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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

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Wisconsin News

Energy policy touted by Obama, McCain campaigns

08/19/2008 09:00 AM
Wisconsin News
Energy policy was the topic with the Obama and McCain campaigns in Wisconsin.

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Domestic partner benefits may hinge on Assembly battle

08/19/2008 09:00 AM
Wisconsin News
The issue of domestic partner benefits for state employees may be decided in the November elections.

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Ax-throwing man may have been drunk say witnesses

08/19/2008 09:00 AM
Witnesses say the man accused of throwing an ax at a neighbor appeared to be drunk and was acting strangely.

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MADD says first-time drunken driving offenders get off too easy in state

08/18/2008 12:00 AM
Wisconsin News
Wisconsin is being told to change its attitude about drinking and driving. Mothers Against Drunk Driving Wisconsin executive director Kari Kinnard says first-time offenders have it too easy.

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New medical center to open in Osceola in September

08/18/2008 12:00 AM
Osceola opens the doors to its new $21 million medical center next month.

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Area housing market still taking it on the chin

08/18/2008 09:00 AM
Wisconsin News
Across the state, home sales dropped by more than 20 percent in the second quarter of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007.

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Fonze statue to be unveiled this week in Milwaukee

08/18/2008 09:00 AM
It's being called a "celebration of cool."

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Supporters hope to get Nader on Wisconsin ballot

08/18/2008 09:00 AM
Supporters of yet another run for president by Ralph Nader say they will try to collect twice as many names on petitions as the 2,000 they need.

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Doyle administration continues Job Service cutbacks

08/15/2008 09:00 AM
Wisconsin News
Wisconsin’s Job Service program is being slimmed down and the process will continue until the end of the year.

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St. Paul police say Wisconsin reneged on state trooper aid for convention

08/15/2008 09:00 AM
Wisconsin News
The Wisconsin State Patrol will not send any troopers to next month’s Republican National Convention in St. Paul.

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Corrected: Group told politicians alone can’t solve drunken driving problem

08/15/2008 12:00 AM
If you want to solve Wisconsin’s drunken driving problem, you’ll have to do more than just call your legislator.

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Lawmaker says state child labor law too vague

08/15/2008 12:00 AM
A state legislator says it might be against the law for kids to perform at large community festivals or county fairs, if alcohol is served anywhere on those grounds.

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McCain closing in on Badger state

08/14/2008 12:00 AM
Wisconsin News
Wisconsin’s presidential race is tightening up. Early polls gave Democrat Barack Obama a double-digit lead over Republican John McCain.

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State facing health care worker shortage

08/14/2008 12:00 AM
Wisconsin News
Low-income people without health insurance might be the first to suffer from an expected shortage of medical employees in Wisconsin.

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Arcadia man charged in Buffalo County strip club fire, burglary

08/14/2008 12:00 AM
Buffalo County officials say they’re about to charge an Arcadia man in a fire that destroyed that a tavern and strip club 15 months ago.

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Wisconsinites cutting back on driving

08/14/2008 09:00 AM
Wisconsinites are no different than others in reducing their driving.

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Second group caught trying to submit false voter registrations

08/13/2008 09:00 AM
Wisconsin News
A second liberal activist group in Milwaukee has been caught trying to submit false voter registrations.

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Madison Dem will push again for felon vote

08/13/2008 09:00 AM
Illinois and Iowa have recently agreed to start letting ex-felons vote as soon as they get out of prison.

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Homeowners can expect 21 percent increase in heating costs this winter

08/13/2008 09:00 AM
Wisconsin News
Plan to spend more than $200 more than you did last winter to heat your home.

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Cook gets 2 years for putting hair in customer’s steak

08/13/2008 09:00 AM
A restaurant cook from West Bend will spend at least six months in jail for putting his hair into a customer’s steak.

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Good corn crop expected

08/13/2008 09:00 AM
The June floods won’t stop Wisconsin from having another big corn crop.

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New statewide voter registration system ready in time for fall elections

08/13/2008 09:00 AM
Wisconsin News
The chances of dead people voting in the upcoming fall elections have been greatly reduced in Wisconsin, thanks to the statewide voter registration system finally being completed.

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I-94 crash near Black River Falls claims man and grandson

08/12/2008 09:00 AM
Wisconsin News
A man killed in a western Wisconsin highway crash was the president of the Mt. Morris Insurance Co. of Coloma.

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Protesters heading to St. Paul GOP convention arrested trying to break into Fort McCoy

08/12/2008 09:00 AM
Wisconsin News
Thirteen Iraq war protestors face trespassing charges, for trying to enter Ft. McCoy near Sparta.

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Two colleges team up to meet need for engineers

08/12/2008 09:00 AM
Carroll University of Waukesha and University of Wisconsin-Platteville are teaming up to meet the demand for more engineers.

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Iowa soldier kills himself in Holmen home

08/12/2008 09:00 AM
Authorities are working with the military to find out why a National Guardsman from Iowa killed himself at his ex-girlfriend’s house in La Crosse County.

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State crops looking good, but behind schedule; rain needed

08/12/2008 09:00 AM
Wisconsin News
Wisconsin crops are still looking good but experts say they’re weeks behind where they should be for maturity.

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Number of female state government leaders grows

08/12/2008 09:00 AM
The number of female state government leaders is on the rise in Wisconsin.

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Deadline nears to get cell phones on Wisconsin No Call List

08/12/2008 09:00 AM
You have until the end of August to make sure your cell phone is on Wisconsin's No Call list.

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Fire damages Eau Claire hotel

08/11/2008 12:00 AM
Wisconsin News
About 30 guests of the Comfort Inn on Clairemont Avenue in Eau Claire were evacuated after a fire Sunday night.

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Record amounts being raised for upcoming Assembly battle

08/11/2008 12:00 AM
Wisconsin News
Both major parties are raising record amounts of money to try and win control of the state Assembly in November.

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State AG taking on Internet predators

08/11/2008 12:00 AM
Wisconsin State Attorney General, J.B. Van Hollen, said his office has identified approximately 15,000 computers in the state that are being used by sexual predators to exchange child porn and sexually explicit chat rooms.

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Hearings today on proposal to raise a host of state fees

08/11/2008 12:00 AM
Public hearings begin today (Monday) on a plan to increase a host of state government licensing fees.

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Man accused in snowmobile death of Chicago TV anchor due in court

08/11/2008 12:00 AM
A man accused of killing a Chicago TV news anchor in a northern Wisconsin snowmobile crash is due back in court this week.

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Quarantine ordered for ash products in fight against ash borer

08/08/2008 09:00 AM
Wisconsin News
State officials ordered a quarantine for ash products Thursday in the place where the tree-killing emerald ash borer was found.

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Relief agencies still struggling from June floods

08/08/2008 09:00 AM
Wisconsin News
Relief agencies are still getting snowed under with aid requests, two months after the massive June floods hit southern Wisconsin.

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Hayward VA clinic back in business

08/08/2008 09:00 AM
The Veterans Administration clinic for veterans that suddenly closed in Hayward last December has a new lease on life.

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Green Bay mayor wants street named after Brett Favre; just not now

08/08/2008 09:00 AM
The mayor of Green Bay still wants to name a major street after Brett Favre, even after he got traded to the New York Jets.

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Atheist group loses suit against VA over religious assessments

08/07/2008 12:00 AM
Wisconsin News
Madison’s Freedom from Religion Foundation had no right to sue the Department of Veterans Affairs for putting religion in its veterans’ health care programs.

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Special interest money expected to flow into Assembly races

08/07/2008 12:00 AM
Wisconsin News
At the State Capitol, the top prize in this fall’s elections is the control of the Assembly.

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Accused Marinette County shooter reportedly planned to kill emergency responders

08/07/2008 12:00 AM
Scott Johnson reportedly thought about committing a random shooting for the last four or five years.

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Final defendant in Portage 'House of Horrors' case gets plea deal

08/07/2008 12:00 AM
There will not be a trial in the so-called House of Horrors case in Portage.

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Hayward man indicted for restaurant fire

08/07/2008 12:00 AM
A Hayward man is accused of hiring somebody to burn down his bar and restaurant so he could get the insurance money.

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State Hispanic population growing

08/07/2008 12:00 AM
More Hispanics are calling Wisconsin home. The U.S. Census Bureau says the number of Latino residents has increased 41 percent between 2000 and July 1.

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Recent UW-River Falls grad challenges Rhoades

08/07/2008 09:00 AM
Wisconsin News
Most college graduates celebrate earning their degree by updating their resumes. Bob Hughes took on another task: Collecting the hundreds of signatures needed to get his name on the ballot for Wisconsin Assembly.

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State officials work on plan to stop emerald ash borer spread

08/06/2008 12:00 AM
Wisconsin News
Now that the emerald ash borer is in Wisconsin, state officials will come up with a new plan to stop the tree killer from spreading.

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Accused Marinette County shooter expected to plead insanity

08/06/2008 12:00 AM
Wisconsin News
Prosecutors expect Scott Johnson to plead insanity in the killings of three teens on the Wisconsin-Michigan border.

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Former Wausau police officer gets prison for attempting to kill wife

08/06/2008 12:00 AM
The wife of a former Wausau police officer said she wanted her husband to remain free even though he raped her in his truck and almost killed her in a crash.

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Attendance down at annual EAA Fly-in

08/06/2008 12:00 AM
About 20,000 fewer people attended this year’s EAA AirVenture Show in Oshkosh.

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Liberal groups getting record numbers to register to vote in state

08/06/2008 12:00 AM
Record numbers of Wisconsinites are registering to vote spurred mainly by Democrat Barack Obama and the liberal groups who support him.

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Two teens die in Ashland County after makeshift fireworks explodes

08/05/2008 09:00 AM
Wisconsin News
A small town in northwest Wisconsin is mourning the deaths of two teens in a fireworks mishap.

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Emerald ash borer found in state

08/05/2008 09:00 AM
Wisconsin News
Ozaukee and Washington counties are expected to get a quarantine on ash products, now that the tree-killing emerald ash borer has been found there.

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Paper finds Doyle nowhere near meeting campaign promise

08/05/2008 09:00 AM
Wisconsin News
Gov. Jim Doyle has not even come close to meeting his goal to cut 10,000 state government jobs in his first two terms.

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UW-Madison gets $9 million from feds for stem cell study

08/05/2008 12:00 AM
The federal government is giving almost $9 million to the University of Wisconsin-Madison to further investigate a major stem cell discovery from last fall.

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As food prices rise packages get smaller

08/05/2008 12:00 AM
It’s not just your wallet getting lighter at the grocery store, your food is getting smaller, too.

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Keeping cheesehead nation proud Wisconsin extends cheese lead

08/05/2008 12:00 AM
Wisconsin has extended its lead as the nation’s No. 1 cheese maker.

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