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Man gets ticket for Open Carry near capitol

A political statement ends in a ticket for a Madison man. Twenty-eight year old Travis Yates is ticketed for packing heat Saturday night near the state capitol building. Police spokesman Joel DeSpain. "Mr. Yates evidently wanted to make a political ...

From ROBIN COLBERT, WIBA, Wisconsin Radio Network,  11 Aug 2009
Related Topics: State Street

Autopsy shows abandoned infant likely born dead

In Dodge County, the search continues for the mother of "Baby Theresa." An autopsy has determined that the infant found along a remote road this spring was likely born dead. Sheriff Todd Nehls hopes that'll bring the mother forward. "With this ...

From ROBIN COLBERT, WIBA, Wisconsin Radio Network,  7 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Dodge

Badger tickets go quick

Students who weren't able to score season tickets for UW-Madison football this fall will have to wait another year. Tickets went on sale Monday morning, and were gone in just three hours. Associate Athletic Director Vince Sweeney says they usually go ...

From ROBIN COLBERT, WIBA, Wisconsin Radio Network,  22 Jun 2009

Audio from 911 details fatal shooting

A court appearance is expected this week for 28 year old Perry Lucas of Fitchburg, accused of shooting and killing 23 Deterius Martin of Madison last week. Police say Lucas opened fire in an apartment hallway. Deterius Martin and his 27 year old ...

From ROBIN COLBERT, WIBA, Wisconsin Radio Network,  22 Jun 2009

Learning lessons from family's tragedy

Parents should take their teens out driving, but need to follow the rules of the road - and common sense. Judy Hudson, general manager of Four Lakes Driving School in Madison, says that's the intent of the state's graduated drivers license. "They want ...

From ROBIN COLBERT, WIBA, Wisconsin Radio Network,  17 Jun 2009

In Madison neighborhood, fear is new neighbor

Two teenagers from Madison have been arrested in the murder of a 17-year-old on Madison's Southwest side, and for many residents, the drive-by slaying is just the latest in an escalating wave of crime and random violence. "It's gotten to the point ...

From ROBIN COLBERT, WIBA, Wisconsin Radio Network,  11 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Tim Alexander

Ty Pennington would not approve

Despain says an officer arriving on the scene of a plumbing business on Madison's east side found a man cutting a hole in the side of the building, using a cordless reciprocating saw. "The officer orders the guy to drop the sawzall, the officer has his ...

From ROBIN COLBERT, WIBA, Wisconsin Radio Network,  27 May 2009
Related Topics: Ty Pennington

Police comb park for murder suspect

Madison police looking for a man who shot and killed his ex wife last weekend have found his vehicle. The truck was found near Hoyt Park on Madison's west side, after a caller tipped off police. Weber has been on the run since police say he gunned down ...

From ROBIN COLBERT, WIBA, Wisconsin Radio Network,  19 May 2009

Targeted Chrysler dealers join forces

A couple of Madison Chrysler dealers on the "hit list" are doing some dealing themselves to stay in business. Russ Darrow says it was a shock when he heard the announcement. He says everyone has been on edge because the dicussions have been in a ...

From ROBIN COLBERT-WIBA, Wisconsin Radio Network,  15 May 2009

Seeking solutions to a coyote problem in Madison

Tonight, it's Madison west siders versus the big bad coyote. Residents are hoping to come up with a solution to the varmints, which Dave Braun says snatched and likely killed his little poodle, "Rizzo," from the family's back yard. "We saw the coyotes ...

From ROBIN COLBERT, WIBA, Wisconsin Radio Network,  22 Apr 2009

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