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Good morning, Washington. At the end of yesterday we briefly mentioned that jury selection in the Robert Wone conspiracy case will begin today. The Post has decided to use the occasion to run a story outlining what is known about Wone’s murder — and about the prospects for identifying and prosecuting his murderer. If you’ve found yourself lost by the twists and obscurities that seem to plague this case, it’s worth a read.

Metro Surcharge Not Enough: The Examiner’s got more bad news for Metro: the recent fare hike isn’t bringing in as much revenue as had been hoped — and the hole that revenue was meant to plug is $14 million bigger than expected. The reason for the former seems to be lower-than-expected ridership, particularly on Metrobus; the cause of the latter is largely attributed to the February snowstorm.

McDonnell Meets With UVa President: WTOP reports that Virginia’s and UVa’s top executives have met to discuss the death of murdered lacrosse player Yeardley Love, and whether anything can be done to avoid similar tragedies. In particular, Casteen is asking for changes that would keep university officials better-informed of when students are arrested in municipalities that the university isn’t easily able to monitor.

Briefly Noted: Chesapeake Bay Foundation settles lawsuit with EPA… Fatal crash on Georgia Ave. in Brookeville, Md… Former owner of H20 Nightclub sentenced to three years for tax evasion… Montgomery council votes to increase fines, eliminate discounts rather than cut bus service… Man killed in CVS parking lot by SUV that was doing doughnuts… MetroAccess appears to have misplaced a passenger… Hirshhorn planters credited with minimizing damage from crash, though “they’re not expected to stop a truck”…

This Day In DCist: One year ago HBO gave us all a scare when they cancelled Screen on the Green.