Whither Two Pending Investigations

It's quiet on the Walker John Doe.

And whatever happened to the probe into a fire this summer that destroyed several buildings in La Crosse, including one that house the offices of a state senate recall effort?

I sent an email of inquiry, below, to La Crosse Mayor Mathias Harter about three weeks ago, but didn't hear back:

Wednesday, November 9, 2011 9:48 AM

To: harterm@cityoflacrosse.org

Good morning, Mayor;

Did your police or fire department(s) pinpoint a cause for the major downtown fire on July 30 that destroyed buildings and offices? I see this story about a determination of the point of origin - - http://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/article_2d5c4a8e-c23a-11e0-ba36-001cc4c03286.html - - but no further news.

I write a political blog, The Political Environment, and want to make sure for an updating item I am writing about the fire that a cause has not been determined.

Thank you.

James Rowen