Wisconsin
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Wisconsin governor signs school mascots billDec 19, 2013 1:44 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill Thursday that will make it harder to force public schools to drop tribal nicknames, pushing aside opponents’ ch...
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Kenosha man’s conviction in wife’s poisoning vacatedDec 19, 2013 10:08 am - MILWAUKEE — A federal judge has overturned a Wisconsin man’s conviction for first-degree intentional homicide in the poisoning death of his wife. The Kenosha News says C...
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University of Wisconsin president panel to hand over recommendationsDec 19, 2013 5:50 am - MADISON, Wis. — A committee screening University of Wisconsin System president hopefuls is set to hand over finalists’ names to a selection committee this week. The sear...
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Defendant accused of asking mom to help in escapeDec 19, 2013 5:50 am - JANESVILLE, Wis. — Court documents say a man accused of burning a woman’s body at his property in Rock County asked his mother to blow out the jail wall with explosives ...
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Wisconsin Senate to vote on Medicaid delayDec 19, 2013 5:50 am - MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin state Senate plans to vote on Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to delay Medicaid coverage for some while also keeping others on the program longer ...
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Wisconsin man accused of killing sister’s kittenDec 18, 2013 7:13 am - NEKOOSA, Wis. — A Wood County man is accused of breaking into his sister’s home and killing her kitten. A WSAW-TV report says 25-year-old Brian Sentkowski of Nekoosa is ...
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Several children injured in Wisconsin fireDec 18, 2013 7:12 am - CUDAHY, Wis. — Several children have been taken to the hospital following a house fire in the Milwaukee suburb of Cudahy. WISN-TV reports the children were treated for s...
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Wisconsin sees influx of snowy owlsDec 18, 2013 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin wildlife officials say bird watchers are logging another influx of snowy owls from Canada. Department of Natural Resources officials say about ...
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Burke not reconfirmed to Congregation for BishopsDec 17, 2013 12:21 pm - LA CROSSE, Wis. — Wisconsin native Cardinal Raymond Burke is losing his influential role in the appointment of bishops in the United States. The former La Crosse bishop...
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Man bites driver in Wisconsin who refused to play chaufferDec 16, 2013 7:26 am - MADISON, Wis. — Madison police say a man got into another person’s car and bit the driver when he refused to play chauffer. A police statement says the 23-year-old enter...