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Attorney for triple homicide suspect Jaren Kuester exploring insanity plea

host.madison.com — DARLINGTON - The attorney for Jaren Kuester, the Milwaukee man accused of bludgeoning and stabbing three people to death with a fireplace poker last month, is investigating the possibility of an insanity plea. "It's pretty obvious from the facts that I know that it's something that we have to investigate," attorney Guy Taylor said following Kuester's initial appearance in Lafayette County Circuit Court Friday.

Live chat now: It's a Beer Baron Friday!

host.madison.com — Beer reviewer Chris Drosner, aka the Beer Baron, is taking your questions in this live chat from a barstool on the East Side.

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host.madison.com — DAN SIMMONS and DEVIN ROSE | Wisconsin State Journal The Madison City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to extend by two years a controversial policy to limit the number and type of new Downtown bars, with some changes including an easier path for concert halls, movie theaters and other entertainment venues to call Downtown home.

Before calling 911, check to see if person lying on grass is dead

host.madison.com — Following the zombie scare on Monday, dead people kept popping up all over Madison on Tuesday. Or, at least it seemed that way to the Dane County 911 Center. The center was overwhelmed with calls from cellphone users reporting people lying on the grass, not moving, possibly not living. Not so.

Waukesha County officials declined to detain Kuester before triple homicide

host.madison.com — The parents of a man accused of killing three retired farmers in southwestern Wisconsin warned Waukesha County officials just before the murders that their son was delusional and potentially dangerous, but county mental health professionals disagreed and did not detain him.

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Live chat now! SOS writer George Hesselberg solves your problems

host.madison.com — State Journal reporter George Hesselberg helps readers solve problems each week in a column called SOS. Join him in our live chat.

Live chat now! Beer Baron takes your questions

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