The state lab that tests the blood of suspected intoxicated drivers for drugs is facing a backlog of nearly 1,000 samples - and mounting - that threatens public safety, prosecutors and lab officials say.

Delays at the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene mean both innocent drivers…

Spc. Grant Moxon described the attack in an interview with the State Journal Friday.

It's a question facing policymakers after the City Council on Nov. 11 approved putting $5 million in the 2010 capital budget for possible purchases down the road of vacant land or blighted properties.