Articles filed under Wisconsin
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Son in Wisconsin charged with killing father, burying bodyOct 03, 2013 8:00 am - BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. — A criminal complaint filed in Jackson County says a 20-year-old man told investigators he fatally shot his father and hid his body because his ...
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Milwaukee company recalls chicken, ham saladsSep 30, 2013 6:00 am - Garden Fresh Foods of Milwaukee has recalled 19,000 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken and ham products because of possible Listeria bacteria contamination. The USDA Food Sa...
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Kenosha casino fight highlights fight for gamblers' dollarsSep 30, 2013 6:00 am - Competition for gamblers' dollars is getting tougher as one Wisconsin tribe seeks to block another from building a casino between Milwaukee and Chicago. The Midwest gamb...
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Mom says surgery quelled autistic son’s screamsSep 27, 2013 7:31 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A mother who couldn’t find ways to quell her son’s incessant screaming said a surgery performed by a University of Wisconsin Health doctor finally helped...
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Wisconsin bill would guard race-based school nicknamesSep 26, 2013 4:47 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Republican legislators in Wisconsin introduced a bill Thursday that would make it harder to strip public schools of race-based nicknames and allow school...
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Wisconsin attorney general to launch new heroin awareness campaignSep 25, 2013 6:48 am - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is set to launch a new heroin awareness campaign. Van Hollen is set to appear at Madison news conference Wedne...
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13 percent of pregnant Wisconsin women smokeSep 25, 2013 6:48 am - MADISON, Wis. — State health officials are trying to help pregnant women who smoke kick the habit. Health administrators say at least 13 percent of women in Wisconsin sm...
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Wisconsin’s Walker touts economic development packageSep 25, 2013 6:48 am - MADISON, Wis. — Gov. Scott Walker said Tuesday a package of economic development bills the legislature will take up in coming weeks will go “an awful long way” to helpin...
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Recommendations made for farm machinery on roadsSep 25, 2013 6:48 am - MADISON, Wis. — Recommended changes to the laws governing the operation of heavy farm machinery on public roads have been submitted to the Wisconsin Legislature. The sta...
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Cause of 2 bison deaths at zoo unknownSep 25, 2013 6:48 am - CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. — The bison herd at a Chippewa Falls Zoo is being monitored closely after the deaths of two bison. Chippewa Falls parks director Dick Hebert says t...