Wisconsin
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Couple’s attempt to cross Lake Michigan endsAug 16, 2012 8:00 am - LUDINGTON, Mich. — Currents and exhaustion have kept a Michigan couple from finishing a planned 50-mile swim across Lake Michigan to raise awareness about postpartum dep...
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Report: John Doe probe expands to Wisconsin state governmentAug 16, 2012 7:55 am - MILWAUKEE — New documents show the John Doe investigation involving Gov. Scott Walker’s tenure as Milwaukee County executive has expanded to state government. Records o...
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New Illinois, Wisconsin wildlife refuge approvedAug 15, 2012 5:36 pm - A new federal wildlife refuge has been authorized along the border between Illinois and Wisconsin. U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Wednesday announced the establi...
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Gunfire at Sikh temple audible in 911 tapesAug 15, 2012 4:09 pm - MILWAUKEE — The woman’s voice is hushed, but even in her whisper her terror is evident. In a barely audible voice she gives the 911 dispatcher the Sikh Temple of Wiscons...
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Former Wisconsin Gov. Thompson wins GOP Senate bidAug 15, 2012 7:39 am - MADISON, Wis. — Former Gov. Tommy Thompson, mounting a political comeback following a successful career in office dating back nearly 50 years, won the Republican primary...
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Progress made in couple’s Lake Michigan swimAug 15, 2012 7:34 am - LUDINGTON, Mich. — A Michigan couple attempting to swim 50 miles across Lake Michigan to raise awareness about postpartum depression is making progress. An update Wednes...
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Jenn Gibbons rows into Chicago homecomingAug 14, 2012 1:00 pm - A Chicago woman who completed her 1,500-mile trip around Lake Michigan despite being sexually assaulted along the way is back at home and plans to share her experiences ...
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Primary polls open in WisconsinAug 14, 2012 7:53 am - MILWAUKEE — Primary election polls are open across Wisconsin. A four-way Republican race for the U.S. Senate is at the top of the ticket and is the only statewide conte...
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Searchers looking for boater off Wind PointAug 13, 2012 8:23 am - WIND POINT, Wis. — A search and rescue crew is looking for a missing boater in Lake Michigan off Racine County’s Wind Point. Sheriff’s Lt. Dan Klatt says a man told a p...
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Sikhs leave bullet hole to mark mass shootingAug 10, 2012 6:37 pm - OAK CREEK, Wis. — They removed the bloodstained carpeting, repaired shattered windows and painted over gunfire-scarred walls. But Sikh Temple of Wisconsin members left a...