The Capital Times back issues from March 2009:
RASH OF DAYTIME BURGLARIES HITS SUN PRAIRIE.(NEWS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times The Sun Prairie Police Department is warning about a string of daytime burglaries that have hit the city recently. Most recently, a burglary was reported around 11:30 a.m. Saturday in the area of Beech Street and Buena Vista Drive. Two males ...
CHASE ENDS IN MAN'S 5TH OWI ARREST.(NEWS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times A Madison man was arrested for his alleged fifth operating while intoxicated offense after a chase through the streets of Monona. Willie J. Hardnett, 33, was booked after the incident, which reportedly started at about 11 p.m. Saturday. ...
POSSIBLE FAKE COP REPORTED IN LODI.(NEWS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times The Columbia County Sheriff's Office is warning about a possible police impersonator after an incident in Lodi. At about 11 a.m. Saturday, a Lodi resident reported being approached by a white male in his late 20s or early 30s, wearing a ...
RIO'S MCCORMICK SECURES THIRD OLYMPIC BERTH.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Associated Press BROOMFIELD, COLO. -- Debbie McCormick was rock solid on her last roll. Because of it, the Rio resident's team is sliding on to the 2010 Vancouver Games, securing its bid by beating Patti Lank's squad 8-5 in the finals of the U.S. Olympic ...
SATURDAY'S REPORT CARD.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Dennis Semrau A quick-hit look at Saturday's action on the final day of the WIAA individual state wrestling tournament at the Kohl Center. REPORT CARD Wrestlers of the day: Middleton senior Ben Brummel (44-4) and Appleton West senior Shane McQuade ...
WRESTLING CENTRAL: COMPLETE WIAA STATE TOURNAMENT COVERAGE.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: madison.com sports Welcome to complete coverage of the WIAA individual state wrestling tournament, as presented by the staff of the Wisconsin State Journal and The Capital Times as well as other Capital Newspapers outlets. Division 1: Middleton's Brummel ...
UW SWEEPS INTO WCHA SEMIFINALS (WITH PHOTOS).(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Byline: Brandon Storlie For The Capital Times VERONA -- Special teams were the name of the game Saturday night at Eagle's Nest ice arena as the second-ranked University of Wisconsin women's hockey team dismissed Ohio State 4-1 to advance to the semifinals of the Western ...
LEUER, JARMUSZ SPARK BADGERS WITH HUSTLE.(SPORTS)(ASK LUCAS)(Column)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Mike Lucas Capital Times columnist Mike Lucas, the color analyst for Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball games on the Badgers Radio Network, answers questions about Wisconsin's nail-biting 60-55 victory over Michigan on Sunday at the Kohl Center. Got an ...
BO LIGHTS FIRE, UW BURNS WOLVERINES.(SPORTS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... Byline: Rob Schultz Bo Ryan isn't a Gipper speech kind of guy. His talks with the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team are usually vanilla. They educate more than inspire. But senior forward Joe Krabbenhoft hinted the UW coach motivated the Badgers into making a ...
HUBBARD STREET DANCE TROUPE HAS AUDIENCE ON ITS FEET AGAIN.(77 SQUARE)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Byline: Karyn Saemann Correspondent for The Capital Times In dark times, a little humor goes a long way. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago brought its exuberance Saturday night in its annual trek to the Overture Center, delighting a large audience with a trio of works that ...
PATIENCE: WARM UP ON THE WAY.(NEWS)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: Staff/news services If we can take one more day of shivering in our boots, the rest of the week should be much warmer than the icebox that has covered Wisconsin since Friday. Madisonians are waking up to single digit temperatures Monday morning, but it could ...
PRIMARY FOE BACKS KONKEL COPS BACK MANIACI A DAILY POLITICAL BRIEFING FROM JOHN NICHOLS.(NEWS)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: John Nichols Walsh adds name to Konkel backer list Madison lawyer Adam Walsh, who mounted a spirited challenge to District 2 Ald. Brenda Konkel, finished a solid third in the five-way primary on Feb. 17. Konkel led the field with 40 percent of the ...
VERONA'S ZIEMER CLAIMS BOYS HOOPS SCORING CROWN.(NEWS)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: Dennis Semrau Verona senior Jason Ziemer has claimed the Madison Metro boys' basketball scoring crown for the 2008-09 season. In 20 games, Gregory scored 462 points for an average of 23.1 points per game. Edgerton senior Bryan Gregory was second with 443 ...
DRUNKEN BRAWLERS TURN ON COPS.(NEWS)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Four people involved in a drunken domestic dispute in Columbus turned their anger toward police officers responding to the scene Friday morning, with officers needing to use Tasers on two men before putting all four, including a woman and a 15-year-old ...
DECLINE IN NEWSPAPERS RENEWS IDEA OF NONPROFITS.(NEWS)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: John Christoffersen Associated Press NEW HAVEN, CONN. -- As sharp revenue reductions put the future of many U.S. newspapers in doubt, one idea gaining attention is the conversion of newspapers into tax-exempt nonprofits supported by large endowments. Although ...
COPS SEEK MAN IN ATTACK ON WOMAN.(NEWS)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Madison police are looking for a man suspected in an attack on a 40-year-old woman in her apartment early Sunday morning. The attacked happened about 3 a.m. in the 50 block of South Gammon Road on the city's far west side. The ...
MINNESOTA SNAPS BADGERS' STREAK OF EIGHT STRAIGHT TITLES.(SPORTS)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: Compiled from UWBadgers.com reports UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. -- The Wisconsin Badgers men's track and field program has been in "reload" status for the past eight years, continuing to add to its historic run of Big Ten Conference titles both indoors and out with a seemingly ...
JORGENSEN COMPLETES SWEEP OF DISTANCE TITLES BADGERS SLUMP TO SEVENTH PLACE IN TEAM STANDINGS.(SPORTS)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: Compiled from UWBadgers.com reports BLOOMINGTON, IND. -- Two days, two dramatic finishes, two Big Ten Conference titles for Gwen Jorgensen. The senior lost the lead late but recovered to win the 5,000 meters on Sunday, becoming just the third Wisconsin Badgers ...
RICE SNAPS UW'S DECADE-LONG TITLE DROUGHT SENIOR WINS 200-METER BUTTERFLY AS BADGERS FINISH SIXTH IN TEAM STANDINGS.(SPORTS)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: Compiled from UWBadgers.com reports WEST LAFAYETTE, IND. -- Scott Rice provided the Wisconsin Badgers their first individual Big Ten Conference men's swimming title since 1999, claiming the 200-yard butterfly Saturday night. Rice posted a time of 1 minute, ...
UW OPENS BIG TEN TOURNEY VS. NORTHWESTERN BADGERS EARN SEVENTH SEED.(SPORTS)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: Compiled from UWBadgers.com reports The Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team earned the seventh seed for the Big Ten Conference tournament, which starts Thursday at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Badgers (16-13, 6-12 Big Ten) will face No. 10 ...
POSTAL SERVICE AIDS FRAUD FIGHT.(NEWS)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Identity theft can be a nightmare for anyone, so the U.S. Postal Service wants to help customers become smarter. To help kick off National Consumer Protection Week, postal officials are distributing DVDs and brochures Monday from 10 a.m. to ...
MADISON KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION MONDAY.(NEWS)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Parents will be lining up at Madison elementary schools Monday afternoon to register their little ones for kindergarten classes this fall. Registration begins at 1 p.m. and continues to 6 p.m. Monday at 29 elementary schools in the Madison ...
WEST-SIDE PURSE SNATCHER SOUGHT.(NEWS)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times A woman who went out for coffee was mugged on Thursday afternoon as she went back to her place of employment on the city's west side. The strong-arm robbery happened about 5:45 p.m. Thursday at Sally's Beauty Supply, 678 S. Whitney Way. ...
FIREFIGHTER'S WORK COAT STOLEN WHILE HE VOLUNTEERS AT POLAR PLUNGE.(NEWS)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times A Madison firefighter volunteering at the Polar Plunge had his $1,250 work coat swiped while he was in his ice rescue suit, helping plungers get out of the frigid waters of Lake Monona. The theft happened Saturday, Feb. 21 at Olin-Turville ...
GYPSY MOTH SPRAYING MEETINGS SET.(NEWS)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: Bill Novak State planes will take to the skies this spring and summer to stem the advance of the destructive gypsy moth caterpillar, with close to 150,000 acres in 16 counties set for spraying under the Slow the Spread program. This spraying program is from ...
ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECT CAUGHT IN MADISON.(NEWS)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times A man wanted for multiple crimes was arrested Saturday afternoon on Madison's far east side. Jermaine C. Hill, 28, Madison, was tentatively charged with obstructing here because he gave a false name to officers, but he was wanted on multiple ...
MAN ARRESTED FOR RACING ON EAST SIDE.(NEWS)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times An 18-year-old Madison man was arrested Saturday night for allegedly racing his car on the city's east side, before getting cornered in a restaurant parking lot, his escape hampered by a large snow bank. Gustavo Hernan Yedro was tentatively ...
WITZEL TO ENTER PLEA IN CROSS PLAINS, MINERAL POINT SHOOTINGS.(NEWS)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: Mike Miller Charles Witzel, the man who is charged with killing two people and wounding two others while allegedly seeking revenge for affairs by his former girlfriend, is scheduled to enter guilty or no contest pleas Wednesday to his Dane County murder and attempted ...
A TRIO OF KAZMAIER AWARD FINALISTS.(SPORTS)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: madison.com sports The Wisconsin Badgers have three players among the finalists for the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, the Heisman Trophy of women's college hockey. Sophomore Hilary Knight and seniors Erika Lawler and Jessie Vetter have been chosen by the ...
MAN ARRESTED FOR BEATING ANOTHER MAN.(NEWS)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times A 28-year-old Madison man was arrested and tentatively charged with substantial battery after allegedly attacking another man because the suspect believed the victim had threatened a mutual female acquaintance. Jason "New York" Moore, was ...
CITY AIMS TO KEEP NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS ROBUST.(NEWS)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: Pat Schneider Peng Her, local businessman and Hmong activist, started work at a new job Monday as executive director of the East Isthmus Neighborhoods Planning Council. It's one of three city-funded consortiums that are supposed to boost the clout of residents by ...
LAKE EFFECT SNOW POUNDING MILWAUKEE UP TO 18 INCHES FORECAST.(NEWS)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Travelers heading to Milwaukee or the Lake Michigan shore might want to call ahead Monday afternoon, as up to 18 inches of lake effect snow is expected to fall. As of 11 a.m., Milwaukee's Mitchell International Airport was covered in 13 ...
SENATE SHOULD CHALLENGE OBAMA'S COMMERCE NOMINEE.(OPINION)(Editorial)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times It is frequently suggested that the Democratic Party, once fairly divided on the issue of trade policy, has moved in recent years toward the fair-trade camp. While most Republicans continue to preach the free-trade orthodoxy of the 1990s with all the ...
MAYOR SHOULD SHARE SECRET INFO ON GARVER MILL PLAN.(OPINION)(PLAIN TALK)(Column)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: Dave Zweifel There's a city of Madison referendum question among the Supreme Court, superintendent of public instruction and City Council races on the April 7 spring election ballot. It's a question that, for once, isn't about spending more taxpayer dollars, ...
GRANNY IN CHIEF A ROLE MODEL FOR REST OF US.(NEWS)(IMAGES)(Column)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: Barbara Quirk Granddaughter Sophie's eyes always grow so wide when I tell her stories of growing up in a home where my grandmother's bedroom was right across the hall from where my two sisters and I slept. "That is so cool," Sophie will say, coaxing forth more anecdotes ...
FOLLOW THE LAWSUITS TO ROOT OUT BUSH FORCES.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Dear Editor: As President Barack Obama's appointees begin to assume office, they will find themselves atop huge bureaucracies with management cadres shaped by years of Bush/Cheney promotional policies. Virtually every resource agency has a hardpan of mid- to upper-level managers who were ...
BELEAGUERED REP NOT COMING BACK TO OVERTURE NEXT YEAR.(77 SQUARE)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: Lindsay Christians Madison Repertory Theatre will not return to Overture Center for the 2009-10 season. The deadline to reserve space in the Playhouse, which was built with the Rep in mind, was Sunday. The Rep cut short its 40th season due to ...
KAREL EARNS ALL-BIG TEN HONORABLE MENTION.(SPORTS)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: Dennis Punzel Wisconsin Badgers guard Alyssa Karel has received All-Big Ten honorable mention honors in voting by both the conference coaches and media, the Big Ten announced Monday night. Karel, a 5-foot-7 sophomore from St. Paul, tied for 10th in the ...
USE TIF TO CREATE LIVING-WAGE JOBS.(OPINION)(GUEST COLUMN)(Column)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: Bill Berry STEVENS POINT -- Kudos to the city of Madison for considering changes to a well-known development tool to focus on "living wage" jobs. The city would use its potent tax incremental financing authority to do that as it seeks to attract, keep and expand business ...
RTAS HOLD PROMISE FOR STATEWIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.(OPINION)(GUEST COLUMN)(Column)
Mar 02, 2009 ... Byline: Karl Ostby Although southeastern Wisconsin currently has the only Regional Transit Authority (RTA) in the state of Wisconsin, elected leaders, business owners and community partners across the state are taking notice of the need for expanded mass transit and the economic ...
EX-MADISONIAN GETS 45 DAYS IN JAIL FOR TEACHING KIDS TO SMOKE POT.(NEWS)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Byline: Mike Miller A former Madison man was convicted Tuesday of teaching his children how to smoke pot and was put on probation for four years and ordered to spend 45 days in jail. Mathew Mathias, 28, who now lives in Nekoosa, entered no contest pleas to one count ...
ARMED ROBBER HITS DEFOREST STORE.(NEWS)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times A masked gunman held up a convenience store in DeForest Monday night. The robbery happened at 11 p.m. at the BP Stop-N-Go, 781 S. Main St. DeForest police said the suspect entered the store, displayed a black handgun and demanded ...
PLATYPUS GETS $400,000 FEDERAL GRANT.(NEWS)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Byline: Wisconsin State Journal The National Institutes of Health has awarded a Madison-based life-sciences company $400,000 in a two-year phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research grant. Platypus Technologies will use the money to achieve greater sensitivity in ...
WOMAN CHEATED OUT OF $500 IN STOLEN RENTAL LISTING.(NEWS)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times A woman was bilked out of $500 when trying to pay a deposit on a house she wanted to rent, only to discover the rental listing on Craigslist had been plagiarized and the actual owner of the house didn't know it. The scam happened Feb. 27 ...
POLICE WARN OF MAGAZINE SCAM.(NEWS)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Madison police are warning residents to be leery of two scammers purportedly selling magazine subscriptions for a fundraiser that doesn't exist. The scam came to light last week when a Madison man wrote out a check for $154 to buy magazine ...
WOMAN HANGS UP ON BANK SCAMMER.(NEWS)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times A 72-year-old Madison woman foiled a phone scammer after she refused to provide her bank account information to a man telling her she won a contest. The scam was on Feb. 26, attempted on a woman living in the 2100 block of Fisher Street. ...
CHARTER OFFERS TV/ONLINE SPORTS PACKAGE.(BUSINESS)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Byline: Jeff Richgels Charter Communications on Monday announced a new sports package that combines "premium level" TV and online offerings. Charter's new "Sports View Plus" package, which costs $10 per month, includes all the premier sports channels on Charter's ...
MADISON, MILWAUKEE ON TOP 25 LIST OF ENERGY STAR.(NEWS)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Wisconsin's two biggest cities are on the list of the top 25 cities in the country earning the most Energy Star qualified buildings in 2008, as determined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Milwaukee is ranked 15th, with 62 ...
ENERGY BILL AID AVAILABLE THROUGH MAY.(NEWS)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Residents having trouble paying their utility bills can still get help through the Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program (WHEAP). The program provides dollars to moderate- and low-income households to help pay for winter heating and power ...
WHEELS FOR WINNERS, PROGRAM THAT REPAIRS BIKES FOR KIDS, SEEKS VOLUNTEERS.(NEWS)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Byline: Mike Ivey Wheels for Winners, a Madison-based program that repairs used bicycles for needy youngsters, is looking for volunteers. The nonprofit organization was forced to close in January 2008 after its facility on Pennsylvania Avenue was damaged by water from ...
DATA STORAGE COMPANY EXPANDS TO SUN PRAIRIE.(BUSINESS)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Byline: Mike Ivey A Milwaukee-based company that stores and protects data has opened a new, 87,000-square foot facility in Sun Prairie while adding 10 new jobs here. Datastore announced Tuesday the opening of its records center in the Sun Prairie business park off of ...
EX-BADGER LEONHARD LANDS WITH JETS.(SPORTS)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Byline: BadgerBeat.com Jim Leonhard is a Jet. The former Wisconsin Badgers standout signed a free-agent deal Tuesday morning with New York, according to an ESPN.com report. Terms were not immediately available. The Jets had been actively ...
GIVE BURRIS COLORBLIND TREATMENT.(OPINION)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Dear Editor: Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., is up against an attempt to remove him from the Senate seat given him by former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. That he made no furtive effort to secure President Barack Obama'a vacant seat now appears doubtful with his memory sharpened by FBI taped ...
WARM-UP BEGINS.(NEWS)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times The door is finally slamming shut on the freezer. Southern breezes will pull warmer air into Wisconsin Tuesday, ending a four-day stretch of abnormally cold weather in the Badger State that produced overnight temperatures down to 20 below ...
STATE MAN GETS 4 YEARS IN TRIBAL DRUG CASE.(NEWS)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times The first defendant in a lengthy investigation into drug dealing in the St. Croix tribal nation has been sentenced to four years in prison without parole. Joseph Merrill, 28, Siren, was sentenced on Feb. 27 by Chief Judge Barbara Crabb in ...
GRAY'S TIED HOUSE, STREET SIGN SHOT IN VERONA.(NEWS)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Verona police are investigating reports of shots being fired into a bar and restaurant and a street sign early Saturday morning. Police found evidence of a firearm being discharged into Gray's Tied House, 950 Kimball Ave., at about 2:30 a.m ....
ARMED ROBBERY SUSPECT PHOTOS RELEASED.(NEWS)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Byline: The Capital Times Madison police have released photos of a suspect who robbed the Open Pantry convenience store at the West Beltline and Todd Drive on Feb. 15. The suspect is described as a white male, about 5-foot-8 with a thin build, wearing a red cap over ...
UNIQUE DRESS WINS WISCONTREPRENEUR CHALLENGE.(NEWS)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Byline: Bill Novak A dress made out of air filters, yellow wire, vacuum filters and foam peanuts was the most creative entry in the annual 100-hour Wiscontrepreneur Challenge on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A record 63 entries made by almost 200 ...
UW FACULTY AGAIN BACKS DOMESTIC PARTNER BENEFITS FOR STATE WORKERS.(NEWS)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Byline: Todd Finkelmeyer Members of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty Senate reaffirmed a resolution in support of domestic partner benefits for state workers at their monthly meeting Monday. "We just want to give a really strong indication that we still ...
ELECTION MATTERS BLOG: A NEW PROSPECT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHAIR A DAILY POLITICAL BRIEFING FROM JOHN NICHOLS.(NEWS)(JOHN NICHOLS)(Column)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Byline: John Nichols General Election: April 7 Democratic Party of Wisconsin chairman Mike Tate? Mike Tate, the veteran Democratic strategist who ran Howard Dean's 2004 campaign in Wisconsin, led the 2006 campaign against the anti-same sex marriage ...
AUSTIN-BASED LOGAN'S HOPES TO OPEN BAR AND RESTAURANT DOWNTOWN IN FORMER ANGELIC BREWING.(BUSINESS)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Byline: Barry Adams There's one on Sixth Street in Austin just a few blocks from the Texas state Capitol, along with three others in the southwest. And now Madison is on the verge of getting its own Logan's. Joe Bendetti, president of the Austin company, wants to open ...
FOURTH ALL-CITY WRESTLING HONOR FOR SWEENEY.(SPORTS)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Byline: Dennis Semrau Edgewood senior Shane Sweeney earned his fourth straight selection to the All-City Wrestling team, which was announced Monday night at the 50th annual All-City banquet at Madison East High School. A 2009 WIAA Division 1 state qualifier, Sweeney ...
YAHARA RIVER GROCERY COOPERATIVE HIRES GENERAL MANAGER.(BUSINESS)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Byline: Wisconsin State Journal The Yahara River Grocery Cooperative in Stoughton has hired Wynston Estis as its general manager. Estis, who has 17 years of grocery experience, had been on loan from the Willy Street Co-op in Madison since October. The ...
MERCURY AND STAGE Q'S CREATIVE NEW COMEDY IS A LOT MORE THAN LESBIAN VAMPIRES.(77 SQUARE)
Mar 03, 2009 ... Byline: Lindsay Christians Chloe knows bad theater. Fortunately, she's no part of it. Chloe, the main character in Ry Herman's new play, "Vamp," which opened last weekend at the Bartell, reads scores of plays that come into the publishing house where she works. ...
RANDY KOSCHNICK SOFT ON FACTS.(OPINION)(Editorial)
Mar 03, 2009 ... One of the things that qualifies Jefferson County Judge Randy Koschnick for consideration as a contender for the state Supreme Court is the fact that he has experience as a public defender. Famously, he mounted an aggressive defense of Ted Oswald, who was charged with killing a ...