Two men kidnapped the wife of U.S. State Senator Judd Gregg, R-New Hampshire, Tuesday morning.
After the men kidnapped Kathleen Gregg at 9:30 a.m., they took her to a bank and forced her to withdraw money.
After the kidnappers received the money, they let Gregg go unharmed.
The suspects were driving a stolen Chevrolet Monte Carlo, which was spotted at an attempted robbery earlier Tuesday and an attempted home break-in Monday.
Police said they think one suspect is white and in his early 20s while the other is black and his mid 20s.
Statewide exit polls conducted by CNN and other news organizations Tuesday project that Californians voted to recall Gov. Gray Davis and have elected actor Arnold Schwarzenegger to replace him.
The polls show Schwarzenegger leading over Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante by a large margin.
In the days prior to the election, Schwarzenegger broadly apologized for his treatment of women in the past, but denied allegations that he expressed admiration for Adolf Hitler.
Davis had been reelected to a second term as governor less than a year ago, but has since faced criticism over the state's economic situation recent energy crisis. This lead to a recall campaign.
Provided the election results are not challenged, the new governor will be inaugurated by Nov. 16.
Madison Mayor Dave Cieslewicz proposed a \lean"" 2004 city budget Tuesday to as a result of state budget cuts. The budget would increase spending on some basic services and public safety, while cutting other spending areas and increasing property taxes. It proposes a 2.8 percent increase in spending.
The mayor said the budget reflects the promises made during his campaign. He also said creating the budget was not easy since the current budget did not contain much fat.
The budget includes:
- Hiring three new police officers
- Setting aside $75,000 for early childhood development programs
- Improving Metro bus service by reducing waiting times for some routes to seven minutes during rush hours and 15 minutes at other times of the day.
- Raising fees charged to restaurants and other licensed establishments
- Increasing revenues on speeding tickets in order to fund the Speeders Hotline
- Creating and maintaining five new parks each year in new city neighborhoods
- Earmarking $125,000 for challenged neighborhoods
- Increasing city property taxes so that taxes on an average $189,000 in Madison would increase by about $77
The city council Tuesday night passed a resolution that paves the way for them to ban glass containers on State Street during the Halloween festivities later this month.
City Council President Mike Verveer said the council passed an enabling ordinance and now at the next meeting he will introduce a resolution to prohibit glass containers on the street from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Friday, Oct. 31 and Saturday, Nov. 1.
Last Halloween rioters threw glass bottles during the Halloween parade night. Verveer said the city wants to avoid the same situation this year.
In what Lee Jeans calls a ""guerilla marketing campaign,"" the company is offering free merchandise to those attending this weekend's football game. The company plans to distribute thousands of stocking caps, visors and coupons to spectators in Camp Randall Stadium. About a dozen other universities will also be the target of what the company calls the ""Buddy Lee Campus Tour.""
