Articles filed under Wisconsin
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Lawmakers seek to ban 'Palcohol' before it hits shelvesJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Powdered alcohol may be banned in Wisconsin before the product, known as Palcohol, ever hits store shelves. Following the lead of eight other state ...
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Walker says he's still trying to work on casino dealJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker says he's still trying to work out a deal before a Feb. 19 deadline that would allow the Menominee Tribe to open a new casino in K...
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Potentially endangered bat could change pipeline projectJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A potentially endangered species of bat could become a major obstacle to the proposed Sandpiper oil pipeline in northern Minnesota. The U.S. Fish ...
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School bands play on thanks to instrument repairmanJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) - If it weren't for instrument repairman Jeff Schieble, Sheboygan area band directors say they'd likely be spending a lot more time, effort and mone...
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Assembly Republican again pushes for 70 mph speed limitJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Assembly Republicans hope the Senate's newest members will help pass a bill raising the speed limit to 70 mph in Wisconsin. The Assembly last year a...
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Walker says trip to Israel likely this yearJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker says he's likely to lead a trade mission to Israel later this year. The trip would be his first there in more than four years as g...
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Police arrest burglars on the roof, not a fiddlerJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - RACINE, Wis. (AP) - Two people have been arrested atop the roof of the house they were trying to raid. WISN-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1yhIVDM) Racine police responded to...
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Special programs commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.Jan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Hundreds of people filled the state Capitol rotunda Monday to commemorate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. In a speech that addressed t...
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Wisconsin lawmakers hope to ban tiny beads in soaps, scrubsJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A pair of Wisconsin Republicans is taking aim at the tiny plastic beads in soaps, toothpastes and facial scrubs. The so-called microbeads have cropp...
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Fitzgerald says right-to-work bill unlikely soonJan 18, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A group of business leaders opposed to making Wisconsin a right-to-work state announced 50 new members Monday, while Republican Senate Majority Lead...