Articles filed under Wisconsin
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Survey shows Wisconsin food prices up 5 percent in 2011Apr 07, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A survey by the Wisconsin Farm Bureau shows food prices are up 5 percent this year. The bureau's 'marketbasket' survey totals the cost of 16 food items....
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Toddler killed in Rock Co. farm accidentApr 07, 2011 11:00 pm - BELOIT, Wis. — Sheriff's officials say a 3-year-old boy died after he was run over by a farm tractor. Authorities say the boy was riding in the cab of the John Deere tr...
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Wis. court challenger raising recount dollarsApr 07, 2011 11:00 pm - WAUKESHA, Wis. — A stunning discovery of votes in Wisconsin could give the state's hotly contested Supreme Court race to the conservative incumbent in an election large...
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17-year-old Madison boy charged with a hate crimeApr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A 17-year-old is charged with a hate crime for allegedly punching another bus passenger who is gay. Jayvon Flemming, of Madison, was charged Wednesday w...
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Union vote makes Wis. court race closeApr 05, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin's fight over union rights came to a head at the polls as voters split almost evenly over whether to re-elect a conservative-leaning justice or...
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M&I bank name goes away after Canadian acquisitionApr 04, 2011 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — The Marshall & Ilsley Corp. name has been a fixture in Wisconsin since 1847. But the name is now going away as part of the bank's acquisition by Toronto-bas...
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Wisconsin maneuvers to push union law into effectMar 25, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin officials couldn't agree Friday about whether an explosive law taking away nearly all public worker collective bargaining rights was about to t...
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Oshkosh allows urban chickensMar 22, 2011 11:00 pm - OSHKOSH, Wis. — City folks can raise chickens in Oshkosh — with their neighbors' permission. The city council has voted to allow residents of single-family homes and du...
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E-mails show steps considered to punish DemocratsMar 22, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Everything from taking away computers to denying a year of service in the state retirement system was considered to punish the 14 Wisconsin Senate Democ...
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E-mail to Wis. gov. initially favored union rightsMar 21, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Seeking a way to counter a growing protest movement, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker cited his e-mail, confidently declaring that most people writing his off...