Wisconsin
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2 giraffes die in Wisconsin Dells park fireDec 31, 2012 3:43 pm - WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. — Two giraffes were killed during a fire at a Wisconsin Dells wildlife park. According to Wisconsin Dells police, someone called 911 at about 6 p.m...
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Wisconsin couple says pet chicken alerted them to blazeDec 29, 2012 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE — A Wisconsin couple says clucks, not fire trucks, helped them escape a blaze at their home. Dennis Murawska, 59, said a pet chicken named Cluck Cluck woke his...
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Husband charged in Wis. officer’s shooting deathDec 28, 2012 6:56 am - MILWAUKEE — An Iraq War veteran charged with ambushing his wife Christmas Eve as she worked as a Milwaukee-area police officer told investigators he shot her in the head...
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Whooping cough hits Wisconsin hard this yearDec 27, 2012 6:40 am - MADISON, Wis. — The whooping cough hit Wisconsin residents hard this year. According to the Wisconsin Division of Public Health, there were nearly 5,700 confirmed and pr...
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Tolkien class at Wis. university proves popularDec 25, 2012 5:00 am - MILWAUKEE — The vast collection of J.R.R. Tolkien manuscripts initially sold senior Joe Kirchoff on Marquette University, so when the school offered its first course dev...
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Wisconsin: No booze on Rose Bowl-bound truckDec 24, 2012 6:30 am - MADISON, Wis. — There will be no alcohol on Wisconsin’s Rose Bowl-bound equipment truck this year. The athletic department policy change prohibits transporting alcohol t...
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1 wheel, twice the fun for unicycle fansDec 24, 2012 4:00 am - ROBERTS, Wis. — Thumping sounds reverberated through a western Wisconsin gym on a recent Thursday night, as unicycle seats regularly slipped from under their riders and ...
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Man in Santa suit hits Dane Co. deputy, arrestedDec 24, 2012 3:14 am - MADISON, Wis. — A 69-year-old man in a Santa suit was arrested for drunken driving after authorities say he struck a Dane County Sheriff’s deputy who was directing traff...
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Repayment of child care subsidy funds is slow in WisconsinDec 24, 2012 3:14 am - MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin is trying to recover more than $8 million from roughly 300 child care providers shut down for cheating the taxpayer-subsidized Wisconsin Shares pro...
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Man arrested in Wisconsin for alleged 12th DWIDec 24, 2012 3:14 am - PORTAGE, Wis. — A driver in Columbia County is accused of driving while intoxicated — for the 12th time. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office says authorities got an an...