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UW Foundation endowment worth $1.9 billionFeb 01, 2012 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A new report says the endowment of the University of Wisconsin Foundation was worth $1.9 billion last year, a 21 percent increase over its 2010 value. Th...
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Indy officer injured in Super Bowl Village fightFeb 01, 2012 11:00 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis police say an officer was injured trying to break up a bar fight at the city’s fan-packed Super Bowl Village. Indianapolis Metropolitan Polic...
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Emanuel announces new tourism pushJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has a plan that’s designed to save $1.3 million in administrative costs and attract 50 million visitors to the city each year by 2020. Emanuel...
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Wis. teen gets probation in baby-abandonment caseJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - APPLETON, Wis. — An Appleton teen who abandoned her newborn daughter last year was sentenced to three years of probation, even as the judge encouraged the high school ho...
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Tommy Thompson says federal workers should pay moreJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Republican Tommy Thompson said Wednesday that federal workers should pay more for their health insurance and pension benefits, just like Wisconsin state ...
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Downstate bank exec gets 63 months in prisonJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - EAST ST. LOUIS — A federal judge has sentenced a former Jersey State Bank executive to more than five years in prison for stealing more than $4.5 million from the bank w...
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Indiana police seize 37 kilos of cocaine along I-70Jan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind. — State police say a routine traffic stop in eastern Indiana led to the discovery of 37 kilos of cocaine with a street value of nearly $4 million. T...
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Wisconsin governor extends school open enrollment periodJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker has signed a bill into law that will extend the time Wisconsin parents have to submit an application to send their children to a public...
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3 Ind. sibling-soldiers meet while in AfghanistanJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Three Indiana soldiers who are siblings recently had their first reunion in four years when they met up while serving in Afghanistan. Biological brothe...
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Former Chicago cop convicted of drug chargesJan 31, 2012 11:00 pm - A former Chicago police officer has been found guilty on federal drug charges. But the jury failed to reach a verdict Tuesday on racketeering charges filed against 55-ye...