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Mary Lou Robinson did not return my phone call seeking comment.   However, Kaukauna Police Chief John Manion did. When I asked Manion what he thought, he said, "I'm fed up with the attitude that we in Wisconsin have toward alcohol." Manion...

The morning after a big trial ends, reporters are always trying to think of a way to follow up on the verdict (especially when it comes down after 8:00 p.m. One thing we like to try to do is talk with the jurors. Judge McGinnis told the jurors they didn't...

It was just before 8:30 p.m. when we heard that the verdicts had come down. And, it seemed like the oddest time for it to happen. The jury got the case at 11:30 a.m. and asked three questions. The last came around 8:10 p.m. The jurors asked what it...

It’s a little after 7:00 p.m., and I am sitting in court with Dan Wilson from our media partner, The Post-Crescent. This is the third trial that he and I have covered together. We don’t have a verdict yet. So far the jury has asked two questions. The...

    Closing Arguments started following jury instructions and lasted the better part of the morning. First up, Assistant DA Andrew Maier argued that he had proven his case that Randy Ashauer was drunk on April 1, 2007 when he struck Tiffany...

Judge McGinnis has been on the bench for a few years. I've been in his courtroom several times and let me tell you: this guy runs a tight ship. This trial has been a marathon sprint. Everyone has been complaining about the benches being so hard....

Assistant District Attorney Andrew Maier and defense attorney Mary Lou Robinson will make their final pitches to the jury that will decide whether Ashauer being under the influence (his BAC was .195) was a major contributing factor to the crash. Mary...

 Day 4: Defense, State Rest   It was a long, long day in trial Friday. Judge McGinnis wanted all of the testimony to be completed on Friday. The jury would get the weekend off, and closing arguments would be heard first thing Monday morning....

Thursday was a busy, busy day in trial. The State called its final witnesses which included Dr. Hugo from the emergency room of Theda Clark Medical Center. Dr. Hugo testified Tiffany Pohl suffered life threatening injuries the night of the crash, including...

  Tiffany Pohl was not in court this morning. One of her family members said she wasn’t feeling well. Tiffany arrived in the afternoon and sat in an adjacent courtroom. Today’s testimony focused on law enforcement and how officers investigated...

Kayla Lamers -- Victim Kayla Lamers was the first witness to take the stand. She was up there for more than two hours. Kayla described in great detail what she and Tiffany were wearing the night of the crash. Kayla told the jury that she and Tiffany...

The day started early with opening statements at 8:15 a.m. Judge McGinnis said the court schedule would be dictated by what the jurors want. Before court started, Mary Lou Robinson told the judge she was glad that Tiffany Pohl was not in the courtroom...

Jury Selection started at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. Randall Ashauer wants an Outagamie County jury. It’s his constitutional right and defense attorneys try to preserve that right for their client by limiting pre-trial publicity. ...

Welcome to my blog for the trial of Randall Ashauer. You can check in daily to read more about the case as it goes on through this week. I want to start by giving you a little bit of background on the case. On April 1, 2007, just around 8:22 p.m., Tiffany...