Friday, Nov. 4
The state of Wisconsin agrees to pay $300,000 to the family of an inmate at the state’s youth prison whose toes were severely injured when a guard slammed a metal door on the inmate’s foot, according to records released to media. It took nearly two hours for the youth to get medical care.
Vice President Joe Biden campaigns in Madison for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton with a speech at the Orpheum Theater followed by a visit to Colectivo Coffee on the Capitol Square.
A new study finds that chronic wasting disease is deadliest for bucks, the Wisconsin State Journal reports. That means “new and more aggressive measures should be used to slow CWD’s growth, including eliminating large numbers of bucks in two southern Wisconsin areas with high infection rates.” This is bad news for hunters looking to bag that elusive 30-pointer.
Sunday, Nov. 6
A 51-year-old Madison man nearly loses his nose when his pet iguana — in a fit of breeding-period aggression — attacks his face. The man and his wife plan to keep the iguana, which they consider to be their “family kid,” according to a release.
Monday, Nov. 7
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank tells the faculty senate that campus officials have revoked the season tickets of two costumed Badgers fans depicting President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton being led around with a noose held by a person in a Donald Trump costume at the Oct. 29 football game against Nebraska. UW officials have been criticized for their initial response to the incident.
TUESDAY, NOV. 8
In other news, Scott McDonell crusies to victory in his re-election campaign, with 70 percent of the vote, over Karen McKim.
