http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/arbor-vitae/ Arbor Vitae, WI News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/arbor-vitae/content/d2b7ac9ad53473a185545d5a58998d18.html Plane crash kills three near Lakeland Airport http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/arbor-vitae/content/3a3d2d3f4f7d1582ae1837e2103d3bb0.html BATAVIA Ill AP Authorities have identified the pilot of a chartered plane who died in a Wisconsin crash last week with his two passengers as former Chicago radio executive Kenton Morris who lived in BataviaThe 61yearold Morris had recently become a commercial pilot and his family said he was filling in for a friend when he took off in the plane with two Milwaukee men on ThursdayThe single engine plane crashed at Lakeland Airport in Arbor Vitae killing all three aboardMorris was a longtime employee of WGN radio in Chicago where he worked as an assistant program director and later became manager of the WGNsponsored Chicago Flower and Garden Show at Navy Pier which he ran from 1995 until it closed in 2006 http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/arbor-vitae/content/c3d9eb476d4da0d05ed9e6b29b945924.html ARBOR VITAE Three men including two from the Milwaukee area died when their singleengine plane crashed near the Lakeland Airport on a trip to the Northwoods for a weekend getaway the Vilas County coroner said Friday http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/arbor-vitae/content/6f0bb1d17fff76f5a6c7721067a4a5ec.html ARBOR VITAE Three men including two from the Milwaukee area died when their singleengine plane crashed near the Lakeland Airport on a trip to the Northwoods for a weekend getaway the Vilas County coroner said Friday http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/arbor-vitae/content/7ea654adc5913ca9513124a564c70017.html ARBOR VITAE Wis AP Three men including two from the Milwaukee area died when their singleengine plane crashed near the Lakeland Airport on a trip to the north woods for a weekend getaway the Vilas County coroner said Friday http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/arbor-vitae/content/99f2083b10b4ec53c762ead3eaf5e4b8.html Hamilton High School was on lockdown after a student was stabbed PhotoTom LynnA new 50000 airportquality metal detector made its debut at Hamilton High School this morning but it was used only on students tardy to class while school officials learned to use the new equipmentPolice said a 16yearold girl stabbed a fellow student multiple times inside a bathroom this morning at the school 6215 W Warnimont Ave School officials did not have information on the girls' arrival at school today or whether they might have been scanned by the new deviceThe victim 15 was taken to a hospital with what police said were nonlifethreatening injuriesThe suspect and another 16yearold girl were taken into police custody in connection with the stabbing at the school which enrolls about 2200 studentsMilwaukee police spokeswoman Anne E Schwartz said officers recovered the weapon believed to be used in the stabbing The girl believed to be responsible forthe stabbing is known to Milwaukee police Schwartz noted Police were still sorting out what role the second female suspect may have played in the caseSchwartz said an ongoing feud between the victim and the suspects preceded the stabbing which forced an immediate lockdown of the school todayThe lockdown was lifted at Hamilton about 10:30 am according to MPS spokesperson Roseann St Aubin noting that a couple of parents picked up their children from schoolWe are really discouraging any early dismissal or pickup she said The kids are fine After the lockdown was lifted we were where we needed to be We went to a normal scheduleDistrict policy dictates that any possession ownership or use of a weapon requires an automatic expulsion recommendation; however St Aubin noted that still must go through a hearingShe said the school principal would be sending a letter home today to parents which will likely ask families to recognize and inform school officials when their child is having any issues at school particularly if it involves another studentWe want to know about that St Aubin saidFour of the new archwaystyle scanners have been purchased using MPS board funds according to St Aubin Two are to be put in place at Hamilton and two will be put in place at Vincent High School The intention is that they will be used daily just at belt scanners are already used at Custer HighSchool she saidThere are 2200 students there at Hamilton It does take a little bit of time Students should know that can happen at any time she saidShe said she anticipates that parents will have questions on the future use of the scanners in light of today's stabbingWhen there is an incident it's a chance for us to review the system and see whether anything has to be changed she said The school safety aides assigned to that school and the supervisor speaking with the school will go over the incident as part of a normal review and see if they have to tweak anything http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/arbor-vitae/content/c24c3db4ede49dfe3488f5b9d953a169.html The US Agriculture Department today reduced its forecast for this year's corn and soybean harvests due to drier weather in Midwestern states potentially leading to higher commodity pricesUS corn production will be 121 billion bushels down from its 123 billion estimate last month the USDA said The soybean crop is projected to be slightly lower at 293 billion bushels down from its earlier estimate of 297 billionWhile the predicted corn crop will be 8 below last year's it would still be the second largest on record The soybean crop would be 13 higher than last year's and the fourth largest everThat represents a major turnaround from earlier this summer when some analysts feared the Midwestern floods in June had devastated the crops and would make alreadyexpensive agricultural commodities even pricierThis month's report is only the second of the USDA's reports this year to include actual field visits and farmer surveys which analysts consider more reliableAs a result of an August dry spell up to 30 of corn and soybeans were rated in very poorto poor condition in Michigan Ohio and Wisconsin by month's end the USDA said http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/arbor-vitae/content/38e992ca98921860614a4e96dbf20d8a.html Philadelphia The second game of this big series was just postponed because of a steady rain that has been falling here since this morning There is no makeup date set yetFrom what we've heard in the press box and this is all second and thirdhand there will likely be a doubleheader Sunday and if tomorrow's game is canned there is rain in the forecast then the series would spill into MondayWe'll let you know more details as they come to us