pay the $1.77-per-pack state tax that took effect Jan. 1. Read More
Lyme disease infections up nearly 25% in Wisconsin
Lyme disease cases rose by nearly 25% in 2007 from the year before, state health officials reported Friday. Read More
Madison feeling growing pains
On April 2, in the light of day, the unthinkable occurred on a quiet street in Madison. Read More
In school sports, who makes the call?
A shot at the buzzer of a high school championship game — was it in time or not? — led the South Carolina Legislature to consider a bill to require referees to watch video replays. It was hardly the first example of armchair quarterbacking by lawmakers.
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New law helps Wisconsin victims of abuse void rental contracts without penalty
Little things, such as gas cards and movie passes, can brighten the day for victims of domestic abuse. Bigger gestures, such as a new statewide law to protect victims during a time of crises, also are appreciated. Read More
Ice cream sellers under scrutiny
Rapid City is among the latest in a growing number of communities across the nation moving to prevent sexual predators from becoming ice cream truck drivers. Read More
Med Flight helicopter crash kills all 3 on crew
A Med Flight helicopter from the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics in Madison had taken off from La Crosse and turned toward home late Saturday when authorities lost contact with the aircraft less than six minutes into the flight. Read More
High court lets prison sentence stand
A Michigan man sent to prison for 15 years despite a Sheboygan County prosecutor's errant recommendation for a lesser sentence will not get a helping hand from the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Read More
Doyle ducks questions on budget
Gov. Jim Doyle doesn't want to talk about the state budget, no matter how many reporters ask. Read More
Strategy shifts to protect ash trees
Many healthy ash trees in Wisconsin could escape the chain saw under a new strategy aimed at fighting the emerald ash borer. Read More
Air medical teams take quick action
For the doctors and nurses on air medical teams, the helicopters used to transport critically injured and ill patients often become simply the room where they work. Read More
Thefts rise with copper prices
CHICAGO - Dave Fusselman figures he has seen a lot of different items come through his family's third-generation scrap metal business in Moberly, Mo. But an attempted sale last fall broke new ground. Read More
WORTH NOTING: Illinois treasurer shows his knowledge of charges
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) endures a bruising charge from Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias (D). A new Utah law stirs Salt Lake City bartenders to create a new drink. And Louisiana prison guards get outside help to prevent escapes. In case you missed those stories this week, Worth Noting fills you in. Read More
Neutral govs to remain on sidelines
 In the homestretch of an unprecedented presidential primary season, spinning with competing sound-bites and endless rhetoric, voters still heading to the polls in four states can’t look to their governors for any pre-election advice. These governors plan to wait until after their states vote to make their own endorsements.
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Silver Alert helps rescue lost seniors
(Updated 9:30 a.m EST, May 8, 2008) When an elderly person with dementia is lost, eight states can trigger an alert to let the community know. Proposals in Congress would expand the successful missing persons program to all 50 states. Read More
At-risk gubernatorial seats increase
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Will states fix 2012 primary process?
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Oh say, is that banner made in the U.S.A.?
Lawmakers in 10 states have taken steps to require that American flags bought with state funds be manufactured in this country. While not all the legislation has passed, one state’s new law even bans the sale of foreign-made American flags in that state. Read More |
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