Wisconsin
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Deadline looms for Menominee casino projectOct 21, 2013 6:50 am - MADISON, Wis. — Time is almost up for the Menominee Nation to make the case for a new off-reservation casino to Gov. Scott Walker. The Menominee want to open a casino in...
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Hard Rock to develop, run proposed Kenosha casinoOct 11, 2013 6:36 am - KENOSHA, Wis. — The Menominee Nation and Hard Rock International announced a deal Thursday for the gambling and entertainment company to manage a casino in Kenosha if th...
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Wisconsin governor proposes $100 million property tax cutOct 10, 2013 4:06 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker wants the legislature to pass a $100 million property tax cut next week, a move that would lower taxes on the bill that gets sent to ho...
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Not far from Lake Michigan, city yearns for waterOct 08, 2013 1:45 pm - WAUKESHA, Wis. — Lake Michigan is just 15 miles from this city of 70,000 in the Milwaukee suburbs. But these days it seems like a gigantic, shimmering mirage, tantalizin...
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Veteran helps patrol Chicago streets during shutdownOct 07, 2013 7:48 pm - A Wisconsin veteran hasn’t let the federal shutdown shut HER down. Staff Sgt. Catherine Threat returned from active duty in Afghanistan in July. Since then, she’s been i...
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Great Plains storm brings both snow, tornadoesOct 05, 2013 9:51 am - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Breaking nearly century-old early autumn snowfall records, a storm system smothered South Dakota’s scenic Black Hills in South Dakota with up to thre...
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Green Bay bridge pier sank after pilings buckledOct 04, 2013 8:21 am - GREEN BAY, Wis. — A support pier on a Wisconsin bridge sank after pilings underneath it buckled, probably because of corrosion. That’s the conclusion from a Wisconsin De...
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Wisconsin agriculture officials warn of cattle diseaseOct 04, 2013 8:21 am - MADISON, Wis. — Agriculture officials are warning farmers to be on the lookout for signs of a cattle disease that can cause fever and lameness after two cases were found...
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Son in Wisconsin charged with killing father, burying bodyOct 03, 2013 8:00 am - BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. — A criminal complaint filed in Jackson County says a 20-year-old man told investigators he fatally shot his father and hid his body because his ...
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Milwaukee company recalls chicken, ham saladsSep 30, 2013 6:00 am - Garden Fresh Foods of Milwaukee has recalled 19,000 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken and ham products because of possible Listeria bacteria contamination. The USDA Food Sa...