Local Topics

  1. Tavern League removes Nitty Gritty owner from ALRC Tavern League removes Nitty Gritty owner from ALRC
    By DEVIN ROSE | 608-252-6120 | drose@madison.com
    The owner of a popular campus-area bar was removed from a powerful city committee by the Madison-Dane County Tavern League for health reasons, its president said Thursday.
    Updated: Nov 20, 2009 | 11:22 am | Loading…
  2. Elder abuse continues to climb in state, Dane County Elder abuse continues to climb in state, Dane County
    Dean Mosiman | 608-252-6141 | dmosiman@madison.com
    Once again, reports of elder abuse reached new highs in Dane County and the state, a state report says.
    Updated: Nov 20, 2009 | 1:26 pm | Loading…
  3. Doug Moe: TurboTap inventor back home, taking it slow Doug Moe: TurboTap inventor back home, taking it slow
    By DOUG MOE | dmoe@madison.com | 608-252-6446
    The guy who built a better beer tap, Matt Younkle, was sipping a Spotted Cow, and talking about how happy he is to be back in Madison.
    Nov 19, 2009 | 4:00 pm | Loading…

Politics and Government

Wisconsin National Guard's most banged-up unit to return home Saturday
Wisconsin National Guard's most banged-up unit to return home Saturday
The most banged-up Wisconsin National Guard unit since World War II is scheduled to return home Saturday. The 108 members of the 951st Engineer Company racked up 15 Purple Heart medals and 100 combat action badges in 250 combat missions in Afghanistan. "What these guys did was route clearanc…
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Crime and courts

Doyle announces three finalists for judicial post; Blanchard not on the short list
A state lawmaker from northern Wisconsin, a state public defender and a state agency attorney are the three finalists for a judicial post on the state's 4th District Court of Appeals, Gov. Jim Doyle's office said Friday. But Dane County District Attorney Brian Blanchard is not on the short l…

Science and Nature

‘Wolf or wolf hybrid’ captured on Madison's West Side
Animal control officers captured an animal that looked like a "wolf or wolf hybrid" on Madison's West Side this morning. "Did it look like a wolf or wolf mix? Yes," Patrick Comfert, lead animal control officer for the Madison Dane County Health Department, said of the animal picked up in the…

Around the region

Wildcats try to stop Clay in Big 10 finale
It seemed Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald was talking about the same player as he analyzed first his own quarterback, Mike Kafka, and then the one the Wildcats must contain Saturday _ No. 17 Wisconsin's Scott Tolzien. "He's very accurate. He puts the ball where it belongs. He doesn't make …

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