Articles filed under Wisconsin
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Large fire breaks out at Superior landfillFeb 06, 2015 10:00 pm - SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) - Authorities are investigating the cause of a large fire at the city landfill in Superior. It took fire crews about eight hours to extinguish the bl...
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Dane County tries new app to get CPR for cardiac arrestFeb 06, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A new smartphone app could shave critical moments off the time it takes to get help for someone in cardiac arrest. WKOW-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1z...
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Wisconsin students to take scaled-back standardized testsFeb 06, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin students will take a scaled-back version of a new kind of standardized test next month. The online test is expected to be more rigorous th...
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Possible 2016 campaigns woo former Romney aides, fundraisersFeb 06, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Spencer Zwick may be the most sought after man in Republican politics. A Boston-based venture capitalist who led the operation that raised almost half ...
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About 120 laid off at Janesville's Data DimensionsFeb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) - A data processing and management company in Janesville has laid off 120 employees. Data Dimensions CEO Jon Boumstein says third shift workers wer...
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UW campuses ask alumni to push back against Walker cutsFeb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker is fond of comparing his proposed $300 million cut to the University of Wisconsin System to Act 10, his signature legislation that...
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Power project brings in helicopters to string high wiresFeb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - FOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. (AP) - Workers are using helicopters to string nearly 50 miles of power lines in Wisconsin as part of a $2.2 billion project. Utility companies say t...
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DeForest man fatally struck by truck while plowing snowFeb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - DEFOREST, Wis. (AP) - Authorities say a 77-year-old DeForest man was killed while plowing snow when the all-terrain vehicle he was driving collided with a pickup truck. ...
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Milwaukee police board will take up Manney appeal in MarchFeb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE (AP) - A former Milwaukee police officer who is appealing his firing after he shot and killed a man in a park last year will have a trial before the Board of F...
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Taxpayers may be asked to take identity quizFeb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin revenue officials say some taxpayers may be asked to take a short quiz to verify their identity. The Wisconsin Department of Revenue estim...