Articles filed under Wisconsin
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Wisconsin balsam fir heads to White HouseNov 17, 2011 11:00 pm - NESHKORO, Wis. — It took two decades to grow. And, with the whirl of a chain saw the 18-foot balsam fir came tumbling down in south central Wisconsin. Its destination? T...
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Wis. gears up for deer hunting seasonNov 17, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s blaze orange army is back. The state’s gun deer season starts Saturday. Thousands of hunters are planning their vacation days, stocking up on...
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Lawsuit filed over charges against 6-year-oldNov 17, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — The parents of a 6-year-old boy charged in Grant County with sexual assault have filed a federal lawsuit against prosecutors and others. The lawsuit con...
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Wis. DNR moves to take species off endangered listNov 17, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — The state Department of Natural Resources wants to remove more than a dozen birds, animals and plants from Wisconsin’s endangered or threatened species l...
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Wis. church official charged with possessing child pornNov 17, 2011 11:00 pm - WAUKESHA, Wis. — A Lutheran synod official is charged in Waukesha County with downloading hundreds of images of child pornography from the Internet. A criminal complain...
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Wis. parents charged with starving babyNov 16, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Prosecutors have accused an Appleton couple of starving their 17-month-old daughter, apparently because her father was afraid she would become obese. Chr...
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Strangers who helped each other reuniteNov 16, 2011 11:00 pm - EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — A man who had stopped to help a woman change a tire along a Wisconsin interstate before suffering cardiac arrest was reunited with the motorist who ha...
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2 alumni give $5 million to Lawrence UniversityNov 16, 2011 11:00 pm - APPLETON, Wis. — Two Lawrence University alumni have given $5 million to their alma mater, and the Appleton school is using the money to establish a film-studies center....
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Man convicted of murder in mother’s deathNov 16, 2011 11:00 pm - MERRILL, Wis. — Jurors have convicted a man accused of killing his mother in Lincoln County so he could collect an insurance payout. The jury Wednesday convicted 25-year...
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LaserMonks sells Internet business, folds abbeyNov 16, 2011 11:00 pm - SPARTA, Wis. — Monks who operated a multimillion dollar Internet business in rural Wisconsin have sold their company and belongings and have disbanded their small monast...