Articles filed under Wisconsin
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Dangers of the game: Hits leave football player legally blindMay 15, 2011 7:00 am - OAK CREEK, Wis. — Hold an empty toilet paper roll to your eye and peer through it. Your view is confined to what’s at the end of a narrow tunnel smudged by shadows. For ...
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Amtrak upgrade to Motor City OK'd; Beer Town line sidetrackedMay 08, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A 110-mph track between Chicago and Detroit is among Amtrak and rail projects in 15 states being awarded $2 billion that Florida lost after its governor c...
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Authorities link dead suspect to 10 shootings in Illinois, WisconsinApr 26, 2011 11:00 pm - TOMAH, Wis. — Authorities say a man killed by police in Wisconsin may be connected to at least 10 shootings across Illinois and the Badger State. Tomah police fatally s...
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Palin: Wis. gov doing the right thing with unionsApr 15, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Sarah Palin defended Wisconsin's governor at a tea party tax day rally Saturday, telling hundreds of supporters that his polarizing union rights law is d...
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Appleton man charged with assaulting Chicago 11-year-oldApr 07, 2011 11:00 pm - APPLETON, Wis. — An Appleton man has been charged with sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl that he allegedly met online. Court records say the two had been chatting...
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Survey shows Wisconsin food prices up 5 percent in 2011Apr 07, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A survey by the Wisconsin Farm Bureau shows food prices are up 5 percent this year. The bureau's 'marketbasket' survey totals the cost of 16 food items....
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Toddler killed in Rock Co. farm accidentApr 07, 2011 11:00 pm - BELOIT, Wis. — Sheriff's officials say a 3-year-old boy died after he was run over by a farm tractor. Authorities say the boy was riding in the cab of the John Deere tr...
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Wis. court challenger raising recount dollarsApr 07, 2011 11:00 pm - WAUKESHA, Wis. — A stunning discovery of votes in Wisconsin could give the state's hotly contested Supreme Court race to the conservative incumbent in an election large...
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17-year-old Madison boy charged with a hate crimeApr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — A 17-year-old is charged with a hate crime for allegedly punching another bus passenger who is gay. Jayvon Flemming, of Madison, was charged Wednesday w...
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Union vote makes Wis. court race closeApr 05, 2011 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin's fight over union rights came to a head at the polls as voters split almost evenly over whether to re-elect a conservative-leaning justice or...