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Jack Lussier, nephew of Capital Times founder William Evjue, dies at 90

John H. “Jack” Lussier, The Capital Times founder William T. Evjue’s nephew, who went on to become one of Madison’s most prolific philanthropists, died Friday, July 27, 2018, at the age of 90. In 1963, Lussier became business manager of Madison Newspapers Inc. When Evjue died in 1970, Lussier was named one of his principal heirs and was elected to take his uncle’s place on the board of The Capital Times Co. Although he retired as business manager in 1982, he remained active on The Capital Times’ board and in recent years became its chairman.

Sex offense dashboard offers geographic, demographic data

Attorney General Brad Schimel announced Tuesday the launch of an interactive data dashboard offering incident-level details regarding sexual offenses. The dashboard offers geographic visualizations regarding the number of sexual offenses, offense type and offense rate for Wisconsin counties. It also provides aggregate information on weapons used and locations (home, hotel, etc.) of sex offenses, as well as demographic data for victims and offenders.