Articles filed under Wisconsin
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Milwaukee Archdiocese bankruptcy the result of "sin"Jan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Archdiocese said Tuesday it had directed its attorneys to file for bankruptcy protection because pending sexual-abuse lawsuits have left it wi...
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Outgoing Wis. treasurer says $33 million returnedJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Outgoing Wisconsin state Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass says more than $33 million was returned in unclaimed property to taxpayers last year. Sass says that ...
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Wis. suspected serial killer may change pleaJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — The case against a man accused of killing seven women over 21 years in Milwaukee may be coming to close with a hearing Monday. Fifty-year-old Walter Ellis h...
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2 bodies found in a ditch in Milwaukee suburbJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - MEQUON, Wis. — Police in a north shore Milwaukee suburb are investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found in a ditch early Monday. Authorities say the ...
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Milwaukee area mall closes following disturbanceJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - WAUWATOSA, Wis. — Some shoppers at a suburban Milwaukee mall say they were temporarily locked behind security gates when dozens of rowdy young people created a disturba...
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Valet crashes car into storefront in MilwaukeeJan 01, 2011 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police say a valet driver crashed someone else's car into a storefront on Milwaukee's north side early Sunday. The 23-year-old driver was transport...
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Wis. judge may Bosnian Serb travel for workDec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — A federal judge in Milwaukee is set to consider whether to allow a Bosnian Serb accused of hiding his role in a civilian massacre to leave Wisconsin for wor...
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Wis. farmers asked to tone down manure useDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — State agriculture officials say the upcoming rain and warmer temperatures forecast for southern Wisconsin are expected to increase the risk of manure ru...
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9 plead guilty to rigging Milwaukee bingo gameDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — Nine people have pleaded guilty to federal charges of rigging a bingo game at a Milwaukee casino. Court documents say the scheme netted about $160,000 from ...
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Yarn about psychic girlfriend named 2010's top lieDec 28, 2010 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — A Wisconsin man has earned bragging rights as the champion liar of 2010 with this line: "I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met." D...