Articles filed under Wisconsin
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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...
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Robert Hays to appear in second Wisconsin tourism adSep 25, 2013 6:48 am - MADISON, Wis. — Actor Robert Hays is making a second appearance in a Wisconsin tourism commercial, this time with his “Airplane!” co-star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. David Zuc...
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Milwaukee brewery hosts mac and cheese contestSep 15, 2013 7:00 am - MILWAUKEE — Do you make a really great macaroni and cheese? Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee is looking for home cooks to participate in the Mac and Cheese Takedown on Sep...
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Deal set for soldier in Wis. corpse caseSep 15, 2013 7:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — A solider accused of helping her husband hide his half-brother's corpse has apparently reached a plea deal with prosecutors. Shannon Remus faces one coun...
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Great Lakes program inspires rare bipartisanshipSep 13, 2013 5:57 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Nowhere has the fervor to cut government down to size been more dramatically on display than in the industrial Midwest. Republicans have seized co...
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Gurnee company moving to KenoshaSep 12, 2013 6:00 am - A Gurnee lighting manufacturer is relocating to southeastern Wisconsin, bringing 400 jobs to the area. Kenall Manufacturing Co. is moving its headquarters and manufactur...
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Experts debate how to improve Great Lakes programSep 11, 2013 6:00 am - An Obama administration program that has spent about $1.3 billion to rescue Great Lakes ecosystems on the verge of collapse should be fine-tuned to make sure it's gettin...