Wisconsin
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Wis. man accused of drinking 30 beers before crashSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - JUNEAU, Wis. — A Fox Lake man accused of drinking at least 30 beers before causing a crash that injured five people has been bound over for trial. Brandon M. Smith waive...
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Heavier loads allowed on Wis. roads for harvestSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — Heavier loads are allowed on Wisconsin roads over the next three months as farmers are hauling corn, soybeans and other crops during harvest season. Stat...
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Milwaukee man gives $7.6 million to art museumSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee business owner and his wife have given the Milwaukee Art Museum its biggest gift ever: $7.6 million. According to the art museum, Milwaukee Leona...
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Prosser won’t sit on case involving his attorneySep 02, 2011 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser will not hear a campaign finance case being argued next week by the attorney who represented him in a recou...
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Wis. lawmaker wants texts added to no-call listSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — A Republican lawmaker from Racine would like to see Wisconsin’s no-call law expanded to cover text messages. State Sen. Van Wanggaard has drafted a bill ...
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Plover man gets life in 2003 truck-driver slayingSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - STEVENS POINT, Wis. — A Plover man convicted of killing a truck driver eight years ago has been sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole. Forty-five-yea...
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Wisconsin man dies from rabiesSep 01, 2011 12:00 am - MILWAUKEE — A 70-year-old Wisconsin man died after contracting rabies last year, prompting the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to remind doctors not forg...
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Wisconsin union leaders ask Gov. Walker for meetingAug 31, 2011 1:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin State Employees Union is asking state lawmakers to put pressure on Gov. Scott Walker’s administration to negotiate with the union over sala...
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Former Wisconsin legislator accused of altering prescriptionAug 31, 2011 1:00 am - CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. — Former state legislator Jeff Wood has been jailed after being accused of altering a prescription. Chippewa Falls police Capt. John Liddell says p...
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Great Lakes, Mississippi split soughtAug 31, 2011 12:00 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Six attorneys general in the Great Lakes region called for a multistate coalition Wednesday that would push the federal government to protect the ...