Thursday, Aug. 4
Andrew J. Scoles, a Cross Plains man who claims to have critical information that could help authorities arrest the leading suspect in the 2008 stabbing death of Brittany Zimmermann, says he won’t talk until he gets two felony convictions expunged from his record, the Wisconsin State Journal reports. One of those convictions is federal, so he’ll need a presidential pardon.
Friday, Aug. 5
A cyclist is killed in a hit-and-run crash in the town of Oregon. The victim is later identified as Shelton Berel, 33, of Oregon — a father of one with another child on the way and a member of the group Bike Fitchburg, which promotes bike safety. The suspected driver, 35-year-old Kevin Meister, of Brooklyn, is eventually found and arrested.
Monday, Aug. 8
UW System President Ray Cross is asking for a $42.5 million funding increase and an end to the tuition freeze in the 2017-19 state budget. Cross says the money is essential to higher education in the state — which has been struggling with declining state funding for years — but Gov. Scott Walker has told UW (and most other state agencies) not to expect any additional funding. Stay tuned.
Tuesday, Aug. 9
Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne easily wins reelection over challenger Assistant DA Bob Jambois in the partisan primary after an intense — and some might say nasty — race. Things must be pretty awkward around the office these days. See story, page 9.
Wednesday, Aug. 10
The latest Marquette Law School poll shows Hillary Clinton leading Donald Trump in Wisconsin by a whopping 15 points among likely voters. Poll director Charles Franklin says numbers at this point look like the 2008 presidential race — but November is a long way off.
