Wisconsin
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Amtrak rider arrested with 7 pounds of marijuanaFeb 06, 2013 7:00 am - LA CROSSE, Wis. — Police were ready for a suspicious Amtrak passenger when he arrived at the La Crosse train station. Authorities in Portland, Ore., alerted local polic...
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Aging population blamed for Wisconsin job woesFeb 05, 2013 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE — A new report blames Wisconsin’s aging population and lack of business start-ups for job growth that has lagged behind other states since the mid-1990s. The ...
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Wisconsin homicide probe leads to sexual assault chargesFeb 04, 2013 9:59 am - MADISON, Wis. — Authorities say a cold case investigation into a Waupaca (wah-PAK’-ah) County double homicide 21 years ago has led to charges in a 1990 sexual assault. ...
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Feds: Warming imperils wolverinesFeb 01, 2013 3:55 pm - BILLINGS, Mont. — The tenacious wolverine, a snow-loving carnivore sometimes called the “mountain devil,” could soon join the list of species threatened by climate chang...
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Parents ask Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear mascot caseFeb 01, 2013 3:02 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Two parents asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday to strike down a law that allows the state schools superintendent to order schools to drop Americ...
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Fire engulfs Wisconsin egg plant; no one hurtJan 31, 2013 8:00 am - BURLINGTON, Wis. — Smoke and flames poured Thursday from a southeastern Wisconsin food processing plant, where dozens of firefighters battled a blaze all night in frigid...
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Wisconsin warns businesses to be wary of scamJan 31, 2013 7:04 am - MADISON, Wis. — The state is warning Wisconsin businesses about a scam from a company calling itself Corporate Records Service. The Department of Financial Institutions ...
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Milwaukee officer due in court on theft allegationJan 31, 2013 7:03 am - MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee police officer who’s accused of stealing about $200 from a store where he was investigating a separate burglary is scheduled to appear in court. ...
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Investigators search landfill for homicide victimJan 29, 2013 6:50 am - MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. — Police detectives, cadaver dogs and back hoe operators are searching a Menomonee Falls landfill for the remains of a homicide victim. A criminal...
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Toddler found wandering alone outside in RacineJan 28, 2013 6:13 am - RACINE, Wis. — Sheriff’s deputies say a toddler who was found wandering alone outside in Racine has been taken to a hospital as a precaution. A WISN-TV report says deput...