Wisconsin
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Oswego woman is millionth rider on Green Bay rideJun 24, 2013 6:26 am - GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Zippin Pippin roller coaster in Green Bay reached a milestone this weekend, as an Oswego, Illinois woman became the one millionth rider to ride the...
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Plainfield man’s trial ends in hung juryJun 22, 2013 5:31 pm - STURGEON BAY, Wis. — The trial of a Plainfield man accused of killing his friend and her unborn baby at a resort in Wisconsin’s Door County has ended in a hung jury. Bri...
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23 arrested in connection with drug traffickingJun 20, 2013 5:53 pm - Chicago police and federal DEA officials say 23 people have been arrested and charged in connection with the distribution of heroin and cocaine in Illinois, Indiana and ...
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Ex-Chicago firefighter gets pension in prisonJun 19, 2013 4:43 pm - A former Chicago firefighter who was convicted in the 1994 slaying of his wife has received more than $55,000 a year in pension payments from behind bars, according to a...
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Man mauled by bear in WisconsinJun 18, 2013 5:58 pm - SHELL LAKE, Wis. — A man who was attacked by a black bear in northwestern Wisconsin is recovering at a hospital in the Twin Cities. The Wisconsin Department of Natural R...
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Catholic religious order opens abuse filesJun 18, 2013 5:56 pm - NEW YORK — A Roman Catholic religious order released an unusually candid report Tuesday outlining how its leaders failed for decades to stop sex abuse in its schools and...
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Scientists: Timber in Lake Michigan centuries oldJun 18, 2013 12:25 pm - FAIRPORT, Mich. — A wooden beam embedded at the bottom of northern Lake Michigan appears to have been there for centuries, underwater archaeologists announced Tuesday, a...
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One more smartphone app: Finder of fishJun 15, 2013 9:54 am - MADISON, Wis. — Before Brian Jensen’s mobile app showed up in the sporting goods sections of hundreds of Wal-Mart stores, the Sun Prairie native got all but skunked on a...
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New permit allows faster cleanup of zebra musselsJun 14, 2013 8:46 am - MADISON, Wis. — A new Wisconsin state permit allows owners of waterfront properties to more easily clean up accumulated zebra mussels, dead fish, algae and other deposit...
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Miller Caves to host concert this weekendJun 14, 2013 8:46 am - MILWAUKEE — For decades, the “Miller Caves” were used to store Miller beer before refrigeration. Later, they were used as a bomb shelter for Miller employees and then re...