All Stories from September 4, 2013 (Change date)
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Wisconsin State Patrol tackles texting while drivingSep 04, 2013 6:48 am - MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin State Patrol is visiting high schools around the state to talk to teens and the dangers of texting and driving. Assemblies are scheduled fo...
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Man gets life for killing father, son in La CrosseSep 04, 2013 6:48 am - LA CROSSE, Wis. — A Minnesota man was sentenced to life in prison without release Tuesday for the shooting deaths of a western Wisconsin photography store owner and his ...
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Health groups try to raise awareness of ‘smurfing’Sep 04, 2013 6:48 am - EVANSVILLE, Ind. — The Indiana attorney general’s office and several industry groups are launching a statewide campaign to raise public awareness of criminals who purcha...
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Grant will pay to store Lincoln document imagesSep 04, 2013 6:46 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is getting a grant to help pay for the storage of tens of thousands of images of documents related to t...
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Minneapolis mayor promotes gay marriage in ad campaignSep 04, 2013 6:46 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The mayor of Minneapolis is hitting the road to promote the state’s new gay marriage law. Mayor R.T. Rybak is hoping to generate tourism revenue by i...
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Health officials: Avoid rabies by avoiding batsSep 04, 2013 6:46 am - OAK FOREST — Bats are active this time of year, increasing the possibility of human exposure to the rabies virus. People can get rabies from the bite of an infected anim...
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Rockford sculpture getting new coat of paintSep 04, 2013 6:46 am - ROCKFORD — A massive Rockford sculpture is getting cleaned up — and its first fresh coat of paint in more than a decade. The 30-ton abstract piece is called the Symbol a...
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Basketball helps keep Rockford kids from crimeSep 04, 2013 6:46 am - ROCKFORD — Gerry Ford has to love kids because he surrounds himself with them all the time. Ford runs the out-of-school suspension program for Northwest Community Center...
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EPA says Illinois sand company violated clean air lawSep 04, 2013 6:46 am - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it’s reached a settlement with a northern Illinois sand manufacturer over alleged air pollution violations. The agency said...
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Chicago judge to head national associationSep 04, 2013 6:46 am - A U.S. judge based in Chicago is the new president of the Federal Magistrate Judges Association. Sidney I. Schenkier recently began his term and will serve for one year....