Articles filed under Wisconsin
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20 years in Kenosha Xbox slayingNov 08, 2010 10:00 pm - KENOSHA, Wis. — A 16-year-old Kenosha boy has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in the beating death of a neighbor. Kawanis Trotter was 14 in 2008 when he saw 15-year...
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1 dead in Wisc. house explosionNov 08, 2010 10:00 pm - SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — A suburban home blew apart in an apparent natural gas explosion early Tuesday, killing a man and injuring two other people. The explosion prompted p...
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Ohio prospective juror cites Dahmer, is excusedNov 07, 2010 10:00 pm - CLEVELAND -- An Ohio man was excused from jury service after mentioning he was friends growing up with serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. John Backderf was among prospective ...
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Wis. teen faces sentencing in Xbox murderNov 07, 2010 10:00 pm - KENOSHA, Wis. -- A 16-year-old boy is to be sentenced Monday in Kenosha County for killing a neighbor over an Xbox gaming system. Kawanis Trotter is one of two teens con...
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Toddler found after wandering off into Wis. woodsNov 06, 2010 11:00 pm - WAUPACA, Wis. — Authorities in central Wisconsin have found a 2½-year-old girl who wandered off from her grandmother's house near Waupaca. The Waupaca County Sheriff's O...
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Wis. man gets 25 years for killing ex-girlfriendNov 06, 2010 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE — A Wisconsin man who strangled his ex-girlfriend in front of their young child, then hid her body before fleeing to Colorado, has been sentenced to 25 years ...
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Wisconsin DOT suspends work on high-speed train lineNov 03, 2010 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has ordered a contractor to suspend work on the high-speed train line planned to connect Madison and Milwauke...
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Police standoff ends peacefully in DelavanOct 31, 2010 11:00 pm - DELAVAN, Wis. — A standoff with police at a home in Delavan has ended with no serious injuries. The Janesville Gazette reports that police responded to a report of shots...
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Baby dies after rescue from Fox River in Wis.Oct 31, 2010 11:00 pm - TOWN OF RUSHFORD, Wis. — A Fox Valley mother is in custody after her baby was pulled from an SUV partially submerged in the Fox River and was pronounced dead at an Oshko...
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Wis. jail guard traded contraband for sexOct 25, 2010 11:00 pm - PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. -- A Wisconsin prison guard allegedly coerced male inmates into letting him give them oral sex in exchange for bringing them contraband, and his s...