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Wis. woman, baby killed in car-pickup crashOct 04, 2011 12:00 am - ANTIGO, Wis. — Investigators are looking into what caused a car-pickup collision that killed a 21-year-old woman and her newborn daughter near Antigo. The Antigo Daily J...
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Report says mussels, nutrients damaging Great LakesOct 04, 2011 12:00 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A one-two punch of excessive nutrients and ravenous mussels is causing a sharp drop-off in Great Lakes fish populations and the worst outbreak of ...
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OSHA orders Wis. company to pay $550,000 fineOct 04, 2011 12:00 am - MILWAUKEE — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered a Wisconsin grain company to increase safety training for grain bin employees and pay a fine of...
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Decatur woman pleads guilty in accidental shootingOct 04, 2011 12:00 am - DECATUR, Ill. — A woman accused of shooting a Decatur man to death when she fired a handgun at a tree in her back yard has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. Th...
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Health department yanks license of abortion clinicOct 04, 2011 12:00 am - Health officials have yanked the license of an abortion clinic in Rockford, citing the lack of an experienced operating room nurse and other problems. The Illinois Depar...
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Man dies 9 days after being wounded outside clubOct 04, 2011 12:00 am - EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — A man shot multiple times last month outside an East St. Louis nightclub has died of his wounds. Police say 23-year-old Brandon Davis of East St. ...
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4 sent to hospitals following N. Ind. ammonia leakOct 04, 2011 12:00 am - GOSHEN, Ind. — Authorities say an ammonia leak at a northern Indiana fertilizer plant has sent four people to the hospital. Elkhart County sheriff’s Capt. James Bradberr...
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State parks remain closed in Door CountyOct 04, 2011 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — State parks and a state trail popular for catching fall colors remain closed in Wisconsin’s Door County as cleanup continues from last week’s powerful wi...
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Fire victim died from smoke, carbon monoxideOct 04, 2011 12:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A coroner says an Indiana University freshman killed in a Bloomington apartment fire died of smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning. Monroe C...
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Wis. picks national expert to serve as deer czarOct 04, 2011 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker’s administration has picked a national expert to serve as Wisconsin’s deer czar. James C. Kroll will begin work immediately on a study ...