Articles filed under Wisconsin
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Milwaukee archbishop paid problem priests to leaveJul 02, 2013 9:00 am - MILWAUKEE — The archbishop of Milwaukee wrote a letter in 2003 to the Vatican office overseeing clergy sex abuse cases begging it to remove a priest who had repeatedly a...
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Gay marriage rulings have little effect in WisconsinJun 26, 2013 11:29 am - MADISON, Wis. — Gay rights advocates say a pair of U.S. Supreme Court rulings supporting same-sex marriage will have little effect in Wisconsin. The court on Wednesday r...
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Big Ten, Pac-12 announce new bowl affiliationsJun 24, 2013 2:10 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — The Big Ten and Pac-12 are strengthening their postseason ties with a pair of matchups in California bowl games. The Holiday Bowl in San Diego and the Kr...
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Oswego woman is millionth rider on Green Bay rideJun 24, 2013 6:26 am - GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Zippin Pippin roller coaster in Green Bay reached a milestone this weekend, as an Oswego, Illinois woman became the one millionth rider to ride the...
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Plainfield man’s trial ends in hung juryJun 22, 2013 5:31 pm - STURGEON BAY, Wis. — The trial of a Plainfield man accused of killing his friend and her unborn baby at a resort in Wisconsin’s Door County has ended in a hung jury. Bri...
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23 arrested in connection with drug traffickingJun 20, 2013 5:53 pm - Chicago police and federal DEA officials say 23 people have been arrested and charged in connection with the distribution of heroin and cocaine in Illinois, Indiana and ...
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Ex-Chicago firefighter gets pension in prisonJun 19, 2013 4:43 pm - A former Chicago firefighter who was convicted in the 1994 slaying of his wife has received more than $55,000 a year in pension payments from behind bars, according to a...
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Man mauled by bear in WisconsinJun 18, 2013 5:58 pm - SHELL LAKE, Wis. — A man who was attacked by a black bear in northwestern Wisconsin is recovering at a hospital in the Twin Cities. The Wisconsin Department of Natural R...
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Catholic religious order opens abuse filesJun 18, 2013 5:56 pm - NEW YORK — A Roman Catholic religious order released an unusually candid report Tuesday outlining how its leaders failed for decades to stop sex abuse in its schools and...
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Scientists: Timber in Lake Michigan centuries oldJun 18, 2013 12:25 pm - FAIRPORT, Mich. — A wooden beam embedded at the bottom of northern Lake Michigan appears to have been there for centuries, underwater archaeologists announced Tuesday, a...