Articles filed under Wisconsin
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Trial on schedule for Wis. John Doe defendantSep 07, 2012 11:13 am - MILWAUKEE — A former associate to Gov. Scott Walker will face a jury trial next month on charges that he embezzled about $42,000 from veterans’ groups. Kevin D. Kavanaug...
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Not easy to divide Sikh temple-shooting donationsSep 07, 2012 10:58 am - OAK CREEK, Wis. — Officials at the Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee are treading carefully as they figure out how to distribute hundreds of thousands of dollars in dona...
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Wisconsin’s Baldwin gets prime-time slot at conventionSep 06, 2012 11:14 am - MADISON, Wis. — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin gets a chance to raise her profile and make her case against Republican Tommy Thompson during a prime-time...
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Great Lakes group seeks helpers for beach cleanupSep 06, 2012 9:13 am - An organization that works to preserve the Great Lakes is looking for volunteers to help clean beaches in four states later this month. The Alliance for the Great Lakes ...
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Wis. fall colors starting to show a little earlySep 06, 2012 9:13 am - MADISON, Wis. — Fall colors are starting to show in Wisconsin a little ahead of schedule. Trent Marty, who directs the Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Forest P...
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Wisconsin man dies from bee or wasp stingSep 06, 2012 8:52 am - MEQUON, Wis. — Authorities say it was a bee or wasp sting that killed a man in Ozaukee County. Relatives say 46-year-old Vladimir Novak was sitting outside at his home ...
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Volunteers patrol river banks in La CrosseSep 06, 2012 8:52 am - LA CROSSE, Wis. — With college students back in La Crosse for another school year, volunteers have returned to the banks of the Mississippi River to make sure all are sa...
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Wisconsin man arrested 11 times for drunken drivingSep 05, 2012 9:27 am - HILLSBORO, Wis. — A rural Hillsboro man has been arrested for the 11th time on suspicion of drunken driving. Police say the 51-year-old man was picked up after driving ...
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Black bear hunt begins in WisconsinSep 05, 2012 9:21 am - MADISON, Wis. — A state ecologist says prospects are good for the black bear hunting season in Wisconsin. The hunt gets under way Wednesday and runs through Oct. 9. A m...
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Loaded fuel tanker crashes in Wisconsin, 1 deadSep 05, 2012 9:11 am - TOWNSHIP OF RICHFIELD, Wis. — One person has died in a fuel tanker crash in Wood County. Sheriff’s officials say the Kwik Trip tanker had a full load of fuel when the d...