Articles filed under Wisconsin
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Wisconsin officials warn of unscrupulous debt collectorsAug 22, 2013 6:49 am - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin officials are warning consumers about phone calls from unscrupulous debt collectors. According to the state Department of Financial Institution...
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Milwaukee bar owner tried saving man he had shotAug 21, 2013 6:51 am - MILWAUKEE — The owner of a Milwaukee tavern who fatally shot one of three men trying to rob the bar tried to save the man after shooting him. Andy Kochanski says his fi...
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Wisconsin ACT scores unchanged in 2013Aug 21, 2013 6:51 am - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin students’ average ACT scores were unchanged this year compared with 2012, and they remain above the national average. The average composite sco...
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Wisconsin milk production rises 3 percent in JulyAug 21, 2013 6:51 am - MADISON, Wis. — July was another good month for Wisconsin’s dairy farmers. The latest federal statistics say the state produced 2.3 billion pounds of milk in July. That’...
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Wisconsin senate to consider crossbow hunting billAug 19, 2013 6:37 am - MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin Senate committee is scheduled to consider a bill that would expand crossbow use by deer hunters. The measure up for a hearing Wednesday easil...
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Judge to decide on pleas in Wisconsin fatal fireAug 19, 2013 6:37 am - MADISON, Wis. — A judge is expected to decide this week whether to let a teenager’s guilty pleas in a fatal fire stand. Prosecutors have accused Jeremy Wand of Argyle of...
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Former Wisconsin Democratic Party spokesman faces third drunk driving chargeAug 19, 2013 6:37 am - JEFFERSON, Wis. — The former Wisconsin Democratic Party spokesman is facing a third drunken driving charge. Court records show Graeme Zielinski is scheduled to appear i...
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I-94 reopened near Wisconsin line after crashAug 16, 2013 5:00 pm - All lanes of the Tri-State Tollway have reopened near the Wisconsin state line following a crash involving two semi-trucks and three cars, authorities said. The crash oc...
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2,400 plus Wisconsin students apply for religious school vouchersAug 16, 2013 8:24 am - MADISON, Wis. — More than 2,400 students applied to receive a taxpayer-funded voucher to attend private religious schools, nearly five times more than the enrollment cap...
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Teacher accused of drinking on job gets $18,000 to resignAug 13, 2013 3:30 pm - JANESVILLE, Wis. — The Janesville school district is paying a teacher suspected of being drunk at a field trip more than $18,000 to resign as part of a separation agreem...