Articles filed under Wisconsin
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Police: Wisconsin shooting victim was not targetedAug 03, 2012 7:39 am - GREEN BAY, Wis. — Police say a 15-year-old boy fatally shot in Green Bay was “in the wrong place at the wrong time.” The accused gunman, an 18-year-old Oneida man, is e...
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Walker to speak to Wisconsin group that denies warmingAug 02, 2012 7:26 am - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker plans to speak next week at a prominent think tank that denies the existence of man-made global warming. Walker is scheduled ...
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Judge approves waiver in Wisconsin arrow shootingAug 02, 2012 7:24 am - FOND DU LAC, Wis. — A 16-year-old boy accused of shooting an arrow that hit a Campbellsport girl will face charges in adult court. A Fond du Lac County judge has agreed...
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Wis. woman convicted of using fake ID to get loansAug 02, 2012 6:21 am - MILWAUKEE — Federal prosecutors in Wisconsin say a Milwaukee woman has been convicted of creating a false identity so she could exceed loan limits for graduate school. O...
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Mass.-based Hologic plans to close Wis. plantAug 02, 2012 6:18 am - MADISON, Wis. — A Massachusetts company that makes medical devices says it plans to close a Wisconsin manufacturing plant in the next few years, eliminating 130 jobs. Ho...
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Tribe in northern Wis. to open 89 acres to publicAug 01, 2012 7:36 am - BAYFIELD, Wis. — A tribe in far northern Wisconsin is preparing to open 89 acres of tribal land to the public. The Red Cliff Chippewa plan to unveil Frog Bay Tribal Nati...
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90-year-old man Wisconsin charged in death of bicyclistJul 31, 2012 7:57 am - EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — A 90-year-old man is facing two felony charges in the death of a bicyclist in Eau Claire (oh-KLAYR’) County. Prosecutors say Archie Vanwormer struck ...
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Christmas tree growers lose seedlings to droughtJul 31, 2012 7:54 am - MADISON, Wis. — The drought has killed many of the newly-planted Christmas trees in southern Wisconsin. Growers say they’ll have to plant twice as many next year to mak...
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4 ships to visit Milwaukee next weekJul 30, 2012 7:27 am - MILWAUKEE — Four ships from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian navy are set to visit Milwaukee next week. It’s part of the Navy’s commemoration of the bicente...
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Missing UW-Whitewater student found dead in quarryJul 30, 2012 7:27 am - WHITEWATER, Wis. — A missing University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student has been found dead in a limestone quarry in Walworth County. The sheriff’s office says the body ...