Wisconsin
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Report recommends changes to UW System structureSep 06, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin System can help absorb millions of dollars in budget cuts by transferring some of its authority to its 26 campuses and chance...
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Wis. Guard to help clear fallen timberSep 06, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Army National Guard says dozens of soldiers will help clear downed trees in far northwestern Wisconsin. Powerful storms in July left about ...
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Judge to decide fate of child accused in shootingSep 06, 2011 1:00 am - MARTINSVILLE, IND — An 11-year-old boy didn’t realize he was handling a loaded handgun when it fired the shot that killed his 6-year-old brother at their central Indiana...
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Holtz, wife named Notre Dame research ambassadorsSep 06, 2011 12:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Former head football coach Lou Holtz has a new position at the University of Notre Dame: He and his wife, Beth, will serve as the school's first “amba...
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Sculpture heading back atop Indianapolis monumentSep 06, 2011 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS — A crane is expected to lift a 38-foot-tall bronze sculpture back to its place atop the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in downtown Indianapolis. Crews are p...
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UIC offering free tests, doc talks at health fairSep 06, 2011 12:00 am - Free blood pressure tests and other screenings are being offered during a health and education fair at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Tuesday's event is set for ...
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Nina, Pinta replicas dock in Kenosha through weekendSep 06, 2011 12:00 am - KENOSHA, Wis. — Columbus sailed the ocean blue back in 1492, and now visitors in Kenosha can see just how he did it. Replicas of two Christopher Columbus ships are docke...
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Small plane crashes, kills 1 near Racine airportSep 06, 2011 12:00 am - RACINE, Wis. — Authorities say a small plane has crashed in southeast Wisconsin, killing the only person on board. The Federal Aviation Administration reports that the p...
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3 NE Indiana colleges report enrollment increasesSep 06, 2011 12:00 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Three northeastern Indiana colleges are reporting increases in enrollment. The Journal Gazette reports Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne set an enrollment rec...
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Teen dies from trash truck fall in E. IndianaSep 06, 2011 12:00 am - PARKER CITY, Ind. — Authorities in eastern Indiana say a 17-year-old boy from Ohio was fatally run over after he fell from the front end of a moving garbage truck that i...