Wisconsin
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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 ...
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Kind won’t run for US SenateSep 16, 2011 12:00 am - LA CROSSE, Wis. — U.S. Rep. Ron Kind of La Crosse says he won’t run for U.S. Senate. The Democrat was named as a possible candidate for the seat held by Democratic U.S. ...
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Police defend officer who let impaired driver goSep 16, 2011 12:00 am - FOND DU LAC, Wis. — Fond du Lac police are defending an officer who let an impaired woman drive away, only to be arrested about an hour later for drunken driving in anot...
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Protester dumps beer on lawmaker at Madison barSep 16, 2011 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — Police are searching for a man who dumped a beer on the head of Republican state Rep. Robin Vos on Wednesday night at a Madison bar, splashing two other ...
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Judge approves $30 million sale of Olsen's MillSep 16, 2011 12:00 am - OSHKOSH, Wis. — A federal bankruptcy judge has approved a sale of assets that gives Archer Daniels Midland capacity to store 20 million bushels of grain in Wisconsin. Th...
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Court denies Ill. family’s request to test printSep 15, 2011 12:00 am - DECATUR — A fingerprint that three members of a Decatur family convicted of murder hoped might free them isn’t suitable for testing, a state appellate court has ruled. J...
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28 Joliet city workers take early retirementSep 15, 2011 12:00 am - JOLIET— More than two dozen city workers in Joliet are taking early retirement. The Herald-News reports ( http://bit.ly/nnwDS1 ) that 28 union and management employees a...
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Former southwestern Illinois smelter being razedSep 15, 2011 12:00 am - HARTFORD — The long-awaited demolition of a former copper smelter that's been a southwestern Illinois eyesore is under way, though the state's environmental agency says ...
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Illinois' Aug. home foreclosures rise 17.6 percentSep 15, 2011 12:00 am - A report released Thursday by Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac shows Illinois with 12,493 foreclosure filings last month. Filings include default notices, auction-sale no...
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Show highlights building of Calatrava additionSep 15, 2011 12:00 am - MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Art Museum is featuring an exhibition featuring art about the Santiago Calatrava-designed addition. The exhibition is called “Building a Master...