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Announcements
Updated Tuesday Morning
March 09, 2010
National News
One person is dead and two others injured following an early morning shooting on the Ohio State University campus
A police officer in Jackson, Michigan was killed and another officer wounded in an early morning shootout.
A new employment survey offers some encouraging news for job seekers.
The group headed up by former Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter is being blasted for its recent ad.
For more news stories click on the National News link.
State & Local News
A family of four is displaced after a house fire yesterday afternoon that killed at least four of their pets.
Two ACORN workers are among five southeastern Wisconsin residents charged with voter fraud in the November 2008 general election.
Two women are accused stealing money from intoxicated men after picking them up at bar closing time in Green Bay and driving them to an automated teller machine.
"American Idol" finalist Danny Gokey made his eyewear a signature during the show. Now the Milwaukee native has signed a 2-year marketing agreement with a New Berlin (BUR'-lin) optical company to promote their glasses.
For more news click on the Local & State News link.
Market Update
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Tuesday Morning 03/09/2010
The major stock averages closed near their opening levels Monday, staying in a narrow range for the session. Strength in technology shares gave a boost to the Nasdaq, while traders also were encouraged by MetLife buying American International Group's Alico foreign life insurance unit. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 14 points to close at ten-thousand-553. The Nasdaq gained six points to finish the session at 23-32. The S&P 500 lost a fraction of a point to end at 11-38. Crude oil prices rose by 37-cents a barrel to settle at 81-dollars-87-cents.
For the latest Market News click on the Market Update link.
AM Business News
Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Ford Motor Company stock rose to its highest price in over five years in early trading yesterday. The price shot up to 13-dollars-four cents per share before falling back. That's the highest price since February of 2005 for the automaker's stock.
The Energy Department reports gasoline prices across the U.S. jumped five-cents a gallon for the third straight week. The department's Energy Information Administration pegs the new average for regular gasoline at two-75-per-gallon.
Northrop Grumman has pulled out of the competition for the new Air Force refueling tanker contract, leaving only Boeing in the running.
Amazon.com has fired an undetermined number of Amazon Associate Program affiliates in Colorado, in protest over a new state tax law. In a letter sent Monday, the online retailer says the affiliates have been let go because the law requires Amazon to voluntarily give specific information on buyers to the state so it can collect back taxes.
For these stories and more click on the Morning Business News link.
Sports
Defensive end Aaron Kampman has signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Jon Leuer and Jordan Taylor dropped in 20 points apiece as 17th-ranked Wisconsin slammed Illinois 72-57.
The Marquette men's basketball team suffered a 63-60 overtime loss to Notre Dame in their regular season finale.
The Bucks will be back in action tomorrow night when they host the Celtics at the Bradley Center.
Click on the sports link for more scores and news.
President & G.O.P. Radio
Every Saturday get the latest President and GOP radio address to the nation. This week...Healthcare again is the subject. President Obama repeated his call for an "up or down" vote on healthcare reform. Meanwhile...the GOP says It's not too late to scrap the proposed government takeover of health care and start over. Alabama Congressman Parker Griffith delivers this weeks Republican address.
Click on the podcast link for the latest.
World News Week In Review
"Week-in-Review" is a weekend feature that gives you a chance to catch up on the events of the past 7 days. Available Saturday & Sunday only. Click on the World News link for the podcast.
World News
Around the clock fdlpodcasting distributes a steady stream of world news stories throughout the day. Click on the World News link for news from around the globe.
Morning Java
Pop Culture News
Monday, March 8, 2010
Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the pilot who safely landed a U.S. Airways plane last year in the Hudson River, has retired.
Martha Stewart is doing a new show called "Help me, Martha"... where real life people get to have her help in pulling off some kind of domestic crisis.
Michelle Rodriguez will make another visit to the set of "Lost" one more time before the show finale in May.
For more pop pop culture news, celebrity birthday's and more click on the Morning Java.
Ripley Oddcast
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! — a journey through the weird, wacky, whimsical, wild, and totally unbelievable world of the odd, strange and unusual.
This Week...Jerry Chubbuck, owner of the funky roadside attraction, Wonder Tower, in Colorado, takes us on a fun tour of this landmark; Jim Moroney tells us of the night he was abducted by Aliens and how it changed his life; we hear of the New York Towers, a dwarf basketball team; Odd Japanese beverages are discussed; and we learn of an army commander who was so young that he had to be carried onto the battlefield.
Click on the the "Ripley Oddcast" for this weeks podcast.
Fond du Lac City Council
Watch the Fond du Lac City Council meetings by clicking on the Fond du Lac City Council link. If you missed the live stream from February 24th., 2010 you can watch the archived version by clicking on the Fond du Lac City Council link. Next meeting scheduled for Wednesday, March 10, 2010 7:00 p.m..
Radio Online
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A family of four is displaced after a house fire that killed at least four of their pets. The fire started around 3:30 in the kitchen of a house in the 100-block of Hamilton Place, the Fond du Lac Fire Department said.
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