Wisconsin
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Missing dog found in sinkhole after 6 daysSep 21, 2011 12:00 am - VIROQUA, Wis. — Goldie the Labrador retriever never misses a meal. So when she vanished from a vineyard near Viroqua last week, her owners were devastated. They knew the...
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Wisconsin ban on margarine targeted for repealSep 20, 2011 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — A quirky Wisconsin law that makes it a crime for restaurants to serve margarine at the table and not butter is being targeted for repeal. Republican stat...
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Wis. duck season to start this weekendSep 20, 2011 12:00 am - $PHOTOCREDIT_ON$Associated Press$PHOTOCREDIT_OFF$ MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s duck season is set to open this weekend. The northern zone hunt opens at 9 a.m. on Saturday...
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Wisconsin soldier killed in AfghanistanSep 20, 2011 12:00 am - APPLETON, Wis. — A soldier from Wisconsin has died while serving in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense says 25-year-old Sgt. Garrick Eppinger Jr. of Appleton died S...
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Soldier who died while scuba diving laid to restSep 19, 2011 12:00 am - TOMAH, Wis. — A Wisconsin soldier who died while scuba diving in Hawaii will be buried Monday in Tomah with military honors. Thirty-two-year-old Army Sgt. Chester Stoda ...
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Woman dies in the fatal fire in Oconto CountySep 19, 2011 12:00 am - COLEMAN, Wis. — Officials in Oconto County say there’s no apparent connection between a two house fires on Rost Lake on Saturday, including one in which a woman died. Br...
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Madison homicide victim identifiedSep 19, 2011 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — The Dane County medical examiner’s office is identifying the man shot on Thursday in what police are calling a drug deal that turned violent. He’s 24-yea...
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Inmate who escaped in Indy recaptured in IowaSep 19, 2011 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — Authorities say a Marion County Jail inmate who escaped from a work detail has been captured in Iowa. Indianapolis authorities say 21-year-old Cody Thurma...
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Siblings face charges in Chicago robberiesSep 19, 2011 12:00 am - A Lemont woman who was charged with her brother in a string of armed robberies in Chicago has been ordered held in lieu of $2 million bail. Twenty-eight-year-old Jaclyn...
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Wis National Guard troops to get send-off ceremonySep 16, 2011 12:00 am - MILWAUKEE — About 150 troops from Wisconsin's Army National Guard are preparing for an eventual deployment to Kosovo. The troops are getting a send-off ceremony at the ...