hayward, wis.
Testimony begins this week for the Minnesota man who, according to Assistant Attorney General Roy Korte, shot six hunters in northern Wisconsin last November. Witnesses will include the two men who survived the shooting.
Truck driver Chai Soua Vang claims he acted in self-defense, and his lawyer plans to argue how Vang believed he was first attacked. Vang is charged with six counts of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder that resulted after a group of hunters approached Vang for trespassing.
According to the Attorney General, four victims were shot in the back, one in the head and one in the stomach. In total, Vang fired at least 20 shots, according to Korte. Another victim was killed after he ran nearly 500 feet away. If convicted, Vang could receive life in prison without parole.
Baghdad, iraq
Iraqi and U.S. troops swept through the city of Tall Afar Sunday, killing 15 suspected rebels and discovering a bomb factory during the second day of a high-profile counterinsurgency offensive.
About 5,000 Iraqi and 3,500 U.S. soldiers rummaged through the bombed-out mountain city and found booby-trapped buildings, underground tunnels and large weapons caches but encountered little fighting during two days of operations. Residents estimated that 90 percent of the city of 200,000 had fled, many to a crowded tent camp.
As with similar offensives in other cities and towns earlier this year, most of the rebels appear to have fled into the countryside before U.S. and Iraqi forces entered.
Madison
After receiving 260 complaints about gas stations hiking prices in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has announced plans to take legal action.
The complaints, which focused on some 70 gas stations, will be passed on to the state district attorneys or attorney general's office.
The complaints largely center around two areas: gas stations that changed their prices more than once during 24 hours and gas stations that charged more for gas at the pump than their marquees advertised.
According to Wisconsin state law, it is illegal for gas stations to raise prices more than once in a 24-hour period. The penalty is a $200 fine per violation. The sale of gas at a price different than posted nets a penalty of up to nine months in jail and a $10,000 fine. If able to find a trail of charges, the state may seek restitution for gas customers.
