Articles filed under Wisconsin
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Target of Walker cuts say too deep and too sharpFeb 03, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Targets of Gov. Scott Walker's proposed budget cuts Wednesday said Walker's recommended position cuts were too deep and would wind up costing the st...
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Medford man sentenced to prison for burning businessFeb 03, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A Medford man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for burning down his pizza business in order to collect insurance money. Federal Judge Barbar...
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Opposition grows to Walker's plans for roads, UW, schoolsFeb 03, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker's budget proposal is helping to unite Republicans and Democrats - in opposition to it. As Walker touted his budget across the stat...
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Vernon firefighters searching for stolen Smokey BearFeb 03, 2015 10:00 pm - TOWN OF VERNON, Wis. (AP) - The Vernon Fire Department is searching for a 6-foot-tall Smokey Bear cutout that disappeared over the weekend. Authorities say the reflectiv...
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Walker touts budget with stops across WisconsinFeb 03, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker is taking to the road to defend his state budget that would slash funding for the University of Wisconsin System, expand the priva...
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Harley-Davidson names Levatich its new CEOFeb 03, 2015 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE (AP) - Motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc. says Matt Levatich will become the company's president and CEO on May 1. Levatich has been Harley-Davidson's presi...
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DNR board members: Plan to make them advisory a 'mistake'Feb 03, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to strip the state Department of Natural Resources board of its powers would be a huge mistake and rob citizens of the ...
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Man accused of sexually assaulting sleeping Iowa womanFeb 03, 2015 10:00 pm - DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) - A Wisconsin man has been accused of sexually assaulting a Dubuque woman while she was asleep. The Telegraph Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1zNtAMe ) ...
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Westerners join Kurds fighting Islamic State group in IraqFeb 03, 2015 10:00 pm - SINJAR, Iraq (AP) - As Kurdish fighters gathered around a fire in this damp, frigid mountain town in northwestern Iraq, exhausted from battling the Islamic State group, ...
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Concealed carry permits approach 243,000Feb 03, 2015 10:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Nearly 243,000 people in Wisconsin hold a permit to carry a concealed gun. A report from the state Department of Justice says about 34,000 permits w...