Articles filed under Wisconsin
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Walker foes blanket state to gather signatures for recallNov 14, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Opponents of Republican Gov. Scott Walker, spurred by anger over his successful push to take away nearly all public worker collective bargaining rights, ...
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Dealership sues over Harley sales restrictionsNov 14, 2011 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — A Harley-Davidson dealership in St. Paul, Minn., is suing the Milwaukee motorcycle maker over new restrictions on sales of parts and accessories to internati...
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Body of missing Highland Park canoeist recovered from lakeNov 14, 2011 11:00 pm - STURGEON BAY, Wis. — Door County sheriff’s officials say the body of a missing canoeist has been found in Lake Michigan on the shore of Washington Island. Forty-five-ye...
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Arne Duncan accepts Chicago union president’s apologyNov 14, 2011 11:00 pm - Education Secretary Arne Duncan has accepted an apology from the president of the Chicago Teachers Union for a joke she made about him having a lisp. Karen Lewis said at...
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Wis. judge to weigh man's competency in aunt's deathNov 13, 2011 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A judge in Madison is set to evaluate whether a man accused of leaving his elderly aunt to die is competent. Prosecutors say 45-year-old Steven King was ...
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Agreement reached in Algoma high school caseNov 10, 2011 11:00 pm - ALGOMA, Wis. — A restraining order request filed by the family of a northeastern Wisconsin high school student against the school district administrator has been dismis...
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Turkey dinner in Wis. will cost 11 percent moreNov 10, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Farm Bureau says the average price of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner in the state is just over $50 this year. That’s up almost $5, or 11...
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Items of convicted Wis. embezzler being auctionedNov 10, 2011 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — Federal authorities are holding more auctions in to help pay $34 million in restitution to Koss Corporation for an embezzlement case. Sujata “Sue” Sachdeva w...
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Wis. DOJ takes thousands of concealed carry appsNov 10, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Officials with the state Department of Justice say they received more than 30,000 permit applications over the first week of the state’s new concealed ca...
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Nixon tapes result of work by Madison professorNov 10, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — It’s Richard Nixon unplugged. Newly-released documents and recordings of the former president are the result of years of work by University of Wisconsin-...