Local Meteorologist Charged With Incest
11/23/08 - The news director at Madison's WISC-TV says meteorologist Jeff Smith has been suspended while his case is being investigated. Smith faces charges of incest from an alleged case of sexual abuse involving his seven-year-old daughter. Smith and his wife were getting divorced when the accusations were made public. He is accused of putting his hand inside his daughter's pajama bottoms while she slept in the bed with Smith and his wife a year ago this month. The alleged incident happened in their Prairie du Sac home. Smith returns to court in January to face the felony charge.
Deer Season Off To Good Start
11/23/08 - Hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin deer hunter find conditions almost ideal for the start of the gun deer season. Locations that register deer for the state report slower than normal activity, but the Department of Natural Resources says that could be due to the cold temperatures. The cold preserves the meat and gives hunters more time to register their deer. The nine-day season opened yesterday. An estimated 1-point-7 million deer are waiting for the hunters. Those numbers are similar to last year's. A lack of snow for tracking is the only negative reported. Otherwise, the season got off to what hunters call a "great start."
Police Chiefs Son Charged With Theft
11/23/08 - The son of Madison Police Chief Noble Wray is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the museum where he works. Brent Wray was arrested at the Betty Brim Children's Museum last week. He could be charged with felony theft. The head of the Milwaukee County district attorney's office public integrity unit says a decision about filing charges should be made within a month. The police report says the theft amounted to more than 10-thousand dollars. Wray reportedly serves as a visitor assistant at the Milwaukee museum.
Ripp Recount Could Be Challenged
11/23/08 - When Republican Keith Ripp defeated Democrat Trish O'Neil by just 28 votes, she asked for a recount. O'Neil gained five votes, but Ripp is still the winner in the race for the 47th Assembly District seat. State election officials say the recount of votes in Columbia, Dane and Sauk counties was completed Friday. Jim Smith, executive director of the Assembly Democratic Campaign Committee, was quoted as saying Friday that the O'Neil campaign is questioning 51 ballots allowed district-wide during the recount and could take the decision to court. Another recount -- the 18th Senate District -- is still ongoing. Republican Randy Hopper defeated Democrat Jessica King by 180 votes. The Government Accountability Board says that recount could take more than another week to complete.
Dem’s Blame GOP For Deficit
11/23/08 - Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker blames the Bush administration for the state's estimated 5-point-4 billion dollar deficit. Decker is a Democrat. He says the Republican president and GOP members of Congress went on a spending spree, then cut taxes for big business -- especially big oil. Wisconsin's governor has told state agencies to slice their budgets, limit hiring and approve an assessment on hospitals. Decker says the assessment should have happened last session. He also thinks lawmakers will have to go to work in Madison in January to deal with a 344-million dollar shortfall in the current budget cycle.
‘Do Not Call’ List Sign-Up Underway
11/23/08 - If you signed up for Wisconsin's No Call List two years ago, it's time to do it again. The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection reports there are one-point-four million phone numbers on the state's list. Telemarketers are not allowed to call those numbers. Wisconsin residents have even put 92-thousand cell phone numbers on the list. You can sign up 24-7, by going online to nocall-dot-Wisconsin-dot-gov, or calling 866-966-2255. The deadline to renew is the end of November. You can still list your name after that, but it wouldn't become effective until April.
Hearing on Proposed Ballast Discharge Law
11/23/08 - The state of Wisconsin plans to hold a hearing on ideas for a new law that would regulate ballast water discharges. Releasing that water from big freight-carrying ships is blamed for introducing invasive species to the Great Lakes. A federal appeals court upheld a Michigan law with its ruling yesterday. Shipping companies had challenged its legality. Environmental groups say the process Wisconsin is considering doesn't go far enough to protect the Great Lakes. New York is working on a standard with much tougher restrictions, but Wisconsin officials don't think they could get a law like that one passed.
11/23/08 - The news director at Madison's WISC-TV says meteorologist Jeff Smith has been suspended while his case is being investigated. Smith faces charges of incest from an alleged case of sexual abuse involving his seven-year-old daughter. Smith and his wife were getting divorced when the accusations were made public. He is accused of putting his hand inside his daughter's pajama bottoms while she slept in the bed with Smith and his wife a year ago this month. The alleged incident happened in their Prairie du Sac home. Smith returns to court in January to face the felony charge.
Deer Season Off To Good Start
11/23/08 - Hundreds of thousands of Wisconsin deer hunter find conditions almost ideal for the start of the gun deer season. Locations that register deer for the state report slower than normal activity, but the Department of Natural Resources says that could be due to the cold temperatures. The cold preserves the meat and gives hunters more time to register their deer. The nine-day season opened yesterday. An estimated 1-point-7 million deer are waiting for the hunters. Those numbers are similar to last year's. A lack of snow for tracking is the only negative reported. Otherwise, the season got off to what hunters call a "great start."
Police Chiefs Son Charged With Theft
11/23/08 - The son of Madison Police Chief Noble Wray is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the museum where he works. Brent Wray was arrested at the Betty Brim Children's Museum last week. He could be charged with felony theft. The head of the Milwaukee County district attorney's office public integrity unit says a decision about filing charges should be made within a month. The police report says the theft amounted to more than 10-thousand dollars. Wray reportedly serves as a visitor assistant at the Milwaukee museum.
Ripp Recount Could Be Challenged
11/23/08 - When Republican Keith Ripp defeated Democrat Trish O'Neil by just 28 votes, she asked for a recount. O'Neil gained five votes, but Ripp is still the winner in the race for the 47th Assembly District seat. State election officials say the recount of votes in Columbia, Dane and Sauk counties was completed Friday. Jim Smith, executive director of the Assembly Democratic Campaign Committee, was quoted as saying Friday that the O'Neil campaign is questioning 51 ballots allowed district-wide during the recount and could take the decision to court. Another recount -- the 18th Senate District -- is still ongoing. Republican Randy Hopper defeated Democrat Jessica King by 180 votes. The Government Accountability Board says that recount could take more than another week to complete.
Dem’s Blame GOP For Deficit
11/23/08 - Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader Russ Decker blames the Bush administration for the state's estimated 5-point-4 billion dollar deficit. Decker is a Democrat. He says the Republican president and GOP members of Congress went on a spending spree, then cut taxes for big business -- especially big oil. Wisconsin's governor has told state agencies to slice their budgets, limit hiring and approve an assessment on hospitals. Decker says the assessment should have happened last session. He also thinks lawmakers will have to go to work in Madison in January to deal with a 344-million dollar shortfall in the current budget cycle.
‘Do Not Call’ List Sign-Up Underway
11/23/08 - If you signed up for Wisconsin's No Call List two years ago, it's time to do it again. The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection reports there are one-point-four million phone numbers on the state's list. Telemarketers are not allowed to call those numbers. Wisconsin residents have even put 92-thousand cell phone numbers on the list. You can sign up 24-7, by going online to nocall-dot-Wisconsin-dot-gov, or calling 866-966-2255. The deadline to renew is the end of November. You can still list your name after that, but it wouldn't become effective until April.
Hearing on Proposed Ballast Discharge Law
11/23/08 - The state of Wisconsin plans to hold a hearing on ideas for a new law that would regulate ballast water discharges. Releasing that water from big freight-carrying ships is blamed for introducing invasive species to the Great Lakes. A federal appeals court upheld a Michigan law with its ruling yesterday. Shipping companies had challenged its legality. Environmental groups say the process Wisconsin is considering doesn't go far enough to protect the Great Lakes. New York is working on a standard with much tougher restrictions, but Wisconsin officials don't think they could get a law like that one passed.
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