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MADISON - The start of a new short-term loan program that wasn't slated to begin until July has been moved up in an effort to help businesses hurt by recent cutbacks at Oshkosh Corp.
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, the state's chief jobs agency, voted this week to start the pilot program earlier. It will provide loans or loan guarantees of up to $250,000 to companies for projects or expenses that may not be eligible for traditional financing.
The board says it was starting the program earlier in light of news that Oshkosh was cutting 760 jobs from its defense division because of budget cuts being made by the U.S. Department of Defense.
The loan program this year will only target businesses in Oshkosh Corp.'s supply chain
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MADISON - A Dane County judge is set to hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging a 2012 law that sets out conditions for abortions.
The law requires a doctor to determine whether the woman's consent is voluntary and inform the woman of domestic abuse services if he or she suspects the woman is being coerced. The law also requires doctors to perform a physical exam before they can prescribe abortion-inducting drugs and be in the room when the drugs are given to the woman.
Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit in February 2013 arguing the law is unconstitutionally vague. The organization argues its unclear how doctors should determine voluntary consent and whether doctors need to be present when drugs are dispensed or administered.
Judge Richard Niess is set to hear arguments Thursday morning.
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MARSHFIELD - Police believe a Marshfield man stole three cars in Illinois and brought them to Wisconsin.
He now faces four charges of stealing cars and taking them across state borders.
Police say Bradley Greene, 28, stole three cars in December 2013.
They also accuse him of stealing $5,000 worth of other items.
Those included a car hauler trailer, a flatbed trailer and trailer accessories.
Greene faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison on each count.
The charges against him are from an investigation by the Marshfield Police Department and Northern Illinois Auto Theft Task Force, according to a Department of Justice press release.
The prosecution of this case will be handled by Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert A. Anderson.
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MERRILL - A Lincoln County man convicted of killing his wife and hiding her body will get his sentence this summer.
50-year-old Mark Bucki was convicted earlier this month in connection to the death and disappearance of his wife Anita.
He was convicted on three charges including first-degree intentional homicide, hiding a body and strangling a person.
The first-degree intentional homicide charge carries a mandatory life in prison sentence, according to Lincoln County Judge Jay Tlusty on the day of the April verdict.
Prosecutors want to add more years on top of the mandatory sentence with additional years from the other two charges.
Bucki will be back in court for his sentencing July 3rd.
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ACROSS THE NORTHWOODS - 4.7 might seem like just a random number, but it gives us an idea of just how cold it was this year. 4.7 degrees was the average temperature for this winter. It's the coldest winter in more than a century.
It’s common to see these sights and hear these sounds in a typical winter. But this year, we heard them a bit more. The Northwoods fought through it’s snowiest and coldest winter on record. What made it so rare was the persistent cold.
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RHINELANDER - Police departments in Wisconsin will now need to hire an outside agency to investigate deaths that happen in their custody.
Governor Walker signed a bill requiring the outside investigations today.
Lawmakers hope the new law will prevent police departments from protecting their own officers during investigations.
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ANTIGO - Some farmers get ready to plant new crops around this time of year.
But the planting season could be pushed back this spring.
That could hurt potato farmers in Langlade County.
Some seed distributors expect a late start for crops because of the long, cold winter.
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