Articles filed under Wisconsin
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Green Bay council votes down saggy pants banJul 31, 2013 4:17 pm - GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay City Council has decided against imposing a ban on saggy pants in the city. Even the alderman who proposed the idea voted against it at ...
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Rare triplet calves born on Wisconsin dairy farmJul 31, 2013 4:14 pm - FOOTVILLE, Wis. — Wisconsin dairy farmer Steve Case knew his pregnant cow had been acting strangely, but nothing prepared Case for the sight that greeted him when he res...
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Wisconsin governor says his public union philosophy like FDRJul 30, 2013 9:17 am - MILWAUKEE — Gov. Scott Walker says Detroit would not be bankrupt and Chicago public schools would be flourishing if those cities were in Wisconsin and operating under th...
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Masses of plastic particles found in Great LakesJul 29, 2013 3:45 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Already ravaged by toxic algae, invasive mussels and industrial pollution, the Great Lakes now confront another potential threat that few had even...
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Wisconsin gets $11 million in Race to Top grantsJul 27, 2013 11:14 am - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin has been awarded $11 million in Race to the Top federal grants to be used for early childhood education. Gov. Scott Walker’s office announced t...
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Feds update plan to protect Great Lakes from carpJul 24, 2013 4:38 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A $50 million federal plan released Wednesday for keeping hungry Asian carp from reaching the valuable fish populations of the Great Lakes calls f...
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Feds update plan to protect Great Lakes from carpJul 24, 2013 7:01 am - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A federal plan for keeping hungry Asian carp from reaching the valuable fish populations of the Great Lakes calls for reinforcing electrical and o...
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4th suspected heat-related death in MilwaukeeJul 20, 2013 12:54 pm - MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee authorities are reporting a fourth suspected heat-related death. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office says the victim is a 64-year-old wo...
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DuPage Scout leader charged with sex assaultJul 19, 2013 3:59 pm - A Boy Scout leader from DuPage County has been charged with sexually assaulting a youth at camp in Wisconsin, authorities said Friday. Jeffrey L. Borneman, 54, of the 22...
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Jail, probation for driver in May chase from Elgin to WisconsinJul 19, 2013 1:13 pm - A 22-year-old man who took police on a two-hour chase to Wisconsin in May after a burglary at the Sam’s Club in Elgin pleaded guilty Friday and was sentenced to 180 days...