Wisconsin State Journal

host.madison.com — Secret arrests haven't been allowed in civilized society since the Magna Carta. "And all of a sudden, now hundreds of years after the Magna Carta, we're back to secret arrests in the state of Wisconsin," Madison attorney Bob Dreps said Tuesday.

host.madison.com — Wally and Eddie will be sticking their necks out for everybody at the Henry Vilas Zoo come Thursday. The young reticulated giraffes will meet the Madison public for the first time on Thursday, after arriving recently from zoos in Illinois and Dallas.

host.madison.com — The Legislature's budget committee Tuesday approved a measure meant to discourage public employees from collecting a pension and a paycheck at the same time. It also approved changes to the state employee health insurance program. The Joint Finance Committee mostly adopted Gov.

host.madison.com — Charles Harrington (1848-1900) came to Wisconsin in 1868. Ever since his childhood, he'd been subject to trances, which his parents tried to beat out of him. After settling in Madison, Harrington discovered they could be turned to good use. In about 1870, friends brought him an elderly woman who was abandoned by doctors as incurable.

host.madison.com — A new trial for Chad Chritton, who was convicted of felony child neglect in March but received a mistrial on four other charges, was scheduled Tuesday to take place in November. Chritton, 42, of Madison, was found guilty of neglecting his 15-year-old daughter, who was found barefoot and wearing pajamas in February 2012 on a street outside the family home on Madison's Southeast Side.

host.madison.com — A three-alarm fire Monday night in Sauk City damaged a hardware store and manufacturing facility, but there were no injuries, authorities reported. The fire at McFarlane's True Value, 1259 Water St., started shortly before 11 p.m. Monday, wasn't under control until about 4 a.m. Tuesday, and crews remained on the scene at 8 a.m.

host.madison.com — Poor people who are uninsured or unable to get coverage can now get free prescription drugs at a St. Vincent de Paul pharmacy on Fish Hatchery Road. The pharmacy, which quietly opened last month and has a grand opening Tuesday, is believed to be Wisconsin's first stand-alone charitable pharmacy, organizers said.