Articles filed under Wisconsin
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Wisconsin still leads nation in cheese productionAug 21, 2012 7:40 am - MADISON, Wis. — There’s a reason Wisconsin is called the cheese capital of America. The Badger State produced 227 million pounds of cheese in June. That was one-fourth o...
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Body found in cemetery, death suspiciousAug 20, 2012 8:10 am - KENOSHA, Wis. — Investigators say the death of a woman whose body was found in a Kenosha County cemetery is suspicious. A Kenosha police officer discovered the body sho...
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Will County man held in girlfriend's death in WisconsinAug 20, 2012 8:00 am - STURGEON BAY, Wis. — The sheriff of Door County says a Will County man has confessed to killing his girlfriend at a resort near Sturgeon Bay. Sheriff Terry Vogel says th...
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Divers discover remains in Lake MichiganAug 20, 2012 8:00 am - STURGEON BAY, Wis. — Door County sheriff’s officials say remains discovered by a group of divers in Lake Michigan could be a diver who disappeared in 1999. Sheriff Terr...
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Wisconsin has highest rate of whooping coughAug 17, 2012 7:16 am - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin has the nation’s highest rate of whooping cough cases, as the U.S. appears headed for its worst year for the disease in more than five decades....
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Wisconsin driver could be charged in fatal car surfingAug 17, 2012 7:14 am - SIREN, Wis. — The St. Paul, Minn. man behind the wheel in a car surfing accident that killed one of his best friends is expected to be criminally charged in Wisconsin. ...
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Sikh temple member killed in apparent robberyAug 17, 2012 7:14 am - MILWAUKEE — Members of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin are dealing with another tragic loss, nearly two weeks after a gunman killed six people at their place of worship in ...
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Couple’s attempt to cross Lake Michigan endsAug 16, 2012 8:00 am - LUDINGTON, Mich. — Currents and exhaustion have kept a Michigan couple from finishing a planned 50-mile swim across Lake Michigan to raise awareness about postpartum dep...
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Report: John Doe probe expands to Wisconsin state governmentAug 16, 2012 7:55 am - MILWAUKEE — New documents show the John Doe investigation involving Gov. Scott Walker’s tenure as Milwaukee County executive has expanded to state government. Records o...
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New Illinois, Wisconsin wildlife refuge approvedAug 15, 2012 5:36 pm - A new federal wildlife refuge has been authorized along the border between Illinois and Wisconsin. U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Wednesday announced the establi...