UP: Oscar Mayer. The company announces plans to hire 30 more workers for its factory on Madison's north side. The starting wage is $12.05 an hour, with benefits. Oscar Mayer, which has 1,600 workers in Madison, remains one of Kraft Foods' top-selling brands. Recession be damned, people still buy hot dogs!
DOWN: 911 Center. Police search warrants filed in the April 2 murder of UW student Brittany Zimmermann reveal that sounds of a struggle and a woman screaming can be heard in a 911 call made from Zimmermann's cell phone that day. The 911 operator never dispatched police and didn't call the number back when it was disconnected. Dane County officials say they don't know why the operator didn't hear the screaming.
